Friends4action offers First-Class Companions for Leisure, Sports and Cultural activities in Holland Friends4action offers First-Class Companions for Leisure, Sports and Cultural activities in Holland Get to know places and experience events in Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden and other Dutch cities with our vivacious, friendly male and female companions. Double the pleasure of your day or night out. Let our hosts or hostesses accompany you while doing your favourite things in our cities.
The standard duration of our outings is 4 hours. However, this period may be extended to a full day for an additional fee.
After an initial introduction, the customer reserves the right to terminate the agreement without charge within the first 15 minutes. Equally, in exceptional cases the host or hostess may refuse cooperation without any consequences. This is a social companion service* (see below).
Join Friends4action and enjoy many activities (see the A-Z list below).
Our hosts and hostesses are multilingual and highly educated, vivacious and friendly. They appreciate meeting interesting and motivated people from home and abroad. Photo on the left: Kees.
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For further information please contact us by phone or kalden@xs4all.nl. Specify your personal needs, date, time AND THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS of both your mobile telephone and hotel. We require a deposit by PayPal or by Credit Card. Our company is stable and trustworthy - that is why we have long standing contracts with VISA, Mastercard and American Express.
Money Back Guarantee: In case of cancellation during the first 15 minutes, your money is returned in full.
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| Aalsmeer Flower Auction | Make an early morning visit by private car to the world's largest flower auction. |  |
Amsterdam by Day & by Night |
Take a walk with a sympathetic man or woman. Or do you prefer an Art history expert? |
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| Amsterdam School Architecture | See spectacular Amsterdam School architecture (1880-1930) by car and by foot. |
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| Amsterdam Churches Walk | Visit churches and hidden churches with a sympathetic person. Or do you prefer an Art history expert? |  |
| Afternoon Stroll in Town or in the Countryside | You never need to walk alone in the afternoon. We may take the ferry to Amsterdam-North and seek out green countryside by bicycle. |
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| Baby Swimming | Take your baby swimming, joined by a trusted friend. We'll ask you to stay with your child in the water, and sign a legal waiver. |  |
| Babysitting Service for Your Child | Spend part of a day or evening by yourself or close to your partner without your darling child? Get yourself a friendly, trustworthy babysitter. |
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Beach Walk |
Zandvoort is a town at the sandy Dutch beach, located west of Amsterdam. Take the train to Zandvoort together and walk on the beach. Beach visit only, no walk in the dunes with our female hostesses for safety reasons. |
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| Beemster polder | This is a MUST-SEE, one of the 6 Dutch items in 851 item UNESCO World Heritage List. Crisp, sharp, rectangular lines in the man made landscape, this polder is one of the earliest and finest. Grass. Cows. Clouds. Seen on a map it resembles a Mondrian painting. |
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| Biodanza | Introduction to Biodanza, the Dance of Life. Experience the chance to meet great dance partners heart-to-heart. |
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Boating on a water bike
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Amsterdam water bicycle, cool off and share a ride.
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| Canooing | Canooing in Leiden or Amsterdam. You may topple over... We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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| Cafe Visits | Have a cool glass of beer in a cafe, and a bite to eat. A good heart-to- heart talk. Enjoy and celebrate life! |  |
| Corpus museum | Corpus. An educational experience museum in which you make your way through king-sized human body parts. Brand new, located near Leiden. |
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| Cruquius | Take a car ride to Cruquius, the world's largest steam engine built by English engineers in 1849. It was designed to pump water out of the vast Haarlem lake, in order to create a polder, dry land. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is situated right in that polder. See also Lemmer. |
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| Dancing in a Club or Disco | Dance. Enjoy. Respect for your partner is self-evident. |
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| Duinrell | Duinrell is a pleasure and adventure park for children and adults with dozens of attractions, some of which are wet, wet, wet. We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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Eating out, Dining out |
Sitting in a restaurant, enjoying a good meal in a medium-priced or even more expensive restaurant. A good talk about your life and ours. See also under: Home Cooking. |
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| Film | Film - see under movies. |
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| Finding Fashion in Stores | Assisted Shopping. The joys of Dutch boutiques, without the worry of how to find them. |  |
| Gay Parade | Gay parade 2008: Dancing at night on August 1, a boat parade on August 2. While watching, dance to the music! Or explore gay life 256 days a year with our lesbian or gay hosts and hostesses. |
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| Haarlem Side Trip | A walk and perhaps a museum visit in Haarlem. Explore the city together with a native. Or do you prefer an Art history expert? |  |
| Home Cooked Dinners | Meet a local hostess or host at home. Dine together and talk about life and matters of the heart. Perhaps even help to cook fine foods. Includes Health food, Indonesian, Italian, Vegetarian, etc. See also: Eating out. |
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| Indoor or Outdoor Climbing | Scale all the walls you have missed, indoors or in a very large landscaped park inbetween Amsterdam and Haarlem. We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |  |
| Java island, KNSM island spectacular modern harbour architecture | Explore the most spectacular architecture in Amsterdam. See the dramatic change from industrial wasteland harbour district to a vibrant residential area. The best in modern Dutch design and architecture. |
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| Join us to the OPERA! | A night or day at the Opera. Amsterdam is home to a fabulous opera house. Some of our hosts and hostesses have studied music at the conservatory and will be your expert companions. |  |
| Jogging | Jog for fitness and see the town and countryside at the same time. Running shoes required! |
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| Keukenhof | Springtime flower extravaganza at the bulb grower's exhibiition gardens at the Keukenhof, April-May only. Say no more! We can also take you to other great parks when Keukenhof is closed. |  |
| Kinderdijk Wind mills | This is a MUST-SEE, one of the 6 Dutch items in the 851 item UNESCO World Heritage List. A great line up of active windmills. |
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Leiden Side Trip |
Walking in Leiden with a native. Hop in and out of cafes and museum. Or do you prefer an Art history expert? |
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| Lemmer (Friesland) Steam pump engine | This is a MUST-SEE, one of the 6 Dutch items in 851 item UNESCO World Heritage List. Lemmer, Friesland has the largest functioning steam engine water pump, the Ir D.F. Woudagemaal pumping house. Closed on Mondays. Another good choice would be the steam engine pump near Enkhuizen. There is one in Halfweg as well. |
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Library Visit ('bibliotheek') |
Visit Holland's largest and most luxurious library with lots of activities, exhibitions, Internet and multimedia. Browse music and books and talk about life. |
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Market Visits
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Visit street markets in Amsterdam (all week except Sundays plus specialty markets on Mondays, Saturdays). In Leiden the markets are held on Wednesday and Saturday.
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Massage
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Massage in 49 flavours by female masseuses and male masseurs. Or take a massage class with a male or female instructor. Incredible options, open-minded, a unique selection of styles.
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| Meditation | Meditation classes, with yoga, breathing and the works with a licensed teacher. Quality time. |
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| Movies | Go to the movies. A moving experience. Share your thoughts afterwards. |
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Museum Visit |
Museum visit with a kind, open person. Or do you prefer an Art history expert? |
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| Music events | Visit a concert or another music event with an expert who studies at or has graduated from the music conservatory. Combine music appreciation with togetherness and intelligence. |
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Monster Sculptures on Bridges |
Monsters shown on Amsterdam bridges. Good educational, fun stuff for kids. Recognize and slay them all. Over the last 100 years the city of Amsterdam has invited artists and designers to turn many local bridges into real works of art. |
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Nighttime Stroll |
Walk the canals of Amsterdam, Leiden, and other cities with a friend. Or take a canal boat ride. |
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| Noordwijk Space Expo | Discover travel to outer space at the Noordwijk Space Expo |
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Photography projects (dressed) |
Our male or female models will pose for you, in various outfits. Or clad in a strange outfits or summer dresses. Respect is self-evident. |
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| Pop Music Concert Visits | Visit pop music concerts together. Share the experience. |
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| Rally / Safari | Rally / safari routes. We will navigate for you. We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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Red Light District, a Walk |
Red light District. It is quite an experience to walk there at nightfall and to discuss the nature of human life and sexuality. This is just a walk for enjoyment. See also List 2. |  |
| Running | Run for fitness and see the city and countryside at the same time. Running shoes required! |
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| Rijnsburg Flower Auction | Rijnsburg has a small-scale flower auction. Early morning visit by car. |
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| Rotterdam, Hotel New York | Hotel New York is the most famous art deco building in Rotterdam harbor, a historic landmark. Ships sailed from there to the New World. Before crossing the ocean, travelers stayed in this hotel of the Holland America Line. |
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| Rotterdam Harbour Boat Trip | Rotterdam seen from the tour ship. A fun boat visit to Rotterdam harbour. |
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| Rotterdam Zoo | Meet Bokito in Rotterdam zoo, the male Alpha Gorilla who fell in love with a woman who went to see him and courted him for many months. Seeing her embrace a human male then became too much for him, so, Bokito escaped to beat up this rival human male. Visit this gorilla with an attitude! |
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| Sailing | Are you experienced and up to sailing a real sailboat on a lake? We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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Sauna
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Nearly all saunas in Holland are co-ed (mixed male-female) and walking around while being nude in the sauna is usual. Enjoy visiting a good sauna with one of our male or a female partners. Learn to move about graciously and understand the local rules of sauna visits here. This is just for enjoyment and companionship. Respect is self-evident. See also list 2. |
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| Scheveningen beach | Visit either the regular or nude beach. Our shared time at the beach is just for enjoyment. See also List 2. |
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| Scheveningen town | Discover the waterfront, beach hotel architecture, design elements and the sculpture garden in the city of Scheveningen. |
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| Shipping History Visit | Amsterdam historic shipping: board a remake of a 17th century ship, with reenactment of life at sea. Historic dress and all. We can also take some ferry rides to the North district. |
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| Stelling Fortification of Amsterdam | This is a MUST-SEE, one of the 6 Dutch items in 851 item UNESCO World Heritage List. A grand scale fortification, built 1885-1914 in a circular shape to protect Amsterdam from the enemy by flooding the areas in a radius of 15-20 KM. Lots of cannon to shoot at armies trapped in soggy Dutch mud. Visit by car, following your own instincts. This trip must be researched well in advance to avoid a wild goose chase - as these fortifications are manned by volunteers, and thus often closed. Or take a satisfaction guaranteed trip with an expert in a 9 seater minibus. |
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| Skeelering | Beginners, or advanced skeelering. Go fast in the open air. Obviously we'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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| Something else? | Anything crazy you can think of... touring by car, bicycling... devouring cookies... laying in the sun... munching chocolate... recognizing sheep and other shapes... taking shelter together with someone...watching the clouds. |
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| Squash | Play squash. Beginners or advanced levels. Sweat. Win. Enjoy! |
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| Street Market | Visit a street market in Leiden or Amsterdam. Visit street markets in Amsterdam (all week except Sundays plus specialty markets on Mondays, Saturdays). In Leiden the big markets are on Wednesday and Saturday. |
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Sunset Philosophy at the Beach |
How about walking together during sunset at a sandy beach? Discussing such topics as: "Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going to?" |
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| Swimming | Swimming together in an indoor or open-air pool. |
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| Tandem Bicycle Trip | Ride a tandem bicicle. We'll ask you to sign a legal waiver. |
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| Tarot cards and an overview of your life | Tarot cards reading and an overview of your life. Combined with massage if you wish. |
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| Train trips with 40% price reduction | If the host(ess) owns a pass we offer you 40% reduction in the price of train tickets when boarding after 9 AM. |
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| Madame Tussaud's Waxworks | Madame Tussaud's Waxworks, Amsterdam. Try and steal a kiss, and meet all of your heroes. |
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| Uitmarkt = Start event of the Amsterdam cultural Season | Extensive cultural season programming festival at the harbour areas near Central Station, Amsterdam, 2008, August 29 (nighttime concerts), 30 + 31 during the day. Dozens of free music and theatre performances... |  |
| Vantage points in town (a secret tip) | Experience the local way of looking end experiencing. How to look at the city from unusual vantage points. Learn to look at things differently - trough the eyes of a local. |  |
| Walk on the Wild side | Go out to the most incredible places in this walk on the wild side. See the first lesbian cafe, the largest Gay monument in the world, and then perhaps also... the only cafe with a full license for eros, etc. | |
| Water Bicycle | Ride a water bicycle in the canals of Amsterdam. |
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| Ymuiden Harbour | IJmuiden has an ultra wide sandy beach and a fine yacht harbour. You can also visit the impressive heavy duty German WWII fortress. In Amsterdam we may take the super fast Russian-made hydrofoil Fast Flying Ferry, the Voskhod 2M-FFF to Velsen. This public transport line number 419 takes just 30 minutes. And then a bus to IJmuiden. |
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| Zandvoort Beach | Visit the regular swimwear beach or go to the nude beach. Our time at the beach is just for enjoyment. See also List 2. |
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| Zoo & Aquarium Visit | Amsterdam zoo is full of wild animals and it has one of the best aquariums in the world, with both saltwater and freshwater fish. |  |
| List 2 contains truly extraordinary items closer to the skin | Alternatively we can splurge and rent a small open or covered boat and make it a private boat tour - with or without drinks and catering (obviously the boat and catering will result in extra cost). |  |
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When you book by phone or email at Friends4action you agree to the terms and conditions below:
Customers pay for both the host or hotesses' time AND for all tickets, transportation, consumptions and meals should they occur.
Contracts and agreements between Friends4action and the client become binding as soon as the client indicates that the booking is final.
At the very beginning of the meeting between client and host or hostess, clients must fill in and sign a paper containing the legal waiver text. This full waiver text is quoted on this link. If the client refuses to sign, the agreed meeting will be cancelled by Friends4action. Payments will not be returned.
Cancellations by the client must be announced by the client BOTH by telephone and email in order to be valid. Cancellations made by the client more than 24 hours ahead of the appointment result in money refunded except for a E 50,- fee. Cancellations made between 12 and 24 hours ahead result in 50% of the money being refunded, with a minimum of E 50,- fee. Cancellations made less than 12 hours ahead are at full cost to the client.
Cancellations made by Friends4action will result in a full refund of any and all amounts paid.
After the initial introduction, the customer reserves the right to terminate the agreement without charge within the first 15 minutes. Equally, in exceptional cases the host or hostess may refuse cooperation without any consequences.
At present, the Friends4action team consists of 11 women and 9 men available to join you for these various activities. We take your requests seriously and try to find the best possible contact to make your day wonderful. All appointments are tailor-made to fulfill your needs and requirements.
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*Small print: Friends4action is an agency for social activities - not an escort service for erotic purpouses. Nevertheless our hosts and hostesses are sparkling, vivacious, open-minded. Many have a background in Biodanza, which makes us open to heart-to-heart contact. We are open to communication, not an escort agency.
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List 2 contains hands-on and extraordinary items
Job openings! We are seeking more vivacious, intelligent hostesses and hosts. Registration fee is E 15,- plus postage. Please apply and have an interview! Must have a company of their own with VAT/BTW number. Must have higher education level. Biodanza, theatre, bodywork and/or massage background preferred.
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Menu of Drs Kees Kaldenbach Art History tours
Booking agency Friends4action, Drs. Kees Kaldenbach, art historian, kalden@xs4all.nl. Haarlemmermeerstraat 83hs, 1058 JS Amsterdam . Telephone 020 669 8119; cell phone 06 - 2868 9775.
Open seven days a week. Please refrain from calling between 11 PM and 8 AM, as we like to sleep then.
Member of the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel), .
Launched April 2, 2008. Updated December 14, 2012.
