Brandon Hartley
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Brandon Hartley is an American freelance writer/blogger currently
residing in the Netherlands. His work has appeared in periodicals and
books in the United States including: Willamette Week, Uncle John's
Reader, Yale Alumni Magazine, Ain't It Cool News, Weird Oregon, The
Good Life Report, The Oregon Commentator and The Black Rock Beacon. He
has written for the following English-language outlets in Holland:
Amsterdam Magazine, I Am Expat and Unfold Magazine. Brandon also
authors Another World Blog (anotherworldblog.com), which is devoted to
photos and anecdotes from his travels. You can follow him on Twitter
@a_world_blog

Blog Entries by Brandon Hartley

Highway to the Danger Zone: 48 Hours in Tignes, France

(0) Comments | Posted 6 February 2013 | (15:22)

I'm in a rumbling SUV on an icy highway somewhere in the French Alps. Margot, a pig-tailed PR rep, is behind the wheel. She navigates a series of high-elevation twists and turns like a veteran fighter pilot. The daughter of an Olympic freestyle skier, she seems to know every inch...

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Smoke 'Em if You've Got 'Em: Why the Netherlands is Rethinking its Marijuana Policies

(0) Comments | Posted 1 September 2011 | (15:48)

Abraxus is a three-story "coffeeshop" located in Amsterdam's De Wallen red light district.
On a recent Saturday afternoon, the mood inside is mellow. A college-aged American backpacker is sitting in a corner, quietly puffing as he reads a graphic novel. A few feet away, a British guy in...

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