So, a while back I mentioned I was heading to Amsterdam for Sensation White 2007. Now I'm here. The trip itself was a lot less painful than I expected, even though I had to leave a day early to catch my flight and all.

Here is a small summary of the trip so far, written as we prepare for the actual main event.

We landed to rainy Amsterdam on Wednesday but that didn't really slow things down at all.

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We did some light sightseeing and party hunting.

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Saw things that don't make any sense to anyone else than locals

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Found a very good and friendly bar. And I plan on spending some more time there during the rest of the trip.

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And visited an underground party (pics are pretty bad)

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As for now, it's time to head out to the main event. More pics to follow later on. And most likely I'll even edit these pictures in to something more sane. I'm just dumping them here to gloat

I bought me a new camera for the trip and i saw something interesting while ordering and ordered myself a gorillapod. Gorillapod is a slick little tripod with a twist. It's able to grab a hold of pretty much anything that is small enough.

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What is quite nice is that gorillapod is rather small in size, so it's easy to carry it around. It fits quite nicely in your pocket. I've tried it in a few places already and I like it.

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And no, that's not the new camera. I might post more about it too later on.

I have ordered quite a bit of stuff for my trip to Amsterdam. Today my earplugs arrived. I went for Earloves which were recommended on some blog quite some time back. No wonder, they feel pretty good and at least with quick test they appear to perform as well as promised.

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Earloves come with a nice carrying case, so it shouldn't be a problem to carry them around either.

I'm not the type of a guy that plans vacations. This year is different.

Some time ago a friend mentioned that they were attending Sensation White 2007. At the time i thought that it would be cool to attend, but i'd never be able to arrange everything in time and i didn't want to leave Anitta home alone.

2 weeks ago, we talked about the event and Erkka mentioned that they might have extra tickets. That turned out to be the final straw and i jumped aboard.

Now, 2 weeks later, my travel plans are complete and i've booked flights and hotels for the trip. There are still quite a few details to be worked out before the trip itself. So that said, i'll be in amsterdam from 4th of july to 11th of july. General plan at the moment is to have fun and meet some friends while i'm there.

Now i just have to find good white pants that fit well in a good rave.