This page is about city Lexperiences from that uncommon urban storyteller (“city seducer”), tour creator, trainer, location spotter, coach, organizer, experience advisor and local guide.
We offer several, mostly urban, unusual experiences (Lexperiences) in both Paris and in Amsterdam.
Lex and the City acts thinks and acts unexpected, out of the box, urban, sustainable, from the heart, active (or sporty), international, anti-cyclical, curious and customized.
We are urban locals. (and it shows.)
Moreover: the “Customer Lexperience” should be fueled with “Lexcellence”.
Bye from tempting Amsterdam from those other unusual city-fans.
(Plse proceed on lexperiences.nl ⇓)
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I guide in French, German, English and in Dutch. In Amsterdam and for challenges projects (photoshoots, incentives, unusual) still in Paris as well.
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Real certainty lies into the trust of the unknown.
Lex & team, 2025
Showing the I paper (UK) the Amsterdam Eastern Docklands: free publicity works for all involved. | A press Lexperience
We are looking for both suppliers and customers who match our own profile. Free publicity, like recently (July 2024) in chapter 1 in the I paper in the UK, helps to reach that goal. (We are therefore grateful for this. And so will be our clients.)
More Free publicity Lexperiences
Almost everything is tailor-made with us. And just ask us for the complicated and unusual things. We work 98,2% for end customers by the way.
How Lex and the City became the tour creator of surprising Amsterdam.
Surprising touring isn’t just what we do — it’s who we are.
Back in 1998, we started with skate tours and skate lessons — including in Amsterdam.
When we realized that skate tours were a bit of a stretch for companies and public organisations to offer to their teams, we launched another unusual idea: foot-bike (or “kick scooter for adults”) tours in Amsterdam.
Within a year, we had our own footbike base: 45 steps we bought at the Albert Cuyp market.
The base was in a small street off the Weesperzijde, nicely tucked between the Amstel, Amstelstation and two cafés where groups could relax, eat and chat afterwards.
A good spot for groups — and it worked.
Footbiking in heels and suits? Yes, even that Amsterdam business event we have created!
In 2012 we had to leave the base due to a new zoning plan.
So we sold the footbikes (all but one…) during an offline, slightly playful Facebook event.
But stopping with footbike tours? No.
We did, however, choose to focus on the district where our footbike storage — and our group welcome point — was located: Amsterdam-East.
And not just on the footbike — also by bike, on inline skates and on foot.
That’s when the Amsterdam-Oost specialist was born.
But “Oost” alone wasn’t enough to keep growing. We also noticed rising interest in Amsterdam-North. So the scope broadened: from Amsterdam-East to the unusual and surprising Amsterdam as a whole. Including Hidden Gem Tours. (In the town center as well.)
Unexpected Amsterdam. From the heart. On your terms.
Unusual private tours in Amsterdam: in East & North and in- and around- Vondelpark. | Unexpected Lexperiences
I feel like showing you something unusual by bike. A bit of urban exploring, a bit of socializing and a bit of working that body. :)
Small-scale, safe unusual tours in Amsterdam and its countryside. Private four-lingual local tour guides with a focus on hidden gems and active mobility in Amsterdam, who lead their clients to those different angles of the city.
It is our mission to promote green and sporty mobility in Amsterdam. Explore the city with a curious eye: “Lexplore“ Amsterdam by experiencing the unusual.
It is called the leX-factor.
<< Crank up your sightseeing a little by doing it on a high-speed in-line skating tour – Us in The Guardian, with our inline experience brand “Skate•A•Round “. (2006 already, we have been there for a while with unusual active city tours. ;) ) >>
What you get in an Amsterdam tour Lexperience:
- Exploring Amsterdam-North and East together
- Wandering into hidden corners (yes, also in the center and even in the Vondelpark — inside & outside)
- Stepping, skating, cycling or walking with your own group
- Our out-of-the-box style
- From-the-heart stories from locals who feel a tiny bit on holiday in their own city
- And where it fits (and is wished for): we bring in our passion for Paris.
Unusual streetlife. Private tours that surprise. Stories you weren’t expecting.
Surprising private bike tours from the heart in authentic Amsterdam | (L)explore “Noord” & the eastern part of town.
Click on the picture of this active part of the bachelorette party for information about unexplored Amsterdam by bike, searching for hidden gems. With the Lex and the City local private guide. Surprising “Lexperience”.
And, if your focus is on Amsterdam North by bike (or footbike), go to that dedicated tour page on our website.
Looking for sustainable and environmentally-friendly activities that align with your program’s values? We kindly suggest eco-friendly activities and durable experiences available during your stay. We there include information on the locations and prices. It is the idea of storytelling and exploring the city in a meaningful way. It might be exactly the kind of experience you’re looking for.
Last-minute? In that case there is no time for me to prepare, nor to make appointments. Except for the headlines. However I am and we are good at improvising.
Hidden gems are at the core of Lex and the City, so we write about them as well. Free online Lexperiences
Both our local private guides and our customers are curious and they want to go for the unusual in town. Therefore the subject of hidden treasures in the city are top of mind on both sides.
As a result it is logical we have written a blog post about (42) best kept secrets in Amsterdam.
(Enjoy this virtual ride.)
And follow the Lexperiences while reading our posts on our Google Maps (the Google my business page) as well.
Offbeat bike tours (and walks) in the unknown part of town: Lexperiences of 1 hour, in Amsterdam East. For busy people.
Click on the Python bridge for the whole story.
Custom boat tour, starting in Amsterdam East, with your own private group | High-end experience on the water
Click on the picture of the tailor-made canal tour Lexperience, starting in “Oost” for more…
Team outing in Amsterdam. An original tour: footbiking in the capital.
Team outings in those emerging parts of Amsterdam, like the Eastern part and in “Noord”.
On the footbike! Why not?
A footbiking tour is something different and a great way to discover some hidden gems of the capital.
Click on the picture above for the Lexperience.
The storyteller of Amsterdam East: equipped to make the area around your hotel or restaurant come alive.
Click on the business card to dive into the unexpected.
Unusual flower bulb experience. (above Amsterdam).
Press the picture, and we’ll talk you in.
Skate and bike courier in Amsterdam for shops and healthcare
Skate & bike courier in Amsterdam during the Corona crisis. Having started by delivering face masks, then clothes as well and now even…inline skates.
Click the picture of this temporary Amsterdam skate delivery boy for more.
Private licensed skate teacher in Amsterdam since 1998
Skateschool since 1998.
I am a skate instructor, even during the winter period; in a covered and open location in the city. During the corona crisis, I have also been a sporty courier. (And doing that on inline skates is not usual.)
Private skate tour in Amsterdam including appealing city stories and mini workshops on squares.
Choose for the combination of discovering Amsterdam (or above) on inline skates AND learning new skate skills.
4 hours in the city or daytrip above the capital. (Texel, Zaanse Schans)
Skate•A•Round Amsterdam
Youtube Channel “unusual Amsterdam”
Unusual SEO specialist: storytelling & coaching in Amsterdam: “Lexposure”, also for hotels in Amsterdam North.
I have been secretly developing myself as a local SEO coach, using 23,3 years of experience as a website owner and with many relevant number 1 listings on search engines. I do this within the mission of Lex and the City and with the approach that has yielded me results with SEO storytelling.
Click on Lex-on-the bike for the city content story and possibilities.
And: as a specialist for private guided tours in “Noord” (Amsterdam North), Lex and the City likes helping the hotels above the river IJ with their storytelling, including SEO. Specifically, to enlarge the attractiveness online of the area around their (congress) hotel. (As we know “Noord” and we know how to talk about it in an appealing way, AND we know how search engines like to have it presented online.)
(within off-season season for unusual city tours.)
The Amrath Hotel is a great place to show the guests. I knew the customers wanted something special inside to see about architecture of Amsterdamse school. The clients were thrilled by their experience inside. This was a great end of the tour and we thank @AmrathHotels. :)
— Lex van Buuren (@lexperience) August 2, 2019
Mission and core competance of Lex and the City
Another role of Lex within his mission: volunteer of the weekly Friday Night Skate Amsterdam
(Here off to Schiphol Airport on inline skates with the group; July 2019)
So: Check out 4 Corona-proof solutions in Amsterdam: safe private tours * distance skate teaching * skate courier for shops * city blogging:
In spite of the current challenges in the world, Amsterdam keeps shining.
Picture from your local guide, focusing on unusual experiences.
