OMAN - It’s March 14, 2008 as the Buzz Bros Band leaves Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, for a brief but exciting international tour to the Gulf state of Oman. An eight hour flight takes us there. At 104°F, the temperature takes a little getting used to: it’s quite a change from Holland’s spring weather.
The band has been invited to Oman by the Dutch consulate. Their representative, Sander Jansen, turns out to be a great host. We’re picked up at the airport of Muscat, and spend the first night in the splendid Muscat Intercontinental Hotel. Read the blog here...
The band has been invited to Oman by the Dutch consulate. Their representative, Sander Jansen, turns out to be a great host. We’re picked up at the airport of Muscat, and spend the first night in the splendid Muscat Intercontinental Hotel. Read the blog here...
INDONESIA - On the evening of Tuesday, November the 21st of 2006, the Buzz Bros Band leaves Holland for a series of concerts in Indonesia. It takes sixteen long hours to arrive at Jakarta Airport, after a brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur.
The first two concerts of this exciting tour take place at the Jakarta JakJazz Festival, a large, three-day festival that could best be compared to the Dutch North Sea Festival. Our hotel, the Sultan/Hilton, is very close to the festival grounds. Read the blog here...
MALAYSIA - On Monday, November 30, the Buzz Bros Band once again gathers at Schiphol for a journey to the Far East. Malaysia, to be precise. The quartet – Marnix, Berthil, Frans, and Chris – is joined by manager Natasha Gerold, and Berthil’s wife, Monika Haas. The couple will enjoy a holiday week in Malaysia after the tour..
Malaysian Airlines’ great onboard service makes eleven hours of flying quite doable. The plane lands at 7:00 am the next morning, and a one hour taxi drive takes us the Pacific Regency Hotel, downtown Kuala Lumpur. Read the blog here...