Leidseplein - Amsterdam Neighborhood Spotlight
Leidseplein – Amsterdam’s best entertainment district
Leidseplein isn’t quite as fancy as Rembrandtplein, but it’s much more up-market than most of the things near Centraal Station. The centerpiece of Leidseplein is the square itself
Vote for your favorite hostel in Amsterdam!
You know how it is, all the descriptions of the hostels and hotels on the internet look similar and make all the places sound awesome. And then you check in to the one you booked only to find that it’s nowhere near the city center, or right next to the dea
Rembrandtplein - Amsterdam Neighborhood Spotlight
Rembrandtplein – Amsterdam’s glamorous district
Of the three main hotel districts in Amsterdam, Rembrandtplein is a stand out in a few important ways. It is generally much nicer than the area around Centraal Station, and the location is cen
Locals Getting Munchies
If you’ve been noticing longer than average queues at the Amsterdam candy counters this summer it hasn’t just been your imagination. A recently released survey by marketing research firm AC Nielsen reveals that during this rainy summer the consumption of s
Rijsttafel in Amsterdam
I’m going to be honest here. Amsterdam is not a great culinary destination. It’s not Paris or Rome, and even London has a better collection of great restaurants these days. There are tiny restaurants all of Amsterdam, and with the exception of a few pancak
Schiphol Airport of the Future
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is already famous as Europe’s favorite airport both for its efficiency and its design, and things are scheduled to get even better in the coming years. At the just-concluded Check-In 2007 convention in Las Vegas, which is an an
Melkweg Needs a Bailout
The Melkweg (the Milky Way), the legendary Amsterdam concert and entertainment venue, is in trouble, and the city of Amsterdam is stepping in to try to save it. The huge Leidseplein venue underwent a major renovation earlier this year without having the fi
Amsterdam - GlobetrekkerChannel
Those of us who like to watch travel shows on TV between our actual trips are well aware that the Globe Trekker series has been a leader in the field of budget and adventure travel for many years. They started as Lonely Planet in 1994, but switched to Glob
Amsterdam Centraal Station area neighborhood spotlight
The Centraal Station area – cheap sleeps and Amsterdam’s wildest nightlife
This is part of the 3-part series discussing the main Amsterdam hotel districts so you can quickly decide where you’ll be happiest on your first trip to the ci
Amsterdam Red Light District shrinking
As part of a 5-year-old plan to clean up some of the criminal elements present in Amsterdam’s world famous Red Light District, the city has announced a deal to buy 18 of the buildings in the area for €25 million, which will close down about one-third of the w
Amsterdam French fries
You probably remember the conversation in Pulp Fiction about the French fries in Amsterdam, where they discuss that the most common condiment served with them is mayonnaise. Not only is that true, but French fries are an obsession in the Netherlands and it
Buying a used bike in Amsterdam
Every visitor who arrives in Amsterdam for the first time can’t help but be amazed at how jammed the city is with bikes. At Centraal Station alone there are literally thousands of them parked and locked up every day. The bike culture in Amsterdam isn’t som
Amsterdam’s spacecakes, now with slightly less animal cruelty
Straight from the Now I’ve Heard Everything File comes today’s news that Amsterdam’s coffeeshops had been using eggs from caged chickens in their marijuana “spacecakes,” and they plan to do something about it. The breaking news says that the shop owners ha
Amsterdam Canal Cruises
As corny as they may sound, I’ve come to the realization while visiting over 100 cities that taking a simple bus tour upon arrival for the first time is the best way to get oriented in a hurry. I know, to be trapped on a slow moving bus with screaming fami
Amsterdam Public Transportation Explained
Amsterdam is an excellent city to do completely on foot, but there are some occasions when you’ll want to use their efficient and confusing public transportation network. If you packed the wrong shoes or if you packed way too much stuff and
Northwest Airlines announces nonstop service from Portland to Amsterdam
This week Northwest Airlines announced that starting March 29, 2008 there will be daily nonstop service between Portland and Amsterdam, leaving at 4:05 p.m. from Portland and arriving in Amsterdam at 11 the following morning on an Airbus A330-200. Airline
Amsterdam Dance Event
For three days every year in mid October, Amsterdam hosts the premiere event for the dance music community. You could argue that Miami’s Winter Music Conference in March is bigger and the better party, and you’d be right about both those things, but as som
Netherlands announces complete ban of magic mushrooms
After months of debate, the Netherlands announced on October 12 that they will ban all sales of hallucinogenic mushrooms, also known as “magic mushrooms,” which are currently sold at about 180 “smart shops” throughout the country, with the highest concentr
FEBO - late-night dining in Amsterdam
Dutch cuisine is not a big draw for visitors to Amsterdam. In fact, it’s hard to even sort out what Dutch cuisine actually is, even for the locals. They have the herring shops all over the country, but those are all over northern Europe as well. There are
Dutch weed prices up slightly and THC content down
I read a really interesting story on another cool Amsterdam guide about a recent study that shows that Dutch weed has gone down in strength a bit since last year, while prices have gone up. The Trimbos Institute – the Netherlands Institute of Mental Health
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