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Ten new cities now have nonstop flights into Amsterdam
The rules for which airlines can fly into which airports changed a bit as of March 30, and this should be good news for quite a few travelers to Amsterdam. Ten new cities will have weekly scheduled nonstop flights into and out of Schiphol Airport, bringing
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June in Amsterdam – Events, weather, and travel tips
June in Amsterdam – Events, weather, and travel tips
by , which is all translated into English if you click on the Union Jack on the main page.
Canal Gardens in Bloom – 3rd full weekend in June – As beautiful as Amsterdam is, there aren’t many public gardens mixed in the with lovely canal
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Paradiso club in Amsterdam
The Paradiso club is one of two famous mid-size concert venues in Amsterdam, along with the equally nice Melkweg a few blocks away. The club was converted from a church and opened in this form in 1968, but you can clearly see its church origins on both the
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July in Amsterdam – Events, weather, and travel tips
July continues to be the height of the tourist season in Amsterdam. In Italy and some other southern countries, the cities half empty during July and August as all the locals head to beaches and elsewhere, but in Amsterdam you never really get that feeling. Many
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Early summer flights to Amsterdam
About once a month I examine trends on the cost of flights to Amsterdam from major North American cities. And in late April 2008, things are looking pretty grim for June flights. I guess the good news is that the June prices aren’t much different from the
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How will Amsterdam’s new no-smoking laws affect the coffee shops?
You may have heard that as of July 1, 2008, Amsterdam is following in the footsteps of cities all over the world in banning cigarette smoking in public places. Some alarmists have spread false rumors that this law will shut down Amsterdam’s coffeesho
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Heineken Experience reopening seems to be delayed
Heineken Experience reopening seems to be delayed
by says the brewery tour/multimedia circus will open in “Summer 2008.”
Update: In late July 2008 it was announced that the Heineken Experience will officially reopen on October 20, 2008.
(new sneak preview images of the future Heineken
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Rembrandt House Museum
This former home of the famous 17th-Century Dutch painter is one of the more popular museums in Amsterdam, though it’s definitely a notch below the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, and the Anne Frank House on most people’s checklists. Much of Rembrandt’s
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Learn to speak Dutch in under 2 minutes
People who’ve traveled extensively before arriving in Amsterdam are well aware that learning at least a few phrases in the local language is at the very least the polite thing to do, and in many cases it’s critical to even performing basic tasks like buyin
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August in Amsterdam – Events, weather, and travel tips
August in Amsterdam – Events, weather, and travel tips
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Landjuweel – In the village of Ruigoord on the outskirts of Amsterdam, they hold an annual 4-day arts festival where the residents of this squatted settlement and likeminded outsiders come together in the name of peace and environ
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Apologies to the Frank Family
In a recent post I blasted Anne Frank as a “one trick pony” and said that it was disgraceful that the young author had rested on her laurels after writing a single book. I went on to take the world of literary criticism to task for fawning over a writer wh
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Space cakes: A 5-hour mental party on your Amsterdam trip
This would probably be a better world if all humans were born with an aversion to sucking smoke into our lungs that rivaled our aversion to jamming sharp objects into our eyeballs. But for one reason or another, many of us have willingly started down the p
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Pinkpop Festival – Netherlands’ largest outdoor music festival
The Netherlands holds its largest and oldest outdoor music festival of the year in late spring, and even though it’s not terribly close to Amsterdam itself, it’s fairly easy to reach and quite popular with both Amsterdammers and tourists to the capital. Th
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Summer flights to Amsterdam – Price watch
Each month I examine the trends in airfare to Amsterdam from North America. As of late May 2008, things are looking fairly grim for anyone hoping to snag a really cheap flight. The insane price of fuel has definitely crept its way into airfare prices, and
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Houseboats in Amsterdam can be ideal for a group
If you’ve yet to visit Amsterdam, there are a few things about booking accommodation here that you may not be aware of. First off, Amsterdam hotels tend to have really small rooms, especially on the budget end of things. If you have traveled elsewhere in E
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Going Dutch – The origination explained in video
If you’ve ever wondered where the expression “going Dutch” came from, the video below does an entertaining job in answering it. Sure, it’s a bit nerdy to care about ancient history like this, but if you are heading to Amsterdam it can’t really hurt to know
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Weekend in Amsterdam: Itinerary ideas
One thing about Amsterdam that is slightly unusual compared to most other great European cities, is that you can have a meaningful visit in only two days. You certainly won’t be able to do everything, but you’ll be able to check out many of the major sites an
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The world’s smallest car? Meet the “Canta”
One of the many odd and unexpected treats of any visit to Amsterdam is getting a chance to see (and possibly trip over) what might be the world’s smallest production car. The “Canta” is manufactured in the Netherlands by a small company called Waaijenberg,
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Beer Bike banned in Amsterdam
UPDATE: The Beer Bike has evidently worked out the troubles with the police so as of late June, 2008 it’s on the road again with the problems discussed below solved. Read more about the new Amsterdam Beer Bike situation, including the new karaoke mac
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The Jordaan neighborhood spotlighted in video
Not long ago I wrote about an entertaining video on learning key Dutch phrases in two minutes that is part of the collection from Geobeats. I really hope this company does well and produces more videos because I think these are really helpful. They are mor
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