Articles tagged ‘Travel Guide’
November in Amsterdam
By Roger | August 24th, 2008 |
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By the time November rolls around, Amsterdam is more or less in winter mode, with very mild weather and noticeably smaller crowds. There are a few really good events during the month, though they are several weeks apart and generally appeal to quite different crowds. Since Amsterdam is really more of an indoor city than [...]
Nude beaches near Amsterdam
By Roger | August 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The idea of a “nude beach” always sounds fascinating to people who don’t normally frequent them. Men in particular like to imagine that a visit to a nude beach will be like walking on to a cheerleader training camp, with each nude girl being more gorgeous than the next. The reality tends to be very [...]
October in Amsterdam
By Roger | July 20th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
As October rolls in, the summer crowds are long gone and a sense of normalcy returns to the Dutch capital. This is a year-round tourist destination, but from June through early September the city center can be so jammed with visitors that you feel like you are trapped in a theme park at times. By [...]
September in Amsterdam
By Roger | June 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
September is a favorite month in Amsterdam for many hardcore fans of the city. The summer weather rarely gets blazing hot, so it’s not a matter of avoiding the steamy days like in the south of Europe. It’s more a matter of far fewer first-time tourists visiting than in August, particularly starting just after Labor [...]
August in Amsterdam
By Roger | May 14th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Since a big chunk of Europe itself takes the entire month of August off from their jobs, you should expect crowds during the month in Amsterdam. Some Dutch locals will flee the city this month, but the influx of visitors will more than make up for them. There are several interesting events in August, though [...]
A Moleskine for Amsterdam fans
By Roger | February 8th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
I’ve never owned one myself, but many of my friends are huge fans of those Moleskine journal books. As far as I know they are really high quality blank journals that are beloved by many a traveler. Yesterday a friend told me about a new series of city-specific Moleskines, and of course the reason I’m [...]
Aalsmeer Flower Auction - a colorful way to spend a morning
By Roger | January 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
If you can drag yourself out of bed early enough, you should definitely consider a morning visit to the famous flower auction in the city of Aalsmeer, which is just south of Schiphol Airport and easy to reach on a public bus. It’s officially known as Bloemenveiling Aalsmeer in Dutch, but everyone speaks English so [...]
New Years in Amsterdam
By Roger | December 12th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
In spite of its unpredictable and often gloomy weather during the period, Amsterdam is definitely one of Europe’s hot spots each New Years Eve. Some cities ring in the New Year in calm and dignified ways, but not Amsterdam. The whole city becomes one big party, although the locals and the many tourists do seem [...]
Christmas in Amsterdam
By Roger | December 3rd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you will be visiting Amsterdam in December you’ll have two separate shots of getting mixed up in the local Christmas-style celebrations. Interestingly enough, the first one peaks on December 5, and it’s the one children anticipate more than the later one that falls on Jesus’ birthday.
Sinterklaas
The Dutch holiday season begins with a bang [...]
December in Amsterdam
By Roger | November 28th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Being a mostly indoor city, Amsterdam pretty much carries on the same as ever during December. Of course you’ll be less tempted to picnic in Vondel Park during winter, and also just wandering around aimlessly loses some of its appeal when the mercury dips, but all the museums and other attractions operate on their normal [...]
