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• The Rembrandt House Museum

  Rembrandt van Rijn: without a doubt, one of the most gifted and remarkable painters to come out of the Golden Age. Born in Leiden, he moved to Amsterdam in 1631. Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Warm up with an Amsterdam Dinner Cruise

  

  Amsterdam is a picturesque city best enjoyed out of doors. Rippling canals mirror tall canal houses, glowing bridges mingle with bicycle lights to complete the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Life Through the Camera Lens: IDFA Amsterdam

  

  The International Documentary Festival kicks off in Amsterdam on 16 November bringing filmmakers and cinema lovers from around the world to the Dutch capital. Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sesame Street at the Van Gogh Museum

  

  Famous children’s programme Sesame Street turned 35 in the Netherlands on 14 November. To celebrate, Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum threw a birthday party that... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sinterklaas is Coming to Town

  

  It’s that time of year again – Saint Nicholas is coming to town! But in the Netherlands, it is not Christmas that he is here to celebrate but a special Dutch... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Amsterdam Gets Own Tattoo Museum

  

  Across the board, tattoos have grown from being a frowned upon, pagan technique to a full-fledged art form. And no one knows that better than Amsterdam’s “king... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Travel Holland with the Good & Green Guide

  

  The Netherlands is the first country to have its own guide to sustainability. The Good & Green Guide for Holland is a comprehensive list of everything that... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Flowers Are the Show for Floriade 2012

  

  Everyone knows the famous flower fields of Holland are at the Keukenhof gardens. But once every 10 years, are visitors to Amsterdam treated to something extra... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• PINT Annual Bokbierfestival

  

  It isn’t autumn in Amsterdam until you start to see bock bier on your local pub’s tap offerings. The dark bock beer makes its debut across Amsterdam starting i... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• FOAM Puts New Talent on Display

  

  Amsterdam’s iconic photography museum FOAM is well-known for exhibiting the imagery of some of the past and present’s most talented photographers. Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Halloween Freak Show

  

  Ghouls, goblins and ghosts will run wild on the streets of Amsterdam this 29 October. But the only place to party with the spookiest beings in town will be... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Expatica’s “I Am Not A Tourist” Fair Returns for Round 8

  Back in 2004, Expatica launched its “i am not a tourist” Lifestyle Fair for Internationals, a day where expats could come together and learn everything there... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Frozen Moments: ‘Snapshot’ Exhibition at Van Gogh Museum

  

  The Kodak camera isn’t viewed the way it used to be. In an age of instant gratification photography where every mobile phone is a camera and developing takes... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Seafood Lovers Paradise at Lucius

  

  Locals and in the know travellers know that for good seafood, there is only one restaurant in Amsterdam to visit. For the best part of its 36-year history,... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Toneelgroep Amsterdam Offers Surtitled Performances

  

  If you’re after great theater but feel that your Dutch is not up to par, Toneelgroep Amsterdam is offering performances surtitled in English. Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Amsterdam’s Gets Own Night of the Living Dead

  

  Prepare yourself for an invasion of the undead! This Saturday 8 October is the third official celebration of World Zombie Day. Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Writer David Sedaris at Theater Carre

  

  If you mention the name David Sedaris to most Americans, even if they’ve never read his books or seen him perform or heard him on the radio, they will, at... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving in Amsterdam

  

  “A day of general thanksgiving,” proclaimed the Canadian Parliament in 1975, “for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed – to be observed on... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Whatever Floats Your Boat

  

  The countdown has started! After the Grand Opening on 1 October Het Scheepvaartmuseum,( the National Maritime Museum), will reopen its doors on 2 October. Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• New Additions to Famed Vondelpark

  

  Amsterdam’s Vondelpark is a 120 acre landmark in this bustling city. First opened in 1865, it has long been a center used by everyone from resting tourists to... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2011 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION