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• Calling All Ajax Fans!

  

  Deck yourself out in red and white and head over to the Amsterdam ArenA stadium. Because Amsterdam's football/soccer team has got a special treat for fans.... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Red Light District Girls Gone Wild

  

  Michela Simoncini / Flickr Creative Commons Yeah, yeah, drugs are legal in the Netherlands. How many times have you heard that one? Well what about the other... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Google Doodles… and So Did Rembrandt

  

  Gefeliciteerd!! That means congratulations. It's the Dutch way of saying "happy birthday!" It's probably not your birthday (double gefeliciteerd if it is! Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Amsterdam Struts Its Stuff on the Catwalk

  

  That's right! It's time once again for Amsterdam Fashion Week. Amsterdam might not be the first place that comes to mind when you envision haute couture, but... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• (Blo)karting in IJmuiden Aan Zee

  

  For all of you who had not heard of blokarting before, yes, it's a thing. In fact, it's a thing that's catching on quickly as one of the world's newest... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Discover Amsterdam as It Was Over 70 Years Ago

  

  I'm a bit of a history nerd, so I tend to be one of those people who always thinks in terms of what might have happened in this particular location years,... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Get Ready to Dance Your Heart Out at Julidans

  

  Jefta van Dinther / Cullberg BalletPlateau EffectFoto: Urban Jörén Dance is how the body sings. How it communicates. How it speaks. Contemporary dance is perhap... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Gouda Cheese Market

  

  Summer means many things to many different people. To the citizens of the western Dutch city of Gouda, however, the warm summer months inevitably come to mean... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The World’s Largest Stroopwaffel

  

  alexa627 / Flicker Creative Commons So, no, this didn't happen in Amsterdam. And Gouda's a good two hours away, so it's not like they're terribly close (though... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Rihanna Lives It up in Amsterdam

  

  There was not an empty seat in the house when Rihanna played the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on June 23. And again on the 24th. Thousands of screaming fans had the... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Dutch Names

  

  Most of us North Americans have a tendency to be jaded when it comes to names. Names are so varied, both in historical origin and spelling, that there are very... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Let’s Paint the Town… Blue!

  

  Carissa Rogers (GoodNCrazy) / Flickr Creative Commons La la lalalala, La lala la la, La la lalalala, La lala la laaaaa! Do you have visions of tiny blue people... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Bikes, Bikes Everywhere

  

  photo credit: Tiffany Jansen It's no secret that the Dutch are crazy about their bicycles. Heck, even the monarchs have been known to go riding out among their... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Pop-up Restaurant Proves That One is Actually Not the Loneliest Number

  

  Three Dog Night told us that "one is the loneliest number that you'll ever do," but Marina van Goor is out to prove them wrong with her new pop-up restaurant. Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Caste at Arcen is Awesome

  

  If you were in the Netherlands this past week then you too fell victim to the stifling heatwave that caused us here in the lowlands such distress. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• It’s Time to Do Something About the DAMn Foodwaste

  

  How much food do you through away each day? Each week? In these times of plenty, we consumers have this nasty habit of buying way more food than we actually... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Your “Weed Pass” Update

  

  Whether you yourself are a fan of an occasional joint or not, you were probably aware of the furor the Dutch government created when it attempted to impose the... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Even Celebrities Are Crazy About Amsterdam!

  

  Back in April, Beyonce took Amsterdam by storm during her stop in the city on her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. That same month, Canadian pop sensation Justi... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• The Greatest Star Gives First Ever Concert in Amsterdam

  

  "I'm the greatest star!" Fanny Brice proclaims in what is possibly one of the most memorable moments in the musical Funny Girl. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Open Garden Days in Amsterdam

  

  Not many visitors to Amsterdam are aware that behind the many admittedly narrow canal houses there is usually a luscious green space. Sometimes the private... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION