http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl The no-nonsense travel guide to Amsterdam, Holland Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:50:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/786-amsterdam-trip-contest http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/786-amsterdam-trip-contest#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:09:25 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=786 If you’re willing to part with something near and dear to your heart, you may be on your way to Amsterdam as the winner of a contest organized by Netherlands Board of Tourism & Conventions in partnership with Lloyd Hotel.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/786-amsterdam-trip-contest/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/715-amsterdam-not-cesspool http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/715-amsterdam-not-cesspool#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:51:57 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=715 In the U.S., FOX News is considered by many to be a prime distributor of fertilizer.

Thus when a talking head on one of its shows referred to Amsterdam as a 'cesspool,' a graduate of Amsterdam's Film Academy posted a video reply to YouTube.

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Naturally, the Chinese government -- always a bundle of pleasure and joy -- is upset, and has already warned the Dutch government of possible consequences.

But what do Amsterdam's Chinese residents think of the upcoming visit? Radio Netherlands reports...]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/679-dalai-lama-to-visit-netherlands/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/321-why-the-dutch-wear-orange http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/321-why-the-dutch-wear-orange#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:37:45 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=321 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/321-why-the-dutch-wear-orange/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/317-amsterdam-tourist-information-search-engine http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/317-amsterdam-tourist-information-search-engine#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:42:14 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=317 As we want to provide you with as much information about Amsterdam as possible we have added a Google-powered custom search engine that returns results not just from DutchAmsterdam.nl, but also from a selection of other Amsterdam tourist information websites.]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/317-amsterdam-tourist-information-search-engine/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/315-amsterdam-smoking-ban-coffeeshops http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/315-amsterdam-smoking-ban-coffeeshops#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:30:21 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=315 On July 1, 2008, a smoking ban will come into effect in all horeca (hotel, restaurant, and catering) businesses in the Netherlands. Will the smoking ban make it illegal to light up in an Amsterdam coffee shop? Yes and no. Among other things, it depends on what you want to smoke. Read on. You may be surprised. ]]> http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/315-amsterdam-smoking-ban-coffeeshops/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/295-amsterdam-delicacy-herring http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/295-amsterdam-delicacy-herring#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 15:34:51 +0000 CityDesk http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/?p=295 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/295-amsterdam-delicacy-herring/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/164-queensdaytips http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/164-queensdaytips#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:55:25 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/164-queensdaytips http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/164-queensdaytips/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/280-amsterdam-currency-dollar-euro http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/280-amsterdam-currency-dollar-euro#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:57:51 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/280-amsterdam-currency-dollar-euro http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/280-amsterdam-currency-dollar-euro/feed 0 http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/279-schreierstoren-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/279-schreierstoren-amsterdam#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 03:17:08 +0000 Amsterdam Guide http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/279-schreierstoren-amsterdam http://www.dutchamsterdam.nl/279-schreierstoren-amsterdam/feed 0