Amsterdam Travel Guide

Visiting Amsterdam in Spring

Cristina — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:33:04 +0000

For the budget travelers, the best time to plan their vacation in Amsterdam is spring. Although it’s still a bit cold, the city wakes up and prepares for the fast-paced summer days. Cheap flights to Amsterdam are much easier to find during the shoulder seasons (spring and fall) than during the peak travel time. [...]

Perfect Time for a Quick Getaway to Amsterdam

Jessica — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:35:46 +0000

The middle of January isn’t necessarily the time when most people think about a getaway trip to Amsterdam - the city isn’t exactly known for being warm in winter, after all. But as has been noted recently, winter trips to Amsterdam can be a really good idea. The weather isn’t usually as bad as you [...]

Long-distance buses to or from Amsterdam on Eurolines

Roger — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:42:21 +0000

If you are a skint backpacker or just a cheapskate in general and you want to get to or from Amsterdam in the absolute cheapest possible way that doesn’t involve car-jacking or hitchhiking, then the good news is that there is an excellent network of long distance buses ready for you. The company is actually [...]

Amsterdam in winter: A surprisingly good time to visit

Roger — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:30:04 +0000

If you are on the fence as to whether or not you should visit Amsterdam in the winter, the answer is almost certainly yes. To quickly sum things up, the winter weather is far milder than in, say, Berlin or Prague, and on top of that, prices and crowds are at their lowest levels of [...]

Winter flights to Amsterdam aren’t great bargains just yet

Roger — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:39:46 +0000

Every month or two I like to run down the best airfare prices I can find from each of 10 key cities in the US, Canada, and the UK. When I began this time I expected prices to be about as low as they’ve been in years, but that actually wasn’t the case. There is [...]

Win an almost-free trip for 2 to Amsterdam by trading away something you like

Roger — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:05:43 +0000

The excellent Netherlands Tourism Board is partnering with the uber-artsy Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam for an interesting contest that will award one winner with a free trip for two to the Dutch Capital, including three nights at the Lloyd. The fun gimmick here is that to enter you have to offer to trade away something [...]

Things to know about Amsterdam hotels before you book

Roger — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:20:53 +0000

Recently I was doing some final research on my list of recommended cheap hotels in Amsterdam and I was reminded of a phenomenon that I think needs to be addressed. I was reading some reviews on TripAdvisor.com about hotels that I know and like, and I was a bit horrified to read some of the [...]

Recommended budget hotels in Amsterdam

Roger — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:10:04 +0000

If you’ve visited this site before you might be aware that we’ve taken the time to put special hostel and hotel maps together so if you are looking for a place in a certain neighborhood or with a certain theme, we’ve probably got you covered. But not everyone knows the area well enough for that [...]

Getting from Amsterdam to Stockholm (or the other way around)

Roger — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:27:15 +0000

As two of the bigger and more famous cities in “Northern Europe” it would be great if you could get between them quickly and cheaply, but unfortunately that’s not the case since they are in fact about 700 miles (1100 kilometers) apart. Also, the farther north you go in Europe the more expensive travel tends [...]

Gay Tourist Information Center now open in Amsterdam

Roger — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:15:21 +0000

With the possible exception of San Francisco, Amsterdam was already probably the most gay-friendly city on earth, and now they are just piling it on as they’ve recently opened an official information center specifically for LGBT visitors. Mayor Job Cohen was there for the opening ceremony on August 29, 2009. The new information center isn’t to [...]