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Netherlands Travel Guide

July 1, 2014 By James Clark

Travel Guides > Netherlands Travel Guide Destination Guides Amsterdam Rotterdam Accommodation Netherlands hotels – Search and compare all Netherlands hotel deals from hundreds of accommodation sites at once. Travel Guides Holland.com – The official website of the Netherlands Board of Tourism. Netherlands Tourism – A travel guide for the Netherlands, also often referred to as […]

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Save money on flights using alternative airports in Europe

December 8, 2009 By James Clark 3 Comments

Schiphol Airport

Before my first trip to Europe I wouldn’t have been able to tell you where Karlsruhe, Katowice or Klagenfurt was on the map. I now not only know where they are, I have used their airports and have saved hundreds of Euros in the process. [Amsterdam Schiphol Airport – Closest isn’t always cheapest] My criteria […]

Filed Under: Travel Tips Tagged With: airfares, airlines, airport, amsterdam, budapest, hungary, netherlands, travel hacks, wizzair

Holland or the Netherlands?

December 1, 2009 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Holland Map

[Map of the Netherlands with Holland highlighted] It seems that some people and media institutions still don’t understand the Holland/Netherlands relationship. Technically Holland is a region within the Netherlands made up of the two provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. Saying Holland when you mean the Netherlands is like saying England when you mean Great Britain. […]

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5 Amsterdam coffee shops that aren’t “coffeeshops”

October 15, 2009 By James Clark 4 Comments

Amsterdam Coffeeshop

Amsterdam is world famous for its coffee shops, but as a non-smoker I have no interest in these “coffee shops”. [Cannabis coffeeshop displaying Coffeeshop license] The Netherlands doesn’t rate high in the coffee-making stakes in Europe. The typical coffee of the Netherlands is filter coffee. Coffee shops that aren’t coffee shops in a land of […]

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Rotterdam Santa Claus: The most offensive public art in Europe?

October 6, 2009 By James Clark

Santa Claus - Rotterdam

The Netherlands is famous for being a liberal country, but this public art in Rotterdam could be the most offensive in Europe. The statue is of a giant Santa Claus holding a butt plug. It was created by the American installation-artist Paul McCarthy and it represents a symbol of modern consumerism. I’m not a Christian […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: netherlands, public art, religion, rotterdam

Leaning buildings of Amsterdam

October 4, 2009 By James Clark 1 Comment

Leaning Buildings

The buildings in Amsterdam lean forward slightly. It is not sinking nor a trick of the eye after a day on the smoke. The fronts lean forward slightly so furniture can be hoisted up via the hooks that hang from the top.

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: amsterdam, buildings, netherlands

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