Amsterdam Tips – City Guide for Visitors & Expats

Amsterdam City Cards

I amsterdam City Card 2025 Guide & Review

The I amsterdam City Card is an official city pass available for tourists and visitors to Amsterdam. It provides free…

Go City Amsterdam All Inclusive Pass Review

The Go City Amsterdam All Inclusive Pass is a visitor pass that offers free entry to a number of attractions…

I amsterdam City Card vs Go City All Inclusive Amsterdam Pass

Looking to get one of the Amsterdam city passes for attractions, transport and canal cruises? In this article we will…

Transport in Amsterdam

Public Transport Tickets in Amsterdam 2025 (Complete Guide)

Choosing the right transport ticket in Amsterdam has become a rather complicated affair for both…
Getting to Amsterdam from Eindhoven Airport

Looking for travel options between Eindhoven Airport and Amsterdam? The city of Eindhoven lies around…
Netherlands Railways Guide – Dutch Train Travel Tips

The railway network in the Netherlands is mainly operated by the state-owned company NS, Nederlandse…
Lost Property on Dutch Public Transport

Have you lost an item on public transport in the Netherlands? Here is a review…
Getting Around Utrecht, Netherlands (2025)

Utrecht is one of the main cities of the Netherlands and lies 45km south of…
Taxis in Amsterdam (2025)

Taxis in Amsterdam and the rest of the Netherlands are generally quite expensive but can…
OV Fiets – Dutch Bike Rental Scheme

The OV-Fiets is an annual bike rental membership scheme run by the Dutch national train…
How To Get to Utrecht, Netherlands (2025)

The historic city of Utrecht lies in the centre of the Netherlands and is about…
Amsterdam Centraal Station – The Complete Guide

Amsterdam Centraal is located at the northern edge of the city centre and is Amsterdam’s…

Amsterdam Museums

The Allard Pierson Amsterdam

The Allard Pierson is an archaeological museum located in the heart of Amsterdam. It incorporates the collections of the former…

Louwman Museum in Den Haag

The Louwman Museum is an automotive-themed museum with a wonderful collection of 275 historic and classic motor cars. It is…

Rembrandt House Museum Amsterdam

The Rembrandt House (Museum Het Rembrandthuis) is the Amsterdam house where famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) lived.…

Verzets Resistance Museum in Amsterdam

The Verzets Resistance Museum (Verzetsmuseum) is one of Amsterdam’s most intriguing and important museums chronicling the Dutch resistance movement during…

Royal Palace Amsterdam

The Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis) in Amsterdam is the imposing building found on Dam Square next to the Nieuwe Kerk…

Museum of the Canals in Amsterdam

Het Grachtenhuis (Museums of the Canals) is a multimedia museum which highlights the development and importance of the city’s canals…

Cat Cabinet Museum in Amsterdam

The Cat Cabinet (Katten Kabinet) is a museum in Amsterdam which houses a unique art collection based around the theme…

Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam

The Stedelijk Museum (Municipal Museum) in Amsterdam, Netherlands is a museum for contemporary and modern art and design. The museum…

Micropia Amsterdam

Micropia is the world’s first and only museum dedicated to microbes and micro-organisms, which actually make up two-thirds of all…

Groote Museum ARTIS Amsterdam

The Groote Museum at ARTIS is a fascinating new museum (opened in 2022) which asks fundamental questions about life and…

Day Trips and Excursions from Amsterdam

Keukenhof Gardens – Tulip and Flower Park (2025 Guide)

Keukenhof is the world famous tulip and flower garden park – one of the most…

Aviodrome – Aviation Museum in Lelystad

Aviodrome is an aviation-themed museum (luchtvaartmuseum) located next to Lelystad Airport, about 40km east of…

Madurodam – Holland in Miniature Park in Den Haag

Madurodam is a miniature park in The Hague (Den Haag) which highlights some of the…

Efteling – A Fairytale Theme Park in the Netherlands

Efteling is a theme park in the south of the Netherlands that opened in the…

Fishing villages (Volendam, Edam, Marken) near Amsterdam

The Waterland area near Amsterdam comprises of historic fishing villages and picturesque open countryside built…

A Guide to Utrecht, Netherlands

Utrecht is a major city in the Netherlands, located around 40km south of Amsterdam. This…

15 Amazing Things to Do on Texel (Netherlands)

Texel is the largest of the Wadden Islands in the North Sea – a chain…

A Guide to Middelburg, Zeeland

Middelburg is the historic capital of the coastal Zeeland province in the south-west of the…

Shopping in Amsterdam

Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet Mall in Lelystad

The Batavia Stad Fashion Outlet is an outdoor discount mall in the…
Supermarkets in Amsterdam

Looking for a supermarket in Amsterdam? In this handy guide we’ll take…
Markets in Amsterdam

There are a number of street markets around the city of Amsterdam…
Amsterdam The Style Outlets Mall

Amsterdam The Style Outlets is an outdoor shopping mall which is located…
Designer Outlet Roermond – Discount Mall in the Netherlands

The Designer Outlet Roermond is a fashion outlet mall located near the…
IJ-Hallen Flea Market in Amsterdam

IJ-Hallen is a flea market which takes place monthly over a weekend…

Living in Amsterdam

Savings Accounts Rates in the Netherlands

Savings interest rates in the Netherlands have increased over the last couple of years after…

How to Open a Bank Account in the Netherlands

If you intend to live and work in Amsterdam or anywhere else in the Netherlands…

Credit Cards in the Netherlands

The use of credit cards in the Netherlands is not as well established as elsewhere…

American Express Cards in the Netherlands (Complete Guide)

American Express (AMEX) is present in the Netherlands and has a number of charge cards…

Best Travel Credit Cards in the Netherlands

Credit cards are essential if you do a lot of travelling, particularly when booking hotels…

Studying in the Netherlands

With world-class universities, teaching in English and reasonable study costs, the Netherlands (Holland) is becoming…

10 Essential Steps for Expats Arriving in the Netherlands

So you’ve decided to make the move over to the Netherlands. Here is our essential…

Healthcare in the Netherlands

The standard of healthcare in the Netherlands is reasonably high and probably one of the…

Markets in Amsterdam

There are a number of street markets around the city of Amsterdam which could be…

Taxation in the Netherlands (2024)

The Netherlands has some very high taxes, particularly for resident individuals although there are a…

International Travel

Ferry Services UK to Holland

There are 3 ferry services running across the North Sea from the UK to the Netherlands – Harwich to Hook…

Amsterdam-Brussels by Eurocity Direct train (Complete Guide)

Eurocity Direct is the new rail service (started 15 Dec 2024) between Amsterdam and Brussels which has replaced the Intercity…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Paris (2025)

Paris is the capital of France and a major international city and popular tourist hub. It is located around 425km…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Brussels (2025)

Brussels is the capital of Belgium and a principal European political centre – located around 200km from Amsterdam. Travel between…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Antwerp (2025)

Antwerp (Antwerpen/Anvers) is the second largest city in Belgium and a major European port. It is located around 130km from…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Bruges (Brugge) in 2025

Bruges (Brugge) is the historic canal city in the northwest of Belgium which attracts many tourist visitors. Bruges is located…

International Trains to/from Amsterdam

Amsterdam has a number of direct international rail services which can connect you to Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Switzerland, UK…

Eurostar London-Amsterdam Review

This is a London-Amsterdam Eurostar train trip review. The Eurostar is a fast, comfortable and convenient way of travelling from…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Frankfurt

Frankfurt in Germany is one of Europe’s major financial hubs and is located approximately 350km south-east from Amsterdam. Are you…

How To Travel Amsterdam to Cologne

Cologne (Köln) is a major city in Germany and is located in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. It is around 230km…

Flying to/from Amsterdam

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