Amsterdam Travel Tips

By Tom, on December 12th, 2017
Dam Good Coffee

This is part of a series of posts on Amsterdam written by guest contributor, David Gavenda. After spending a month exploring Amsterdam, I walked away with a number of tips for anyone who wants to visit this wonderful city. OV-Fiets (Bicycle Rentals) Bicycles are by far the best way to see Amsterdam. It has more [Read more …]

Amsterdam Day Trip to Haarlem

By Tom, on December 10th, 2017
Haarlem

This is part of a series of posts on Amsterdam written by guest contributor, David Gavenda. Haarlem is a very interesting, very easy day trip from Amsterdam. Founded in 1245, Haarlem has a population of 156,000. It is a short 15-minute train ride from Amsterdam, with trains running between the cities every 15 minutes, up [Read more …]

Other Interesting Things to Do in Amsterdam

By Tom, on December 8th, 2017
Garden View 2

This is part of a series of posts on Amsterdam written by guest contributor, David Gavenda. My month in Amsterdam gave me plenty of time to explore different sections of the city, partake in interesting activities (especially an annual garden tour), visit a number of secondary museums and most importantly, spend some time in my [Read more …]

Amsterdam Historic Sights

By Tom, on December 6th, 2017
Royal Pallace Main Hall

This is part of a series of posts on Amsterdam written by guest contributor, David Gavenda. Most of Amsterdam’s important historical sites are located around Dam Square and the Jewish Cultural Quarter. The following are a number of those I found to be most interesting: Royal Palace Built 350 years ago as Amsterdam’s City Hall, [Read more …]

Amsterdam Museums

By Tom, on December 6th, 2017
Resistance Museum. The Facts_

This is part of a series of posts on Amsterdam written by guest contributor, David Gavenda. I visited a number of museums during my month in Amsterdam: Especially history and art museums. I was particularly impressed with two of each: Amsterdam Resistance Museum Located just outside the Jewish Cultural Quarter, the Resistance Museum explains and [Read more …]

Amsterdam Neighborhoods and Walking Tours

By Tom, on December 4th, 2017
Dam Square Royal Palace

This blog was written by a guest contributor David Gavenda.   I have always been interested in Amsterdam: its history, its canals, character and its permissive culture. I decided to rent an apartment and spend a month to explore and better understand the city, its surroundings and its culture. The first thing I normally do [Read more …]