Five properties in Amsterdam fit for a royal
We’ve already highlighted how 2013 is Amsterdam’s year and much of this is to do with Queen Beatrix’s abdication from the Dutch throne. Come the end of April she will pass the royal baton to her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and thus the Netherlands’ most famous national holiday, Queen’s Day, will become King’s Day. ThisContinue reading
A Triple take on Easter travel
Ok, we’ll say it since no one else will, Easter confuses us. It’s the only holiday that doesn’t have a set date and if a terrifyingly huge gold foil rabbit didn’t turn up somewhere every year we probably wouldn’t know what was going on. So, to mark the holiday and its traditional element of surpriseContinue reading
Photo Friday – Floating Homes You Can Rent
In this week’s Photo Friday we are casting off and exploring some boats around the world where you may hang your hat. Everybody knows that a houseboat in Amsterdam is one of the best ways to enjoy this city if you like the canal life, with the water gently lapping beneath your hull and rockingContinue reading
A Flashpackers’ Guide to Amsterdam
A new monarch, a famous birthday and the reopening of one of the most famous museums in the world, 2013 is surely Amsterdam‘s year. While the locals will be welcoming you to toast the new King, the 400th birthday of their beloved canals and if you’re still sober enough take a tour of the famousContinue reading
10 romantic ideas for any day of the year…except Valentine’s
It’s a funny thing. Love, the most inconvenient and unpredictable of all emotions, is neatly celebrated once a year on Valentine’s Day. Because of course that’s the day the world at large feels romantic. Apparently every single one of us wakes up on the 14th of February with nothing on our minds but roses and heartsContinue reading
