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Stunning Farmhouse B&B with Private Cottage and Sauna
Jun 08, 2008 11:32 PM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
I almost want to keep this one a secret, but I've found an incredibly beautiful B&B in the idyllic countryside of northeastern Holland, thanks to my tried and true travel guide, Here's Holland. (I personally think this is the best guidebook on the market -- loaded with all the details you need for your Dutch adventure, and written by three American and British residents who seem to know the country inside and out. PLUS it gives you the lowdown on the Dutch culture. What more do you need?
Most Elegant Address in Amsterdam: Amstel Hotel
Jul 25, 2008 6:21 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Once in a while we all deserve a real splurge. If you're planning to visit Amsterdam and want to stay in what I consider 'the most elegant hotel in the city', then consider the Amstel Hotel (an Intercontinental property) where elegance abounds
Best English Comedy in Amsterdam
Sep 14, 2008 1:35 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Another great find from my favorite travel guide: Here's Holland (www.heresholland.com). If you're hankering for a night out on the town but you don't speak or understand Dutch, the best place to go for a night of laughs is Boom Chicago, an im
Almere: A City Raised from the Sea
Apr 15, 2008 12:31 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Get this! – There’s a city – in fact the whole province of Flevoland– on land that used to be under the sea… the Zuiderzee, to be exact, before the Dutch reclaimed the land in 1976 and made the country bigger. Leave it to th
When Only the Best Hotel Will Do
Apr 30, 2008 11:35 PM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
If you want an absolutely classy hotel – smack-dab in the center of Amsterdam flanked by not one but two of the main, picturesque canals (Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht) – and oozing with historical charm, then check out the Hotel Pulitzer, p
Let's go Indian!
Jan 12, 2009 4:52 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
OK, so you're in Amsterdam and you're hankering for Indian food. It happens no matter where you travel. Well, give in to that curry craving by heading to one of Amsterdam's best-kept secrets (not anymore), Balraj, an Indian restaurant only a 1
Unique Museum in Utrecht
Nov 22, 2008 11:22 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Utrecht is a hopping Dutch city -- a university town where life is never still and shopping reigns, with plenty of good restaurants and cafes. There's also a unique museum here that everyone loves -- the Musical Clock to Street Organ Museum (Nationaal
THE Place to Stay in The Hague... if you can afford it
Oct 20, 2008 8:49 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Many tourists miss out on visiting The Hague, as they all flock to Amsterdam. Pity, as The Hague has a lot to offer -- great museums and great restaurants in an ever-so-elegant city where the Dutch government resides (although Amsterdam is the official ca
Zany Architecture: Rotterdam
Mar 24, 2008 1:59 PM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
After seeing a photo of Rotterdam’s cubic houses (Kijk-Kubus) in the new travel guide called Here’s Holland, I decided to visit. Wow! Only the Dutch could come up with something that zany! And people actually live in these houses! One of the m
Art with a Twist: Escher in The Hague
Mar 09, 2008 9:31 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
Everybody knows M.C. Escher – you might not know you do, but you do. He’s the famous Dutch graphic artist with a decided twist. His zany, puzzle-like illustrations are most often in black and white, and one of them was the subject for a Rubik&
A bit of heaven: Lakeside B&B near Amsterdam
Apr 10, 2009 2:12 AM GMT Source:
Alexandra Taylor
I've found it. The absolutely perfect lakeside, luxury-for-a-reasonable price, just-opened, historic (1670), stunningly renovated B&B, and the kicker is that it's only 11 minutes from the center of Amsterdam! Inn on the Lake is a breathtaking
