Sure some of the Hilton Hotel properties are a little above some traveler’s budgets — but not everyone ones’. And if you’re in a far away from home, spending the extra cash might be worth it. Hipster doesn’t always mean poor. Sometimes enjoying the finer things in life means spending some money on them....
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Finding a good deal can be better than well mixed vodka gimlet, but losing it before you even really found it, well, that can be kind of depressing. How do you avoid that? We have a way.
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A morning at Anne Frank's house can change the way you see Amsterdam. It may be an old story now, but to not spend an hour seeing, and sometimes touching, the same ground as this famous one-time author would be a tragedy.
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Here's a waterbed you just might enjoy -- the Blue Wave Bed & Breakfast, where you can sleep on one of Amsterdam's canals and still be minutes from the city's center.
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Any trip to Amsterdam is not complete without a visit to the Van Gogh Museum. You may not be an art aficionado, but you can’t miss seeing this museum, filled with the life’s work history’s second most famous one-eared artists. If you don’t know anything about art or Van Gogh’s work, here some pointers...
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Many people may think of Amsterdam as a lawless kind of city. After all, half of the the seven deadly sins are perfectly legal in this Dutch city. However, we found more than a few things you can't do -- here are a couple of pictures.
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Everyone knows about Amsterdam's Red Light District -- but only half of the people in the world understand what it's like to walk down those dark street as woman. Vikki Stenstream Burgess offers her perspective.
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For anyone looking for a safe bet room in Amsterdam, the Hotel Ibis will serve you well. It’s clean, safe and so close to Central Station — the thumping heart beat of the city — that trains actually run under it. There’s no confusion finding the hotel, just take the train from Schiphol Airport...
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It didn't take long in Europe to figure out what the new fashion coming to the U.S. will be -- and just in time for Winter. Short skirts, tights and boots were the craze all around Amsterdam during a recent trip there. We only hope those who can't pull off the outfit show a little...
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When you tell people you’re going to Amsterdam, everyone has something to say. They nod in some sort of knowing way, like you’re going to spend the entire trip smoking a joint on a prostitute’s bed. Just because they think that’s the way to enjoy a long weekend, you don’t have to. Amsterdam is...
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