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Amsterdam: Waiting for Van Gogh

Amsterdam: Waiting for Van Gogh

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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Amsterdam: Things you can’t do

Amsterdam: Things you can’t do

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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It’s official. Tourists can’t blaze in Amsterdam

It’s official. Tourists can’t blaze in Amsterdam

Well, it’s finally coming down. A few months ago, we warned that Amsterdam, known for decadent fun and high times was changing it’s ways. Now, it’s official. Amsterdam’s far right leaning leaders have enacted a law to prohibit the sale of marijuana to tourists. The world renowned coffee shops, known for a much wider...

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Amsterdam: No Pot for Tourists

Amsterdam: No Pot for Tourists

Amsterdam is known for many things. Van Gogh, the Red Light District and coffee shops that sell a lot more than coffee and lattes. Amsterdam’s government has taken a right turn towards conservatism. Now, after having closed down a third of the brothels in the Red Light District, lawmakers are setting their sights on...

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Amsterdam: Red lights, Mary Jane and killer bicycles

Amsterdam: Red lights, Mary Jane and killer bicycles

In Amsterdam, it's not the wacky weed or the wanton sex that'll kill you; beware the bicycles.

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Den Haag Hilton is just like the one in The Hauge

Den Haag Hilton is just like the one in The Hauge

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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The highs and lows of Farecompare.com

The highs and lows of Farecompare.com

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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Amsterdam: A diary of life and death and what to do in between

Amsterdam: A diary of life and death and what to do in between

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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Amsterdam: What ever floats your (house)boat

Amsterdam: What ever floats your (house)boat

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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Amsterdam: A woman’s walk on the wild side

Amsterdam: A woman’s walk on the wild side

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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