The InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam was chosen as Netherlands’ Leading Business Hotel during the World Travel Awards 2009 ceremony, which took place in Obidos, Portugal, in October. This year’s poll was the highest in the World Travel Awards’ 16-year history, with more than 170,000 industry professionals casting their votes for what they consider to be the [...]
In Amsterdam, the rental agency, Mac Bike, recommended a route called “The Great Waterland Bicycle Tour.” I followed the route, well described on the map, through Amsterdam, riding past charming canals, beautiful architecture, over pedestrians (well, past most but nearly over one or two who stepped in front of the bike) and alongside other cyclists [...]
Hotel Pulitzer has all the charm of an Amsterdam canal house, yet it offers a luxury, five-star hotel experience. The hotel’s gardens and courtyards provide small sanctuaries from Amsterdam’s bustling street life. One of Hotel Pulitzer’s key selling points, however, is that it is ideally situated in the heart of the old city center for exploring Amsterdam by boat, bike or on foot, and returning to all the trappings of a luxury hotel.
The Anne Frank House museum will put the Holocaust victim’s diaries and other writings on permanent display to commemorate what would have been her 80th birthday on June 12, 1929. For more, read the USA Today article.
Love cruising? Love cycling? Love sweets? From Rotterdam, I cycled less than 10 miles to Delft, the charming village where I stopped to eat and learn more about Stroopwafels with Wil and Erik Schravendijk. You can rent bikes in Rotterdam near the Central Train Station for around 6.50 euros. You’ll need to leave a 50 [...]
New museum offers opportunities for those cruising to or from Amsterdam this summer. On June 20, 2009, a major new European cultural destination situates itself in Amsterdam. Hermitage Amsterdam opens its doors to welcome visitors to an elegantly restored 17th-century building that will serve as the only dedicated, independently managed venue in the West of [...]
