Amsterdam has a huge population of elm trees. This inconspicuous fact is a bit of a bore, I admit, but come spring time, the 75,000 elm trees that line the streets cause a sensation of snow storms for weeks on end. When you visit Amsterdam during spring time for a short vacation and are staying […]

Most self respecting cities have a few of them. Built into park benches, in shopping malls or at train and bus stations. Now Amsterdam has one too; a public mobile charge point. In case you’re visiting Amsterdam for a short break and are running out of juice, simply head to the Museumplein, where the brand […]

Nothing could be a more obvious pastime while in Amsterdam than visiting museums. The city is essentially one big museum – with most of the old centre having been built by art aware merchants in the 17th century. Amsterdam offers more than fine arts museums, including numerous places to learn about history, science, fashion, architecture, […]

Chocolate lovers, indulge when you’re on a short stay in Amsterdam. You are on somewhat holy ground in this town, because the port of Amsterdam is one of the busiest cocoa ports in the world.  If you happen to visit Amsterdam during the weekend of March 29th and 30th, make your way to the Scheepvaartmuseum […]

Apartheid & After, the photography exhibition in Amsterdam’s Huis Marseille, unveils the interesting issue of where photographers whose work was instrumental in fighting the apartheid regime pointed their cameras after the apartheid era came to an end in 1990.  Where did South African photographers with a solid international reputation like David Goldblatt met Paul Alberts, […]