These Amsterdam attractions make beautiful Amsterdam a dream destination that deserves a spot on everyone’s Europe bucket list. If you’ve read our post on the 12 things to love about Amsterdam and have decided to take the plunge (i.e., visit), then this post answers the next logical question ...
Amsterdam: 12 Things You’ll Absolutely Love
Amsterdam is my second favorite city in Europe. Next to Paris, it’s the place I most want to go back to again and again. In fact, on some days when I’m feeling particularly nostalgic, it could even bump off Paris from its number one spot and claim that coveted “Most Favorite European City of Mine” ...
Day Trips From Amsterdam: 5 Awesome Destinations
These day trips from Amsterdam would make your Netherlands travel more awesome! Amsterdam Amsterdam may be an amazing city, but The Netherlands is more than just its famous capital. This country of flowers and cheese is replete with interesting locales that are just as fascinating as ...
Haarlem: A Perfect Day Trip from Amsterdam
Haarlem was one of our top destinations in the Netherlands during our last Europe backpacking trip. It was a must-see for us, an itinerary set in stone, mainly because we wanted to see the Müller organ at the Grote Kerk van St Bavo. The Müller organ is a magnificent and gigantic ...
Marken, The Netherlands: Beautiful Coastal Town
If you're visiting Amsterdam in the Netherlands, make sure also to make time for the beautiful Dutch countryside. This includes the picturesque villages of Volendam, Edam, and Marken. These scenic towns are not only great places to escape the tourist crowd that usually pervades Amsterdam, but are ...
Edam: Cheese Market and Going Around
Every bit as charming as the traditional fishing village of Volendam in Holland is another beautiful city in the Dutch countryside called Edam. Edam, as some of you may already have guessed by now, is home to the famous cheese of the same name—the Edam Cheese, a semi-hard variety with pale ...
Netherlands’ Volendam: A Picturesque Dutch Countryside
Volendam is a picturesque little harbor town tucked into the northern part of Holland in The Netherlands. Situated on the shores of the Marker Meer, Volendam is a popular tourist attraction. It is known for two things: old fishing boats and residents that still wear their traditional Dutch ...