The 13 Best Hotels in Amsterdam Offer a Chance at Canalside LivingBy James BennettAugust 24, 2025 In 2011, Italian architect Piero Lissoni transformed this 19th-century bank-turned-music conservatory into one of Amsterdam’s most stylish contemporary boutique hotels. The pièce de résistance is a…
Breakfast in Amsterdam, aperitifs in Vienna: how to make the most of your time in Europe’s sleeper train hubs | Rail travelBy James BennettAugust 24, 2025 You may dash for your morning commuter train, but you won’t want to rush for the sleeper to Vienna. The Nightjet train to the Austrian capital is…
Laid-back Noord: a scenic antidote to the crowds of central Amsterdam | Amsterdam holidaysBy James BennettAugust 14, 2025 The evening sun glints across the quiet marina, and the wooden gable ends of the houses lean gently into a street whose silence is broken only…