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Tired of bringing home Delft’s blue miniatures as souvenirs? Then hop on your (rental) bike, discover stunning Amsterdam places where you can also fill your gift bag... read more >
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Sparked by the idea of an office mate, I share with you great design shops in amsterdam - ideal for finding unique Christmas gifts. As of 10 December, I will upload another design shop.
updated: best tea shops in amsterdam
I've sworn of Pickwick powder tea for years... Amsterdam has a long standing history in tea trading, and some of the best tea shops remained in the city.
Click to read where you can get Christmas crackers, too! And here are the best coffee selling shops.
This morning the first flakes of snow came twirling down. Winter 2012/2013 has started, and here is where to go to warm up! And yes, most of them feature a fire place.
Amsterdam is another bar richer: Dvars. To me it’s a cocktail bar, to my friend it’s a wine bar and to someone else it may be the bar where to enjoy a Scotch and cigar. The common denominator: it’s a BAR. Dvars wants to cater to all and doesn’t like to be placed in a tiny box.
Bas Rookhuijzen (31), Global Account Manager at Capgemini.
How did Bas manage to rise the corporate ladder? Is Capgemini hiring and how important is to learn Dutch for foreigners trying to get a job in Amsterdam?
Niche shops have been around for ages (ie hotel chocolat, tea bar, and the kaaskamer), yet now the first true niche restaurant in Amsterdam has opened its doors: meatballs.
Now you may guess what they serve...
My two vegetarian friends invited me to join them on a ‘raw food night’ at Alchemist Garden. It was a cold November evening and I really longed for ‘warm, comfort food’, which is quite the opposite of (unheated) raw food. So, after eating half a plate of Boboti and biked to the Alchemist on the Overtoom.
Kira