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Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges and Brussels (Rick Steves)

Amsterdam (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)

Pocket Map and Guide Amsterdam (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)

Every visitor to Amsterdam needs a good map and a good guidebook-now, for the first time, the two have been combined in a unique format at an unbeatable price. Perfectly sized to fit in a purse or back pocket, the Eyewitness Pocket Map & Guide is a fully illustrated guide to all the major sights-plus an ingenious fold-out map so you will never feel lost. The guide also includes restaurants, pubs, shops and a mini-phrasebook. It's all you need for a perfect day out and about-and for just $6.99.

Lonely Planet Amsterdam City Guide (Lonely Planet Amsterdam)

Discover Amsterdam

Uncover a grand church hidden in an attic in the Red Light District

Visit a shoe-shaped home and the office of the future at the Living Tomorrow Pavilion

Sip jenever (Dutch gin) at a traditional tasting house or distillery

Practice your dangling skills sampling herring from a street stall

In This Guide:

42 days of in-city research, five walking tours, three cycling tours, 18 detailed maps

Color Architecture chapter shows the contrast between Amsterdam's classic and modern styles

Local insights from a film director, a boat-tour operator and an author

Joe Pauker's Get Lost! the Cool Guide to Amsterdam (Get Lost)

Joe Pauker, who refers to himself as "a goof," has compiled what is perhaps the funniest, most original guide available to the city of Amsterdam. Get Lost! The Cool Guide to Amsterdam, which is clearly not aimed at mainstream travelers, will take you to the places that standard guidebooks don't bother to cover (at least not in any detail): sex shows, hemp and 'shroom shops, and places where you can get free samples of cheese when you're too low on cash to buy food. Pauker's not shy about sharing his opinions, either. On taxis: "They're expensive, and they treat cyclists like shit, but if you really need one ... [they're] very comfortable." On banks and developers who would evict squatters: they're "conservative pigs who care more about money than people." And on cannabis: "nederwiet (Dutch grown weed, such as Northern Lights) is spectacular."

Off-the-wall humor and opinions aside, you get the feeling that Pauker really knows Amsterdam and wouldn't give you bum advice. Hotels and hostels (including the comfortable couches at Schiphol Airport), restaurants, attractions, and shopping are all covered in some detail, and obvious care was taken in selecting those establishments hip enough (and cheap enough) to make it into the book. If you're the kind of traveler who might need the Dutch translation of "stoned as a shrimp," or if you simply appreciate a fresh perspective and directions away from the trampled path, let Pauker be your guide to the "coolest, most happening city in Europe."

Joe Pauker is back! This 10th edition of his Cool Guide sizzles with new and exciting things to do in Amsterdam. Opinionated, but never irreverent, Get Lost! remains the only guide to cover Amsterdam's underground culture accurately and extensively, leading travellers to the cheapest, funkiest and most delicious spots in town: inexpensive organic restaurants, the coolest bars and clubs, an incredible array of alternative museums, mind-expanding cafes, one-of-a-kind shops, and, of course, the kinkiest corners of the Red Light District. Readers trust The Cool Guide for practical information, and for the lowdown on more obscure topics such as local pirate radio, and the squat scene. As always, it's printed on eco-friendly recycled paper with vegetable-based inks. With Joe Pauker's legendary guide, every traveler has a cool friend in Amsterdam.

Streetwise Amsterdam Map - Laminated City Street Map of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Streetwise Amsterdam Map - Laminated City Street Map of Amsterdam, Netherlands - Folding pocket size travel map with integrated tram lines & train stations

This map covers the following areas:
Main Amsterdam Map 1:14,500

Brussels (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)

Highlights include: Lower Town, Upper Town, Greater Brussels, as well as sited beyond the city.

Frommer's Portable Aruba, Bonaire, & Curacao (Frommer's Portable)

Tourism in Aruba increased 5.7 0.000000rom 2001 to 2005, with 1.2 million people vacationing there in 2005. In 2006, one-fifth of the travelers to Curaçao were from the U.S.

Rick Steves' Amsterdam, Bruges, and Brussels 2007 (Rick Steves)

Lonely Planet the Netherlands (Lonely Planet Travel Guides)

Knock back a frothy beer and discover the unique ambience of Dutch gezeligheid in an Amsterdam brown cafe, p. 34. Wake up early to witness a bidding war for rare tulips at the world's largest flower auction, p. 171. Hear the sludge squelch on an invigorating wadlopen walk across mudflats, p. 251. Get spooked in the total darkness of the Sint Pietersberg tunnels, p. 281. Two expert authors, over 1000 hours of on-the-ground research and 89 maps. Special cycling chapter gives you a push start with recommended routes on the Netherlands' 20,000km of bike paths. Impress your Dutch friends with insights from our dedicated environment, culture, and history chapters. Visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates, and traveller suggestions.