by Becky Churilla | Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Being called cheap or frugal can be an insult to some, but our bargain-hunting mama, Becky Churilla, wears the label with pride. After six years of scouring the city’s vintage and second-hand shops, she shares her favorites with Amsterdam Mamas. One of my...
by Editorial Team | Life in Amsterdam, Restaurants & Eating Out, Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Chocolate! We love it! And these are our favourite chocolatiers in Amsterdam. Centrum: Dutch Homemade Haarlemmerstraat 122 Vijzelstraat 69 Oude hoogstraat Patisserie Kuyt Utrechtsestraat 109-111 They make their own chocolates in an amazing variety and the size...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Bicycling, New to Amsterdam, Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Spend any time on a bike in Amsterdam and you’ll soon discover the many types of rain: soft rain, drizzle, spitting, misty rain, downpour, torrential rain and so on. Meaning, you’re bound to get wet. But we’ve got you covered – from coats to...
by Mèdia Donyadari-van Westering | Children, Living Sustainably, Shopping, The Mamas Recommend
Our guide to the best second-hand clothing shops to buy and sell children’s clothing in Amsterdam. Just before my son’s 3rd birthday, I noticed that the shirt he wore just a week earlier was now too small. The sleeves (which hadn’t I just stopped rolling...
by Samir Malik | Money, Shopping
Who doesn’t think about saving more money? Not only are there many clever ways of saving that odd cent here and there, but there are ways of actually ‘making’ money from what you buy. Read on for one of our Papa’s tips. ...
by Editorial Team | Legal, Shopping
As we shop online more and more these days, it’s important to know what our consumer rights are. This resourceful article has been reproduced courtesy of Hollywood2Holland. In a previous blog post not long ago, I talked about a woman in the Netherlands who...