by Katherine Perretta | Schooling
Are you new to Amsterdam and looking for fun things to do with your children? Or have your children outgrown some of their old favorites? Maybe you’ve lived here for a long time but are curious about what other families do in their free time. Either way, we’ve...
by Editorial Team | The Mamas Recommend
It’s time to discover the winners of the Amsterdam Mamas Recommends Awards 2018! Over 330 businesses, events, and services were nominated by the Amsterdam Mamas community and over 1300 community members cast their votes for the winners. Nominated by...
by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Letters From Emmy
This is a very important post for the AM team. This is our 500th post on the website since we launched in May 2012. We thought it would be fitting to make such an achievement, a celebration. Read on… This month is PARTY! month at Amsterdam Mamas, not...
by Ruth Oei-Abraham | Bicycling, Book Reviews, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
Ruth Oei-Abraham shares her review of the book Learn to Cycle in Amsterdam, a guide to the most practised activity in The Netherlands. Neuroscientist and author Xing Chen (pictured at left) grew up in Singapore and lived in the US and the UK before moving...
by Ruth Oei-Abraham | Travel
A book about cycling. What could be a more appropriate read if you live in Amsterdam? More people in the Dutch capital own a bike than a car, and it is likely their most useful and beloved possession. Ruth Oei-Abraham reviews Ride With Me –...