by Emmy Coffey McCarthy | Letters From Emmy
It’s our birthday! The Amsterdam Mamas Facebook group is four years old today! Four years of laughter, surprises, conversation and support. We felt it was time to update our community on what has been going on behind the scenes… This past weekend we...
by Deborah Nicholls-Lee | Family Travel, The Mamas Recommend, Travel
Got friends and family visiting but no spare room? Here are our Mamas’ recommendations for family-friendly accommodation in Amsterdam. Centrum The Multatuli apartment, run by Amsterdam Mama Joanna Monkhouse, is a three-bedroom...
by Donna Bardsley | Podcast
In this episode, we kick off our third season and introduce our new co-host, Katherine Perretta, as well as some new segments. We hand the mic over to our director, Emmy McCarthy, to talk about whatever she wants for five minutes or less — and we find out her...
by Anna Csanadi and Deborah Nicholls-Lee | Children, Life in Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend
Are you looking for a good haircut for your child in an environment that will put them at ease? Look no further: We’ve shortlisted 15 of the top kinderkapper recommendations from the Amsterdam Mamas Facebook group. That’s one less thing to worry...
by Penny Vegter | Life in Amsterdam, Living Sustainably
A number of you will have found voting forms on your doormats recently. One might be to vote in the forthcoming European Parliament Elections, the other allows you to vote in a referendum on Amsterdam’s ‘hoofdgroenstructuur’, or green space policy. Voting on both...