by Mary Petiet | Children, Life in Amsterdam, The Mamas Recommend
The Amsterdam Mamas Recommend awards shine a spotlight on the best family activities, events, and services in the city for all budgets, ages, and interests. Nominated by parents, voted for by parents. Presenting the winner of the category Best Day...
by Amanda van Mulligen | Cultural Holidays, Winter
New Year in the Netherlands is quite a shock for some newcomers. Amanda van Mulligen outlines below the mayhem ahead. Flee for your lives, or embrace the chaos – that’s been my motto when it comes to seeing the New Year in in the Netherlands since I moved here in...
by Amrita Suri and Tasneem Hatimbhai | Autumn, Covid, Cultural Holidays
What’s the upside to bare trees and cooling temperatures? Holiday season, of course! Now, thanks to the growing community of Indian Amsterdammers, holiday season begins even sooner. Amrita Suri and Tasneem Hatimbhai have joined forces to cover all things Diwali...
by Editorial Team | Cultural Holidays, Life in Amsterdam, Winter
Whatever the famous carol may say, we need more than Twelve Days of Christmas to take in all the holiday magic Amsterdam offers in December. Here’s a roundup of the festive (and practical) resources in and around Amsterdam this Christmas. Well, they are here, ready or...