When you are visiting such a touristic hot-spot, I think it becomes very difficult to distinguish the good from the bad. So we were lucky enough to discover a lovely little pancake restaurant in the old district of Amsterdam:

http://upstairspannenkoeken.nl/?page_id=56&lang=en

It is renowned for being the smallest restaurant in the world and the … Read more

Amsterdam is a great choice for a getaway. There are so many interesting places to see, and here are some of my favorite:

• The canals. I'd highly recommend you take a tour of Amsterdam's historic web of 165 canals. They allow you to get in touch with the city in a far more interesting way than … Read more

I'll leave the attractions for others to answer. There are a lot of things to see there and you can't really go wrong even if you have no idea of what there is to see. You can on the other hand really screw your trip up by not having a room reserved.

Americans think they … Read more