‘Travel’ Archives
Restaurant Review: De Keuken Van 1870, Amsterdam
The hot spot for hutspot: Amsterdam's De Keuken Van 1870 has been serving hungry patrons for years, at the lowest of low prices. Travel is mind-expanding, soul-enriching fun but it can be hard going when you're away from home, whether you're in the middle of a trek round [Read More]
Hotel Review: DoubleTree by Hilton, Amsterdam
Comfortable and well-connected, the Amsterdam DoubleTree is a solid if anodyne base from which to explore the city. You're never far from much in Amsterdam, but the city's DoubleTree Hilton is emphatic in its convenience. A relatively new hotel, already relaunched and [Read More]
Well Bread: We Review Brood Bar, Amsterdam
Good Brood. Amsterdam's bread bar is fast, friendly and far from crusty. Just a short hop for hungry travellers emerging from Amsterdam's Centraal Station, and closer still to Nieuemarkt if you're looking for landmarks, you can find satisfyingly simple Brood Bar on the [Read More]
Restaurant Review: Hemelse Modder, Amsterdam
Set back from the hubbub but within touching distance of the action, Contemporary Dutch restaurant Hemelse Modder represents the best of central Amsterdam, combining a warm, relaxed welcome with excellent food and a few refreshingly civilised, open-minded touches of the [Read More]
A Simple Plan(e): We Review Strategic Airlines Flights
I'm not sure what the strategy is; shoddy, knackered planes and rude incompetence? Air travel can be a grisly business when you do it on a budget, something akin to the endurance sport of the rush hour commute, to be tolerated with a combination of Zen philosphy and [Read More]
