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Pages: 320 (Paperback) Editor: Steve Korver ISBN: 1904978363 Pub: Time Out Group Ltd Pub date: 2005-07-07 Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 152050 |
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Editorial Review:
Amsterdam is "in a nutshell, one of the most consistently surprising, thrilling intriguing, bloody-minded, compelling cities on earth". It is a city for art lovers, shoppers and pleasure seekers of every type. Time Out Amsterdam is an essential guide to the high art and low culture of this city of contradictions.
Reliably highlighting the best of Amsterdam, The Time Out Guide also features the quirky, kitsch and outrageous of the city. You get the skinny on everything from tulips and windmills to coffee-houses and "wild pissing". It is obviously written by those in the know--there are excellent guides to neighbourhoods (don't miss the Jordaan) and the shopping section recommendations were clearly verified by a number of Dutch trendies.
The maps are easy to use and well positioned at the back of the book. As you would expect from the Time Out series, all budgets are catered for from students to those with the urge to splurge and the result is high value for money. Among the gems to be found in the guide is a one-stop clubbing shop "Housewives on Fire" and an elegant Art Deco sauna. The extensive hotel listings are particularly useful as rooms go very quickly in Amsterdam, especially on weekends. --Chris Cosgrove
Reader Reviews:
A bit too wordy... (0/0 people found this helpful)
If you want something quick and easy, dont get this, but i did find it useful for 'research' before i went. I found that once i was out there, i wanted info quickly and concisely, and this wasn't the best one for it. Maps were okay and easy to use but im afraid this just wasn't my favourite out of the ones i took with me.
It was well laid out however, in easy to use sections for the topic and neighbourhood. I wouldnt rule out this one altogether, it's all down to personal taste, and if you like the Time Out in general, then you'll probably be okay with this guide.
The Best Guide To Amsterdam (8/8 people found this helpful)
The Time Out Guide to Amsterdam is quite simply the best on the market.It's easy to use and features exstensive details on a whole range of different topics.It is also great for background reading on Amsterdam with pleanty of interesting anecdotes.Don't go to Amsterdam without it!
Time out have done it again (11/11 people found this helpful)
I truly believe that the Time Out guides are the best city guides available. I have previously used Time Out guides to New York and Las Vegas, and have found them all exceptionally helpful in enabling me to get around the city, visit the best places, eat great food, and stay in good places. Amsterdam guide is no exception. Well written, with street maps, contact numbers for venues, and an easy to follow layout, I would chose Time Out guides every time. It is however important to buy the latest guide available; otherwise you might miss out on some great events.
Great all round guide (12/12 people found this helpful)
This book provides everything you need to know about the 'Dam whether you're into smoking weed, going to the flower market, visiting the Rijksmuseum or all of the above. Whereas most other guides either try to be cool and focus on the more debauched side of the city or are a bit dull and only discuss the art galleries and museums, this guide does both. I visited some of the cafes, bars and cofeeshops recommended by the guide as well as the brilliant Van Gogh museum and all of them were excellent. An essential purchase for any trip to Amsterdam.
The best guidebook to Amsterdam (7/7 people found this helpful)
Last week I was passing through Amsterdam and I had 2 days spare, so I decided to stop over. Before setting off I bought this guide (based on other positive reviews on Amazon) and I wasn't disappointed. It covers everything you need to know, whether you're a stoner or a culture fiend, and it definitely saved me from wasting a lot of time when I got there. My only complaint is that locations of interest are not marked on the maps, as they would be in an LP or Rough Guide, but that really is a minor detail. 5 out of 5!!!
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