Written and researched by a team of local writers, Time Out Amsterdam is considered to be the most savvy of all the guidebooks to Europe's naughtiest capital city. The 10th edition has been comprehensively updated, and is packed with tempting colour photographs, informative boxes dealing with everything from the correct way to consume a herring to the world's first (and probably only) lesbian style magazine, and dragging beer and handbags and - what else? - marijuana along for the bicycle ride.
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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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I got the book for a March 2002 trip to Amsterdam and it is right up to date with prices in Euros!
The book is divided into the usual sections of Where to go, where to stay, where to eat etc but it also has short articles that illustrate the heart and soul of the capital of the Netherlands.
There are articles on the drugs culture and the red light district which give you much more of a feel for the real Amsterdam beyond the stereotypes. There is advice on tourist traps, ethnic Indonesian eateries where the locals go, must see museums, the places to go for value and the places to avoid.
Each area in Amsterdam is well described and the book was easy to navigate around.
It pointed us toward excellent restaurants and saved us money and time.
It also helped us get around with advice on the trams!
The book made the trip a breeze and allowed us to squeeze the most from a short time.
Time Out Amsterdam is pretty much spot on in all it says.
Enjoy!
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
An impressively useful book covering almost all aspects of Amsterdam, from a useful list of entertertainment venues, restaurants, bars, museums through to the more "interesting" aspects of the city.
Two of the most useful bits of information were that this is a cash-orientated society, and also how to use the trams (they're more complex than you think!)
One of the best ways of exploring the city is to just wander off with this in your pocket and discover it for yourself - the maps cover the city centre, and the guide book takes you through everything you are likely to see. Recommended.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By Dan Fante
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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.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Out of date
This book is very out of date!
For a more up to date Guide Book, get a DK one or even better get 'Get Lost' Amsterdam, they are the most up to date ones.
For a more up to date Guide Book, get a DK one or even better get 'Get Lost' Amsterdam, they are the most up to date ones.
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Chelloflower
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good guide, but mpas could be clearer
I liked the Time Out guide. I found the writing easy to read and the narrative useful with phone numbers for interesting activities. The layout was good. Read more
Published on 6 May 2008 by Robert
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit too wordy...
If you want something quick and easy, dont get this, but i did find it useful for 'research' before i went. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by Amy Fleming
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Guide To Amsterdam
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. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2005 by european_traveller
5.0 out of 5 stars
Time out have done it again
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... Read more
Published on 29 July 2005 by Shropshirelass
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best guidebook to Amsterdam
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... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2002
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best guides I've seen
My review is of the 7th edition year 2002.
I originally had a list of over 100 sites we wanted to see during our first trip to Amsterdam. Read more
Published on 2 April 2002
5.0 out of 5 stars
As with Amsterdam - Compact, intersting and easy to use!
Similar to the other Time Out travel guides, this book is large on content, but manages to avoid being dull. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2000
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