The Netherlands Board of Tourism is at it again. Last year, they held an artsy contest awarding a free trip to whoever had the cleverest "what I would give up" photo entry. Now, there's a new contest: "Just be. In Holland."
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The Netherlands Board of Tourism is at it again. Last year, they held an artsy contest awarding a free trip to whoever had the cleverest "what I would give up" photo entry. Now, there's a new contest: "Just be. In Holland."
By answering a Holland-themed question ...Who's got style? CitizenM in Amsterdam named trendiest hotel
If you're not one to sacrifice fashion - ever - then you'll do well to stay at CitizenM in Amsterdam. According to a release from hotel review site TripAdvisor, CitizenM was selected out of 719 hotels and awarded the 'trendiest" title.
The hotel is located in the center ...Snowy roads in the Netherlands may be smelling sweet this winter
There seems to be a major salt shortage in the Netherlands this winter. According to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, the country normally uses about 70,000 tons of salt to de-ice the roads each winter. So far this year, over 100,000 tons have already been spread on icy roads ...A short primer for Aruba rubes
I'll admit it: I didn't know precisely where Aruba was until I had already decided I'd spend a week there last month. What language did they speak in Aruba? I wasn't quite sure of that either. Major cities? Um, Aruba City? Needless to say, I was a complete Aruba ...Step 1: Set camera's self-timer for 2 seconds. Step 2: Push button. Step 3: Run away.
"The rules are simple," writes a photographer who goes by muggezifter (roughly "nit-picker"). "I put the self-timer on 2 seconds, push the button and try to get as far from the camera as I can." Over at the aptly-named blog Running from Camera, muggezifter has collected ...The Netherlands to start full body scans of all US bound passengers
The Dutch government held a press conference this morning announcing their plans to beef up security at Amsterdam Schiphol airport.
Within three weeks, fifteen bodyscan machines will be in place (sources say the machines are the Rapiscan Secure 1000 scanners), and a 100% ...Amsterdam Schiphol airport in damage control mode after terror attempt
If you want a surefire way to have the international aviation community look down on your airport, all you need to do is make the news as "the airport" where a terror attempt originated.
Amsterdam Schiphol is the airport where yesterdays trouble may have started. I'm of ...Man ignites small bomb on U.S. bound plane
A Nigerian man is under arrest after igniting a bomb on a plane bound for Detroit yesterday. Abdul Mudallad, 23, used a powder strapped to his leg mixed with a syringe containing some sort of liquid to set off a small explosion on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 from Amsterdam ...Update on 14-year old sailor Laura Dekker
Yesterday we posted a story about 14-year old Laura Dekker, a Dutch girl who has dreams of sailing solo around the world in an attempt to claim the title of youngest person to achieve that goal. Several months back, the Dutch government ruled that she would have to stay in ...Amsterdam's floating flower market
Amsterdam's Singel canal, which in the Middle Ages encircled the city as a moat, is home to the world's only floating flower market, Bloemenmarkt. The stalls sit like large, partially-enclosed pontoon boats up against the street, and from the inside, they appear to be ...14-year old Dutch sailor goes missing, turns up in St. Maartin
Remember Laura Dekker? She's the young Dutch girl who made headlines last summer for wanting to sail solo around the world at the age of 13, only to later be denied the opportunity by the Dutch government. At that time, it was decided that she would remain in the custody of ...Santa crawl around the world: Ho! Ho! Ho! from Gadling to you
Last Saturday night, Times Square was literally a Santa free for all. I first noticed the Santa madness as I approached from the direction of the Empire State Building while walking along Broadway. Along the way, a group of five Santas passed me. Then another group of ...Amsterdam coffee shops - the inside scoop
Amsterdam is an exciting cultural center, full of houseboats and bicycles, trains, museums, a legendary red light district with legal drugs and the one thing which seems to come to many minds first: coffee shops where you can buy and smoke pot.
Cannabis is ...10 Weird Things to Watch for in Holland
Holland is a beautiful part of the Netherlands, but as you might expect, the seat of Amsterdam is a little bit kooky. On our recent trip there, we saw a myriad of weird and cool things we couldn't help but photograph. Now, in case you should be heading there any time soon, ...Amsterdam canal boat narration full of mistakes
If you have ever been to Amsterdam as a tourist, then you have probably taken one of the many canal boat "rondvaart" trips. Seeing Amsterdam from its canals is quite simply one of the best ways to experience the city.
Local Dutch journalists recently took several of these ...Crazy Dutch souvenirs - a pictorial ode to wooden shoes, windmills and more
When it comes to wooden shoe and windmill souvenirs, apparently The Netherlands just can't get enough. I started photographing them right away when I got to Holland, but couldn't have imagined the creative lengths to which the Dutch would go. Remember that scene in Forrest ...The Netherlands' worst holiday tradition, Black Peet
The history of Black Peet, or Zwarte Piet, is a subject of much disagreement. The explanation that makes the most sense to us (and seems the most likely) is that just as wealthy Dutch families once had black servants, so did Santa Claus. Rather than the elves we're used to ...Them's fightin' birds - swans vs. ducks in Amsterdam
There's a gang war in Amsterdam's Red Light District, and it's for the birds. Seriously. The swans and ducks are out to get each other.
I first noticed the commotion because of the ducks. They were so loud, and unlike the placid ducks I know from my home lakes in ...The most beautiful Pizza Hut in the world
Is it a shame, or is it fantastic? Rather than tear down a former royal building in The Netherlands' historic Den Haag (The Hague), it's been turned into a Pizza Hut. What do you think about that, National Trust for Historic Preservation? Taco Bell at Hemingway's house in ...Cool contest for a free trip to Amsterdam
The Netherlands Board of Tourism and Lloyd Hotel (pictured) have teamed up to bring one lucky winner (and a buddy) to Amsterdam for free -- well, almost free.
This contest is about sacrifice: they want to know what you would give for a trip to Amsterdam ... literally. To ...
