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How to spend 24 hours in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | May 7, 2025 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 2

If you had only 24 hours to spend in Amsterdam, or anywhere else, how would you spend them? This...

Best 10 Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Feb 27, 2023 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

Guest post by Steff Kulis. Amsterdam is a very vegan and vegetarian friendly city! There are so...

A Day in De Pijp Neighbourhood, Amsterdam (tips by a local)

by Dana Marin | Jul 31, 2022 | All Photos, Amsterdam | 0

De Pijp is a charming, bohemian neighbourhood in Amsterdam, right outside the canal rings and...

Day Trips from Amsterdam: My Guide to Breda

by Dana Marin | Sep 10, 2021 | All Photos, City Guides, The Netherlands | 0

Looking for a perfectly relaxed day trip from Amsterdam? Then you might want to consider Breda, a...

What To Do on Your Next Girls’ Night (or Weekend) Out in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Mar 4, 2020 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

The idea for this article came the other day when I realised it’s almost time for...

Cosy evening at Bardak

by Dana Marin | Jan 11, 2020 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

It’s almost the middle of winter and the perfect time for evenings spent indoors, with...

East Mediterranean Food in Amsterdam: NENI

by Dana Marin | Sep 9, 2019 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 2

Life is beautiful, be part of it! This is the motto of NENI, and a taste of their food really...

Fighting Food Waste in Amsterdam: Wasteless Dinners

by Dana Marin | Mar 14, 2019 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 2

There are a number of initiatives fighting food waste in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, and TBYW...

A piece of France in Amsterdam: Cocotte Crêperie Bretonne

by Dana Marin | Nov 10, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 2

In the centre of Amsterdam, on Spuistraat, there’s a little cosy place where delicious dishes like Breton crêpes and galettes can be found. I was very happy to discover Cocotte, and even happier after I tried their...

Saturday night

by Dana Marin | May 29, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

Last Saturday night was all about relaxing, drinking sangria and watching an amazing sunset. I met a friend at Puerto Pata Negra — the place to be for tapas, sangria and sunsets in Amsterdam, and we spent our evening talking and...

The fight for a Sunday brunch

by Dana Marin | Apr 13, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 2

Who doesn’t love a Sunday brunch? Waking up late, being lazy, then bravely dragging yourself out of the house to go somewhere where nice people will cook you something tasty while you’re having that much needed...

Vegan Restaurant DopHert

by Dana Marin | Mar 20, 2017 | All Photos, Lifestyle | 0

Note: this restaurant is permanently closed now. With all the rainy days we’ve had lately, I’ve spent most of the time inside, cosying up on the couch, editing photos and reading. But yesterday I needed a walk and...

Saying goodbye over an apple pie

by Dana Marin | Mar 16, 2017 | All Photos, People and Stories | 0

A dear friend is moving back home this week, leaving Amsterdam one fine writer poorer, and we decided that the best way to say goodbye would be to eat an apple pie at Winkel 43. I don’t know exactly why but there is...

Celebrating Women’s Day in Amsterdam

by Dana Marin | Mar 11, 2017 | All Photos, People and Stories | 1

International Women’s Day, celebrated in some countries and totally unknown in others, is set as March 8th. In Romania, my home country, this is a special and joyful day, also combined with Mother’s Day. Although in...