Amsterdam

"Full of solid, insider information with just the right amount of cynicism."

–Travel Savvy magazine

Are you tired of cliché-ridden guidebooks packed with promotional fluff? Then move over to the IRREVERENT GUIDES–the travel series that no tourist board would dare to recommend.

Look inside for the lowdown on:

• The best places to stay, whether you’re looking for canal-house coziness or unparalleled luxury
• Dutch dining worth seeking out–and tourist traps to avoid
• People watching, hofje hopping, clog shopping, and canal cruising away from the crowds
• The cafes, tap houses, and smoke shops that the locals love

George McDonald is a former deputy editor of and currently contributing writer for Holland Herald, the in-flight magazine for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Now a freelance journalist and travel writer, he has written extensively about Amsterdam and the Netherlands for international magazines and for travel books that include Frommer’s Amsterdam; Frommer’s Portable Amsterdam; Frommer’s Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg; Frommer’s Europe; Frommer’s Europe from $70 a Day; and Frommer’s Europe by Rail. He is also the author of Frommer’s Brussels & Bruges with Ghent & Antwerp.