Amsterdam

Amsterdam Drug Consultant August de Loor Gets A Medal August de Loor started his work on drugs and drug use in the early 1970’s. He was one of the co-founders of the ‘junkie union’ Medical Service Heroine Users (MDHG), the first interest group in the Netherlands by and for hard drugs addicts. Instead of referring heroin users, the […]

Interview With Russell Shorto Russell Shorto Bio Russell Shorto is an American writer, historian and journalist who’s best known for his book Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City and his book on the Dutch origins of New York City: The Island at the Center of the World. If you’re interested in Amsterdam, liberalism, tolerance and the Dutch […]

dr. Kate Lister from Whores of Yore. Picture source: Leeds Trinity University Whores of Yore Expert About Sex Work Kate Lister works as a Dr. at Leeds Trinity University but she is more widely known around the world because of her Twitter account @whoresofyore. With Whores of Yore Kate aims to give a voice to the […]

FEBO Netherlands: Typical Dutch Food Out Of A Wall 10 Questions For The CEO of FEBO Netherlands Dennis Borst (in picture above) is the current managing director of FEBO Netherlands. He’s also the grandson of Johan de Borst (1919 – 2008),  the founder of the FEBO. The restaurant chain was originally just a bakery named “Maison […]

Amsterdam Escape Room Sherlocked What is an escape room? An escape room is a physical adventure game in which players are locked in a room and have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles and escape within a set time limit. The games are designed for groups of two to […]

Amsterdam’s Prostitutes Demonstrate Against Sex Doll Brothels Over 200 sex workers and sympathizers are protesting in Amsterdam against the opening of more Red Light District brothels with just real sex dolls. From the Oudekerksplein, located in the heart of the Red Light District, they walked to city hall, to offer the local mayor a petition. […]

New Permit For Guides In Amsterdam Red Light District (updated on April 02, 2018) From the 1st of April 2018, all tour guides who work in Amsterdam’s Red Light District will need to have a permit from the City of Amsterdam. This has been decided by the local government. We have been informed about this […]

New Popular Amsterdam Red Light District Documentary Dutch TV broadcaster BNN recently made a very interesting Amsterdam Red Light District Documentary. The documentary makers interviewed prostitutes, residents, brothel owners, brothel cleaners, tourists, strippers, local authorities, our tour company owner and many other experts. The production team contacted us and asked if they could join one […]

What Is The Current Situation Of The Tourism Economy In Amsterdam? “Amsterdam must continue with its city promotion abroad!” That is what the directors of all Amsterdam’s cultural institutions (like the Van Gogh Museum & Rijksmuseum) advocate in Dutch newspaper “Het Parool.” The tourism sector in amsterdam continues to grow. As a result some political parties want […]

Picture by Kippa Evert Elzinga, ANP. Amsterdam Sex Doll Brothel In The Red Light District Dutch television program Spuiten en Slikken (Injecting and Swallowing) opened a “Pop Up Brothel’ in the Red Light District on the 24th of January 2018. There you could have sex with a real doll.  The Amsterdam Sex Doll Brothel was […]