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Amsterdam has some 400 bridges and a bicycle is the appropriate way to explore them.

Lycra-free zone: The country where cycling is all about going slow

Cycling slowly doesn’t come easy to the uninitiated, but in the Netherlands is an art you should cultivate.

  • by Brian Johnston
Lizzo performing at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena last month.
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Amsterdam

The stuff Lizzo is being sued over? I’ve done it too, many times

It’s never great when you’re reading about someone being sued for doing terrible things and you think ... um, I’ve done that.

  • by Ben Groundwater
August is hot in Taipei.

Late winter escapes: The world’s best places for an August holiday

Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer, winter or welcoming dry season.

  • by Brian Johnston
The grand interior of the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam.

Asia’s luxury hotel brands are slowly taking over Europe

The Anantara’s new Amsterdam hotel marks the latest in a steady move into Europe by brands including Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-La and Raffles.

  • by Keith Austin
Rotterdam's McDonald's is considered, even by architects, to be one of the most well-designed in the world.

Rotterdam travel guide and things to do: Why you should visit the Netherlands' second biggest city

Rotterdam - the European city you're having when you're not quite having a European city.

  • by Anthony Dennis
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Utrecht, The Netherlands travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Visionary urban planning underpins Utrecht, the Netherlands' fourth biggest city.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The minimalistic, design-driven nhow Hotel Rotterdam.

Hotel review: nhow Rotterdam, Netherlands, one for the Dutch design buffs

In this very model of the almost totally modern European city, the edgy nhow is a most suitable choice

  • by Anthony Dennis
Kimpton De Witt is one of Amsterdam's best-situated boutique-style boltholes.

Review: Kimpton De Witt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This is one of Amsterdam's better and best-situated boutique-style boltholes.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Leaving the curtains open feels voyeuristic, but the Dutch don't care.

Leaving the curtains open and other quirks of being Dutch

You can explore Dutch-ness by studying old paintings, wandering cobbled streets and sitting in cafes, but actually trying to be Dutch is more difficult.

  • by Brian Johnston
Servicing 108 airlines and 71.7 million passengers in 2019, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is located four metres below sea level at the bottom of what was once a lake.

Airport review: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands, AMS

Spacious and well organised, what Schiphol airport lacks in customer service and culinary highlights is made up for in efficiency and well-maintained facilities.

  • by Shaney Hudson