Amsterdam, which for decades has been Europe's Sin City, is restricting its famous nightlife. The usually-tolerant city has had it up to its canals with obnoxious tourists ruining it for all the cool people and is taking measures to limit tourism and what officials call "nuisance travelers. Specifically, it is targeting "nuisance" bachelor parties and organized pub … [Read more...]
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Amsterdam Nightlife Threatens To Go Dark As COVID-19 Cases Rise
Nightclubs Forced To Close; Dekmantel 2021 Music Festival Canceled Just as it was rocking again, Amsterdam nightlife threatens to go dark as COVID-19 cases rise in the Netherlands. Restrictions on have been re-introduced across the country. Nightclubs are again closed until at last Aug. 13. This is just a few weeks after most lockdown measures were pulled on June 26. … [Read more...]
Is This The End Of The Amsterdam Red Light District?
Mayor Femke Halsema Proposes Moving It Out Of Tourist District As Well As Closing The City's Famous Coffeshops By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the top tourist attractions in a tourist-heavy European city may soon disappear. As hard as it is to believe, the Red Light District may soon be a thing of the past in Amsterdam. At least in its … [Read more...]
Amsterdam Seeking To Attract Higher-End Luxury Travelers
Deputy Mayor Dr. Udo Kock Points To Museum Attractions & Limits On Airbnb By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Long known for its hippie culture that brings in backpackers from all over the globe, Amsterdam is now seeking a different kind of visitor to the city. It's going upscale. At a press event to promote a series of events at Amsterdam … [Read more...]
First Time In Amsterdam? Here’s Your Two-Day Itinerary
Europe's Sin City Has Museums, Europe's Best Red Light District, Nightlife & A Brewery Tour By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger For Amsterdam first-time travelers, those who haven't been there in a while or don't remember being there at all, here's a rundown of the top things to do for a short trip to Europe's Sin City. PubClub.com provides this … [Read more...]
King’s Day 2018: Amsterdam’s Biggest Party Event Complete Guide
Everything You Need To Know About The Celebration, Formerly Queen's Day The biggest party in Holland – and indeed, Amsterdam – is the annual King's Day celebration on April 27. Formerly called Queen's Day (the country now has a king), it's Holland's version of the Fourth of July, Australia Day, Carnaval in Brazil or any other national celebration you care to name. … [Read more...]
The Flying Dutch July 2016 Show Features Sweden’s Top DJs
The Swedish Journey To Take Place In Netherlands In July The wildly popular DJ music event known as The Flying Dutch – in which DJs fly in by helicopter to perform before a crowd of tens of thousands of screaming fans – is bringing in top DJs from Sweden for a one-day party this summer in the Netherlands. On Saturday 30 July top of Swedish DJs, who have never performed … [Read more...]
King’s Day, Once Called Queen’s Day, Is The Biggest Party In Amsterdam
Top Tips On How To Join This Party Celebration What used to be Queen's Day is now King's Day but for anyone who is there, it's a royal party. Amsterdam is a crazy place to begin with, but have what is basically a citywide block party and it's the wildest time in the city, even surpassing New Year's Eve. This annual party takes place on April 30, and it's Amsterdam's … [Read more...]
A Guide To Amsterdam’s Top Coffee Shops: Smoking Pot Legally In Amsterdam
Everything You Need To Know About Legal – and Illegal – Drugs A haven for some and an oddity for others, coffee shops are unique Amsterdam establishments where it's okay to smoke a joint. The brew they serve comes not in a cup but in a bowl, digestible as joints, space cakes or through a bong. All About The Coffee Shops Walking into one of these joints is a trip all … [Read more...]
Amsterdam Bars, Nightlife & Coffee Shops Top Drinking & Party Tips
The Drugs, The Tiny Hineys And Getting Past The Doormen With cafes, pubs, clubs, bars and hemp hangouts. Amsterdam is a PubClubber's fantasy come to life. And come to life it does. Cafes start serving drinks at lunch and after-hours parties go on until noon. There are so many pubs and clubs, one could cover much of Europe in the time it would take to visit all the drinking … [Read more...]
Top Tips For Spending A Fun Weekend In Amsterdam
Sightseeing, Drinking , Partying & Enjoying Europe's Sin City Amsterdam is Europe's Sin City, a place that, unlike America's Sin City doesn't tease with sex and drugs. It puts it front and center, in fact in windows where you can shop for it as you do for wardrobe in Las Vegas. But there's more to Amsterdam than that, and here's PubClub.com's guide to spending a … [Read more...]
Top 10 Ways To Know You Are Drinking In Amsterdam
Partying In The Leidseplein, Rembrandtplein And Red Light District Amsterdam is a place like no other, and it's easy to lose your bearings. So in case you wake up in a daze, here's 10 ways to know you are partying in Amsterdam. 1.) You're Buzzed And Haven't Had A Drink Yet. Before hitting the bars you decided to stop into one of those coffee houses in the Red Light … [Read more...]
Ultimate Sightseeing Guide And Top Things To Do In Amsterdam
The Museums, Heineken Brewery Tour, Marijuana Hemp Museum & More While it is possible – and probable for many – to spend the entire Amsterdam experience probing through the bars, clubs and coffeeshops, the city does offer extensive daytime activities for those so inclined. And we're not just talking about the sex shops and hemp museums. During warm sunny days, consider … [Read more...]
Mr. Amsterdam The Ultimate Tour Guide To Nightlife & The Red Light District
Blogger Goes Into The Bars And Has Many Smiles & Small Beers There's something about Amsterdam that stirs one's soul. What other city lights up people's faces at the mere mention of its name? Where else can you smoke a joint in a public place, visit a sex museum and drink a beer in a 300-year-old building, all in one evening? Amsterdam is a place so bold in its … [Read more...]
What It’s Really Like in Amsterdam’s Coffee Shops The Legal Pot Bars
It's a Weed Wonderland But The Drug Hangouts in the Red Light District Are Not Nearly As Lively as the Bars By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger The idea is great. Legally smoking pot in public. In a bar! No looking over the shoulder, no hiding to light up or discreetly taking hits. They are the coffee shops of Amsterdam, and they are nothing … [Read more...]