Frommer's Irreverent Guide : Amsterdam - Softcover

David Downie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0028608828 ISBN 13: 9780028608822

Publisher: Macmillan General Reference, 1996

Synopsis

"Like being taken around by a savvy local." —The New York Times "Little fluff and lots of fun." —Boston Globe "Hipper and savvier than other guides." —Diversion 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:

• Where to stay if you want canal house coziness
• Dutch dining worth seeking out—and tourist traps to avoid
• People watching, hofje hopping, clog shopping, and canal cruising away from the crowds
• Cafes, tap houses, and smoke shops that locals love
• The top nightspots for getting arty, lucky, or kinky And much more!

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About this title

From the Publisher:

The Irreverent Guide to Amsterdam gives you the lowdown, the inside story. It has nothing to sell but the truth, which includes a balance of good and bad. It praises, it trashes, it weighs, and leaves th final decision up to the reader. Our writers take a special pleasure in leading you where other guides fear to tread.

About the Author:

about the author David Downie was born in San Francisco and has spent the last 20 years kicking around Italy, France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. He has contributed to several guidebooks, is the author of Un' Altra Parigi (travel essays, written in Italian, about Paris); Enchanted Liguria (a travel and food book about the Italian Riviera); and a novel, La Tour de l'Immonde (set in Paris). He writes as irreverently as possible on travel, food, and culture for a variety of American, British, and Italian magazines and newspapers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Macmillan General Reference
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0028608828
• ISBN 13: 9780028608822
• Binding: Paperback