AMSTERDAM LINKS

www.dutchnews.nl Daily Dutch news – in English! Visit the website or sign the mailing list and at 4pm each day you'll receive a PDF with the round-up of the day's news.

http://www.nieuwsuitamsterdam.nl News (also in English) about Amsterdam. They also have a weekly mailing list you can join.

www.iht.com The International Herald Tribune – a comprehensive, concise and cosmopolitan briefing on global news, business, geopolitics, culture, sports and more – is available daily in the Netherlands.

www.frederic.nl A super friendly bike rental store a short walk from Centraal Station

www.xpatsjobs.com A great, easy-to-navigate site with job opportunities for expats in the Netherlands.

www.fireflycoaching.com The website of Netherlands-based expat Life and Business coach Stephanie Ward.

www.forgoodness-sake.com The website of Netherland's based Natural Nutritionist, Vardit Kohn.

http://misseggsworld.blogspot.com/ The cartoon blog about a little female egg, called Miss Egg, and her adventures by Amsterdam artist, Beldan Sezan.

http://amsterdam.geothingy.com A fab new local search engine for Amsterdam – compiled by humans and not robots!

Gidionics Amsterdam PhotoBlog A cool Amsterdam photoblog, also with observations, stories and snippets of information and diverse material including regularly updated music items.

Amsterdam Connect Portal to Amsterdam with classifieds, events, chat and info on bars, restaurants and living in Amsterdam

www.amsterdamsat.com Satellite images of Amsterdam, including famous sites, plus info on the city.

www.festivalinfo.nl A comprehensive site (in Dutch) with info on festivals.

www.podiuminfo.nl A comprehensive site (in Dutch) with info on music gigs.

www.pretty-escort.nl www.passion-escort.nl www.angelsofamsterdam.nl Female escorts with personality and enthusiasm, most of whom continue to pursue fulltime careers outside of the escort industry.

www.anothernicemess.com If you're missing John Peel, check out the radio show of Amsterdam-based DJ Marcelle van Hoof...

Amsterdam HQ Everything Amsterdam, from Accomodation Amsterdam to Youth Hostel Amsterdam.

www.thebda.com A great website with reviews of Amsterdam's bars. BDA also organise the occasional crawl through the city.

www.amsterblog.com Whether you're in Amsterdam, visiting Amsterdam or simply love Amsterdam, post your thoughts, share photos and more at this new free blog site on Amsterdam

www.stadstuintjes.nl (English) www.stadstuintjes.nl (Dutch) A great gardening service offering to turn a space – no matter big or how small (backyard or balcony) – into a green oasis in the heart of the city. Organic gardening methods are used wherever possible.

www.amsterdamhasit.com A weekly column about Amsterdam and everything related to the city.

www.panoramsterdam.nl A great site with more than 400 panoramic views of Amsterdam. Just makes you fall in love with the city all over again...

http://amsterdam.resourceaid.com Resource site for everything to do with Amsterdam. Full of newsletters, articles, links and other resources - ALL FREE - in one easy to navigate site to save time and money.

www.amsterdam.info A very useful site on Amsterdam

http://freeteam.nl/patapoe/listen.htm Radio Pataopoe, also at 97.25 FM

www.leukedingendoen.nl This website's in Dutch but persevere as it has some great tips of fun things to do in the Netherlands - sorted by weather, cost and number of people.

www.britishstore.nl A home from home... All the British foodstuffs (and more) that you miss...

www.dare2wear.info The best piercing store in town (on the Haarlemmerstraat) with a great selection of contemporary jewellery and accessories.

www.shakedown.co.uk Shakedown (on the Nieuwendijk) specialises in making personalised(DJ) t-shirts, bags and even underwear! All in 30 mins.

www.susie.nl If you've come here to shop! The Susie shopping guide (in English) will be your new best friend.

http://home.tiscali.nl/arjansboatcompany/ Private historical and cultural boat tours for up to 10 people through Amsterdam.

www.wordsinhere.com An international collective of writers based in Amsterdam who publish literary magazine Versal and host a monthly performane night in the city called The Open Stanza.

www.hairpolice.nl My fabulous hairdressers. Small but sociable and just off the Reguliersdwarsstraat. Great for extensions, colouring or just a regular hair cut.

www.alternatiefkostuum.nl A fab shop, just 10 mins from Centraal Station in Amsterdam-Noord with a large collection of original clothing from the past century – sixties, seventies, eighties etc. The owner also does make-overs.

www.ghorardeemexpress.com A fabulous Amsterdam-based band of international musicians.

www.amsterdamtourist.com Loads of links on Amsterdam.

www.tjingtjing.com An animal, children and gay friendly South African café-restaurant that also caters for the English, offering a full English breakfast and traditional pies.

www.mantrav.nl Mantrav-DaSi Travel, a gay-friendly travel agency in Amsterdam specialisting in small groups. Holidays to Australia, Africa, Brazil, Cambodia, Central Europe, China, Thailand

www.pleasure-escort.nl Female escort service for discerning clients.

www.defiestsdienst.nl Amsterdam bicycle couriers (as used by Shark!)

www.yogayoga.nl A yoga studio near the Westerpark that runs daily classes in English (and Dutch).

www.nohopenofear.nl A cool tattoo store located between Centraal Station and the Nieuwmarkt.

www.vanzoomeren.nl A lovely family-run flower store/stall at the Singel Flower Market (Singel 526). While you browse a fab Dutch song Aan De Amsterdamse Grachten by 'Tante Leen' (the Edith Piaf of Amsterdam)

www.lingeman.com/fotogallery Amsterdam Photo Gallery Desktop size pictures from Amsterdam and beyond.