NOT IN AMSTERDAM FOR BUSINESS? Well, than there is enough to do to enjoy your stay in Amsterdam! Amsterdam has lots of beautiful sights to see.  But why would you stand in queue for the dumb attractions just like all the tourists? Our advice: let a local show you around Amsterdam! A local is often a better guide than some tourist company. You get to see the depth of a city when a local is your guide, you see the real sights to see to find the caracter of a city. You can find local guides on the Guided by a Local site.  Another site which I recommend is Pure Amsterdam which is lead by Anna Maria ‘Puur’, as an active ‘Tweep’ she might also be able to give you tips of great sights in Amsterdam. Puur has also a PuurDaily on Twitter (which is unfortunately in Dutch), but gives you information about what’s hot & happening in Amsterdam. Amsterdam has also a TimeOut magazine, but well, to be honest, the hot & happening they bring to you is already not that hot & happening anymore. You’d better check out the Amsterdam Weekly instead, as it isn’t active, it still is useful because of the ads you can place.

FOURSQUARE. You want real-time-coolness in Amsterdam? Take along your iPhone or other gadget and find out as a modern James Bond where the hot sights to see are right now! Logon to FourSquare, or look for some hot FourSquare sights right here. The Dutch made their own FourSquare, called Feest.je (which stands for party), but well it’s in Dutch… Anyway, don’t be worried, in some next posts I will give you some more tips of what to do and what sights to see in Amsterdam. The things that are really cool, you know