Easy Amsterdam

If you have an EU passport, you can sign up for Privium to quickly get through customs at Schipol Airport. Not only is it quick, but you look cool!

Schiphol Service offers the cheapest taxi's available to/from the airport. When you go to the taxi line, you do not have to take the first one; you can pick which one you want to take. I always go straight to the Schiphol Service cab.

Want to order one to pick you up from home? Call 020 405 1013 to order.

Interested in what is going on in Amsterdam this week? Every Thursday, The Weekly is dropped off all over town at places that cater to English speakers (like Waterstone's). It is a free English newspaper with events for the next week.

Cooking a homemade meal for your closest friends when you find you a missing an obscure Asian ingredient? Tampopo specialises in a wide range of canned, dried, and fresh spices and peppers from Japan, China, Indonesia, Thailand, and India. And it is inexpensive too!

Location: Haarlemmerdijk 168, Amsterdam

You can catch the Opstopper for a trip from Central Station down the Prinsengracht, or vice versa. There are no bus stops so just stand on the approriate side of the canal to the direction you are going and stick your hand out and it will stop. You can pay cash or with your strippenkaart.

Call home for cheap without having a long distance carrier. Using Telediscount you can dial a code from your land line before calling the number. It tells you how much it costs, which varies depending on the time of day. Pay as little as 1 Euro cent to call the USA!

Getting a Museumkaart allows you into over 400 museums throughout the Netherlands for the low price of €29.95. It is an incredible deal that last a full year. Purchase at any participating museum.

Check out Low Cost Airlines for inexpensive flights from Amsterdam and other cities near A'dam. If nothing else, good for comparison and understanding which airlines fly fromwhich cities...

Tired after a long day at work and want food delivered to your home? Or just don't want to go out in the rain? Try Urban Bites for delivery in your zip code.

After traveling all over Amsterdam and visiting many jewelry shops, I finally found one that had my watch battery and change it while I waited! In a mere15 minutes I had what looked like a brand new watch. Apparently, most shops do not have a large selection of batteries or won't waste the time to change them, so it is difficult to find one that will, especially while you wait. The Battery Shop is conveniently located outside Central Station.

Location: Stationsplein 15, Amsterdam

Need to transfer money to or from a bank account in the Netherlands? Find out your BIC and IBAN number for your Dutch account easily here.