Tips for Amsterdam newbs [Quite long]

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  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089

    #16
    Originally posted by mobilefun1987
    don't forget to visit casa rosso and the banana bar if you are heading to the red light district. some very talented performers there

    Plus for the beer lovers: go to the Heineken museum!
    Banana Bar = over hyped, not worth crossing the street to go inside.

    Was $50 Euro for one hour, then you leave or pay another 50

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    • troncarver
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2006
      • 1584

      #17
      Originally posted by baddog
      This will be my third trip there. Hopefully this time I will figure out the layout so that I am not lost again.

      Every street looks the same, so trying to go by landmarks is pretty tough.

      I have yet to find a cheap cab ride. They know you are a tourist and will shake you down to your last Euro.
      yea you should avoid cab drivers at all cost unless you agree to a fair flat rate before you get in the car. avoid the turkish drivers - they can be very aggressive and lock your ass in the car
      BADOINK.COM
      skype: troncarver

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      • Andy CHOOPA
        Confirmed User
        • Jul 2008
        • 1156

        #18
        Ive got to say, last year was my first year there and this is very accurate.
        Andy Choopa
        ICQ: 412-203-056
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        • Si
          Such Fun!
          • Feb 2008
          • 13900

          #19
          Originally posted by troncarver
          i personally think both of these venues are overpriced tourist traps - last time i checked it was 50+ euros to get into cassa rosso
          Originally posted by baddog
          Banana Bar = over hyped, not worth crossing the street to go inside.

          Was $50 Euro for one hour, then you leave or pay another 50
          Nevermind that it's a bit of good fun and something to do. and Obviously they are going to rip you off to some degree, its a tourist attraction.

          I found amsterdam no more expensive than niagara falls to be honest. but depends what you wanna do.

          Either way, amsterdam is a good laugh but you have to be careful

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          • troncarver
            Confirmed User
            • Nov 2006
            • 1584

            #20
            Originally posted by Andy CHOOPA
            Ive got to say, last year was my first year there and this is very accurate.
            we met in phx right? will i see you in miami?
            BADOINK.COM
            skype: troncarver

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            • Deesnuts
              Confirmed User
              • Feb 2009
              • 2792

              #21
              nice tips

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              • DamianJ
                Too lazy to set a custom title
                • Jul 2006
                • 15808

                #22
                Originally posted by baddog
                This will be my third trip there. Hopefully this time I will figure out the layout so that I am not lost again.

                Every street looks the same, so trying to go by landmarks is pretty tough.

                I have yet to find a cheap cab ride. They know you are a tourist and will shake you down to your last Euro.
                I have a tip.

                Imagine a half a bike wheel. With centraal station as the hub. All the roads coming off are like spokes. Oh fuck it, I'll draw it...



                And I've never been ripped off in a cab there. Maybe they prefer a British accent to an American one?
                Last edited by DamianJ; 07-21-2009, 10:35 AM.

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                • DamianJ
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 15808

                  #23
                  Originally posted by mobilefun1987
                  Nevermind that it's a bit of good fun and something to do. and Obviously they are going to rip you off to some degree, its a tourist attraction.

                  I found amsterdam no more expensive than niagara falls to be honest. but depends what you wanna do.

                  Either way, amsterdam is a good laugh but you have to be careful
                  I can see both sides to this.

                  Yes, it is utterly shit. Old slappers shoving things up their cunts while you look.

                  But, you don't get to see that in many places.

                  So for the novelty, it's quite fun. But I got comped in when I went

                  :D

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                  • troncarver
                    Confirmed User
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 1584

                    #24
                    Originally posted by DamianJ
                    I have a tip.

                    Imagine a half a bike wheel. With centraal station as the hub. All the roads coming off are like spokes. Oh fuck it, I'll draw it...



                    And I've never been ripped off in a cab there. Maybe they prefer a British accent to an American one?
                    alot of people there are definitely bias to an american or american accent - sometimes i just suck it up and say i am from cananda eh
                    BADOINK.COM
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                    • fatfoo
                      ICQ:649699063
                      • Mar 2003
                      • 27763

                      #25
                      The weed is legal to smoke and buy from licensed coffee shops. Do not get it anywhere else. Tobacco is illegal to smoke inside coffee shops.

                      So you can smoke weed inside the coffee shops in Amsterdam?
                      Send me an email: [email protected]

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                      • troncarver
                        Confirmed User
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 1584

                        #26
                        a few years ago we were trying to get a cab from amsterdam to munchin (i know right) and the cab drivers put all our luggage in the trunk and then locked us in the backseats and apparently were trying to steal our luggage so we had to reach around and open the door from the front fuckin cocksuckers

                        same year our room at the kransnopolsky got broken into and they stole 1 US passport - left our laptops now that is scary
                        BADOINK.COM
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                        • Si
                          Such Fun!
                          • Feb 2008
                          • 13900

                          #27
                          Originally posted by DamianJ
                          I can see both sides to this.

                          Yes, it is utterly shit. Old slappers shoving things up their cunts while you look.

                          But, you don't get to see that in many places.

                          So for the novelty, it's quite fun. But I got comped in when I went

                          :D
                          yeah excactly.

                          not many pubs in england you can go into and get a girl to write you a postcard with her pussy

                          Shit i forgot!

                          DO NOT GO IN THE PEEPSHOWS!

                          fucking cum everywhere!

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                          • Holly Lez!
                            She's back
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 3480

                            #28
                            YAY great tips! I can't wait!
                            [email protected]
                            Skype: hollyruprecht

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                            • Houdini
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2001
                              • 1651

                              #29
                              I went to Amsterdam last year and it was amazing. Stayed at the Park Plaza Victoria, which is basically across the street from Central Station. It was so nice to just get off the train, walk to the hotel, put the stuff away and explore. I didn't take a cab once. The first day I just walked around for hours and hours all over the place soaking everything in. Street maps are all over the place and pretty easy to read. You just need a central point, so you know where everything is in relation too. I can't wait to go back.

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                              • Si
                                Such Fun!
                                • Feb 2008
                                • 13900

                                #30
                                Oh yeah and the thing about smoking in coffee shops isn't quite right either.

                                we smoked cigerettes in one of the bulldogs plus half/half joints etc. and they didn't give a shit.

                                Also (this was early 2008 last time I went) if you had a "non-smoking" room it meant you couldn't smoke canabis in the rooms and cigerettes were ok. not sure if that is still the case.

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