Amsterdam The central library: the big and the small

Libraries are a special interest to many tourists visiting big European cities like Amsterdam. The term ‘public library’ is common in many countries. It usually denotes one big library, but that’s not the case in Amsterdam! The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam, Oosterdokskade 143 (or in English: Public Library Amsterdam) is not just one library, it is [...]

San Francisco Hotel des Art

  The San Francisco Hotel des Art is a stylish and fashion hotel in San Francisco is located on the cable car route next to Chinetown and downtown. At the Hotel des Art the rooms may be small and frill free, but they’re filled with big statement modern art from known artists and emerging artists of San Francisco. [...]

Discover Vancouver

Vancouver in western Canada is named after Captain George Vancouver of the British Royal Navy. However, Captain Vancouver was not the first european to visit the area. The coasts had already been explored by the Spanish. Captain Vancouver did not spend many days there, even though he was warmly welcomed by the local people and [...]