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22/10/2026

Just landed at Schiphol?

If you’re staying in central Amsterdam, the train is usually one of the easiest ways to get into the city.

Once you’ve collected your luggage, walk towards Schiphol Plaza.

The train station is directly underneath it, so you don’t need a shuttle bus or separate transfer just to reach the station.

Then:

Check the departure boards for Amsterdam Centraal.

You can also use Google Maps or the NS app to check train times and platforms.

Trains run roughly every 10–15 minutes.

The journey takes around 16–20 minutes.

A one-way trip is about €5.50.

You can buy a ticket at the machines, but the easiest option is usually to simply tap in and tap out with a contactless debit card, credit card or phone.

One very important thing:

Use the same card or device when you tap out.

Tapped in with your phone? Tap out with your phone.

Tapped in with your physical card? Use that same physical card.

Then head down to the platform, jump on the train, and around 20 minutes later you’re at Amsterdam Central Station, right in the historic heart of the city.

Fast. Easy. Very little drama.

Welcome to Amsterdam.

22/10/2026

One of Amsterdam’s oldest buildings is hiding in plain sight on the Zeedijk.

Cara takes us to a house where you can still clearly see something very rare in Amsterdam today: a wooden front.

Back in medieval Amsterdam, houses were built largely from wood.

After two devastating fires in the 15th century, the city gradually started building more with brick — especially along the sides of houses.

And that’s what makes this building so special.

You can still see the contrast:

wooden facade at the front
brick along the side

And then there’s another classic Amsterdam detail.

Look up and you’ll see the beam and hook used with a pulley to hoist furniture and goods through the windows.

You’ll still spot those hooks all over Amsterdam today.

The house is right in the historic centre, close to Central Station, and incredibly easy to walk past without realizing what you’re looking at.

Which is exactly why Cara loves showing places like this on her private Amsterdam tours.

Sometimes Amsterdam history isn’t hidden in a museum.

It’s right above your head.

21/10/2026

Coming to Amsterdam? Watch a movie in one of the most beautiful cinemas in the world.

Pathé Tuschinski isn’t just somewhere you go to see a film.

It’s an experience in itself.

The building is so spectacular that it even has its own audio tour, where you can learn about its history, architecture and founder before the regular film program starts.

And it’s not just beautiful.

Tuschinski has played a huge role in Dutch cinema history. Major Dutch films have premiered here for decades, and international productions have also had their Dutch premieres here, complete with red carpets, press and stars.

So if you’re in Amsterdam for a few days, especially in autumn or winter, this is such a good slower evening:

Dinner nearby.
Walk into this incredible building.
Look up.
Take in the main hall.
Watch a movie.

And yes, most English-language films are shown in English with Dutch subtitles.

Honestly, this is one of those evenings that feels much more memorable than just “going to the cinema.”

20/10/2026

Coming to Amsterdam? Try Dutch cheese properly.

Silver is at Kaasland, a family-run cheese shop in the western part of the city centre, not far from where he grew up.

It’s been around since 1981, and it’s also one of the stops on our self-guided Jordaan food tour.

If you’re new to Dutch cheese, Silver recommends starting with three very different ones:

Young cheese — around 4 weeks old, creamy, soft and mild.

Old cheese — around 18 months matured, much firmer, stronger in flavor and perfect with a glass of red w**e or simply as a snack in a pub.

Cumin cheese — a Dutch classic with a little kick. Traditionally linked to Leiden, where cumin was added to give more flavor to cheese made from skimmed milk left after butter production.

If you’re in the Netherlands, cheese is definitely one of those things you should try.

And if you want to make it easy, our self-guided Jordaan food tour takes you to Kaasland and a selection of other great local food spots in the neighborhood.

Good food, local stories, and you can do it completely at your own pace.

20/10/2026

Want to plan Amsterdam properly? Think of the city like an onion.

Amsterdam is built in layers.

In the middle: the old city centre.
Around that: the Canal Belt.

For planning purposes, I’d treat those together as the historic core.

Then outside of that, you get neighborhoods like:

Jordaan
Westerpark
Oud-West
De Pijp
Plantage
Oost

And once you understand that, your itinerary gets much easier.

Amsterdam is compact, yes.

But that doesn’t mean you should spend your day bouncing from the Jordaan to Oost to De Pijp to Noord and back again.

My rule?

No more than two districts per day, ideally next to each other.

Good combinations:

Historic core + Jordaan
Historic core + De Pijp
Historic core + Plantage/Oost

Then keep it simple:

One district in the morning.
Lunch there or on the way.
Second district in the afternoon.
Dinner nearby or close to your hotel.

Less transport.
Less zigzagging.
More actually enjoying Amsterdam.

Before you book everything, open Google Maps for five minutes and understand where things are.

It will make your trip much more relaxed.

19/10/2026

Do you need to be born in Amsterdam to really understand the city?

Cara’s answer is: yes and no.

Being born here absolutely gives you something.

You grow up with the language, the habits, the directness, the humor, the rhythm of the city.

But Cara also makes another point:

When you’re very young, you don’t necessarily understand the city around you yet.

What really deepens that understanding is time.

Living through different decades.
Seeing neighborhoods change.
Talking to different generations.
Understanding how people think.
Knowing what has disappeared, what has stayed, and what Amsterdam keeps becoming.

So yes, being born here is an advantage.

But if you live here long enough, pay attention, stay curious and genuinely get to know the people?

You can understand Amsterdam deeply too.

Maybe the real question isn’t just where were you born?

It’s how long have you really been paying attention?

19/10/2026

Jet-lagged in Amsterdam? In Peter’s eyes, you’ve basically got two options.

Option 1: fight it.

Get outside. Walk. Stay active. Keep your brain occupied.

Peter’s suggestion? Take a short, entertaining walking tour — not something painfully long and packed with dates and facts while you’re trying not to fall asleep.

Something lively, interactive and easy enough to keep you going.

Our Hello Amsterdam Walking Tour is exactly that kind of first-day introduction: two hours, lots of stories, conversation and a good way to get your bearings while keeping yourself awake.

Then push through until a reasonable bedtime and hopefully wake up closer to Amsterdam time.

Option 2: don’t fight it.

Peter’s version is considerably more Amsterdam:

Take it easy. Wander. Chill. And yes, his suggestion involves one of Amsterdam’s cannabis edibles.

Then call it a day.

Two very different approaches.

Which kind of jet-lagged traveler are you?

Team PUSH THROUGH or Team I’M DONE?

18/10/2026

Born and raised in Amsterdam, and this is Silver’s favorite satay in the city.

Satay is something almost every Dutch person knows.

But the version most of us grew up with is often pretty different from what you’ll get at Satay Club.

Here, the skewers are smaller, properly marinated in bumbu, grilled over charcoal, and packed with that smoky flavor you only get when the meat actually hits a hot grill.

Then you add the sauces, sambal, rice or lontong, and suddenly you’re very far away from the oversized Dutch-style chicken skewer with a mountain of peanut sauce.

Silver’s pick? Go for one of the rice bowls and don’t be shy with the sambal.

Chicken, tempeh, lamb — all good options.

If you’re coming to Amsterdam and you love Indonesian food, or you just want to try satay in a way that feels much closer to the original dish, Satay Club is absolutely worth putting on your list.

And yes, the cold Bintang afterwards helps.

Hi there — we’re the team behind Who Is Amsterdam Tours.A group of local guides who live here, work here, eat here, wand...
18/10/2026

Hi there — we’re the team behind Who Is Amsterdam Tours.

A group of local guides who live here, work here, eat here, wander here — and care deeply about this city.

Amsterdam is our home, not just our job.

Online, we share practical tips, food recommendations, local stories, neighborhoods and the little things that help you understand Amsterdam before you arrive.

And when you’re here, we do the same thing in person through our walking tours.

For us, guiding is really about building a bridge between visitors and locals.

Between the postcard version of Amsterdam and the city people actually live in.

We want you to understand the place, meet the people, eat well, ask questions, and leave feeling like you really got to know Amsterdam.

So, hi from all of us.

Meet locals, not just landmarks.

18/10/2026

Using public transport in Amsterdam? Here’s how the pricing works.

The easiest option for most visitors is simply to tap in and tap out with a contactless debit card, credit card, or phone.

In 2026, the fare starts with a €1.16 base fee, and then you pay around €0.22 per kilometre.

So for a short tram, bus or metro ride through central Amsterdam, you’ll usually only pay a couple of euros.

Very important:

Use the exact same card or device when you check out.

Tapped in with your phone?
Tap out with your phone.

Tapped in with your physical card?
Use that same physical card.

If you’re going to use public transport a lot during the day, a 24-hour GVB ticket costs €10 and gives you unlimited travel on GVB trams, buses and metros.

My rule:

1–2 rides that day? Tap in and out.
Using public transport constantly? Look at a day ticket.

A lot of visitors automatically buy the day pass and then only take one or two trams — which means they’ve spent more than they needed to.

And if you want more help planning Amsterdam properly, comment PLAN below.

We’ll send you our free 17-page Amsterdam Made Easy guide with practical tips on neighborhoods, transport, what to book ahead and how to structure your days without wasting time zigzagging across the city.

Comment PLAN and we’ll send it straight to you.

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