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The best Booking.com hotel deals for Black Friday
3 weeks, 3 days ago

The best Booking.com hotel deals for Black Friday

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Book now Amatara Welleisure Resort, Phuket Was £407 per night, now £216 There’s a huge £200 off relaxing rooms at …

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How to spend a weekend in Amsterdam, with F1 analyst Robert Doornbos
4 months ago

How to spend a weekend in Amsterdam, with F1 analyst Robert Doornbos

BBC  

How to spend a weekend in Amsterdam, with F1 analyst Robert Doornbos Robert Doornbos Robert Doornbos Former Formula 1 and IndyCar driver Robert Doornbos has called Amsterdam home since 2018. Website: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en Address: Museumstraat 1, 1071 XX Amsterdam, Netherlands Phone: +31 20 674 7000 Instagram: @rijksmuseum Alamy Amsterdam's Conservatorium Hotel began its life as a 19th-Century bank. Doornbos also recommends …

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Russian billionaire on sanctions list owns multimillion euro home in Amsterdam: Report
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian billionaire on sanctions list owns multimillion euro home in Amsterdam: Report

NL Times  

Russian billionaire Arkady Volozh still owns property in Amsterdam even though the European Union sanctioned him. “Yandex is also responsible for promoting State media and narratives in its search results, and deranking and removing content critical of the Kremlin, such as content related to Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine,” the EU said. “Furthermore, as founder and CEO of Yandex, …

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50 of the most iconic Pride pictures of the past 25 years displayed in Vondelpark
3 years, 5 months ago

50 of the most iconic Pride pictures of the past 25 years displayed in Vondelpark

NL Times  

Since Wednesday, visitors of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam have been able to view fifty of the most remarkable Pride pictures from the past quarter of a century while strolling the park. The photos were curated under the motto “Celebrating Diversity.” Lucien Spee de Castillo Ruiz, the director of Pride in Amsterdam, reflected on the exhibit with AT5. The entire community …

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Mirror memorial at Vondelpark "reminds us that we should not look away"
3 years, 7 months ago

Mirror memorial at Vondelpark "reminds us that we should not look away"

NL Times  

A simple mirror unveiled in front of the Vondelpark in Amsterdam for the country's Remembrance Day observances was placed in the same spot where a sign once coarsely stated, “Forbidden for Jews”. “I got the inspiration after the speech King Willem-Alexander gave on Remembrance Day," Van Deuren said. During the 2020 address on Dam Square, Willem-Alexander discussed Jules Schelvis, who …

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Virologist says he sees merit in opening terraces if it is well regulated
3 years, 9 months ago

Virologist says he sees merit in opening terraces if it is well regulated

NL Times  

If there were a guarantee that opening terraces would lead to fewer gatherings elsewhere, and it would be well regulated, then virologist and Outbreak Management Team member Menno de Jong is in favor of opening terraces. Among other things, the Vondelpark was evacuated two weeks ago, after the municipality had asked thousands of people who were close together to leave. …

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Amsterdam presents plans for new island neighborhood, including massive park
4 years, 1 month ago

Amsterdam presents plans for new island neighborhood, including massive park

NL Times  

This week, Amsterdam presented its plans for Butieneiland, a new island neighborhood that will be the capstone of IJburg and will be constructed in the Markermeer. The island will have a "strong natural character", including a park the size of the Vondelpark. According to alderman Marieke van Doorninck, the long development time is due to the fact that the island …

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