Amsterdam

Dutch Window Prostitute From Amsterdam Found in Canada The Dutch police missing persons taskforce has found a missing dutch window prostitute who had been missing for over 55 years. Johanna, referred to as Jopie, de Haas went missing from Amsterdam back in 1960, leaving behind her then three-year-old daughter. It turns out that the woman was already […]

Amsterdam in 1916 – Hundred years ago With his horse, Sinterklaas (Saint Nicholas) jumps over the rooftops of Amsterdam. His boat was captured by the British – including his bag with sweets and cookies. The British also arrested Zwarte Piet – his helper, so Saint Nicholas had to do all the gift deliveries on his […]

Drugs Information Amsterdam Amsterdam has a few places where people – locals & tourists – can get information about every kind of drugs. Including testing legal and illegal drugs. Professionals share their knowledge about alcohol and drugs, its effects and risks. Relatively speaking the Dutch are quite good informed when it comes down to alcohol and drugs. More […]

Safety Measures For Prostitutes In Amsterdam In order to ensure the safety of prostitutes in Amsterdam, the Dutch government has implemented several standardised laws throughout the years. With these prostitution rules the government believes that they make prostitution safer. For the prostitutes in Amsterdam Red Light District it comes down to the following 10 safety measures. […]

3D Printed Bridge In Amsterdam Red Light District The 3D printed bridge at the Stoofsteeg in Amsterdam Red Light District, which was actually expected at the beginning of 2019, will be installed in about a month. Local residents and entrepreneurs are happy with it, because the emergency bridge that was previously on that spot was […]

The Things You Always Wanted to Know From A Male Sex Worker in Amsterdam In September 2015, we met with Lyle Muns, who is a male sex worker in Holland’s capital. We met each other at De Koffieschenkerij in Amsterdam Red Light District. Lyle is 21 years old and does sex work part-time. The rest of the […]

This article has last been updated on 13 October 2020. Things you Always Wanted to Know From a Dutch prostitute We spoke with Caja van Tolie – a sex worker who works in the Netherlands. We met each other at the Koffie Schenkerij in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. Caja has been working as a prostitute for 16 years. We […]

A buyer has been found for Amsterdam’s City Brothel A real estate buyer has been found by the City of Amsterdam for the so called City brothel: 5 buildings with a total of 19 windows in the Red Light District. Here, so the plan reads, sex workers would be able to work as entrepreneurs in their […]

Fun To Do: Bungee Jump in Amsterdam Next to the very popular canal cruises and walking tours, Amsterdam offers a brand new activity for you to view the beautiful city from a different angle: Bungee jumping! This is the first bungee jump in Amsterdam and currently the only bungee jump which is offered in the Netherlands. It’s located […]

Holland in WW2: Dam Square Shooting on May 7th 1945 263 people shot on Amsterdam Dam Square. Read here what happened on May 7th 1945, just after WWII, on the same day that Nazi Germany surrendered. What Happened on Amsterdam Dam Square on 7 May 1945? On May 7th, 1945, a tragic event occurred in […]