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The Garden Hotel in its peaceful setting lies but walking distance away from the chic shopping streets, splendid museums and welcoming pavement cafes of Amsterdam.

The intimate and personal ambience of the hotel does justice to its five star designation. As our guest you will feel entirely at home in our tasteful and luxurious rooms, where you can thoroughly relax following your cultural outings in the city.

With the Vondel park and Concert building on your doorstep you will most certainly be experiencing Amsterdam in all her glory! For enticing culinary delights why not visit our famous hotel restaurant ‘De Kersentuin’, offering a French medley with Mediterranean

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An old man is sitting quietly on the steps, looking me up and down as I reach for my guidebook. At the sight of my book, he is suddenly spurred into action. ‘One peso…one peso for photo, with me, famous Cuban’ he says. ‘Err, no thanks, I’m okay’ I reply.

As he becomes more animated, I have a momentary sense of deja vu. His face, his beady eyes, grizzly beard and communist beret are strangely familiar.

I close my guidebook and then I realise, this old man on the steps is the same guy gracing the cover of my guidebook!

‘Ah’, says the ageing poster, now smiling, ‘two peso, I sign book’… I must be in tourist territory! Read the rest of this entry »

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The competition was tight, and we strongly congratulate our runners up, as they were all exceptional. Keith Austin has made the following comments;

First runners up: Lynette Willoughby

Lynette’s story from the Kimberley had great characters, a good ear for dialogue and life-threatening action. What more can you want from a travel story? Her description of Stumpy the one-legged donkey shooter brought him to wonderful life. I wanted to read more about her 4WD campervan trip. Lynette has a good future in travel journalism if she keeps up these standards - and I should note that very little separated her and the eventual winner. Read the rest of this entry »