In the Red Light Districts of Amsterdam you will find, on any given day, hundreds of girls offering sex for money. Nowhere else on earth are the women so straightforwardly on display, sitting sparingly attired on stools behind windows. Nowhere else except in the other main Dutch cities, because this conspicuous window prostitution is distinct to the Netherlands, as distinct as the habit that many... [Read more]
Amsterdam Images
Virtual Amsterdam, or something
In the virtual world Second Life, home of vast empty spaces, you'll find recreations of Amsterdam. Some are quite good. Sort of. And where the name Amsterdam pops up, there are merchants offering recreations of Red Light Districts, such as this one, that you can purchase to fill your empty virtual land. Why bother with the real place?
The Girl Friend Experience
American director Steven Soderbergh's new film, The Girl Friend Experience, is a film surely to have no relevence anywhere beyond the warped confines of prostitution in the U.S.A. It does star Sasha Grey, a porn star. That's interesting. She is interviewed about this, that, and the other, here.
Is Acapulco the new Amsterdam?
Everytime someone discovers a place that may be coming to its senses over silly laws regarding cannabis, it's announced it's the New Amsterdam. Christ, get educated reporters and blog writers! Although Google news is non-discrimatory over the stupid stories they run, we're not.
Area Man Spends Summer Having Wallet Stolen Across Europe
From the Onion:
"I tried to tell them that I'd just been robbed a few hours earlier, but I guess my accent still needs a little work," Hayes said. "They took my money, of course, but they were really relaxed and mellow about it. I guess that's part of the chilled-out Dutch vibe I've heard so much about. Even the way that guy was holding his knife up to my throat felt totally—I don't know—European." Full article here.
Anti-family vandals attack conference center!
The only thing of interest here, is that the Wallen ladies will see some visits from the male participants attending the "conference". No doubt about that.
A 25-year-old film student from Amsterdam has taken on Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly over his misrepresentation of the city
Sunken ship burns
The Dutch free and easy approach to electrical wiring has allegedly led to the burning of the Prins Willem, a replica of a 16th c Dutch East India Company trading vessel. The original sank in 1642.
In the Red Light Districts of Amsterdam you will find, on any given day, hundreds of girls offering sex for money. Nowhere else on earth are the women so straightforwardly on display, sitting sparingly attired on stools behind windows. Nowhere else except in the other main Dutch cities, because this conspicuous window prostitution is distinct to the Netherlands, as distinct as the habit that many... 
