Added this to my Kindle Fire before going on vacation. It was great having it along while traveling.

These are a few of my favorite things...

Rick Steves is the travelin' MAN. He brought me to a working class one pot/dish cafeteria style kitchen in Haarlam that was absolutely amazing. Had I not brought this guidebook, there is no way I would have found it. Rick Steves is geared towards all sorts of travelers so this is a great round about reference. Highly recommend!

The edition I have from the public library was published in 2011. As before I didn't read all or even much of these guides, but I find them valuable and worthwhile.

Rick Steves has taken me on more good vacations... hope this leads to one more. Good stuff and reference that I'll bring to Belgium.

Great guidebook and info for Amsterdam, Bruges, Brussels, I used the 2011 edition and found it very helpful for my trip.

Once again, this book had all the tips to make our trip through Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bruges wonderful. Some of my favorite tips that he recommended were renting bikes in Bruges to ride to the nearby town of Damm and a small brewery tour in Bruges.

I used this book to help me navigate around Amsterdam. I would highly recommend doing some serious pre-planning with this book before you get there, because the last thing you want to do is waste time trying to figure it all out from your hotel room once you're there. Oh yeah...and listen to the book (and other smart people) who tell you not to drink the water when visiting. I was cheap and didn't want to pay for the bottled water, but I paid for it for like 3-4 weeks of misery when I got back home. I'm sorry if that's TMI, but I'm telling you folks...it is my duty (pun intended) to warn! That being said, this historical city offers a lot to explore. It was gorgeous!

Great guidebook. His restaurant recommendation's were especially good. Jon couldn't keep Rick Steve's name straight and kept referring to "Rick James" recommendations, as in "Rick James said this place was good."

This was my first introduction to Rick Steves' travel guides and this is a superb book covering down to earth advice and opinions.

I'm a big fan of Rick Steves but think a separate book just on the Netherlands would be great. There really are so many more places that could be included.

Excellent book, just the right amount of information to help you thoroughly enjoy a trip to Amsterdam. It was really helpful! Allison