Cafe or Coffee shop, think twice if you are in Amsterdam

Cafe or Coffee shops? For unexperienced tourist this can sound as equal things but actually it's abolutely different places when you in Amsterdam. So you'd better know the “real” name of the place you'll looking for, otherwise you will get absolutely unexpected result. Coffee shop in Amsterdam, it's a place when one can buy and smoke marijuana and quited legally, while Cafe it's a regular kind of pub when along with beer and some alcohol drinks you can get coffee.

Most of Cafe are stay open till midnight and on weekends you can expect that they will be open till 3 am. Generally in Amsterdam there three types of Care, designer Care, brown Cafe and grand Cafe. Here are some nice Cafe, that are nice, comforatable and cheap:

Designer Cafes – classic and stylish

Dylan – located - Keizersgracht 384 - This cafe is in the lobby of the Dylan hotel
Cafe Diep – located - Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 256 – Everone from artis to businessmen visit it
Finch – located - Noordermarkt 5 – Retro and funky
Lime – located - Zeedijk 104 - a popular cafe to visit before hitting the dance clubs

Brown Cafes:

Cafe De Sluyswacht – located:Jodenbreestraat 1 – in the building of the 1695 year
Cafe De Prins – located - Prinsengracht 124 - very popular among students
Lokaal 't Loosje – located - Nieuwmarkt 32-34 – Cafe for anyone who is looking for Red Light District
De Bekeerde Suster – located - Kloveniersburgwal 6-8A – 16^th century monstary makes it different

Grand Cafes
The last type of Amsterdam cafe is the grand cafe

Cafe De Jaren – located - Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20 - Sit, read and have a drink.
Cafe Dante – located - Spuistraat 320 - An art deco Cafe
Cafe Luxembourg – located - Spui 24 - Their lunch menu is well-known
Cafe Dantzig – located - Zwanenbrugwal 15 - Many politicians favor this cafe since it’s part of the city hall building

Cheap last minute hotel deal tips

When you plan a vacation it's a good idea to think not only about cheap flight but also about good and cheap hotel solution. Coming from my past experience, you should pay more attention to hotel because it will be your “home” for the next seven or fifteen days. And it was many times when the flight was cheap, country was very interesting, but bad conditions in hotel spoiled everything.

If you do a search in Google you will get lots of travel agencies who offers nice last minute hotel deal. But also there some websites that allows you to compare the same hotel for the same day but at different travel agent. I mean if it's written last minute hotel deal, you'd better check it with others. The matter is that for some travel agent it can really be a last minute hotel deal, and with discount, they are probably oriented on rich people while there some quite cheap travel agents who will offer you the same prices at any time you need. Just compare

Also, the hotel room can get down in prices since some big group of tourists changed the mind and hotel looks for anyone to offer “free” rooms for any price. This happens very often so it's a good idea to subscribe for newsletter of the certain hotel you like and want to visit. Soon or later, you'll be lucky

Also there is another way to get a hotel deal for really cheap price. When brand hotel starts a new brand in the city, it usually gives a huge discount in purpose to attract first clients and if you have luck you can be between them and experienced Hilton or Marriott for the price of motel

What about Istanbul?

Turkey – another country that is worth to visited and seen at least one time in the life. I'm sure each tourist has always the same question, do a tour by it's own or pay money and rely on professional tourist guide. To be honest, if it's not a question of money they best way to experienced the city or even the whole country is to do that with professional tourist guide who is local and knows everything times better then any tourist. For example with Turkey, it can arrange your a tour though ancient markets where you can experienced fabulous foods or take you to the historical places where Buzantine, Ottman and Roman cultures got together

In Turkey there are some interesting attractions like balloon riding or even helicopter ride done and operated by professionally trained pilots. It's a bit expensive, but trust me, it really worth to take, you will be taken from heliport and after an amazing, remarkable helicopter flight over the Istanbul be taken back.

Though riding through the air isn't the only way to experienced the taste of Istanbul. There are also yacht tours available in Bosporus. The choice of yacht are quite big, just take Turkish gullets, sailing yachts or even motor yachts. After that swim to Marmarics, Gokec, Bodrum or Antalya. The yachts are big and can accept from 2 to 24 passengers

Air, and sea ride isn't okey for you? There is a van ride :) Rent a van of the size you and your friends need and see by your own, Blue Mosque, Roman cistern, Hippodrome square and the Grand bazaar. On your way there you'll see lots of museums from different area which are quite cheap and you can visit. There is no matter in what way you will experienced Istanbul in air, in sea or in land, you will be left absolutely satisfied