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August is hot in Taipei.

Late winter escapes: The world’s best places for an August holiday

Keen to escape Australia in August? Here are the countries and cities to visit for their summer, winter or welcoming dry season.

  • by Brian Johnston
The grand interior of the Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam.

Asia’s luxury hotel brands are slowly taking over Europe

The Anantara’s new Amsterdam hotel marks the latest in a steady move into Europe by brands including Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-La and Raffles.

  • by Keith Austin
Rotterdam's McDonald's is considered, even by architects, to be one of the most well-designed in the world.

Rotterdam travel guide and things to do: Why you should visit the Netherlands' second biggest city

Rotterdam - the European city you're having when you're not quite having a European city.

  • by Anthony Dennis
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Utrecht, The Netherlands travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights

Visionary urban planning underpins Utrecht, the Netherlands' fourth biggest city.

  • by Anthony Dennis
The minimalistic, design-driven nhow Hotel Rotterdam.

Hotel review: nhow Rotterdam, Netherlands, one for the Dutch design buffs

In this very model of the almost totally modern European city, the edgy nhow is a most suitable choice

  • by Anthony Dennis
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Kimpton De Witt is one of Amsterdam's best-situated boutique-style boltholes.

Review: Kimpton De Witt, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

This is one of Amsterdam's better and best-situated boutique-style boltholes.

  • by Anthony Dennis
Leaving the curtains open feels voyeuristic, but the Dutch don't care.

Leaving the curtains open and other quirks of being Dutch

You can explore Dutch-ness by studying old paintings, wandering cobbled streets and sitting in cafes, but actually trying to be Dutch is more difficult.

  • by Brian Johnston
Servicing 108 airlines and 71.7 million passengers in 2019, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is located four metres below sea level at the bottom of what was once a lake.

Airport review: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands, AMS

Spacious and well organised, what Schiphol airport lacks in customer service and culinary highlights is made up for in efficiency and well-maintained facilities.

  • by Shaney Hudson
Portraits of Anne Frank in the introduction room.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Book ahead to visit the new Anne Frank House

The Anne Frank House museum has expanded so the more than a million visitors each year can dig deeper into this young girl's incredible story.

  • by Shaney Hudson
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Best things to see, do and eat in Amsterdam: Travel tips from expert expat

For an up-close view of how the locals live, hire a canal boat.

  • by Belinda Jackson