What To Do In Netherlands

If you are currrently making travel plans to visit the kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe then reading some of the facts about the country below could prove to be of great help when planning your itinerary. Here are some interesting facts about the Netherlands.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, The Netherlands in short, (Dutch: Nederland, also commonly called Holland in English, in reference to the provinces North-Holland and South-Holland) is a Benelux country and a founding member of the European Union. The Netherlands border Germany to the east and Belgium to the south. To the west, the country faces the North Sea and the United Kingdom. The people, language, and culture of the Netherlands are referred to as "Dutch".

Quite a few travelers visit the Netherlands to enjoy its famously tolerant attitude: prostitution is decriminalised, but only for those prostitutes registered at a permitted brothel. Safe sex and use of condoms is common practice, and the prostitute will usually have these available. It is illegal for sex workers to solicit for customers on the street and prostitutes are most common in the capital Amsterdam, where red-light districts are popular, even if tourists only visit as a momento of the visit.

In more rural areas, prostitution is almost non-existant. Sex shops, sex shows, sex museums and drugs museums are also popular. The sale, possession, and consumption of small quantities of cannabis while technically still illegal, is officially tolerated, but coffee shops are subject to increasing restrictions. Harder drugs (eg. ecstasy or cocaine) remain illegal both in theory and practice. In the same open minded atmosphere is the Dutch ease towards homosexuality, gay marriage is legalised. Also the practice of Euthanasia is legalised under strict conditions.

Visiting the Netherlands

Finding suitable accommodation like a cheap apartment in Amsterdam and reading up on a bit of the country's history and culture can also go a long way to make your visit to the Netherlands as pleasant and stressfree as  possible.