• Introduction
• 1. Amsterdam
• 2. Dominican Republic
• 3. Gulf Coast
• 4. Jackson Hole
• 5. Koh Phangan
• 6. Lake Havasu
• 7. Miami
• 8. Montreal
• 9. Puerto Vallarta
• 10. San Diego

Amsterdam

Some come for the tulips, some come for the weed, but whatever’s on the vegetative agenda, visitors to freewheeling Amsterdam often find themselves mesmerized by the city’s free-thinking, live-and-let-live mantra. With a Dutch policy structured on controlling what it can’t efficiently outlaw, such illegalized American no-nos as marijuana (widely available in Amsterdam’s ubiquitous coffeeshops) or even prostitution (witness the notorious Red Light District) are permitted and regulated here. Additionally, the legal drinking age is 16 (and even that is rarely enforced), giving the under-21 crowd full access to the stellar nightlife scene and all its libations, in trendy cafés, cozy “brown” bars (neighborhood watering holes), and clubs highlighting top international DJs. For those preferring to steer clear of such illicit temptations, spring’s warm days in this Venice of the North are also tailor-made for strolling the 1000+ bridges that span the city’s 160 canals – whether they lead you to a Van Gogh painting or to fulfill your hankering for a hashish-filled hookah or cold Heineken (the Dutch beer’s brewery is open for tours in town) is entirely up to you.

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