Originally published by Wanderous Affair Magazine of Toronto, Canada

Amsterdam, a city just as well known for its drug use and prostitution as it is for Van Gogh and Vermeer, is delved into by voyager Laura Eberschveiler. Our writer explores why this medieval fishing village with its historically straight-laced society became a lauded sanctuary for such radically divergent subcultures… and gives advice on the best coffeeshops to visit outside of Amsterdam’s Red Light District, of course.