*Also appeared in January Buyer's Notes*

George McDonald is a former deputy editor of and currently contributing writer for “Holland Herald,” the in-flight magazine for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Now a freelance journalist and travel writer, he has written extensively about Amsterdam and the Netherlands for international magazines and for travel books that include "Frommer's Amsterdam; Frommer's Portable Amsterdam; Frommer's Belgium, Holland & Luxembourg; Frommer's Europe; Frommer's Europe from $70 a Day;“ and ”Frommer's Europe by Rail.“ He is also the author of ”Frommer's Brussels & Bruges with Ghent & Antwerp."