The Netherlands: Essential Travel Tips

Fact file

Area: 41,500 sq km (16,000 sq miles), of which 18.4 percent is water.

Area below sea level: one-fifth

Capital: Amsterdam

Seat of government: The Hague

Population: 16.7 million

Language: Dutch

Religion: Roman Catholic (27 percent), Protestant (16 percent), Muslim (6 percent), unaffiliated
(51 percent).

Time zone: CET/CEST

Currency: the euro (€)

International dialling code: 31

Transport

Getting to the Netherlands

By air

Nearly all visitors to the Netherlands from outside Europe and not travelling overland within the continent fly into Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport (tel: 0900-0141; www.schiphol.nl), 14km (9 miles) southwest of the city and a major international air hub with links to over 100 countries. There are in fact few parts of the world from where you cannot get a flight to Schiphol. It is also the hub for the Dutch airline KLM (tel: Neth 020-474 7747; www.klm.com).

Schiphol has its own railway station below the arrivals hall, from where trains leave for Amsterdam around every 15 minutes from about 5.30am–midnight daily, the trip taking about 15 minutes. The fare is €3.80, with an OV-chipkaart payment card, and further discounts are available. Direct trains also run from the airport station to other destinations throughout the country.

There are also much smaller airports at Rotterdam, Eindhoven, Groningen and Maastricht, which have short-haul flights from around Europe, particularly with low-cost airlines such as Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) and Vueling (www.vueling.com).

By rail

Thalys high-speed trains from Paris get to Amsterdam in 3hrs 19mins; there are several trains each day, and there are also fast connections from all over Germany. Brussels–Amsterdam takes around 2–3hrs, depending on how many stops the train makes. From the UK, train travellers have a choice between a Eurostar to Brussels, then a change of trains to Amsterdam and other Dutch destinations, or the Dutch Flyer (tel: UK 08457-484 950; www.dutchflyer.co.uk), a ticket combining a train to Harwich in the UK, a Stena ferry crossing to Hoek van Holland and then a Dutch train to anywhere in the Netherlands, at very competitive prices.

By road

Buses: Eurolines (www.eurolines.com) international buses run to Amsterdam and several other Dutch cities from different parts of Europe, and Megabus (www.megabus.com) offers bus services from Paris, Brussels and many places in the UK at ultra-low fares.

Cars: The Netherlands has an excellent road network, which combined with the flat terrain makes it very easy to drive there quickly from any of the neighbouring countries. Amsterdam is 370km (230 miles) from Calais, and the approximate driving time is 4 hours; to drive from Paris takes about 5hrs 30mins.

By sea

There are several car ferry routes from the UK. Stena Line (tel: UK 0844-770 7070; www.stenaline.co.uk) sails between Harwich and Hoek van Holland near Rotterdam, with two sailings daily, taking about 7 hours. “Dutch Flyer” train+boat tickets are available for foot passengers. P&O Ferries (tel: UK 0871-664 2121; www.poferries.com) sails overnight between Hull and Rotterdam (10–12hrs) and DFDS Seaways (tel: UK 0871-522 9955; www.dfdsseaways.co.uk) has ferries each night from Newcastle to Ijmuiden, near Amsterdam (15hrs).

Getting around the Netherlands

Travel tickets: the OV-chipkaart

The Netherlands has a very rational common ticket system for all public transport, national or local, buses or trains, based on an electronic smart card, the same size and shape as a credit card, the OV-chipkaart. Only on a few inter-urban trains can you still buy individual paper tickets (and these are being phased out), so you should get an OV card when you arrive in the country. You can buy the cards at the airport, train and Metro stations, tourist offices, tobacco shops and many supermarkets. There are several variants of the card, with different prices. The main distinction is between yellow “personal” cards, registered to an individual, which are of most use to Netherlands’ residents, and blue “anonymous” cards, which are not registered to any one person and can be shared by several people, and are of most interest to visitors. Anonymous cards also come in two kinds, “disposable” ones charged with a fixed amount of credit that are thrown away once this is used up, and reusable cards that can be topped up with more credit, which will work out cheaper if you stay longer than about 1 day in the country.

A rechargeable anonymous card costs an initial €7.50, after which you must load the card with some credit to activate it. The easiest way to do this is with cash at any sales point, but you can also do it in machines at stations and, once you have registered your account, online through www.ov-chipkaart.nl. Then, every time you get on and off a bus or train you must touch the card in and then touch out on the special card readers, which will deduct the corresponding amount from your card. There are reduced rates for children and people aged over 65.

A special information app for all Netherlands public transport is available for smart phones: see http://9292.nl.

By bicycle

The Netherlands is perhaps Europe’s most bicycle-friendly country, and cycling is the main means of transport used by a great many Dutch people, young and old. This is helped of course by the flatness of almost the whole country except for the still gentle hills around Maastricht in the southeast, making cycling very easy. There are over 20,000km (12,400 miles) of dedicated cycling paths, including “cycle highways” that allow you to travel freely for long distances, and even when you have to use ordinary roads drivers are generally much more cycle-aware than in most countries, so cycling is also pretty stress-free. Cyclists also enjoy greater legal protection than elsewhere relative to motor vehicles.

Extensive information on local cycling routes is available from all tourist offices, which can also point you towards local bike rental shops, which are plentiful. Bikes can also be rented at train stations, and many hotels also have them for guests’ use. Bikes can also be carried on trains for a small charge.

By boat

There are a few scheduled boat and hydrofoil services in and around major cities, and boat tours, excursions and trips operating on the various bodies of water in the Netherlands. Around the IJsselmeer and in the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland, boat-rental agencies offer a variety of craft, some with living accommodation. For a variety of options, see www.yachtcharter-ijsselmeer.nl.

By rail

Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) (Netherlands Railways; tel: 0900-9292; www.ns.nl) has a very dense and efficient network of express and more frequently stopping trains linking every part of the country, which makes trains the most convenient means of travel for most visitors. During the day there are services at least every half-hour on most lines and 4–8 trains per hour on busier routes, and at night there are trains hourly between Utrecht, Amsterdam, Schiphol, The Hague and Rotterdam. It’s not possible to book seats on domestic services, and reservations are only required for long-distance international trains.

For journeys between towns on NS trains you can buy a single or return ticket, a 1-day travel card (€47) or use an OV-chipkaart. The www.ns.nl website has full timetable and fare information in English and a journey planner.

By road

As a densely populated country, the Netherlands has an equally dense and modern toll-free road system. The smaller country roads are in excellent condition, and this combined with the flat landscape makes this a very easy country to drive around.

There are ferry services on secondary roads crossing rivers and canals, with low fares, and nominal fees are charged for crossing some tunnels, bridges and dams.

Motoring advice: It is not legally obligatory to carry a warning triangle and yellow reflective jacket in your car, but it is strongly advisable. Drivers are expected to give way to cyclists, and also to buses as they leave bus stops. On urban and minor roads, Dutch drivers tend to observe speed limits (50kph/31mph in most towns, 80kph/49mph on many country roads) fairly punctiliously, so anyone who does not becomes conspicuous.

Getting around Amsterdam

Canal Cruises and Boat Rides in Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s 165 canals are one of its unique features, and canal cruises are among the most popular ways to get to know the city. Several companies operate from the canal basin opposite Centraal Station and some other points around the centre, and offer candlelit dinner cruises as well as day trips. Among those offering a full range of cruises are Holland International (tel: 020-625-3035; www.hlr.nl) and Reederij Kooij (tel: 020-623 3810; www.rederijkooij.nl). The tourist board website again has a full listing.

Visitors can also take the Canal Bus, boats that run on three set routes around the central canals and on which, with 1- or 2-day ticket (€22–34), you can hop on and hop off as many times as you like to visit sights and catch another boat later (tel: 020-623 9886; www.canal.nl). Another alternative on the canals is to hire a pedalo-style pedal boat to power yourself; they are available from the Canal Bus company, while Boaty (tel: 06-2714 9493; www.amsterdamrentaboat.com) offers electrically powered boats for rent, with space for 6 people.

By bicycle

Cycling is one of the most popular ways of getting around the city. Many locals only own bikes, not cars, and, as drivers find, habitually cycle as if they have complete priority over motor vehicles. There are numerous bike rental shops, where bikes can be rented for about €8–9 for 3 hours, €12–15 a day or for longer periods, and many also offer cycle tours, and sometimes motor scooters. Two central ones are Damstraat Rent-a-Bike, Damstraat 20–22, tel: 020-625 5029; www.rentabike.nl, and Mike’s Bike Tours, Kerkstraat 134, tel: 020-622 7970; www.mikesbiketoursamsterdam.com, and a full listing is on the tourist office website www.iamsterdam.com, which also has a very useful section on the rules of Amsterdam cycling.

By car

Driving, on the other hand, is rarely ever the best way to travel around central Amsterdam, and few visitors bother with it. Drivers have to be prepared for parking problems, narrow canal streets (often blocked by delivery vans), complex one-way systems, hordes of cyclists, and trams that always have right of way.

By public transport

Like the whole of the Netherlands Amsterdam has a transport system that amply covers all needs, administered by the GVB (tel: 0900-8011; www.gvb.nl), whose website provides comprehensive information. There are Metro lines, which mainly run outside the old centre and into the suburbs, buses, tramlines and ferry lines from the main city to north Amsterdam. The old centre is also compact enough to walk around, so most visitors do not make much use of the Metro or buses, but hopping on and off the blue-and-white trams is a very handy and relaxing way to shorten distances when legs are tired. Several tram lines fan out in all directions from Centraal Station, and other lines intersect with them and run around the ring of canals.

All tickets are variants on the OV-chipkaart smart card, so you must remember to touch your card in and out on the card readers when you get on and off any transport. If you do not already have a national OV card with some credit, you can get a GVB day card, giving unlimited travel within the city for from 1 to 7 days (€7.50–31), or the I-Amsterdam tourist card, giving unlimited travel on city transport, free admission to many museums and a wide range of discounts for 1–3 days, for €40–60. Simple 1-day cards can be bought on board buses and trams, but the other cards must be bought from the machines at Metro or train stations, tourist offices or GVB information offices. The main GVB help centre is outside Centraal Station, and provides every kind of transport information, and maps, in English.

By taxi

Taxis are numerous but in the city centre, because of its traffic problems, they are not allowed to stop anywhere in the street. Instead, you need to look for them at an authorised taxi rank, indicated with a T sign. There are ranks outside Centraal Station, by Dam square, in most of the main city squares and other locations. You can also call for a taxi on tel: 020-777 7777.

The Netherlands A–Z

Accommodation

There is a full range of accommodation available across the Netherlands, from hotels of various categories to small guesthouses and bed-and-breakfasts – especially along the coast – and apartments and cottages for short-term rentals. For anyone on a tight budget, low-priced hostels with shared rooms are a Dutch institution, used by people of all ages, and there are also plenty of well-equipped campsites. In cities, especially Amsterdam, some more unusual options such as houseboat rentals are also on offer.

The national tourism site www.holland.com has extensive information and an efficient accommodation-finding service, and so do local sites such as www.iamsterdam.com. It’s advisable to book ahead in summer in Amsterdam and, in North Holland, during the April–May bulb season, but at other times of year rooms are generally not too hard to find.

Arts and activities

While Amsterdam is the hub of the arts as well as of so much else in the Netherlands, there are also lively cultural scenes in Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and many smaller cities. The national website www.holland.com has introductory information, and every city and regional tourist office produces local cultural guides.

Amsterdam

The city tourist office provides extensive information on what’s on and upcoming cultural programmes in its offices and on www.iamsterdam.com. The monthly magazine in English Time Out Amsterdam is also a good source of information on events, restaurants and other things to do in the city. The AUB Ticketshop, Leidseplein 26 (Mon–Fri 10am–7pm, Sat 10am–6pm, Sun noon­–6pm), sells tickets for theatre, operas, ballets, concerts, museums and even cinemas, as well as transport tickets.

The great star of the city’s cultural scene is the Concertgebouw (tel: 020-671 8345; www.concertgebouw.nl), home of the renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the venue for concerts by many other world-famous performers, mostly of classical music but also including jazz and other styles. There are several different concert series through the year, and if you don’t get tickets for a full performance try one of the free lunchtime concerts by orchestra soloists and small ensembles. Almost as prestigious is the Muziektheater (tel: 020-625 5455; www.het-muziektheater.nl), near Waterlooplein, for opera and ballet, and the Muziekgebouw aan’t Ij (tel: 020-788-2000; www.muziekgebouw.nl), Amsterdam’s “concert hall of the 21st century” on the north bank of the River Ij, is a futuristic music venue opened in 2005 specialising in new music.

English-language theatre companies and comedians often perform in Amsterdam, and most films are shown in the original language, with Dutch subtitles.

Budgeting for your trip

The Netherlands is not the most expensive European country: accommodation costs can be a drain on your budget, but this is often balanced by reasonably priced restaurants and great-value public transport. Prices vary considerably around the country, and a stay entirely in Amsterdam will cost about 20 percent more than if you spend time outside the city. Overall around €70–100 per person per day is a realistic budget for two people travelling together.

Accommodation: The starting rate for a double room is €50; for a decent mid-range hotel in most cities, expect to pay €100–200; above €300 is de luxe territory.

Meals: A 2–3-course meal should cost around €10–25 per person at a modest restaurant, €25–60 for somewhere more sophisticated, and €100 and beyond for gourmet cuisine. A glass of beer can cost as little as €2.50 and a glass of house wine €5.

Sightseeing: Entry to museums and other attractions for adults varies from around €8–15, but is free for children under 12, and there are reduced prices for under-18s and other discounts.

Tourist discount cards are helpful in cutting costs. The I-Amsterdam card gives unlimited use of public transport, entry to most museums in the city, a canal cruise and many discounts for other attractions and services for 1, 2 or 3 days. It can be bought from tourist offices or in advance online through www.iamsterdam.com, for €20–60. The Muzeumkaart gives entry to virtually all museums in the Netherlands for one years, for €44.95 for adults, or €22.50 for under-18s. It can also be bought from tourist offices (the website, www.muzeumkaart.nl, is only in Dutch).

Children

Children are welcome in restaurants and cafés, many of which serve a kindermenu (children’s menu). It is easy to hire bicycles fitted with children’s seats for getting about town or for excursions into the country. Children aged under 4 travel for free on all public transport, and there are big reductions in fares for those aged 4–11. At museums and many attractions, tickets are half-price for under-18s, and free for those under 10 or sometimes under 12.

Many hotels have well-sized family rooms, and also the Dutch were among the originators of the family holiday park concept, with all sorts of activities and facilities for families with young children in one spot, for maximum convenience. Center Parcs (www.centerparcs.com) is the best known, with several lavishly equipped parks around the country.

Specific top children’s attractions in the Netherlands include, in Amsterdam, the Artis Zoo, Plantage Kerklaan 38–40 (www.artis.nl), in Enkhuizen, the Zuiderzeemuseum, Wierdijk 12–22 (www.zuiderzeemuseum.nl), and in The Hague the Madurodam miniature town, George Maduroplein 1 (www.madurodam.nl).

Climate

The Netherlands has a mild, maritime climate, but is wet and cool in winter, and because of its flatness there are often particularly chilly winds off the North Sea from about October to April. Summers are generally warm, but you can expect rain at any time of year. Spring is relatively dry, and the favourite time for bulb enthusiasts. The advantages of a visit in winter are the cut-price package deals and the fact that museums and galleries are uncrowded.

Disabled travellers

In general Dutch institutions are highly aware of the need to improve access and facilities for disabled people, and ongoing efforts are made to improve facilities. On NS national railways, most stations are accessible, and most trains (including Schiphol Airport trains) have accessible entrances and toilets. If required, “journey assistants” can be arranged in advance through tel: 030-235 7822. A full description of the services available is on the NS English website under “Service”. In Amsterdam, all trams, buses and stops are due to be made accessible, but this is not yet complete: the whole of the Metro and most trams have good access, but many bus stops do not, so this is indicated on transport maps. Full details are on www.gvb.nl.

Though older Dutch townhouses tend to have steep staircases and no lifts, many hotels now have adapted rooms, and many restaurants have also improved access. Information on facilities around the country, and specialist tours, are provided in English by Accessible Travel Netherlands (tel: 06-5386 9092; www.accessibletravelnl.com.

Eating out

Dutch national cuisine has a limited range of dishes, falling into the meat and potatoes and hearty stews and soups categories, yet eating out in Amsterdam can be one of the highlights of the trip. The many nationalities in the city have brought their own cuisines to its restaurants, resulting in a huge range of dining options.

To stay more Dutch, you can choose from the simplest fare in an eetcafé or a more costly top-level restaurant. Eetcafés are a kind of informal local eatery, offering a daily changing menu with a choice of fish, meat or vegetarian main course. They are popular because they’re reasonably priced, and tend to close quite early. Broodjes, filled bread rolls with cheese, meat, fish or salads, are Dutch favourites for lunch, and there are plenty of Broodje shops in every town. Vegetarianism is quite common in Holland, and there are vegetarian restaurants in most towns, and vegetarian options on many menus.

Embassies and Consulates

Embassies in The Hague

Australia: Carnegielaan 4, 2517 KH Den Haag, tel: 070-310 8200; www.netherlands.embassy.gov.au

Canada: Sophialaan 7, 2514 JP Den Haag, tel: 070-311 1600; www.canadainternational.gc.ca/netherlands-pays_bas.

Ireland: Scheveningseweg 112, 2584 AE Den Haag, tel: 070-363 0993; www.irishembassy.nl.

South Africa: Wassenaarseweg 40, 2596 CJ Den Haag, tel: 070-392 4501; www.southafrica.nl.

UK: Lange Voorhout 10, 2514 ED Den Haag, tel: 070-427 0427; http://ukinnl.fco.gov.uk.

US: Lange Voorhout 102, 2514 EJ Den Haag, tel: 070-310 2209; http://thehague.usembassy.gov.

Consulates in Amsterdam

UK: Koningslaan 44, tel: 020-676 4343.

US: Museumplein 19, tel: 020-575 5330; http://amsterdam.usconsulate.gov.

Festivals

Carnival, Maastricht, four days preceding Ash Wednesday. In the “capital” of the Catholic south of the Netherlands, the pre-Lenten Carnival is a major spectacle.

Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day), 30 April. Amsterdam is the best place to celebrate the queen’s official birthday, with a staggering number of street parties and open markets.

Vlaggetjesdag, Scheveningen, Saturday in mid-June. Celebrations surround the return of the year’s first barrel of herring at this North Sea fishing port.

North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam, three days in mid-July. Holland’s top jazz festival sets feet tapping at the Ahoy concert venue.

Grachten Festival, five days in mid-July, Amsterdam. A feast of classical music centred on the city’s canals and ending with the Prinsengracht concert.

Gay and lesbian travellers

The Netherlands, and Amsterdam in particular, has plenty to offer gay and lesbian visitors. Gays have long been more prominent in, and integrated into, everyday life than virtually anywhere else in Europe, or possibly the world, although more recently there have been a few disturbing incidents of homophobic violence. Amsterdam rightly considers itself to be Europe’s gay capital, boasting a whole infrastructure of clubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, festivals and events. The Amsterdam Gay Pride festival, on the first weekend in August, is a particularly good time to be in town.

Amsterdam has embraced its “gay capital” role and there is a special gay information section (under “For You”) on www.iamsterdam.com. There are also many “Gay Amsterdam” websites, but www.gayamsterdam4u.com is one of the most comprehensive.

Emergency Number

Police/fire/ambulance: 112

Health and medical care

The standard of medical and dental services in the Netherlands is extremely high. Citizens of non-EU countries should have a travel and health insurance policy so they can use state health services on a paying basis, although many services will be free. EU citizens can use Dutch state health services with an EHIC card; many non-urgent treatments must be paid for, but you can then reclaim the cost following instructions given with your EHIC card. A hospital is a ziekenhuis (or AZ), and an emergency department is indicated by spoedeisende hulp or sometimes EHBO. Most Dutch doctors speak good English.

Pharmacies/chemists (Apotheek) are normally open Mon–Fri 9am–5.30pm or 6pm. Late-night and Sunday chemists operate a duty rota; local rotas are posted in all pharmacy windows.

Nightlife

Of all the Dutch cities, Amsterdam is the king, or queen, of Holland’s nightlife, with the largest number of options, including music, dance, theatre and cinema, along with numerous bars and clubs. But its position is by no means undisputed. The Hague poses the strongest challenge for the highbrow crown, Rotterdam for its high-energy scene, and Utrecht makes its own contribution. The great thing is that all these cities lie within easy reach of each other by public transport or car, so it’s possible to mix and match,

In Amsterdam, entertainment after dark focuses on three main areas: Leidseplein, popular with tourists and locals for restaurants, lively dance clubs and nightclubs; Rembrandtsplein for clubs and cabarets pandering to slightly older tastes; and the Red Light District, now rather more subdued than it once was. Visitors should always try out one of the numerous brown cafés, a classic grand café with a reading table and more of a modern ambience, or one of the new-wave bars with cool, whitewashed and mirrored walls and a long list of cocktails. Many cafés and bars have live music, often jazz or blues.

Opening hours

Normal shopping hours are Mon–Sat 8.30/9am–6/6.30pm. Late-night shopping is usually Thursday. Food stores close at 4pm on Saturday, and some shops in the cities open on Sunday. Many shops close for one half-day a week, often Monday morning. Most bank branches are open Mon–Fri 9am–5pm, though some larger branches are also open on Saturdays. Many museums are closed on Mondays, and open Tue–Sun 10am–5/6pm.

Postal services

Main post offices open Mon–Fri 8.30am–6pm, Sat 9am–noon. Stamps are available from post offices, tobacconists, newsstands and machines attached to the red-and-grey post boxes. In Amsterdam the main post office is at Singel 250.

Public holidays

January: 1 New Year’s Day; March/April: variable Good Fri/Easter Sun/Mon; April: 30 Queen’s Birthday; May: 1 Labour Day, 5 Liberation Day; May/June: variable Ascension Day, Whit Monday (Pentecost) Day, December: 25 Christmas Day. 26 St Stephen’s Day.

Shopping

Tourist offices provide useful shopping guides and maps. In Amsterdam, bargains are a rarity but browsing is fun, particularly in the markets and the small specialist shops, such as those selling antiques and Delftware. For general shopping the main streets are Kalverstraat and Nieuwendijk, for exclusive boutiques try P.C. Hooftstraat, and for the more offbeat shops you should head to the Jordaan, northwest of the centre, where many of the local artists live. Two unusual shopping centres are also worth a visit: Magna Plaza opposite the Royal Palace and Kalvertoren on Kalverstraat.

Telecommunications

Most Dutch telephone numbers have 10 digits, with an area code beginning with 0; omit this initial 0 when calling from abroad. The international dialling code for the Netherlands is 31.

Public phone boxes are mainly green, but also come in more compact and contemporary styles, since they are operated by different companies. Most take phone cards, but a few still take coins. Cards can be bought from tobacco shops, newsstands and many outlets, but note that they commonly only work in the phones of specific companies (Telfort cards are perhaps the most useful to have). Because of the high-level of mobile phone ownership in the Netherlands the number of public phones has declined markedly in the last few years, but in cities you can still find them at railway stations, large stores, cafés and in some streets.

Mobile phone charges in the Netherlands tend to be more reasonable than in some European countries.

Tipping

Service charges and value-added tax are included in restaurant and bar bills. An extra tip of 5–10 percent can be left for extra attention or service, but this is by no means compulsory. Taxi meters also include the service charge, though it is customary to give an extra tip. A lavatory attendant is usually given a small tip.

Tourist Information

The Netherlands national tourist office website www.holland.com is an essential first port of call with a wide range of information, including an introduction to the country’s various regions, cities and provinces, each of which also has its own information service and website. Within the country, every main town or city has a tourist information office (indicated by an i-sign, or sometimes VVV for tourist office in Dutch), often located just outside the main railway station. Multilingual staff will answer all your questions, provide maps and brochures, handle accommodation bookings and reserve tickets. There are charges for several of these services.

In Amsterdam, the city tourist office has a comprehensive website (www.iamsterdam.com) with links to many other services in the region. Reservations and card purchases can be made online or by phoning tel: 020-201 8800. The main tourist information office is at Stationsplein 10, outside Centraal Station (Mon–Sat 9am–5pm, Sun 10am–5pm, and usually open later July–mid-Sept) and there are information touch-screens at many points around the city. There is also a large tourist information office at Schiphol Airport (daily 7am–10pm). At the Stationsplein office you can also buy tickets, tours and many other products.

Tourist offices abroad

All offices and the Netherlands tourist authority can be contacted through www.nbtc.nl.

UK and Ireland: tel: 07795-572 035.

US and Canada: tel: 212-370 7360.