i discovered this great forum a few weeks ago and it has already given me a lot of helpfull informations for my upcoming amsterdam/netherlands trip (the date isn't fixed jet, but i think it will be in early august);
the one day i spent in amsterdam so far has been an awesome experience! while walking through the red light district i had the feeling of walking through ancient sodom and i really enjoyed that
on my next trip to the netherlands i will stay in amsterdam much longer and try to focus on it's famous coffeeshops, that's for sure;
i've been to several coffeeshops in the netherlands, but the only shop of which i still know the name and that i can really recommend is the "far out" in dedemsvaart; been there a few years ago and was very impressed by the quality of their gear!
greetings from austria,
dr. benway