However, I was very disappointed with the Dutch version. Amsterdam forms a large part of the book which is understandable, but other destinations have been given short shrift.

Five pages on Rotterdam! OK - not the world's most romantic destination, but at a time when modern architecture is experiencing something of a rehabilitation in the public consciousness and former urban wastelands are rapidly becoming the most happening places worldwide (eg. Menilmontant, Hoxton, Alphabet City), the city deserved much better.

The reclaimed polders of Flevoland constitute some of the most mysteriously beautiful landscapes I have ever travelled across - but this simply isn't evoked. Groningen - a lively university city with countless great bars and fascinating buildings is also given almost footnote status.

I can see the economics of tagging along cursory mentions of the rest of Holland to an already existing Amsterdam guide, but please let's have a more considered job next time.