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Thailand Contrasts (2022): Days 3-5: Last few hours in Amsterdam … or so I thought!

7 November 2022 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Europe, Netherlands

The reason why I’m treating this as a block of three days will become clear soon enough. Today started out well enough and initially ran as planned. After checking out

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Thailand Contrasts (2022): Day 2: A full day in Amsterdam

7 November 2022 RandR.scot Big Trip, Europe, Netherlands

Breakfast, which was included in my hotel deal, consisted of typical continental fare, with the occasional nod to UK tastes that I largely avoided! After eating and showering, I caught

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California, Here We Come! (2021): Day 1: Quick Visit to Amsterdam

16 February 2022 RandR.scot Big Trip, Big Trip Diary Entry, Europe, Netherlands

Heathrow-Schiphol The trip was now underway in earnest, and you join me as Bruce & I enter the so-called ‘First’ lounge at Heathrow Terminal 5, which in reality is for

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March 2020: Three Cities: 1. Amsterdam

25 August 2020 RandR.scot Europe, Netherlands

Towards the end of 2019, KLM pointed out to me that my small, but usable, stash of Flying Blue miles would soon be expiring, and that I needed to fly

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