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January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe

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I am trying to keep this first part as politically generic as possible. Make your own decisions…I know I have made mine. - S I have been seeing many travel articles about many major changes involving visitors to National Parks here in the States - especially foreign tourists. With regards to the changes to foreign … Continue reading January 27th, 2026 – National Parks Changes; More Work Around the House; Seattle & Europe

February 24th, 2025 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands and European Sleeper

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As I said, this is a big travel day. We are leaving Amsterdam and heading east, but our train doesn’t leave until nearly 11:00 PM. We have a LOT of time to kill. Wait…is that a FEBO? Hahaha Coffee and a pastry/croissant are the first order of every day and this day was no different. … Continue reading February 24th, 2025 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands and European Sleeper

February 22nd, 2025 – Cologne, Germany to Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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We got up and around after a relaxing night. It was really good to not be in airplanes and rushing around airports. We did a little walking around then went to the Köln Hauptbanhof - the main train station that is right outside the cathedral. We got something for breakfast inside the station and found … Continue reading February 22nd, 2025 – Cologne, Germany to Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Tourism in Amsterdam

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Amsterdam is getting even more serious about its continuing over-tourism problem. The city had previously enacted some measures to curb some of the issues but they have just decided that in addition to the visitor fees and such no new hotels can be built UNLESS another closes. They had 20.7 MILLION overnight tourist stays in … Continue reading Tourism in Amsterdam

June 26th, 2021

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Words to live by... It’s pretty damn hot but I needed get out of the house for a bit today. Unfortunately we got a couple more days of even hotter weather. I hate this bullshit hot weather nonsense and it should not be this hot here. At least the truck has good air conditioning so … Continue reading June 26th, 2021