We began our last day of touring in The Netherlands with Edwin, The Dutch Travel Advisor, with a site inspection of The Conservatorium. Sophie Poley, Sales Manager, and Felice de Jonge, Sales Executive with The Conservatorium, took us on an extensive tour of the property… again, my favorite hotel during this trip. A few more […]
Read more »Our first full day in Amsterdam was a busy one. After a wonderful breakfast at The Conservatorium Hotel, we took a 5-minute walk to The Rijksmuseum. I’ve been many times to the Rijkmuseum over the past ten years, but it had always been under renovation. This was my first trip since the April 2013 reopening. […]
Read more »On our last morning in Maastricht, I got up early to take a few photos of the Kruisenherenhotel and walk the streets of the city. The Kruisenherenhotel was one of my favorite hotels. I’m ready to go back! In the early morning, the streets of Maastrich were deserted… Chateau St. Gerlach Departing Maastricht, we […]
Read more »Ron Phillips Travel recently had the opportunity to spend nine days touring The Netherlands. Our host for this Educational Trip was Edwin Groeneweg, owner and operator of The Dutch Travel Advisor. Edwin was joined by his wife, Miranda van Emst, Ralph Verhoef, and Mark Quint. Together they provide visitors unique opportunities in The Netherlands. The […]
Read more »In November, my wife and I talked about where we would like to spend a few days after Christmas… and we agreed almost immediately… “Why not Paris?” We’ve been fortunate to visit this incredible city many times, and one NEVER grows weary of Paris! We decided to fly out late on Christmas Day… and after […]
Read more »One of the best drives you can make from Amsterdam is to the Keukenhof Gardens, also known as the Garden of Europe! It IS the world’s largest flower garden. When you go to Keukenhof you’ll see flowers – thousands and thousands and thousands of flowers. Each year, in October, there is a “planting weekend” […]
Read more »Living in Copenhagen, Amsterdam was often our “connection point” to get home when flying. We became VERY familiar with Schiphol (AMS), the airport southwest of Amsterdam. Schiphol is one of our favorite airports with endless shopping, many restaurants, a spa, and even a casino. Schipol is also very convenient to downtown Amsterdam by taxi, […]
Read more »This month we’ve been traveling through different countries in Europe each weekend. Our travels coincided with the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship, more commonly referred to as Euro 2012. The “final” tournament features 16 European nations and was hosted jointly by Poland and Ukraine. Originally 51 countries vied for the 16 spots. This year, […]
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Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel 
Ron Phillips is an Independent Consultant of Brownell Travel