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New security changes to make travel harder and easier

December 13, 2015

At the same time that the U.S. is imposing new restrictions on the visa waiver program, it’s also taking steps to provide more overseas pre-clearance to speed up arrival in the U.S. The visa waiver program—which allows residents of 38 cooperating countries, many in Europe, to visit the U.S. without having to go through time-consuming applications—is getting limts that require visas for anyone who has visited Iran, Iraq, Syria or Sudan within the past 5 years. Exceptions may be…

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Nov 3, 2015: Amsterdam Vintage

November 3, 2015

If you’re like me and have a taste for all things vintage, retro and “of the past”, then take a walk around the

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Oct 6, 2015: Dutch Cheeses

October 5, 2015

On a visit to the Netherlands we stayed in the seaside village of Wijk aan Zee on the North Sea, just north of

Hang on tight! Your bag’s going for a ride…

August 17, 2015

If you’ve ever considered bungee-jumping, zip-lining, sky-diving, roller coasters or other forms of extreme travel, hang on for this one…but it’s only available if you

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, July 29, 2015: A sea of bikes, Heidelberg

July 29, 2015

Copenhagen and Amsterdam compete regularly for honors as Europe’s top bicycle city, but it’s hard to imagine that either could match this parking lot

Copenhagen: ‘Best Bike City’ gets even better

July 1, 2015

Copenhagen, which beat out Amsterdam earlier this year for the title of best city in the world for cyclists, is upping its game with several

Schiphol cuts noise with a green maze

June 22, 2015

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Europe’s 4th busiest, has often been the target of noise complaints from neighbors as 1600 flights a day take off and land. With a new and longer runway just going into service, they’ve found a way to mute the…

Gumbo’s Pic of the Day, Jun 16, 2015: Houseboat, Amsterdam

June 15, 2015

Amsterdam is famous for its canals and picture-postcard setting. You can spend days just wandering up and down and around the many canals

Copenhagen’s the Big Wheel of bicycle cities

June 4, 2015

Many cities think of themselves as bicycle-friendly, but most would agree that Amsterdam and Copenhagen are in the top rank, although each claims to be

Amsterdam on JetBlue? Orlando on Icelandair? Codeshare coming!

February 9, 2015

JetBlue Airways and Icelandair, which already have an interline partnership, have asked for U.S. government permission for a codeshare agreement. If approved, JetBlue would place its code on seven Icelandair routes from the U.S. to Iceland, and eight…

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