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College Hotel, Amsterdam
I’ve been to Amsterdam several times but really had never found a hotel that made me happy. That all changed this trip. I can now heartily recommend the College Hotel. Of course there is a catch. I...
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College Hotel, Amsterdam (take 2)
The College Hotel in Amsterdam has already been covered in the blog. It was nice to be back, this time with my son and my dad in tow. We are on a three-generation Spring Break European blowout. Here’s...
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Breaking 1,000,000 miles on the last trip of 2010
I broke the 1,000,000 lifetime miles barrier on United just in time before “no fly December” starts. Of course I know about this already, but United hasn’t figured it out yet. I was on a 777 to...
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College Hotel, Amsterdam
By now I am getting used to staying in the College Hotel when I come to Amsterdam. This time I even requested magical room 105. So far, the electricity seems to be cooperating. Uncharacteristically...
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United Airlines Sucks IN ADVANCE
Wow. I am about to get another taste of economy class to Europe courtesy of United. I am flying to Amsterdam in early May and was counting on my 1,000,000 miles and 100k status along with a couple of...
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How Does United Suck? Let Us Count the Ways
First some numbers: 1,411,587 miles almost 10 years of 100k status premier 1k status (with lifetime gold) a handful of global premier upgrade blips 4 days in the row flying on United planes (indy,...
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Amsterdam in Spring: The College Hotel
Regular readers know that the College Hotel is by far my favorite place to stay in Amsterdam. We’re running a small Conference here this week, and the venue is absolutely perfect for a meeting. And get...
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Dining out in Greater NoVa
In a crazy twist of triplicate small world phenomena, my good friend Jacob and I have had dinner out together every couple of weeks for the last 6 weeks (not to mention mixology). Amsterdam featured a...
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Receding Tide or Rising Expectations? College Hotel (Amsterdam) Ages
Maybe we here at NPS are getting even more spoiled? Or maybe hotel standards are rising? Probably both. Whatever it is, the College Hotel seems to be fraying around the edges. What used to be a quirky...
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