New York - with the crowd in central park

Introduction I can never contain my sense of excitement when thinking about going to New York City. I was fortunate enough to go there recently and the number meetings meant that it made sense for me to have a weekend there. While the day is conducive to anything more than work the evening prove invaluable in seeing the city. Now I've been to New York City before and know my way round it. But this time the trip was different. Here are some of thing...

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Brussels for the day - sprouts and all

Introduction The first leg of our European trip started in Brussels (Belgium). We arrived late at night with the intention of having a full day's sight seeing around the city. We stayed just outside the centre of town a short bus/tram/metro ride away from the centre of town. Brussels is easy to get around and convenient from a transport perspective generally. We started our day at a leisurely pace and headed to the central square. We managed to...

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Amsterdam : You gotta go and drop it like its hot

Introduction If Snoop Doggy Dog goes to there there's going to be something about the place. Given that I was travelling as a family, dropping like it hot was slightly difficult to say the least. But here goes a more conventional trip to "the Dam".  The key thing to understand if you're driving to Amsterdam is PARKING - there is a serious art to parking. Parking in Amsterdam is pretty expensive hotel parking in the center can easily be in...

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Going where ?..Luxembourg. Where's that ?

Introduction Most people know of Luxembourg but have rarely thought to visit or know much more about it than the name. As a banker Luxembourg is a key centre in Europe for its secrecy laws, tax haven reputation the fundamental foundations of a key investment centre. We travelled there without our investment centre hats although as someone with a banking background I was intrigued by what lay within its borders. Our visit to the medieval city was...

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