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Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Grabs More Tourist Money


Will it be Double Dutch? Next time you visit this favorite foreign city of your travel4seniors.com editor, be aware. Politicians there will be taking more cash out of your travel pocket.

The charming city already has the highest hotel tax rates in Europe. And they will go higher. Of course, as in many world cities, that’s just the tip of the extra charges. So, when you see ads touting hotels for $99.99 a night, whether in the Dutch or other tourist city, that’s just the start of the real cost. With add-ons of local taxes, resort fees and other hits, consider your advertised room rate may be actually only about half of what you’ll really have to pay. www.cnn.com/travel/article/amsterdam-tourist-tax-increase
Philadelphia PA: Philly’s Famous Soft Pretzels PDF Print E-mail


Whether you get ‘em fresh from a South Broad Street sidewalk vendor or in a posh Walnut Street deli, a famous Philly soft pretzel is always a salty, tasty treat, especially when topped with mustard.

Pretzel historians say the earliest were pretiolas in 7th Century Rome, then bretzels in 15th Century Germany. They sailed to America in the 18th Century with Pennyslvania Dutch settlers, and are now enjoyed in Philly since the 19th Century.
 
 
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