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                <title>Head to Groningen</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Get on a train and head up north to Groningen to get a real slice of the Netherlands and a great city break without all the tourists.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Make your journey luxurious</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[After checking in, and whilst waiting to board the train, pop into the duty free shop and choose a nice bottle of champagne. The Eurostar staff seem more than happy for passengers to 'bring their own' and it makes the journey feel especially luxurious!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Travel advice</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Before setting foot on a platform check <a target="_new" href="http://www.seat61.com">www.seat61.com</a> for advice on all European train travel.]]></description>
                
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                <title>A weekend away</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Find three friends who fancy a weekend on the continent with you - Paris or Bruges or wherever.  With luck you can leave work on the Friday in time to take one of the evening trains. Take a picnic - all you need is a few goodies from M &amp; S, a picnic backpack, and a couple of bottles of wine. A relaxed meal on the train sets you up for a great weekend!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cheap train travel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Make use of the great train service in Amsterdam. On a recent trip we visited neighbouring towns for as little as £5 return and got to see some fabulous Dutch scenery!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Stretch the value of your train ticket</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[A Eurostar ticket to or from Amsterdam allows you to travel to or from any other city in Holland on your day of travel at no extra cost. <br><br>I travelled back from Groningen (a beautiful student city with a fantastic modern art gallery), two hours north of Amsterdam, and didn't pay a penny extra. It's a great way to stretch the value of your ticket.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Amsterdam Central Station rear entrance</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There is also a rear entrance/exit from Central Station.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Use the Dutch rail website</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Check the Dutch rail website,it tells you the actual platform number of each train, which saves a lot of time when arriving at stations.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Holland's excellent rail service</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The train service in Holland is exceptional. Finding good accommodation in Amsterdam can be pricey - if you are members of the Youth Hostel Association you are entitled to stay at the Dutch equivalent, Stayokay. <br><br>You could stay at places outside Amsterdam (Soest, Utrecht) which have cheap and clean accommodation - all within easy reach of Amsterdam, thanks to the excellent rail service.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Swap the plane for the train</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[If you are flying through Amsterdam and have a long wait for your connecting flight, then you should know that you can hand in your flight ticket for a train ticket to your destination. Sometimes you will arrive well before the flight even takes off!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Go by train</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Take the train - less walking than if you fly, so far more relaxing.  And Amsterdam is just made for walking, so save it for when you get there.]]></description>
                
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                <title>A Dutch train network map is essential</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Make sure you have a map of the Dutch train network. Surprisingly little information is displayed on the trains or at railway stations in comparison with England. I speak after a terrible journey from Amsterdam to the Hook of Holland, where we had numerous diversions and absolutely no idea where we were going.]]></description>
                
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