A TripAdvisorâ„¢ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Paris, France by TravelPod blogger Everywhere titled "Creepy Creepy Paris" Everywhere's travel blog entry: "Arrived back in Tours with Clem to learn that Andrea had booked us a 5 day trip to Istanbul - leaving on Sunday. This news was met with mixed emotions as I was really enjoying my time in France with Clem et al but also was excited to be able to see Istanbul and perhaps get a chance to finally warm up. The weather in Europe - both in France and in Portugal has been brutally cold and I have been freezing since arriving. My body prefers heat. This news meant that I needed to get organized if I was going to have a chance to see Amsterdam before meeting up with Andrea in her hometown of Arnhem. The last time I was in Amsterdam was in 1980 at the end of my 6 month trip to Europe after graduating from University. My boyfriend and I worked the summer in our Landscaping business, saved every penny and arrived in Amsterdam with $1600 cash each. Within minutes of arriving at Schipol Airport, I learned that I was not strong enough to carry my own pack.....small problem....big trauma. I remember every detail of that first day in Amsterdam which eventually saw us spend, on day two, $650 worth of our money on an ancient VW cargo van - not a camper - that we bought off of four Israelis who were returning to their Kibbutz after touring around in it. Even though it was winter, we lived and worked out of that van, eventually ending ...