Quote Originally Posted by Begbie View Post
Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
France has an undeniable geographic advantage.

Anybody traveling on ground from Spain, Portugal or UK to anywhere else in Europe transits through France. It's much like South Carolina claiming all the Florida-bound tourists from New York stopping for the night.

Is it their destination? Maybe. It's about the only western European country I haven't visited.
Think your way off on that one Tex. Amsterdam is the transit point for western europe,
on ground
As in -- over land. As opposed to something else, like flying or swimming, or time machine.