Greetings from, gasp... Bangkok, Thailand.

What does that have to do with tourism and the Netherlands? I'll let you in on a non-secret; tons of people travel through Amsterdam en route to Asia, especially Thailand.

I took yee ol' KLM 747 direct flight to Bangkok from Amsterdam, 12 hours and with the help of a neck pillow from some new friends I'll tell you about soon, I arrived happy and ready to run around this infamous city. Had I not left the plane, the same flight goes on to Taipei... which is something to keep in mind for any of you planning a trip to Asia and eager to spend a few days in Amsterdam before its GO time.

KLM isn't the only service to Thailand from the Netherlands. Thai air should have something or otherwise consult cheaptickets.nl.

Either way its a very nice and popular corridor, a gateway to the East, believe it or not. And if that weren't enough you're guaranteed to find plenty of Dutch people in Thailand.