Word: schiphol
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...Western Europe, the 20th century versions of the Renaissance wandering scholars can be found any morning, boarding Caravelles or Boeing 727s at Munich or Orly, Heathrow or Schiphol. These are the dark-suited businessmen and technocrats, many in their late 30s or early 40s, who serve the border-hopping new multinational corporations. Clutching identical document cases, conversing in any one of several languages-including English, the new Europe's universal medium-these passengers are often indistinguishable by nationality even when they reach for the newspapers being passed around by stewardesses...
...played most dangerously in Europe, where agents of all sides can move about with relative freedom. European authorities, however, have increased precautions, especially at airports, and terrorists are occasionally tripped up. Anti-metallic detectors clanged last week in Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Customs men searching two bags were surprised to discover one crammed with pistols and ammunition, the other with hand grenades, five detonators and 21 letter bombs similar to those sent to Israelis in September. Airport police promptly arrested a Palestinian traveling to Caracas on an Algerian diplomatic passport. The man, identified as Ribhi Khalum, 33, was released...
...worthwhile to lug more than one bottle back to the U.S. Oddly enough, local libations are not necessarily cheapest at home: Beefeater gin sells for $3.80 a quart at London's Heathrow Airport, but for only $2.50 at Paris' Orly and $2.85 at Amsterdam's Schiphol. Popular brands of Scotch generally sell for $4 to $5 per quart in Europe, Africa and Asia...
...make their purchase at one of the many camera stores in every big city, where the selection is much broader and prices almost the same. Sample prices at the airport: Nikkormat 35-mm. FTN with f-1.4 lens, $172. The same camera costs $268 at Amsterdam's Schiphol and $260 at Shannon, but it is still a bargain at either place compared with its $388 retail price...
Europe's most elaborate duty-free shops are at Shannon airport in Ireland and Amsterdam's Schiphol. Visitors to the ould sod-even those in transit-can browse through huge quantities of bulky hand-knit sweaters ($19.75 and up), Connemara blankets ($9.75), Royal Tara china and linen. The same merchandise is taxed up to 17% outside the duty-free area, but occasionally it can be found on sale for less than airport prices. Amsterdam's 25-store operation is a veritable shopping center, offering unset diamonds, a large selection of Dutch silverware, typewriters, electronic calculators and film...