Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / August 2003

Heatwave Claims Frostbite Victim
Tue Aug 12,10:37 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's heatwave, which has claimed dozens of
sunburn and heat exhaustion victims, has now produced its first case

Hi all:  I'm considering booking a villa in France through this company
which is in Seattle Washington and which I've never dealt with before.
Anyone have experience with them good or bad?  Alternatively what could i do
to get some assurance about their reliability?  TIA

Going to Prague early January for 5 days and am wondering if we can
just wait and book for a hotel when we get there. Been reading some
posts and it seems like there will be plenty of offers or agents from
the train station when we get there. And since it will be during low

Regarding hostels in central London.  We have not chosen one yet but are
wondering how to secure our suitcases/backpacks.  Do most hostels have
free or rental lockers and do we bring our own locks.
Also, is there anything else we should be aware of regarding safety and

Anyone know if wheelclamps are in use in Germany/Austria and, if so, what
are the signs/rules?
TIA
LJ

my husband and I are in the happy position of being able to spend 6-8
weeks in the Canaries from late October. The idea is to find an
apartment and settle down in the sun. We went to Tenerife in January
on a cheapie and ended up in Puerto de la Cruz; not that we didn't

I'd like to visit some authentic historical sights while in the U.K.
I realize this is 2003 and you won't find knights on horse back
rescuing "  damsels in distress." .  I have read quite a few brochures
about "real medieval " villages and such ,however based on past

We are about to embark on a two week driving tour of Brittany and down the
Atlantic coast to the Bordeaux region. Whilst we have a fairly full schedule
I am curious to know if any of you seasoned travellers have any 'must
see/do' recommendations for those areas?

And the funny thing is that if you ask if a hotel has a/c, they'll
*still* say it never gets hot here....
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030805/ap_on_re_eu/europe_he
at_wave
Europeans Swelter in Near-Record Heat

I will be in Helsinki, and I wonder if there is a way to have a 1-2 day trip
to Stockholm.
I heard there is an overnight ferry.
Anybody knows the info?

Anyone stay here?
L'Hôtel de l'Academie * * * First Class
32, rue des Saints-Pères, 75007 Paris

My wife and I will be staying at Le Meridien Phoenicia, Valletta next
Friday night.
Is their a hotel shuttle bus from the Airport to the hotel?
It's our first night on our 10th anniversary 'tour', and I would like

In preparation for a trip to Paris, I've been researching on how to
get from Roissy-CDG 1 to the city but I've found some conflicting info
about getting the RER from there(?).
Many places I've read stated that to get to the RER, I'd have to take

I have no fears of my hotel's restaurant not serving meals, and I will
be attending the Staatsoper that evening, so my "dinner" will have to be
late afternoon/early evening, but I would like to make it a bit more
special than the hotel dining room.  The hotel is near

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1100302,00.html
A powerful earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale has rocked the
Greek islands of Corfu and Lefkada injuring at least 10 people....
Adrian