Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / August 2003

Good friends have told me that Malta surprised them with its beauty and wealth
of things to see - and with its good prices. Any views from those who've been
there? Would early November be a reasonable time to enjoy it?

Is there any harm to compact  flash cards when passing through airport
security,such as  x-ray equipment, ,dogs sniffing ..etc.  :)
Richard

gosh and i thought Singapore with 32C is hot , now I read these cities are
at high 30ishs. Certainty wasnt this way when i was freezing to near death
there in Late Jan.
What should be the temp 1 can expect in Sept? I will be in Paris from the

Has anybody stayed at or know of the Sonesta Relais Villa Tavolese?  It's in
Marcialla, but I can't seem to find any info about it.  Is there anything to
do there, on an evening when we don't feel like driving to Siena or
somewhere else?

The world's longest run without changing trains is 10,214 km. (6,346
miles), from Moscow, Russia, to Pyongyang, North Korea. One train a
week takes this route, which takes almost eight days.
WHO: Trans-Siberian Railway

My wife and I are looking at going to either Barcelona or Rome for a
long weekend in December and we can't really make up our minds which
one to go to. We enjoy exploring towns on foot, going to street
markets, enjoying good food, appreciating the architecture and what

I'll be in Belfast this weekend, and was looking at possibilities for
visiting the Giant's Causeway on Saturday. Public transport will take
too long, and the ulster bus tours I've looked at are day-trips,
involving stopping in other places- including, this weekend, a tour of a

Yeah, I know, a very old question. I'm going for a year, and travelling
shoestring, and don't know the first thing about getting a good deal. I'm
flying out of Boston and intend to go to Berlin, but if the fares are
better to some place close (like Amsterdam), I might fly there ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3146357.stm
Mr Lakhani is alleged to be an established arms dealer and is believed
to be a middle-aged, married man of Indian origin, who lives in
London.

I'm just curious about just how dangerous it is in Eastern Europe these days
?
and Russia ?
Everyone hears stories about corrupt russian police, and gangs robbing

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?

Is this true?  Rail service is disrupted because of the heat?  Seems far
fetched, but I was told this by someone who just returned from London.
She said that the heat and friction of the wheels on the rails was
causing rails to ....melt.  Yes - melt the steel.

rec.travel.europe is a good newsgroup. I have learned much from it, have
taken part in several very interesting discussions, and, I hope, have
been able to give some help when a poster has asked about places I know
well.

how would i get to tunisia (if its at all possible to get there by ferry)
from kos in the dodecanese islands of greece and how much would it cost
approximately.
failing that, how could i get to mainland italy or sicily from the

Bank of America has informed me that in order to use their ATM card
overseas, the PIN must be 4 numbers, and NOT begin with a 0 (zero).
Has anyone else heard of this?