Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / August 2003

I'll be in Paris for a week from Monday 25th August.....
Anyone know where I could hear the kind of music played
by Andre Verschuren, musette I think they're called, or that
type of chanson made famous by Charles Trenet?

Seeing the good suggestions about dining in Lucerne prompts me to ask
for the same about Zurich !
Thanks for your input!
djb

Hey all Im  flying to germany with my dad in about 24 hrs. so its
urgent.
We already flew to germany together several times so we dont really
know what is left to see in frankfurt (thats where we are going).

We want to spend 5 days in St Petersburg (Russia) this autumn. We always
arrange our trips ourselves. The flights seem easy to arrange, but we're not
sure yet about where to stay. We get different reports about Sovetskaya,
Moskva and Oktiabrskaya hotels. Some say they're grim and ...

What's the mid-November like in Portugal (specifically,
places like Lagoa or Albufeira)?  Will it be too rainy
or cold?  I realize swimming is not possible, but are
there still things to do for tourists?  Additionally,

I'm currently planning a three night's stay in Paris as part of a month in
Europe and i'm not sure where in Paris would be best for me to book a hotel.
I'm a 40 year old Australian male. (traveling alone)
I dont want to stay in a wild or dangerous part of town, yet I want to be

We're travelling to Stockholm as tourists in a couple of weeks, and
will be staying for 2 days. Is it best to stay in the city center
(Normalm)? Or is it easy to get around the different parts - like
Kungsholmen, Sodermalm, Gamla Stan, etc. ?

Sheremetevo Airport has the Novotel Hotel nearby.  Does
Domodedovo Airport have any hotels right next door to the
airport?  I realize that there is a rail link so one can stay in the
city center of Moscow, but I wonder if Domodedovo has

We will be staying in the Hotel Citadines on Las Ranmblas in
Barcelona for two days prior to a cruise.  What restaurants / tapas
bars would any of you recommend in the area (specific locations if
possible please).  Also what museums or other sights would you

Could anyone please share their experience moving a complete household
and car  from Western Canada to Europe?
Could you also recommend some good international movers?
Thanks a lot in advance,

OK, I'm a prude and to be honest information is varied about this and hard
to come by but....
I'm visiting Centerparcs in the netherlands soon and I've heard various
stories about that changing arrangements at the pool. This has flitted

I'm going soon to London and prefer getting 1/2 price tickets at the
Leicester Square ticket booth. What's generally available there now?

I heard about a website for budget minded (cheap) travellers called
Eurocheapo that sounded like it was just what I needed. A link was
provided but all I got was "This page could not be printed."
Undaunted, however, I did a search on Eurocheapo. This netted several

Would like to know how safe train travel is in central-eastern Europe? i.e.
Krakow to Vienna. Any truth to rumours of bags being stolen, harassing
passengers, train personnel looking for pocket lining,......

Current problem in Greece. I have never encountered
boozy Brits or ugly Americans or whatever, but
items do make the news.
earl