Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / September 2003

any comments, good or bad?

How would we get from London Stansted airport to London Gatwick airport?  We have to change from one to the other -- must we go back into London, or is there a bus/shuttle or something we can take?  Thanks

As part of the Europe holiday i'm currently planning (as my other post's no
doubt suggest) a three night's stay in Berlin is on the itinery but i'm not
sure where in Berlin would be best for me to book a hotel.
I'm a 40 year old Australian male. (traveling alone)

http://www.trasportinavigazione.it/Allegati/scioperi.asp is a great place to
fine out about transportation strikes. I'm going to Italy next month and a
newly listed strike allowed me to change my plans due to the rail workers'
strike on 12 Oct.

I recently purchased a Trenitalia rail pass.  Could anyone verify my
understanding of the required supplements:
1) Eurostar Italia - Advance reservations are always required.  The
supplement is included in the cost of the reservation.

Many thanks to the people on these newsgroups who have provided lots
of good suggestions that have helped me plan my trip to Europe.
I tried to make reservations on sncf.com, but for US residents, they
direct me to raileurope.com. The more I look at raileurope.com, the

We recently returned from a visit to London and France (Brittany),  we
stayed 5 nights in London and stayed in 2 different places, very
affordable and very nice, centrally located.
The first was the Park International Hotel,

I am going to fly into Alicante next week 16th Sept on, approx anyone know
if  airport car hire is
any good ,and if they do  4x4 s
any advise appreciated

After 00:00 [24:00] whatis the best and cost effective way to reach Earl's
court metro station from Stansted?
What is the cost effective way to reach Stansted from Earl's court to catch
a flight leaving Stansted 06:00 in the morning?

I went to this great resort in Mexico with my family but believe I
have a problem. I love the hotel and want to revisit but my family
never go to the same place twice. I found the staff to be great and
the activities to be first class so I would like to go back in the

Can anybody recommend a good operator out of there ?
The majors work to a tight price comparison.
I like using local co's sometimes  but cannot find a good web site for
gerona airport giving listings.

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September 9, 2003
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Can anyone recommend a good US ISP -- or European that will take a
short-term contract -- that provides dial-up access from the UK
and France, as well?
I used to use AOL but they don't seem to be allowing me to send mail through

Rather than usual credit card details Italain hotel is asking for
deposit in form of a £ stirling cheque. Seems odd?
(credit card acceptable for balance)