Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / September 2003

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Want to visit both Cesky Krumlov and Prague .. I don't know which one
I should visit first coming from Innsbruck. Which one's more
convenient to visit first? Will be taking the train so I appreciate
any info on which route to take and also on any other recommendations

I am wanting to visit the Netherlands in 2004 for a week or so.  But
I'm in my late 20s and single... so I have no one to go with.  (I am
the most successful of my friends, which is a mixed blessing, as they
never have money to do this kind of thing with me.)

Any suggestions for where to get a cheapie?
7 days, leaving this weekend.
Thanks,
Fred.

For those of you who want to have some travel advice when visiting
Portugal, I've included at my website lots of information about
travelling in the country.  This guide intends to have a "local
touch-and-feel" and is based in my day to day experience of living in

A recent post indicated that as of March 2003, there is now checked luggage
storage at Pisa Centrale train station.  Does anyone know if there is also
checked luggage storage at Pisa San Rossore station?  I need to check my
luggage for a few hours while visting the tower

The Islay Festival of Malt & Music looks like great fun and one assumes
that it must be a high point of the tourist season.  Unfortunately, the
timeframe is completely impossible for us. We're thinking of a visit
about six weeks later, in early-mid July. Does Islay get 'busy' in the

I am planning a bare barge trip on the Canal du Nivernais in Burgundy.
Anyone have any advice, tips, recommendations, etc.?
Mike

While in Italy, I need to make two types of telephone calls:
   a) local hotel and museum reservations
   b) International calls back to the USA
I understand that two type of telephone cards are available:

Any advice:
I'm traveling to Paris with 4 co-workers in late October  (5 total people
all of us in our 30's or 40's).  We will only be spending 3 nights in Paris
(Thursday, Friday, Saturday)

I will be visiting Amsterdam for the the first time soon.
My hotel is near Vondel Park.
Is this in walking distance from Centraal station?
A'dam seems very compact -- do I need to bother about buying a

Hi NG,
I am looking for the address of a restaurant in Athens.
It is on the LYKABETTOS and its name is RESTAURANT DIONISOS.
Can somebody please help me with the address and telephone-number.

Count on European cities to become car-free within five years. Cars
will be banned from all European cities and pedestrians, bicyclists,
and transit riders being the only ones allowed. European news sources
tell the writer that London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Oslo, Norway,

I'm looking for a flight from Prague to Amsterdam with someone like
easyjet.com, but they do not fly this way.  Does anyone know of any other
airlines with cheap prices like easyjet?
thanks

I am lending a GSM unlocked phone (Motorola Timeport) to a friend who is
going to Norway for a business trip in early October.   His primary purpose
for having the phone is that his wife can call him at her will from the USA
and so that he can call her.  It is also good for local ...