Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / October 2003

Has anyone experience renting a car in the UK through Cheepcar?  Any
problems?  Any praise?  Any information at all?
Can anyone suggest a less expensive or more reliable car rental
consolidator for renting a car in England or Scottland?

In April '04 I will spend 10 days traveling in Spain & Portugal with
my wife.  I have a list a places I want to see, but not I enough time
to see them all.  So I need some help whittling down my itinerary.
Madrid

Dave's the man!
Was in London last weekend and saw David Blaine!
Got a Dave wave actually! And snapped some pictures!
There is a certain newage/bizarre feel to it all!

Perhaps I was crazy, but I drove in Florence (well, we did come from Nice
and wanted to go to Siena and other places!).
But how are you supposed to know how to get anywhere when NO map (even the
one we bought) indicates the 1-way streets?  Argh!

We bought a book on foods native to Nice on our recent trip, in French of
course.  While I can read the recipes (with the occaisional help from a
dictionary) I'm not sure of some of the units of measure.
what is a 'mustard glass' (verre de moutarde) in milliliters?

I'm planning a trip to Turkey.  What are the best places to visit?  What
is the best way to arrange transportation around Turkey?
Dick

We are considering visiting England during the last two weeks of
December.  Can anyone provide suggestions regarding special events,
programs, etc., of interest during the Christmas season? For example, we
would like to attend one of the Christmas music services (such as that

For next year I am planning a trip to Berlin. I should be staying in a
hotel at the Alexanderplatz.
Is there a good subway connection between Tegel Airport and
Alexanderplatz? Which traveling distance between the airport and the

I have an apartment for rent in Venice that is only 5 minutes from Venice's
railway station. The apartment has:
1. A roomy kitchen (20 sq. mt.)
2. A living room with TV, sofa, 4 beds.(40 sq. mt.)

What it the price of a return ticket from Milan to Tirano (near the Swiss
border). I
I've looked here :
http://www.fs-on-line.com/home/

Has anyone here had personal experience with these hotels?
Rome; Hotel Forte near the Spanish Steps, Hotel Traiano, Hotel Bolivar, both
near the Coloseum.
Florence; Kraft Hotel.

Any idea/links for B&B's in Paris?
Thanks

Which airport is the easiest to get to from central London and get through
for flying to Edinburgh? Easyjet flies from both Gatwick and Stansted and
British Midland and British Airways fly from Heathrow.
Thanks in advance.

particulier loue grand rez de villa,corse du sud,proche ajaccio et
porticcio,3 chambres,sdb,séjour,cusine,grande terrasse, prestations :
tv,barbecue,salon de jardin,four,micro ondes,draps fournis
superbe vue mer,grand jardin,entrée et parking indépendants;

I will be coming to London from the U.S. next June 2004 and need to travel as
follows:
Heathrow airport to downtown London
London to the docks at Dover