Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2003

My wife and I will be going to Italy and the UK in Feb./March next year, and
I'm trying to get a handle on a few issues-
1) The first destination on our itinerary will be Venice, IT. In order to
save some serious money on tickets, I booked the flights to LHR (r/t from

My wife and I just returned from a trip to Italy. During the day we walked
as far as our feet and interests would take us. At night we usually relaxed
and planned for the following day. Well, this last trip we got in the habit
of watching a particular game show on Italian TV at ...

My girlfriend and I will be traveling from Canada to Rome next weekend
(3 days).  I have a few questions that maybe someone on this ng can
help me with.
Any recommendations on a nightclub for Saturday evening.  How much

Will resturants /bars or shops be open during X'mas eve or the 2nd day of
X'mas or Prague will be like a ghost town during this festive season?
Thanks in advance
Dino

For the last several years, where ever I go in Europe, I see black men
(Africans, I assume, from the language they speak among themselves) selling
knock-off purses and bags.  Who are these guys?  Why are they always, and
only, African?  Is this some kind of international trademark ...

i understand that there's a lot of talk online about reservations of
tickets for entry to some museums in particular the Uffizi Galleries
and the Accademia Gallery in florence, is that absolutely neccesary?
thanks:D

hi,
i m a student planning to go on back ppack to italy this december.. m
plan is staying two days and one night in rome then on to naples, the
to florence and probably pisa and then venice before stopping at mila

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Can anyone tell me what transport to london is available at the
English end of the ferries from Europe.
Freda

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Is it true that "Eidelweiss' from Rodgers and Hammersteins 'Sound fof Music'
is the state song of Austria?
Good choice if it is true.
Gary 'Gatsby' Nichols

       I want to go to the continent (Backpacking). I live in Cardiff. its
237 miles to Dover, so bus to London, bus to Dover, buy ticket for crossing.
Cost - well have not worked it out but lots is probably the answer.
       Look in window of local Ticket Sellers (theatre, ...

from all the stories I read here, it seems that Italy is definately the
worst (then maybe Spain) for Gypsy pickpocketing and petty theft. Why is
this? Why not, say, France, or Northern Europe?
J

A thousand people considering a trip to Scotland were questioned about why
they wanted to visit and what they expected to see. One in three of those
polled said they believed haggis was a creature and one tourist believed it
came out at night and looked like grouse. Another said the ...