Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2003

I like to take local currency with me when I travel.  I used to buy my
currency from American Express, but their conversion rates have gotten
rather extortionate.  My local bank, Wells Fargo, is selling Euros for
around 6 cents over the median interbank rate, e.g. today, 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.)

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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.)

Hello all!!
Im planning travelling to London from December 5th to 8th, Ill be there all
the weekend. I´d like to visit Portobello and Camden Markets.
Which is the best day to visit them?... I heard that Portobello is great on

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lot's of stories about hitchhiking
and pictures from all over the World!
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Hi Y'all,
http://www.sunsetdestinations.com/Flights.htm
These guys have the best price on flights I have ever seen. They
consistenlty come in lower than expedia and travelocity.

I am a born again Coin collector.  I started in the 70's and restarted in
the late 90's.  I am interested in getting Euro coin sets directly from the
government mints.  I currently have the set mentioned in
http://catalog.usmint.gov/wcs/wcs_command/0, ...

Next spring, I plan to visit Praha, Warsaw, Berlin, Budapest and Krakow. We
looked at some of the rail connections (Budapest to Krakow 10 hours) and
they seem daunting. I can somewhat control which cities to fly into/out of
to minimize some of the train trips and can make some ...

Hi does anyone have any thoughts on how to do a trip to Italy.  We are
a group of women aged 35-50 who like to have fun!  We want to
experience the Italian culture, art, food and wine.  We were thinking
about doing a villa and side day trips versus a small group tour

We are planning a trip to London for next spring and are looking at
renting a flat for a week.  We are looking at the Pimlico or
Knightsbridge neighborhoods.  Both locations seem reasonably
convenient.  Can anyone provide information that will help us choose

Have finally bit the bullet and decided that now (or rather April) is the
time for me to venture to London - which I've long desired to do.
Going to be there four nights and traveling solo.  Am thinking most likely a
hostel.  Have already got some friends canvassing other friends ...

Hello, I am planning on traveling to Europe around late August/Early
September of 2004 and staying for approximately six months to a year.
I have several questions and ideas and any input of any kind is
greatly appreciated as this is will be my first time leaving the U.S.

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I'm coming in from Stansted airport from where there is a train to
Liverpool station.
Any suggestions for a good value accomodation which is easy reachable
(preferably by foot) from there? Just for the first night.

1) I am planning to take the EuroStar-Italy between Florence and Rome
on Dec 25th 2003. Does some know if the trains will be running on
Christmas day?
2) Also, where can I book the tickets from.