Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2003

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I'll be flying to London with my family (4 people) from Barcelona on Easy
Jet.  Our hotel is in the Covent Garden area.
What's the best airport to fly into?  Gatwick, Luton, or Stansted.  What's
the best way to travel to the hotel?

What has happened to the little rosticcerie that used to be just about
everywhere in Italian cities? Years ago, when in Italy, we used to pick up a
pollo arrosto anytime and take it back to the hotel for dinner. Last year we
spent some time in an apartment in Florence and looked for ...

My wife and I will be spending 8 days in London - for the first time.
Obviously, we've been consulting the travel guide books, but in your
opinion:  what are the 10 do-not-miss in London?  And any advice on
reasonable restaurants and smoke-free pubs, will be appreciated.

are these days normal working days or bank holiday ?
Thanks

I'm taking from a European point of view, beacause I'm sure it's not
the case for an Australian/American tourist. I have travelled
extensively into Europe these last years, and now I find it boring. I
think it's mainly due to globalization that "uniformizes" European

My fiance and I are trying to plan our honeymoon for next year.  We
are planning on going to Southern Europe from July 2 to July 18 and
are looking for some recommendations/advice.  Here is what we know so
far...

Can anyone recommend a reasonable quality, not overly priced (Euros 100ish)
hotel near/at the airport in Munich.
There will be two adults and a 13 year old travelling and need to overnight
in Munich. We dont need anything special - a decent bed and a good hot

Hi I am on a business tour of vienna from november 9th . I will be
there for two weeks.I will have one weekend free ie one saturday and
sunday.I would like to visit France during these days.Is there a
guided tour available from vienna that will take me to france and

I have 12 hours stay at Munich ,can you guys recommend some essentials that
can be achieved in that time
Thanks

I just took the river cruise Waterways of the Zsars (St. Petersburg
July 25 to Moscow August 9) and found it excellent. The cruise trip is
also called Peter the Great. The name of the ship is Zosima Shashkov.
However, beware that the stay in Moscow is 2.5 days and not 3 days as

Anyone know if I were to be in the italian countryside during Good
Friday, would I have trouble with places being closed?

When looking at admission info for sites, what does "concessions"
mean?
For example, on a gallery site it show:
Admission:  £5 (concessions £4)

I am going to Prague for the weekend and would like to get lots of
cheap cigarettes.  As Prague is not in the EU, I have read that the
maximum I can bring back to the UK is 200 cigarettes.  On the way back
to the UK I travel from Prague to Munich, and then from Munich to

When I was preparing for my trip to Paris, I went out and bought one
of those special wallets that is hanged on the neck and is hidden
inside the shirt. "Better paranoid than sorry", I said to my wife.
Well, I was neither paranoid nor sorry. On our very first day in