Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2003

I would welcome anyone's experience traveling to Rostov-na-Donu, Russia
on the Black Sea. I would like to go there at Christmas time here in
the USA and there in  January  2004.
     Thank you,

Does anyone have any suggestions for economical lodging for several
nights in Edinburgh, Scotland?  We are looking for accommodations that
are within walking distance to the city center and transportation.

I need suggestions of the better way to go from CDG airport to Ecole
Militaire station. I checked the map at http://www.citefutee.fr and
seems there's no direct line. Shortest way will be to take RER B to
Saint Michel Notre Dame, transfer to RER C to Invalides, and take line

We are planning a trip which will probably require flying into Gatwick then
going over to Stansted for the continuing flight.  From what I've read, I'm
assuming we will have to take the train to Victoria Sta. and then a bus to
Stansted.  Is this the best plan?  And how much time ...

We just renewed our French passports.  The time from entering to leaving
the office with our new passports in hand was less than 30 minutes.
To renew we had to have our expired passport, a valid national identity
card, two photos, proof of current residency (a recent phone or ...

In case you have not already seen it:
We are trying to set up a new newsgroup
 misc.metric-system
dedicated to discussions about the metric system and its introduction

According to
http://www.tsi.ru/webboard/message.php?id=33084&tree=on&shbd=&Offset=0 there
will be a new train Kiev - Krakow which cars using the SUW-2000 gauge
changing technology (see http://www.pkp.com.pl/pl/suw/pl/suw_pl.html)

I'm visiting London with my wife this december.
I'll be starting from New york on Dec 26th night and reaching London
Dec 27th morning 10.00 a.m
at Heathrow airport. Here are the details of the hotel where I've made

I'm planning a hiking trip along the GR 4 through the Gorges du Verdon
next summer (2004) with a group of friends. I know the part
along/through the gorge itself is the most beautiful but also the
hardest part of the trip. We will be walking with a full backpack and

We are planning a European tour next year in April. We hope to visit my
husband's family's anstestral home of Fehmarn--a tiny island off the coast of
Norhtern Germany. We would love to hear from anyone who has visited this
gorgeous little island--and especially anyone with lodging ...

I need a guide book on Ukraine. Any good hints or web pages. I am thinking
about Kiev and Lviv and then on to Romania.
Kennet
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I'm planning a trip to Italy next September, this time concentrating on the
south (Apulia, Calabria). Does anybody  have any advice on places to go? or
any other travel advice? I've checked out the local bookstores and the
internet but there isn't anywhere near the information ...

I am travelling to france for the first time. I would be flying into
Reims Champagne and then need to travel to paris the same evening. can
someone please tell me what is the cheapest and fastest way to get to
paris and back to the Reims Champagne airport after a few days and

I thought I was smart. I booked us from PHL to AMS so we could take basiqair
from AMS to MRS.
Then from MRS back to AMS, with a one night stay in Amsterdam, flying back
to PHL the following morning.