Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / December 2003

Here's the situation
I booked some flights ex Heathrow to Helsinki on British Airways, then
some separate flights on Flying Finn from Helsinki to Rovaniemi (a
three day short trip to see Santa before Christmas), and back via the

Would appreciate any info on taxi rates at LHR.
What would the approx. fare be from T4 to the Holiday Inn-Ariel , ( Old
Posthouse hotel ) Bath Rd, Hayes. Have used the Hotel Hoppa buses  in
the past but if 2 people are travelling  together ,the extra time saved,

HI, DO TRAVEL STEAM IRONS REALLY WORK? THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM,
WHICH ONE WORKS AND WHICH ONE DOES'NT?
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCES OR RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHICH BRAND
IS GOOD, WHICH TO STAY AWAY FROM? THANKS!!

Hi...my friends and I are planning to visit Turkey next saturday. We are
going to Antalya and will stay there for 7 days....no business, only
pleasure :)
So, what is there to see, where to go, what transportation to use, what to

I'm traveling to Germany, Switzerland, Austria with a laptop and wanted
to know how easy it is to find free hot spots to link up to the internet
in these countries.  I came across a couple of web sites with long lists
of locations, but none that were free and it was not clear ...

We're up to 30 companies doing Tour de France trips for July 2004; you can
find the info here-
www.ChainReaction.com/france04tdftourcompanies.htm
If you know of other companies running tours, please let me know and I'll

Saturday morning I was walking to St. Maria Maggiore a couple of
blocks from the Termini area, and had an old woman with a piece of
cardboard come at me. I had been in Rome for a week and had no
problems anywhere including the Metro, so I had stuffed my cardholder

BA (thanks to using Frequent Flyer miles) gave me a lovely 10 hour wait
at Gatwick (traveling on to Dublin)  on 27 Dec. I arrive about 7:40 and
do not feel comfortable in trying to book the 10AM Ryanair.  The next
Ryanair flight out is at 13:25 and is about $125.  I have ...

It's in South Kensington and looks very posh on the Web.  Does anyone have
more information?
Cheers and thanks.

I'm thinking about going to Monaco (from the US) in May for the GP
this year.  Unfortunately, looking at the ticket pricing, I'm starting
to realize this is a monumentously expensive task.  Are there any tips
regarding travel in that area (Monaco, Nice, general southern France)

As a result of the secular tradition of viticulture, the Lake region
is a precious source of many wines of excellent quality and since
ancient times these local wines were highly valued for their
distinguished characteristics. The regional cuisine utilizes each

Are the prices on the raileurope
(http://www.raileurope.com/canada/index.htm) website accurate?  They seem
somewhat high, but maybe it is just expensive to travel by rail in Europe -
particularly the west.

My wife & I are booked on a Scandinavia cruise on Celebrity's
"Constellation" out of Dover, England in August of 2004.  We plan to fly
into London Heathrow & then travel to Dover.  Does anyone have
recommendations on how to get from Heathrow to Dover & then back to Heathrow

   I am visiting my sister in London and February.  I will be flying in on
a Sunday night.  Monday-Thursday I will be seeing London, Battle, and
Bath/Stonehenge.  On Friday I want to fly via Easyjet or Ryanair to some
other European city.  We will leave early in the morning and ...

Could somebody describe the procedure of obtaining Russian visa?
Thanks,
Dmitrij