Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / January 2004

Looking to visit Bilbao this September. I am a disabled wheelchair user and
will also be using my car.
if anybody has any knowledge of the area would be very grateful for some
pointers. i.e hotels, sights, parking etc

I would like to know, if travelling by coach is interesting for young
people. Do young adults want to travel within a group or do they
prefer travelling individually?

I read some of the posts in this group and they are extremely
informative. So i am confused now. Can any one please help. Here is my
itenary, can some one suggest what places i can visit (combination of
essense of rome and must see's).All dates in january 2004.

About 15 years ago I was in Kiel, Germany.  There was an interesting
elevator that I think was located in the Rathaus.  There was simply an
opening without any doors and a platform that would be constantly
going up.  When the platform got to your floor, you stepped onto it

We are driving south from Munich to Ludwig's castles in Hohenschwangau
and Neuschwansteinin April.
Can anyone advise what type of roads these are (mountainous, twisty,
major highways?)  I'm a good driver but a little nervous since this is

Curious - Anyone know if the Shaggy Dog is still in existence in Torremolinos?

Hello intrepid travellers --
I'm taking my nephew to Croatia and Bosnia this summer (his choice - he's
such a cool kid!). I've spent several weeks in Croatia, so I feel
comfortable with that country. But can someone here comment on the ATM (bank

We will be spending two nights in Venice prior to boarding a cruise
ship.  I need recommendations for a 3-4 star hotel.  The principal
caveat is that we (my SO) will have a lot of luggage so we should
probably be  somewhere with easy access to water taxi.  We would prefer

I will be travelling overseas and require an international email
account.  Can anyone advise on IPASS and its reliability?  I have
heard that it can easily be hacked.  Is it safe?  Are there better
alternatives?

My wife and I are looking at doing a long-weekend getaway to London in
February (some good deals on packages from the US East Coast), and
need some advice about hotel locations. Many of the "value priced"
hotels seem to be located in Bayswater... is this a decent location

I'll be staying in London's Covent Garden this spring and would appreciate
any pub recommendations (friendly, good food and beer, not jam-packed with
tourists, etc.)

I'm travelling to the UK in September and thinking of going to Bath.
I checked the National Rail web site to have a look at timetables and
inputted travelling from Paddington to Bath on 19/09/2004.
It came back with an error message saying that "Outward travel must

Busy planning next summer's trip.  Has anyone investigated car rentals
recently?  Drop off fees (pick up one country, drop off in another) have
risen astronomically - quoted $512 from Auto Europe today.  Does anyone have
cheaper resources?

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