Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / January 2004

Herself and I have just decided to spend a few days in Nice. It's a
bit of a random choice. We like France, but we don't like heat, so
generally we do not venture far south of the Loire. But this is a late
winter or early spring break (dates not yet sorted, but we are looking

Can anyone advise me on this?
Have booked a holiday in Spain with inclusive car hire.
My driver's licence is registered to my parents' address, as this is a
"permanent" address (my work means that I rent and tend to move on every

Is it true you can buy pot and smoke it in coffeeshops in Holland?

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I will shortly be going to Gdansk, Poland. Does anybody have suggestions or
recommendations about things not to be missed, hotels or touristic
attractions in that area?. I will probably be using the train to travel
between Warsaw to Gdansk. Will it be recommendable to book in ...

Does anyone have any favourite Parador hotels in the north ?
We have tried some on the Costa del Sol, Ronda, Nerja etc which were
excellent.
Next summer we want to motor through France and stay in Northern

If you want Low Cost Clean Comfortable accommodation in London, either Bed and
Breakfast or Self catering,flats, house shares etc then save your money by
going to http://www.london-rooms.com

I was planning a trip to southern Germany and Austria with my son. Just for
fun, I was thinking of upgrading my Hertz reservation to get a "Compact
Special" class car (which they said might be an Alfa Romeo 156 or similar).
Has anyone rented a car of this class in Germany? I was ...

I need a calling card or sim for use during my stay in the CR. Last year I used
an oskar sim but it was like 80p/min to UK. Whats the cheapest method, sim or cc?

Looks like we are in for an indefinite "warm and rainy" period
in Paris.
This means highs just below 50°F, not too cold at the lows.
Sweater and raincoat weather.

If you're an American who plans to visit Germany and wants to buy
health insurance to cover you during your visit, I suggest that you buy
the insurance before you visit Germany rather than while you are in
Germany.  In my opinion, you are more likely to be pleased by the

Iam looking for any form of accomodation for my daughter and myself
for the period 21 - 25 August 2004. Can anyone offer us any type of
accomodation for this period.

One thing I learned about travel in Europe is that Europeans
start counting with the thumb while Americans (probably North
Americans) start counting with the index finger.  If you do not
know this, you may order one more fast food burger than you

Hey you all,
I have never travelled to Europe.  I am going to the U.K. and Spain
this spring end of March to early april for about two weeks.  The plan
is to spend 3 days in london, then 7 days in Spain, then 4 days in

my wife and I are planning to spend on that island our next summer holidays.
We are looking for a not very crowded beach (sandy beach), not far from some
interesting places to visit and we would like to find an apartment
surrounded by trees...is it too much? :-|