Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / February 2004

I'm French and going on a business trip to GB this week. I'll cross the
Channel very early (6 AM) and I'll be heading for Stratford upon Avon. Can
anyone tell me where I should change my Euros to GBP in order to get the
best exchange rate? I suppose the car ferry is not the best ...

I am from the United States, and my wife, child and myself, plan to
travel to Europe in June. I have most of my trip planned, except for
the travel from Rome to Frankfurt. I have looked at the ryanair's very
appealing price structure. However, I have also read that ryanair is

The Michelin Red guide about to appear
This is a yearly event in France but this year the guide let
out some advanced news that two restaurants, formerly three stars
and then demoted to two will be pushed up back to three.

Which airport, should I fly to when going to Courchevel in the French Alpes
and from that airport how could I get there.
I was thinking of flying to Paris and then the train?
Pierre

Wish to travel London to Moscow in July to join a tour of
Eastern Europe then return to London from Istanbul .
Would appreciate suggestions of reasonably priced airlines.
Gwyn D

Does anyone know where to book the cheapest return flight from
somewhere in the netherlands to somewhere in poland? I just like to
spend a weekend in poland some time in the next couple of months.
Easyjet and basiqair unfortunately don't fly to poland, but I'm

can anyone share their experiences having been to the Chelsea flower
show? What do you do at the show?

First of all, I was born in Turkey 45 years ago, but have lived abroad for
the past 40 years. The last 2 times  visited Turkey, in 1976 and 1977, I
developed a bad bout of tourista within a couple of days, then was fine for
the rest of each summer.]

Chaine 2 will have the program, the whole evening
of disaster films!
Some of the presentations, I believe, with be
computer image reconstructions.

Le Barreau en Anjou - holiday house for rent
House for rent in the Loire Valley. Ideal for a family holiday or
short stays (Bed and Breakfast). Situated in the heart of the
countryside but in close proximity to numerous leisure activities.

Arriving in Paris (Gare du Nord) via Eurostar from London and staying
at a nearby hotel.  We plan to hire a car out of Orly (after we
exhaust ourselves with Paris) and travel throughout.  We want to do
this because we plan to fly out of Orly a week later.  Questions:  Is

I've googled the group archives but can't see any obvious answers...
will be in Berlin for a few days next week, and have the use of a
flat (apartment) so will not be in a hotel.  Would like to get
on-line without running up the flat owner's phone bill.  Any

Sorr for the repetition, but I'm reposting this in a separate
thread just in case anyone not interested in the DSL issue may
have a response.
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Is it better to rent a cellphone in Canada or to make arrangements in France?

Any info would be great but basically I'm looking for directions from
the specific Circumvesuviana (CV) stations to the sites. I have searched
google and this is all I have found.
Oplontis/Oplonti seems easy, the directions I have are: From the outside