Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / May 2004

I will be returning to San Francisco from Lisbon thru Paris (CDG) and
I have a overnight layover in Paris. I arrive on a saturday at 3PM and
leave on Sunday at 10AM. Can anyone suggest what i should do about my
luggage, where to sleep, and the best way to go see a few sites in

We offer a stay of two weeks in a residence Bouganville (RCI affiliate)  in
the centre of Portorotondo in Sardinia.
Two large rooms, with a kitchen corner, five beds (three in two
divan beds).

Any suggestions on getting a mobile for 10 days for travel to
Barcelona, Perpignan, and London. Prepaid phones? Which phone
companies out there offer such services?

My daughter will soon be moving to Germany. It will only be for a
year, until her husband gets out of the army.  They're getting married
in a few weeks.  Family and friends are wondering what setting up life
in an apartment in Germany will be like.  What wedding gifts would be

Could someone please tell me which city in Tuscany is described as being
"more that twice as large as New York's Central Park"?
Thanks in advance!  I really appreciate the help!
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We need some advice from someone with experience of German railways
and their fare structure. Hopefully someone on the newsgroup can help.
We need to travel from Frankfurt Airport to Villingen (Schwarz) with a
24hr stop in Heidelberg. We've checked out the trains on the excellent

Can anyone say if it's possible to receive UK TV channels (BBC,
"Freeview" and/or ITV) in France?
If so, what sort of (extra?) hardware is needed?
Also, I used to enjoy Radio 4 after a day of French conversation in

Any advice on how to get to the port from Siena?  Will have two large
bags and worry about having to lug them up to train platforms.  Is there
some combination of bus/train?  Or, can one rent a car in Siena without
an exhorbitant drop-off charge when leaving it in Civitavecchia?  ...

I appreciate that this isn't a "European" question but can anyone give me
advice about checks I should make on my house before I go on two weeks
vacation?
I have a large family and this is the first time in a long time that at

Not sure if this is the correct newsgroup, however I will be in France
(Dordogne region) for 2 weeeks commencing 18 September.
My usual tackle when I travel is a small collapsible rod and reel, a couple
of spinners (lures) and maybe a few hooks and sinkers.

I'm staying in Paris near the Sorbonne for the summer. Are there any
specific buildings, with address please, wher one can just walk in,
use a study carrel or library space, perhaps a perodical room. I need
a few hours of peace and quiet each day.

Looking for any experiences / recommendations anyone can relate on hiking in
& around Morzine and Chamonix. We're probably not up to dealing with the
4800m elevation and "bowling alley" of Mont Blanc, or anything technical,
but would like to challenge ourselves with some day hikes ...

I am travelling to Positano next month. I have arranged transportation to
Piazza dei Mulini in Positano. The car service said that it cannot get any
closer to my hotel on the beach than this. Does anyone know how far it is
from Piazza dei Mulini to Hotel Buca di Bacco on the beach? ...

I have to spend the Night in Helsinki 25th of June on my trip from
Oslo til St. Petersburg. Any suggestions for any convenient,
inexpencive accomondation (I prefere a single room, toilet and shower
in the corridor is ok).

doing my first ever oversees coach trip europe & uk in april next year need
any advice or tips that could help.Spending a week in london what to do?