Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / February 2005

Has anyone had any experience with either the "Tulip Inn Roma Globus"
or "Hotel Zara" in Rome? Any comments appreciated. I'm about to flip a
coin. :-)
Also, I was thinking of booking one of these through

We are a family of 5 (3 grown teenagers) and plan to be in Paris for
two nights. Here is what I am looking for:
-an area that is alive, bustling with people, nightlife but clean and
safe.

If anyone can advise or help me I would appreciate it. I am leaving
June 15 for Bucharest with 14 students to work with orphan children
for 8 weeks. I had planned for my wife to come with me on a frequent
flyer ticket that I have. I booked the flight but did not realize I

The Parisian temperatures have remained near 0 for two  weeks now
and snow arrived, a little bit today.  The rest of this week will
be colder.
Even so, it has not been freezing in our quartier, the water in the

Pictures and paintings
New Adress : http://www.jmrw.com/Abroad/Sienne/index.htm

   My wife and I are contemplating a trip in 2006 to Italy. We have 2
children who would be ages 6.5 and 3.5 at that time. We have traveled Europe
and the children have traveled as well.
   What I would like to know is:

Thursday 3rd March: Lock And Key Party, at the Elusive Camel from 7PM
Age group: 20 to 30 somethings
Upon arrival to the party, women are given a lock and the men a key.
Then you can start circulating looking for the people who matches your

My guide book says that the proper HEV stop for the Godollo Royal
Palace is the third from the last, starting from the M2 metro terminus
at Ors vezer tere going towards Godollo.  What a silly thing to write!
How would I know it is the third from the last until I reach the end of

First, thanks for your feedback on my Ireland trip (posted last week).
Based on some of the feedback, on books I've been reading, and on talks
with friends who have been to Ireland, we've adjusted our itinerary as
follows.  Any comments would be appreciated!  We wanted to have more

Ailing pope's latest bestseller leaps off shelves
ROME (AFP) - Pope John Paul II's publishers have never had trouble
selling his books, but now that the pontiff is ailing in hospital they
can barely keep up with demand.

The original stage production of The Sound of Music is to be performed
for the first time in the Austrian capital, 40 years after the film was
released.
.....

Colourful past as a 'tart' in Paris wrecks dream of shortlisted Labour
candidate
By Colin Brown, Deputy Political Editor
The Independent

Planning to stopover in Paris for one night.in June....Will have a lot
of luggage...
Need a hotel - with a shuttle to haul my luggage and stay for one
night...

Pope Message Shows Devotion to Virgin Mary
By BRIAN MURPHY AP Religion Writer
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY After being shot in St. Peter's Square in 1981, Pope John

I would welcome any advice on how to fly from Frankfurt, or Rome, or
London to Palermo  at a low rate.
Many thanks
Les