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Keith, Bristol, UK
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Today is Queens Day in The Netherlands.
Made some photos of the occasion.
http://home.versatel.nl/Amersfoort
Please have  look!

I need some info on how to book hotels in Italy (in Rome, Venice, Milan
and Florence). Any pointers on some places to avoid? A 2-3 star hotel
in US is reasonable if you want to save money, is it the case with
Italy too? Or should we stick to some 4 star hotel and not care much

We're travelling to Rome in May with a 2.5 years old boy for one week.
We'll be staying in an Hotel on Via Veneto (is it a good place for
such a traveller like us?) We're planning to stay in Rome from Monday
until Friday morning (we'll get to Rome on Sunday), and rent a car to

I've got some excellent tips from folks on this newsgroup. Can someone
please help me in picking hotels in Rome, Florence, Venice and Milan?
We will be going from one city to the other by train so does the hotel
have to be near the train station? or near the city's main attraction?

Just been looking at some of Ryanair's latest offerings.
Found this one:-
Tue17 May 05
Flight   4976     Depart             London Stansted (STN) 16::20

Some hotels and hostels hold your passports until you checkout.
What if you need the passports so you can do a day trip by air or train but
are returning the same night without checking out?

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Luggage can be expensive enough.  Now buy little bags (which add up to a
good sum) to make "better" use of that luggage!
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LOOSE WIRE

I hoped to find a place next week w/o reservations ahead...
Actually/Boldly was looking for offers of local private accommodations
at Centraal Station....  Is this feasible  any more or am I being misled
by 'ancient' 60's lore?

We are in the early stages of planning a trip next summer for two
families with teenaged kids to an island in Greece.  (Not sure which
one.)  We would like to know if anyone has any recommendations for a
hotel/resort that would be good.  Also which island would be best for

We're heading from Paris to Biarritz and not sure if we should stop off
(by car or train) for a night in Bordeaux?

what's the quality of coffee like in Copenhagen cafes & restaurants?

Prompted by Padraig Breathnach's query about Split a couple of
days ago, I've started uploading more of my pictures.  Split and
Sarajevo are the first, I should manage to add some more from
Croatia and Bosnia this weekend.  Follow the link below.

It is not clear looking the DB website that there are trains between
the Copenhagen and Oslo at night in 2005. If someone has more
information on this, please post it here. If there are no night trains,
I would have to change my itinerary this summer. Any comments on