Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / November 2005

Just finished uploading some pics to my travelogue from a trip I took
last year. Went to Oktoberfest then mountain biking in Switzerland.
Check it out and let me know what you think!
http://www.travbuddy.com/trip_view.php?tid=127

Last month I asked a few questions about UK travel and you guys
were quite helpful.  Now I have some more.
We are traveling from the U.S. to the U.K., London and Edinburgh,
and then on a Baltic Sea cruise out of Copenhagen.

Paris, Nov. 26: A French historian has caused uproar by claiming
Napoleon provided the model for Hitler's Final Solution with the
slaughter of more than 100,000 Caribbean slaves.
In The Crime of Napoleon, Claude Ribbe accuses the emperor of genocide,

I visited Assisi almost 30 years ago and loved it.  I'm now returning
to Italy in May,  and am trying to decide whether to return to Assisi
or try Orvieto this time.
Can anyone give me any comments about which might be a better choice?

Hi I'm wanting accomdation as cheap as poss near Manchester airport.
I'm staying 2 nights Friday 2nd Dec to sunday morning, not bothered
about quality as it's just for somewhere to stay with girlfriend, any
recommendations.

In the summer months of 2006 we would like to walk/hike the languedoc
region and would welcome hearing about the experiences shared by
Googlers.

for once, the french dogs cant blame their social/racial ills on
americans, the english, the germans or anybody else. the chickens have
come home to roost. thats what they get for being so smug about

Who's been in Croatia lately?
We visit Dubrovnik twice every year and still can't get enough of it.
You're welcome to visit my group about Dubrovnik:
http://groups.google.com/group/allaboutdubrovnik

What kind of charges should we expect in making reservations on trains
when we travel, hopefully, in the April-May-June time period?
We had friends 2 years ago that traveled from Switzerland to Spain on
Eurail passes and paid an exhorbitant fee for reservations, some of

Sea Containers appeared to have found a buyer for the hovercraft
Princess Margaret and Princess Anne.  At this time, the name of th
purchaser is being kept secret which is fueling gossip about th
crafts being used for scrap.

I stayed at this great boutique hotel in Brighton , UK.
It's called Maison Mascara Boutique Hotel and it's the best place I've
found in Brighton.  It is a mega friendly hotel with comfortable rooms.
They have a minimalist design with great beds.  I stayed in the room

I will be bicycling Ireland next year and am looking to save miles when
I can.  I was wondering if there is a ferry that would take me from the
Dingle Peninsula, across Dingle Bay, South to the Ring of Kerry area?
If so where can I catch it?

I have an early morning (6AM) flight to Cairo out of Heathrow.
I looked up the Tube (first departure is at 5:30AM) and Airport
Express (first departure is at 5:10AM). Taking either of these
will jeopardise my departure to Cairo.

Is it possible to rent a cell phone for a reasonable cost for the 2
months that we will be in Europe this Spring?  We expect to be all
over Europe, including the UK.
I haven't been to Continental Europe for almost 30 years.  When I was