Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / January 2006

I'm going on a business trip to Bern, Switzerland in mid-February and
was going to extend it to about 11 days so I can travel around the
coutry and see the sights.
How would Gimmelwald, Murten, and other mountain villages be around

I have friends coming to visit in April and we'd all like to make a trip
to Bilbao, Spain. We're in the Aude, and on Mappy, I see that it's about
 a 5 - 6 hour drive. We'd rather take a train, but I can't find an
online way to see what the connections are. All the sites I find ...

Just curious

Pistachios and dates which are grown locally in Southern California
where I live. Some macadmia nuts which technically are from Hawaii but
I think they'll appreciate and if not I'll be glad to eat them. For the
moron who asked what California produces, well most of the food grown

We will be visiting Prague during early March and would very much like to
take a day trip to Terezin and Lidice. Google has not turned up any tours
combining both sites in one trip except for very expensive ones with a
private car and guide. (We did find one coach tour listed, ...

Bonjour,
My parents have recently bought a small property in the Beaune region
in Burgundy.  A fabulous retreat for my family and I in the summer.  I
was wondering how feasible it would be be to ski in or around this

The standard Muslim gang rapist behavior.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4581332.stm
http://www.jihadwatch.org/
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-01/05/content_4010016.htm

As I'd wondered a while back, it's looking increasingly likely now that
England will follow the rest of the British Isles and have a complete
ban.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4600910.stm

Thinking of staying at The Zetter in Clerkenwell this Spring. Reviews seem very
positive. Wondering if anyone has had any experience (good or bad) with this
hotel? Also wondering how the neighborhood is, especially at night?
Thanks

It seems to me as thought flights from London to Croatia are still a
bit pricey. Suggestions on the best (not necessarily cheapest) ways to
get there?
Do any of the German discount airlines go there? Maybe fly to Italy and

http://www.infoaboutnetwork.com/view/news/352/
old news - but probably never reported here.
the guy travelled alone on a wheelchair from Moscow to Madrid t
encourage disabled to start travelling

will be in Rome, Florence, and Venice in mid June and early July.  2 people
never been to Italy before.
Need reasonable priced, centrally located, safe rooms.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I brought the meat loaf subject up on this group a while
back. It is not part of French cuisine*, but might
be present in Britain?  The article below says it is
an American thing?

Panic hits Turkey bird flu town
Residents of the eastern Turkish town hit by a fatal outbreak of bird
flu in humans have besieged a local hospital seeking treatment for
symptoms.

During Christmas, several people asked us what travel we had planned
for the coming year. Unusually for us, we had to say that we had
nothing in prospect.
Today I addressed the deficit, and booked two trips. First, I booked a