Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / March 2006

I live in london, England
I plan to travel in switzerland during the easter hols 13th to 17th
April
But I need to ask these Qs please :)

Does the paris  metro have service  to  this airport.  I need to catch a
  9am flight to england.  what trains would I take from the Bon marche
station   Thanks for the help  the lowest price on the chunnel was 427
euro for two.  We can fly for 101 euro

Hey everyone:  several years ago I took a bunch of students to London.  The
first night we got there we got on the Tube and just got off somewhere to
find someplace to eat.  I have NO idea where we got off (it was obviously in
London, not an outlying city), but the place looked ...

Does anyone in this group know if Italy has an official country motto
(e.g., In God we trust)? I've search the Net and haven't found any
mention of a motto for Itlay. I even shot off an email to Italy's US
embassy several weeks ago asking them the same question, but haven't

The Travel Bidet is a MUST for people-on-the-go. This Unique Personal
Hygiene System makes cleansing more convenient and effective beyond
what toilet paper alone can achieve. It helps relieve the discomforts
caused by hemorrhoids, infections, itching, etc. It is also a great

Any comments about the tours in Spain offered by Viator?  I'm planning
to join their "Five Day Seville and Granada" which costs about $941 for
single.  Shown below is the itinerary.
Day 1: Madrid - Cordoba - Seville (L, D)

we are going on a month long bus tour of Europe. How does one separate
clean from dirty clothes in their suitcases?
Cathy

I found a trip that quotes flights, rental car and B&B vouchers.  What
are your opinions on this service?  I'm going from Detroit to Ireland
in mid june

A news article from the UK.  The article has a slightly
hysterical tone, talks about the following and how
close this is to the UK.  Clearly bird flu as such
will arrive in the UK.  The problem is to prepare

Is their train service from Edinbugh City Centre to the Edinburgh
Airport?  I went to the airport's web site and the following was
the web page on getting to and from the airport by train:
"Edinburgh's main railway station (Waverly) is in the city centre and can be reached by taxi ...

Does anybody use a white noise machine to filter or mask the various hotel
noises while trying to sleep? I have found I tend to hear every creak, every
step outside in the hallway, etc., at night and it occurred to me that a
white noise machine might help block those little ...

Condor are offering cheap tickets from Praha/Berlin to Calgary Canada
for only 400 Euros.
Thomas Crook travel, affiliated with Condor which is owned by Thomas
CXrook Travel, refuses to sell cheap tickets for Condor in Canada!!

.....how many people look at the person checking the scanned hand luggage
and realise that they're spending more time talking to their colleagues
rather than actually checking what's going thru' on the conveyor belt.  Do
modern scanners automatically alarm when they spot ...

I went to Vietnam in february and the trip went 100% as planned.
Smooth. I booked direct online at http://jdipietro.globaltravel.com and
got a really good deal on airfare. Although we didn't use a train we
did book a tour via bus from Saigon to Muine. Everything went exactly

Help, please!
Three tall people looking for a single room with reasonable space in Paris.
Good-size bathroom, interesting view, and ideally a courtyard/garden.
Older rather than new, but simpler rather than fancy. Two-three stars