Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / May 2006

Rough Guide is tough on England, says tourism chief
By Adrian Bridge
(Filed: 22/04/2006)
A new guide book paints an alarming picture of England as a nation of

Pictures of East Belgium on this website:
http://members.lycos.nl/joson2004
William

Thursday 11th August 2005, I took the girls to Rennes-Le-Château. I had read about it in various books including the one I was reading then, "Bloodline of the Holy Grail" by Laurence Gardner. Over the last few years, I have been meaning to go there and we live and host our gites ...

I will need to travel from Belfast in order to reach Dublin airport
via bus or train, I was wondering if any of you have advices on one of
the two ways is the interesting from a landscape point of view.
Ciao,

Over the last few days, I've had Ryanair's website(s)
http://www.ryanair.com/ and http://www.bookryanair.com/
be unstable to the point of uselessness.
Has anybody else had this problem, or is it on my end only?

I have just found out that I will have a long weekend break in the
Earthwatch I'm signed up for in Rome. This gives me 3 days in early
June to get down to Naples /Pompeii/ Herculaneum/ Amalfi/ Capri? (or
some combination of these). I was thinking of going down by train to

Apulia. Unique stone house; sleeps 2/5.
renting per week or month, from June to October €700 per month.
Normal facilities + private road +3000 mt own land +sun, fun and good
food for all.

--Promo--
In the Martina Franca country side, 15 km from Martina Franca, 10 km
from Ostuni and Cisternino, we rent a Trullo with 3000 mt of yard,
fully and traditionally furnished, for a relaxed and fresh holiday in

Is it true that some of the major sites in Ravenna are closed. If so,
for how long? I would like to go back between April & June  2007. Thank
you.

If anybody knows of somebody who wants to rent their 2nd
home/apartment/house for a couple of weeks next year, in Emilia-Romagna.
I would be grateful if they could get in touch by replying initially to the
temporary address below.

My wife is flyingsoon to Charles de Gaulle with two 45 pound
valises. She wants to take the RER train into town to the Gare de
Lyon. This will be around 8am.
The RER station is inside Charles de Gaulle. Is there a porter

So some people opt for apartments instead of hotels.  One problem is
damage or security deposits required by the landlords.  Typically like
400 or 500 euro.
They also want the rent up front.  So if you use ATMs to get local

My adult (22 years old) son and I are hoping to go to Ireland in late
August for ten days or so. He's a photographer and an avid fan of Irish
music. I'd love for him to see the West of Ireland, but wonder whether
anyone has some wonderful spots that would enrapture an eager traveler

Looking for an apartment for the full month of November in Berlin, two
people. Relatively cheap, but central, as well as in walking distance
to grocery stores, cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and public
transport. Possibly also close to a train station. Safe area, though.

It is currently trading at 1.2543,
well past its 1.25 "bar".  I posted
a week ot so that it was "certainly"
headed to 1.26.  Now 1.28 it the next