Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / July 2006

Low-cost flights to Istanbul
Gemma Bowes
Sunday July 30, 2006
The Observer

How do!
I've been to EuroDisney and Paris for a week and thought I would pass on my
experience regarding Parking.
After a few days in Disney I wanted a few days in Paris - but not take the

Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat
A Sudanese man has been forced to take a goat as his "wife", after he
was caught having sex with the animal.
The goat's owner, Mr Alifi, said he surprised the man with his goat and

A few weeks ago we had discussion here of the use in French of "de
rien" as a response to "merci". A view was expressed that it was too
informal a construction to be used in polite exchanges in French (a
reminder for those with no French or whose French is very rusty: it

say thank you

I have been invited to a wedding near Stuttgart in October and I am
wondering if anyone here could offer any input on German (or more
specifically Swabian) wedding protocol, how to avoid faux pas and what
I can expect. For example, what is a typical wedding gift, what

I have a possibility of going to work at Amesterdam at a Tourisme
company promoting partenerships betwin that big company and other
similar companys.
I have no idea how much is normal to pay to some one that does this

My husband and I are passing a pleasant Sunday afternoon playing around
with possible itineraries for our next trip to Italy. We have to travel
in the summer, but we're trying to minimize issues of weather and crowds
by going as early in June as possible. We'll have 14 days plus ...

I recently made a post poking fun at Brits for visiting Florida in
such huge numbers, yet bitching about the hot, humid weather this
summer in the UK. Ha ha. I'm a funny guy.
But one subject in this regard has repeatedly entered my mind for many

We recently spent three days in Rome, partly for personal business,
partly for pleasure.  We went to Rome by train; on our last day we met
up with a group from our local adult school who had come to Rome to
see an art show and we returned on their rented bus.

Immigration service to track all UK visitors
Matt Weaver and agencies
Tuesday July 25, 2006
Guardian Unlimited

Hi, i'm looking for a nice and affordable hotel/B&B in London. The
price I can afford is 100 euro per night for a room. It's OK if it's
not situated in the city center but then it has to be reached easily
with public transport. A good bed is a must. Last but not least..... i

I have to deliver a 30-40 kg luggage from London to Rome.
The last time I used a delivery company to send my stuff in Italy, my
luaggage got lost.Really I don't remember the name anymore, but however
it was a crap company.

Prices seem hard to pin down, but it looks like the hotel we plan to
stay in, Kings Cross Holiday Inn Express, which shouts about its wifi
in all the ads charges £9/hr for it. ;(
Its making me question my whole plan of taking a laptop with us on our

Might I recommend, to travellers to the south of England, the Royal
Navy submarine museum at Gosport (Junction 11 of the M27, near
Portsmouth).
This is a relatively little-known attraction, so no problems with