Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / July 2006

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/23/world/europe/23france.html
Paris Journal
French Stores Honor Sabbath, Except When They Don't
By ELAINE SCIOLINO

The question here a few weeks ago was if Europe was overrepresented and
other continents discriminated in the number of teams qualified for W.C
Now we have the results from the ground play round one and round 2  the 1/8
and 8 teams are qualified for the quarter.

Amazing, good game, the French had their
number

Horst-Otto:
We are very much looking forward to seing you and Kiki.  However, if Germany
beats Italy on Tuesday, the streets of Capri may not be safe for two tall
blond Germans!  My advice is to dye your hair, learn Italian, and don't

Hello, caller. Are you worried?
Jeffrey Robinson
IT WAS ONLY £233,000, and it was only about 20 British customers who
were bilked, but HSBC's discovery this week that an employee in their

Hi Travellers!
This will be my first road trip in Europe so I was hoping someone could
recommend a road map that will see me down the coast of Croatia from
Zagreb to Dubrovnik. So many to choose from:

Hot !
Here pictures of a 5 weeks trip done this winter :
http://www.jmrw.com/Abroad/Egypte/Egypte.html

Any idea why the Paris Hilton hotel would not be listed in Frommer's Paris
2006? The Best Western is! I was looking at the Hilton online and it looked
to be in a great spot with the Eiffel Tower outside the restaurant window.
If you have recommendation for a hotel in Paris within ...

Is there luggage storage at Malpensa Airport?  If so, where is it located
and what is the cost?
Thanks in advance for any information.
Richard

Hello Chaps,
I am planning a European trip in the next couple of months and I plan to
travel by train. Can anybody recommend a few must see routes scenery wise? I
am probably going to start in Denmark and work my way down.

now if they could just get rid of the Visa restriction as well......
Russia lifts controls on currency
Russian roubles
The rouble will now be free to buy and sell

    How true is Jeremy Rifkin's book, "The European Dream"?

What is the easiest way to get to Dusseldorf airport from Cologne city
center on public transportation? We want to use one of the discount
airlines  to fly into either CDG or Orly and it seems that they don't
fly out of Cologne/Bonn. (AirBerlin goes in, but not out . And, Ryan or

I just had a sudden urge to visit Sweden and am considering a weekend
in Gothenburg. I've read some sparse online guides and it sounds nice,
good maritime museums and seafood.
Anyone visited there before and loved/hated it?