Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / August 2006

My name is Jack, and I'm really new at this! I apologize if I'm posting
this in the wrong place.
I have been seeing a lot about the tours to Colombia  and Russia.  I
did some search and there are many many companies.

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We are thinking of taking in Andorra in September for a couple of days.
Some people rave about it, but others do not.
Any views welcome.
Cheers

That can only be Martin! That poor old sex wanted goat can only post
no-topic postings and stupid relies in this NG!

For those avid contributors to the interminable threads on this NG on the
subject of  "Is it save to go to Naples" here is a little something,
to gladden your harts, gleaned from this mornings  "Glasgow Herald" I have
pasted it in as it doesn't have a link.

With Slovenia scheduled to join the Eurozone in January, do shops,
restaurants etc. accept them now, or am I going to need to convert to
Tolars? I'm coming from Italy, so life will be easier if I can just
carry my Euros over the border.

I'm getting a car from Prague airport to hotel.  This will be booked
by the hotel and is slightly cheaper than comparable services
(although not cheaper than bus and metro).   I will pay the driver
directly.   Fare will probably be around 500 - 600 K.   What would be

I am planning a 3 day trip to Norway in summer

So after spending 5 days in each city and surrounding area, Sienna is
the hands down winner in my opinion?
Florence felt like a tourist trap with crowds and lines and high prices
eveywhere I turned.

I will be traveling to Germany in late October. I have a US passport
which was issued in 1999 and will expire in 2009, however it is a bit
worn and dogeared and the laminate has seperated from part of the
photograph. The last time I went to Germany via Schengen border control

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David Hasselhoff better not try any drunken airport spectacles now
By DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press Writer
LONDON - British authorities said Thursday they had thwarted a
terrorist plot to simultaneously blow up several aircraft heading to

Can someone give me a rundown on how to use the AUTOVLAK from Most No
Soci to Bohinj Bistrica?  I've located the timetable, but how far in
advance do you need to arrive to get space (btw - how much space is
there?  The photos I've seen show trains with about four flatcars, each

A driver is taking us from CDG-to an office near the Eiffel Tower-then
to Isle St Louis. Bill will be 90 Euros approx.
How much do you tip Paris taxi drivers?