Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / September 2006

I already asked the Q here but I didn't specify the price range ... so, I found a nice
hostel in Ludgwigsburg but they only have a room from 1st to 3rd October ... so we're
stuck for 30th Sep/1st Oct ... nothing seem to be free ... any idea for a
~20?/person/night BB ?

I have an 11 hour stopover in Hong Kong from Heathrow in January, Just
wondering how easy is it to just leave the airport (apart from putting one
foot in front of the other and walk out the door) and see the sights using
public transport. Does anyone have any favourite 'must ...

Cars are going to disappear from European cities and European
countries. It's going to happen in NYC and California, too. San
Francisco's done it.

Has anyone been able to get tickets to a performance at La Scalla (in
Milan) prior to travelling to Italy?  If so, what's involved, what did
they cost, and are they normally sold out far in advance?
Thanks,

We are going to be in Rome in late September, 4 adults and 2 children.
We want to take a day trip (no overnight) to Sorrento and Capri and see
the Amalfi Coast.  If we take the train, I know we don't get any
coastal viewing, but if we rent a car isn't it a long drive in each

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/world/europe/14bikes.html
September 14, 2006
Ijmuiden Journal
In the Netherlands, Life Runs on 2 Wheels (Sometimes 3)

does any one know who flys that route...thanks

I have decided on the easy and cheap option of a package holiday at the
beginning of October (see thread "Advice on a european package or
driving holiday").  It seems turkey is by far the cheapest, so that is
where I shall go (probably around 150 GBP per person).  I would be very

I will be in Southern Germany next month to visit some friends in
Berlin and Stuttgart. I will be getting a five day Deutsche Bahn rail
pass and plan on spending a day or two in Southern Germany on my own .
I am looking for a town or two as a base for day hikes. Maybe one day

My wife will be traveling with me to Rome next week and will have some
free time while I'm at meetings.  She's interested in taking another
wlaking tour through the Forum, with a guide who really knows the
historial aspects (last time we were there, one of my History professors

Flying tomorrow out of Gatwick, and I don't want to wait any longer than I
have to in the airport and get thru' security etc.  However, wife says we
should at least 3 hours before take off, which means not going to bed
tonight!!!  Anybody give a hint as to how long I can leave it ...

Some travel photos
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A friend of mine has an apartment in Tenerife and I'm considering going over
there in January. I would go there around January 15th for one week.
What is the weather like there that time of year? Warm enough for the beach?
Much chance of rain?

Does anybody know the address of the Hofbrau Haus in Munich?  Thank you

I have to go over to Germany sometime before the end of the year.  I
would like to take in some of the christmas markets while I am there.
I understand that they run from about mid November all the way up to
Christmas eve.