Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / October 2006

I am booked on flights from North America to Manchester (UK) via
Amsterdam on KLM.
1) Do I need to clear customs or pick up my baggage in Amsterdam? How
about on the return trip?

Can anyone answer me if is there a Bally Shoes "Outlet Center" (where I
can buy shoes with factory's discount)  near Zurich?
Thanks in advance!
Cecilia

Any recommendations for a hotel at Brussels airport?
I need to be at the airport by 4:30am so preferably one from where I can
walk to the check in. I just need a bed so not fussy about other facilities,
but the most important is that it is very near check-in. I don't fancy

After few months of hard work, my site about the various insurance
sites is finally up and running. I have tried to create a site that
acts as a gateway and goes right to the point and cuts through all of
the marketing and PR hype. Having read this group for quite a while, it

Gallic intifada
Published October 16, 2006
BRUSSELS.
"Turf-conscious bloggers in Paris' rundown, mostly Muslim, suburban

As there have been several issues about taxi transfer from the airport
of Rome (Fiumicino and Ciampino) to the city centre, the loca
administration has reached an agreement with taxi associations an
fixed the tariff:

I am going to travel to Europe in early November with my wife. We plan to go
to Greece(Athens and one island), Austria (Vienna n Salzburg), Italy(Venice
and Florence),Monaco and Paris.
We are going to spend about 4 days in each countries. Can anyone got any

We are having problem with Ryan Air web site:
http://www.ryanair.com/
For the last two weeks, we were only able to get on it once last week.
What gives?

We have had exceptionally warm weather during the
month of October, with the averages running
5-7°C above normal for the season at around
20°C

Greeting, I'm planning to visit Istanbul for two weeks next Spring.  As
part of my research I would like to watch films connected with the city
or environments, particularly of a historical nature or actually set in
the city.  I have the following in my queue from Netflix based ...

We are booking air flight for our European vacation in May 2007. We wish to
see Rome, Paris and London for our first European trip. We are planning
several days sight seeing in each city. So far our open jaw flight booking
is around $1000 each person.

Does anybody know of a way to avoid the looong que's to the vatican
museums??
I have a large group with me and wonder if there is a wat to book in advance
thanks Neil

Thanks every one for reponding to my previoys post.
Looking for some recommendation to visit couple of Tuscan villages
reachable from Rome, preferrably by public transport.

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I'm planning for a trip to Rome/Florence for 12 days during X'mas with
my family includes 2 kids. Apart from the these cities we would like
visit some country side on day trips from Rome. Any recommendation ?
Also want to what  we can do on X'mas day.