Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / December 2006

Your opinion on this situation would be appreciated:
Daughter comes home from 3 week Europe trip and says to her father in
telling him about her trip "I lent Lisa (her friend travelling with
her) my watch and...it was...I forget but it was another thing I lent

This lady, raised a muslim, "wonders" about the (silent) acquiescence
of the mainstream religion....
I "wonder" if the real reason is that the distance between the so
called main stream religion and the islamofacists is not as great as

I am a travel photographer from Holland and I have a simple request. Would
you have a look at my website via
http://www.internetsites.nl/stemmen/oostwestthijsbest.nl and use the voting
bar on top of the page? Just in case: a 10 means you really like what you

http://cestsoparis.com/
"You dont need to speak French to understand Parisians..."

Looking for a decent hotel in the London Kensington area.  All I have found
are quite expensive.  Thanks,
Jeff

A holocaust revisionist's guided tour of auschwitz.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-3026151110181683358
Full video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5467701992662742210

LUXURY
What is your idea of luxury?  And why?
Give this question some thought...really think about this and then send
me a note on what defines luxury for you and why.  Please include your

Just a warning, since Med cruises can involve both Europe & Africa:
Some Brit friends on a Med cruise have just emailed me.
Yesterday they stopped in Tripoli and were disembarking for tours.
All USA citizens, specifically, were stopped from landing.

The Crimea is a peninsular rich in areas of sublime beauty. It is a
land of deep blue seas and towering coastal peaks, interlaced with a
plethora of palaces and castles, expansive forests, and ancient towns
of stunning historical value. Few places in the world possess such a

Have a look at www.touristtrains.net ....

http://money.guardian.co.uk/consumernews/story/0,,1972933,00.html
"The most unreliable consumer product
You told us how you loved your iPods - until the day they stop
working. And all too often this happened shortly after the one-year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6186161.stm
Paris welcomes trams back to town
The new T3 tram
Trams are faster and cheaper to construct than underground trains

A few years ago I read in a guide book that tourists should avoid the Bois
de Boulogne at night as there was an inherent danger from Brazilian
transvestites who congregated there.   Does the same hold true today?
Envo

Vienna, November 2006
This trip was more for Herself than for me, as I had already been to
Vienna -- admittedly a long time ago, and as a very impecunious
student. But it was once more than Herself had managed, and she wanted

http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article2076135.ece
Revolution in Belgium? No, it's just a television hoax
By Stephen Castle in Brussels
Published: 15 December 2006