Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / January 2007

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/070106_superbug
MRSA: pigs infect abattoir worker
Sat 06/01/07 - In West Flanders an abattoir worker has come down with
MRSA. The abattoir worker is believed to have caught the bacteria from

http://killarney-ireland.info/genealogy/dark-irish-celt-genealogy.html
The Irish - more Spanish than Celtic?
Scientists have concluded that the Celts did not invade Ireland en
masse, nor did they replace an earlier group.

From the Scotland against Criminalizing Communities mailing list:
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Press Release from Scotland Against Criminalising Communities
Wednesday 10 January - for Immediate Release

It hit 14.6 today, brarely breaking the 14.5 record of 1991.
The highest for January recorded is 15.9° in 1998 on the
13th.  The lowest was 1985 with -13.9°.
I remember because I was here and Piggy was not.

Australia is home to the best and most vibrant cities in the world,
promising only the best for your business. It's about time you
expanded. Add to this, the invaluable pleasure of living in a country
with a low cost but high standard of living, friendly climate, warm

The US too, along with Britain. It must be due to Bush and Blair.
*****
2006 was warmest on record for U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Last year was the warmest on record for the United

This from KLM on a recent flight back from Turkey.  I had a davul,
a gypsy bass drum, in its padded bag.  I'd marked it FRAGILE all
over, worrying about the skins getting burst.  They weren't.  The
baggage handlers managed to stove in the *shell*, which is 7mm solid

Going through the photos I saw outside of one of the restaurants in
Nice it was written:
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Specialites esca

Just got this in email:
BOSTON--JANUARY 9, 2007-- Air France just announced a 4-day
sale with reduced fares from Boston to 21 destinations in
Europe, Asia and Africa. Flights start at $226 each way.

I guess we all have our travel dreams.  Well one of mine is to ride the
famous Glacier Express train in Switzerland.
I have a book on it.  Plus, the best online information I have been
able to find is at http://www.glacierexpressnotes.googlepages.com  If

This is a great site for Short let vacation apartment in Rome:
www.roman-rentals.com
Directly from owners cheap prices and very central located.

I cut and pasted this article so the rest of you could feel good too.
Happy New Year!
By NANCY BENAC
Associated Press Writer

The Americans welcomed a European
Socialist to their bosom.
They should study the European system first to see which
systems work well.

What is my best be for getting from the airport to my hotel.  Would a
taxi or a shuttle be better?  There are two of us and at this stage of
our lives would not consider mass transit, what with luggage and steps.
Thanks.