Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / March 2007

Here is a list of non-smoking restaurants in Paris. They are already
smoke free yet !
http://www.restoparis.com/restaurants-paris-non-fumeur-8.html
In january the 1st, every restaurants in France will be smoke-free.

This is for late October, 2007:
Day 1 - leave Seattle
Day 2 - arrive London AM
Day 3, 4 - London

gosh, I guess President Bush was right!
Mar 15 01:17 AM US/Eastern
By LOLITA C. BALDOR
Associated Press Writer

He was the first American to die in what some have called "the real
war." Johnny "Mike" Spann, the 32-year-old CIA paramilitary commando,
was interrogating prisoners in an open courtyard at the Qala-I-Jangi
fortress in Afghanistan when the uprising of 538 hard-core Taliban and

I think many on this list would agree that the most unnerving aspect
of travelling by car in Europe is enetring a city of a decent size
(let's say population > 30-50K), to explore it for a few hours or a
day, and then to drive out. Finding a parking, preferably close to the

This is a follow-up to a previous post concerning our early June visit to
Isle of Wight. If we take a morning ferry to Isle of Wight, stay the night,
and take the return ferry in late afternoon or evening, this will
essentially give us two full days on the island. We'll have a ...

steam travel in past
http://www.lamastre.com/themastrou
What a good idea!

having decided to spend a week in Sicily during April, I would be
grateful to those who have stayed at Sicily for recommendations on the
cheapest available lodging.
Should it be in Palermo, Catania? Before using Expedia.com etc, it

Hi, all.  I'll be living in Berlin shortly, and am scratching
my head over how much it's going to cost me take train
trips to see shows in Leipzig, Dresden, and Hamburg.
The DB & Rail Europe sites are about the only place

We have had some enjoyable experiences in those non-touristy, out-of-
the-way places where locals may go for an inexpensive evening meal.
And the food should be French! (Why go to Paris for Thai or Italian?)
I would welcome additions to our list.

Does anyone have any experience with the TomTomGo? And if so,,good,
bad, and would you recommend buying one, vs the Garmin?
thanks..
r

I've got to be in Frankfurt on a Friday then Paris the following Sunday
night.  This give me plenty of time.  Does anyone have any recommendations
as to the most interesting and entertaiing way to make the trip?
Thanks

My wife and I will spend two or three nights on the Isle of Wight in June.
I've just begun to investigate the trip. Please recommend B&Bs and
attractions. I prefer accommodation in rural or village B&Bs rather than
towns. Many thanks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6450973.stm
France to launch superfast trains
Tests of the new train on the Paris-Strasbourg line in 2006
The project was launched in 2002

Winter in the Northern Hemisphere this year has been the warmest since
records began more than 125 years ago, a US government agency says.
The combined land and ocean surface temperature from December to
February was 0.72C (1.3F) above average.