Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / April 2007

I am not sure if this is the right newsgroup for this query... I
couldn't really find an obviously appropriate group with a Google
search.
Anyway... I have family travelling for an extended period in Italy.

It  is only 17C on Ibiza while it is 18 in Helsinki and 20C in Malaga while
it is 21 in Jokioinen. Brrrrrrr.

Thes companies send you your tyickets in the mail right?  In Europe,
all you dio is provide the airline with the recipe and number, like
Ryan Air or Meridianna. How long do tickets take to come?
In Unity

As we've already introduced our sneak preview of bumrats.com via our
secret test site, this time we'd like to find out your view on
opportunity to have your PA on your city break holiday who'd be
available to you for the full 24 hours at the time. It would be

What is Metro travel like on the morning of the Paris marathon?
I read there are ~35,000 runners and ~200,000 spectators, but is this
significant in Paris on a Sunday?
Is it OK, or chaos?

I found a link to this site: http://www.slowtrav.com/.
It discusses the benefits of the kind of travel championed here on
RTE: picking a "home base" and enjoying short day trips with returns
to your home base each day. It details the benefits of spending at

A couple of people have mentioned hiring a guide to show them around
St. Petersburg or Moscow, not as part of an organized tour. My wife and
I will spend several days in St. Petersburg in late May and would be
interested in...

I am traveling to Greece this summer. Question for the "experts" please:
http://sfr.ee.teiath.gr/htmSELIDES/Art/Arxaia/Parthenon/images/Parthenon29.j
pg
The above "classic" shot of Parthenon at golden hours is from Filopappou

Welcom To The Fact Way
http://groups.google.com/group/factway
THANKS

I'd like to know what a vegetarian non-smoking germaphobic OCD
American anticipating a long-time stay in Slovakia should anticipate
in terms of dining, smoking, (food) marketplace, and accommodation
(hotel) habits in smaller cities such as Presov, Michalovce, Kosice,

I am hoping to spend five nights in Paris in September and am looking
for a self catering apartment to sleep one. Must be in a quiet and safe
district, close to Metro and market or supermarket. Up to 170 Euro per
night. Any recommendations?

Out of the alleged 47 million Americans uninsured, over 17 million
reside in households having over $50K in annual income, over 14
million are eligible for Medicaid or SCHIP but have not enrolled and
over 18 million of the uninsured are people between the ages of 18 and

Is anyone in this group traveling in Germany during June 8-19?
My wife and I will be visiting various places mostly in the western
Germany(St. Goar, Burg Eltz, Black Forest, Rothenberg, Strasbourg in
France, from a base in Karlsruhe.

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/Flanders%2BToday/special%2Breports
/070413_%2Bfruit%2Bbeers
Fruit beers are hot
Fri 13/04/07 - The Belgian beer market changed substantially in recent
years. Tired of "white" beers, young and female consumers nowadays

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/070414_weather
Warmest 13 April since 1833
Sat 14/04/07 - Yesterday was the warmest 13 April since records began
in 1833. The exceptionally warm weather is good news for the