Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / May 2007

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6684635.stm
Italian city faces rubbish crisis
Residents of the Italian city of Naples have been torching piles of
rotting rubbish in the steets amid a worsening refuse crisis.

We're in Rome this weekend and I've picked up somewhere on the web that the
Pope says Mass in St. Peters's on the last Sunday of each month.
Does anyone know about this, which Mass, does it be very crowded so need to
get there early, etc?

So many to choose from, but somebody must have a favourite or two!  Staying
on the Ku'damn for 4 nights, from next Saturday night.  Any ideas?
Was in Berlin 20 years ago, just before wall came down, but can't remember
much and it's probably all changed by now(?).

I know that it rains in Norway in August. How much does it rain than
compared to other cities? For instance does it rain more than it does
in Seattle in August? Is it a constant rain or a light mist?
I also understand that Bergen is rainier than Oslo. How rainy is it in

Just recently started a new job which will require a about 10 flights
a year.
Please could someone recommend a quality piece of luggage for someone
who needs to take a laptop and a change of clothes onto the flight

Hi, I've recently returned from two weeks in Istanbul.  Unlike prior
travels overseas, I had a notebook computer with me and was able to
make a web page each evening of that day's activities.  This is really
a fun thing to do.  Here's the page, hope you-all like it and it gives

Greenwich without the masts?
Unthinkable!

Send him to Guantánamo Bay! There he will be between his right wing
friends, the camp guards!!!

Where are going this Summer ?
Do you know blue heaven Bodrum ?
Look ! This not dream its real
Blue Heaven and not EXPENSİVE

Message: Hi all,
I'm going to Berlin for three days and I'd like to find a decent double
bed in a hostel/pension/etc. for two people @ 50 or 60 euros, max. I'd
like to be in the "thick of things," so to speak, so my heart's set on

Another London query!
Can anyone advise me whether it is possible to drive a Car from Marble Arch
along Oxford st to
roundabout at intersection of Old& City Rds, heading towards Hackney.

What is the most convenient and cheapest way to travel in
Switzerland ? I am intrested in some informations about the costs
involved by each option . A link were I can read myself it's OK, no
need to waste your time and write everything, I am looking for tips. I

Listening to announcements at Schiphol at the weekend, I began to wonder
- they threaten that if you're not at the gate pronto they'll off-load
your luggage - but how? It seems to me that the airline has only the
haziest idea of where your bags are at any given moment, so the idea ...

I am interested in renting a villa in Tuscany during the Italian
winter. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Lisa

Can anybody recommend a hotel at or near Athens airport?