Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / August 2007

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6926569.stm
"The "massive influx" of UK stag and hen parties to Prague has made the
Czech Republic a hotspot for British travellers in trouble, figures
suggest.

Now, the Hague has one too.

BA named worst airline in Europe as millions of bags go missing -
01.08.07
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23406534-details/BA+named+worst+airli
ne+in+Europe+as+millions+of+bags+go+missing/article.do
http://tinyurl.com/2wvkju

My daughter will be travelling to France and we are looking at the cheapest
method for her to use her mobile phone to ring back to Australia.
Global roaming will make it expensive - is there a local phone card
available that will work in  GSM phone

This was, what, my 9th trip to France I think, and my 2nd trip on my own. No
problems on any of my prior trips using my standard US-issued non-smart-chip
Visa card.
That was before I visited Tarbes, near the Pyrenees.

Londoners fear misery at Heathrow with drive away visitors
The Associated Press
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
LONDON: London's ambition to overtake New York as the world's pre-eminent

I DO know it's a travel group.  I was hoping to find someone here, who
speaks Italian and Neapolitan with a little extra time and a lot of
sense of humor, to help me out... :)  So here it goes:
I found this great older song on youtube by Adriano Celentano and

Greetings all,
Has anyone  taken the night train from Paris to Venice?   If so, how
was it?  How was the sleeping accommodations?  How was the food?
Would you recommend it?

The world title holder is Timo Kaukonen. He fought the heat 12 minutes and
26 seconds.

I have just returned from Ireland and UK and noted that when a credit
card is used in a hotel
or restaurant many organizations will attempt to bill the card in US
Dollars using their own inflated

We will be taking the circle tour by car around Iceland and staying
for the night in guesthouses. Several questions:
1. Should we bring our laptops, or are we unlikely to be able to use
them except in Reykjavik?

We are under estimating Quran, but when I read it... its words touch my
soul, I really feel it. I found what Quran said about Jesus (PBUH), I
think this is the truth.
Share me this link........

Seasoned traveler tells dangers of universal health care
JOHN NASH
Published: Aug 3, 2007
I am more than a bit concerned about increasing talk of a "need" for

I have read that you can buy a "pay as you go " London Transport Oyster
card at any London tube station. I will be in London for 3 weeks and
want to buy a 7 Travelpass (on an Oyster Card) which I will have to
repeat 2 more times.

A First Time Visitors View Of London, England
By: Rene Smith
Just a few days into my 4 week overseas adventure I was packing my
bags and moving on from my brief experience of life in Thailand. Next