Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / October 2007

We'll be visiting friends in Zurich.  What would be gifts we can bring
from California?  Chocolate is obviously out, so is a Rolex watch.  We
are thinking some Sees candies, which would survive a long plane
ride.  California nuts?

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1017/p04s04-woeu.html
As property values soar, Ireland's generations divide on returns
Many older people gained equity, while young people try to pay large
mortgages.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1016/p01s02-woeu.html
As a land thaws, so do Greenland's aspirations for independence
As global warming makes Greenland's mineral wealth more accessible, talk of
independence from Denmark is also heating up.

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Authorities confiscate blood diamonds
Sat 27/10/07 - Judicial authorities in Antwerp have confiscated 14
million Euro worth of illegal diamond from the Ivory Coast. A suspect

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America has a lot going for it. I'd choose to live in America over
many countries.
But I keep bumping into Americans who claim that "America is the
best", "the greatest", "the freest", "the most democratic", "the most

Many thanks to all who responded to my enquiry as to what to do in
Munich. I now have lots of ideas and may even have to addd a day or two.
Thanks all.
Spencer

Has any one been?
It looks likely that I am going to have to take next year's
summer break in the July/August period that I usually
avoid as I don't like hot weather.  As I am also going to

For those who are in import/export business or on travel would know the
pain for having the US dollar as the base currency. Almost every day
this past week, the US dollar continues to slide downward, just like the
 value of the damn stupid brain of George W. Bush.

I feel that I've done as much work as I can with the FAQ, and I'd like
to pass it on to a new maintainer. Obviously, I'd prefer someone who's
been posting regularly in the group.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7063733.stm
US dollar touches a new euro low
The value of the dollar has been on a downward spiral
The US dollar tumbled to yet another new low against the euro, as

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/flandersnews.be/News/071024_diamonds
Diamond traders agree to pay up
Wed 24/10/07 - An agreement has been reached between fourteen Antwerp
diamond traders and the customs on the proposed sequestration of over

Hi.  I'm a professor who will be teaching in Europe next year.  Given the
incompatibility with Europe's PAL video standard, and the need for
portability as I travel, I need to convert several of my VHS videotapes to
either DVD or "thumb-drive" compatible files.

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