Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / June 2008

We're thinking about making a round trip in Spain, from Barcelona along
the coast south to Andalusia, then head north to Madrid and back to
Barcelona. How much do hotels in Spain cost and how much does
comfortable budget accomodation cost?

Is there a reasonably priced way of visiting the Vasari Corridor in
Florence? The tours I can find are 80-90 euros.
Thanks for any suggestions.

My brother and I were looking at goign accross Europe on our own. I
don’t want to rent a car, because I don’t feel like spending two thirds
of our money on gas and having to drive forever. I figure we can use
those EuroStar tickets for tourists.

As far as I am concerned, if you can not fit into a plane seat, then you
should pay double for an extra seat.
If you are just a fat slob, even if a kid, then why should normal people have
to suffer, either from your surplus blubber occupying THEIR space, or from

To all you dillweeds, mostly from the UK.  Quit ruining this newsgroup,
alt.baldspot.  That's my job. Ernie

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/080620_Car_figures
Fri 20/06/08 15:57 - Compared to the same period last year, the sale
of small cars has risen by 30 per cent in the first 5 five months of
2008, figures by the Belgian automobile federation Febiac show.

Questions on getting a London hotel for 3 weeks in Nov - near
University of London and Brit. Museum.  Can we push the 2 twin beds
together and ask for king size sheets?  Is it wise to pay for a studio
apt. with some kitchen appliances?  Any suggestions for a good hotel?

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/960/Buitenland/article/detail/316674/2008/06/18/Opnieuw
-ijsbeer-doodgeschoten-in-IJsland.dhtml
Opnieuw ijsbeer doodgeschoten in IJsland
In IJsland heeft de politie gisteren voor de tweede keer in evenveel
weken een ijsbeer doodgeschoten. Net als de vorige ...

Because trenitalia doesn't accept reservations more than two months in
advance, I waited until today to surf to the trenitalia website and
tried to make a reservation for the Venezia-Firenze train and couldn't
seem to get it done.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jun/20/cuba.eu
EU scraps sanctions against Cuba
The EU last night scrapped five-year-old sanctions against Cuba
despite appeals from the US to maintain a tough line against the new

In November, we will be visiting Barcelona pre-cruise for several days and
we are staying at the Hotel Atlantis. Is there a bus shuttle from the
airport to hotels in central city or must we take a taxi?
Thank you in advance,

An American study knows to tell that hungry people are not as often
depressed as overweight people. "Hunger hormones" keep the blue mood away.

Thieves broke into the factory compound at the Mercedes Benz factory
near Stuttgart last night and drove off with two brand new AMG 6.3 liter
coupes worth about 300,000 Euros.  They used another vehicle parked in
the compound to batter down the fence, and drove the cars out ...

Here we are sharing an afternoon together
http://85.17.40.43:88/39a/full/563/563364622.jpg
That pic makes SO many of you jealous, doesn't it?

That would REALLY turn me on!