Travel Forum / Destinations / Europe / July 2008

I have made plans to visit Europe this summer and I am going through the
channel tunnel, which I have booked a standard fare with timed departures.
I have planned my travelling so I have plenty of time to get to the tunnel
(covering traffic jams etc)

I have been wondering how is tourism in Europe, in terms of number of
tourists for this time of year, in light of the $$, Euro exchange rate. I
would expect that tourism, in general, has dropped dramatically. Please give
me some of your thoughts. If it has, it might be good to ...

Hello. I'm trying to plan a trip for late August or early September to
either Italy or Ireland.
I've heard that August is a bad time to go since a lot of businesses--
particularly smaller shops and restaurants--will be closed. Does

I and a friend are going on a vacation to Europe in a few weeks but we still
haven't settled on what countries to go. Friends have suggested Ireland,
Spain, and Italy. I have the freedom to stay if I like, and while I want to
relax, I'll also want to visit places where it would ...

Has anyone recently visited the Chenonceau chateau in the Loire and rented
the audio guide? The narrator on the English version of the guide sounds a
lot like Michael Lonsdale (i.e. Huge Drax from Moonraker):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003909/

What is the most scenic aqueduct in Rome and where is it?  I have
googled for this but am not having much luck.  A link to a photo on
the net would be great -- thanks!

hahahahhahahaha
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7506640.stm
Belgian PM offers his resignation
Yves Leterme took office in March after nine months of political

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7482551.stm
The last drink proved one to many for a 78-year-old Swede who fell
asleep while trying to row home - from Denmark.
[etc.]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7497078.stm
http://www.ah.nl
If only he'd done something about the quality of the produce I'd
consider forgiving him.

We have a week in Sicily in the middle of August, but we have no idea where
to go. It seems like we picked the wrong time to go there when we look at
hotel prices and availiability, but we have no choice.
We are arriving by train from Rome, and are looking for nice scenery and

I can't believe someone made a site so difficult to use.
I went to this site: http://www.ns.nl/ I selected English. My first leg
will be Schiphol to Alkmaar. So I selected that airport going to Alkmaar.
But it wants a travel method. Choices are all in Dutch. But I thought this

A Swiss study concludes that Luxembourg is the safest city in the world.
Second most secure cities are Geneva, Zurich and Helsinki.

http://www.flandersnews.be/cm/de.redactie.english/news/080711_iPhone_Belgium
Belgium has the world's most expensive iPhone
(Belga)
Fri 11/07/08 16:38 - In Brussels, as in other places worldwide, people

I will be visiting London in Aug an plan to visit all the "usual
suspects" (Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, Tower of London
etc).  My question is, should  we buy tickets to Westminister Abbey in
advance if so where do we buy them.   Or do we need advance tickets at

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