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Delta cancellation(was Airline cancellation!!! )

Hello , What a great list. The responses to the plight of a Delta cancellation were extremely helpful. I truly believe I will get the Delta refund next week as promised. The travel agent booked a rep

NY Times - Why We Travel: Readers` Photos

Hi, Here`s a great NY Times site entitled - Why We Travel: Readers` Photos http://tinyurl.com/yaze3mc There are hundreds of photos but you can choose by country or category. Also you can submi

Conferences, culture and modern plumbing - two weeks in the UK!

Hi ! Once a year, I must get my UK fix - while others head to New York or Paris, I go to London. This year worked well for I was able to combine two conferences with some play time. First, I signed o

Why, Oh, Why, Did You Love Paris

Hi, In Paris my favorites are the Cluny Museum for the tapestries, Chapel of Sainte Chapelle where I wish I had known about the concerts, and L`Hotel to honor Oscar Wilde. Also near St. Germain is

Berlin in October - GTG?

Hi , We`ll be visiting Berlin, Germany next month and are available to get-together during the week of October 12th. Will you be there? Last time we were in Berlin was seven years ago: http://www.th

Travel Germany

Hi , My brother and his family are traveling to Germany in October and is interested in renting a high speed car for travel on the autobahn. I do not think this is such a great idea but he wants to

Your country`s top cities / sights?

Hello , Just curious. If someone wanted to visit your country and could go to just one city and just one place where they can experience nature, what would you recommend and why? I live in the Unite

San Jose, Costa Rica

Hello, I have signed on for a birding tour in Costa Rica in January. The group will meet in San Jose. I usually arrive at least one day before meeting a tour, if they have not provided the transporta

International to US Prepaid Phone Cards

Hi , Can anyone tell me which prepaid travel cards are the best to purchase these days to call from Italy, Germany, Austria, Hungary to the US? There are so many different ones to choose from. I have

Travel with kids (was: Disney Cruise)

Hi Thanx for your wonderful stories on your cruise. You guys are lucky,i havent been on a cruise but I believe I will someday. Here in Kenya I travel by car, bus, trains or the plane. I have a thre

Knowing the Language (was: 10-day trip to Europe)

Hello -- Sissi expressed some concern not knowing French. My advice is not to worry. I am a hopeless linguist, but have developed a few techniques to help me survive where I don`t speak the language

Traveling with Guide Dog

Hello -- My sister, Julie, has just received word that her guide dog, Sonia, will be delivered to her on August 11. Julie and Sonia will go through 15 days of intensive training. Sonia will then be

Frugal Boston

Hello -- My husband and I just returned from a couple of days in Boston celebrating the 43rd anniversary of our meeting. In keeping with our reputation for being frugal (cheap?), we stayed in a hote

Travel Athens, Greece, Germany,Italy

Hi I just read an article in The Greek-American Herald about the new Acropolis Museum. It opened in June with a lavish party. Fee: 1 euro till year end then 5 euros. It’s 300 yards from the Pa

Tipping in Germany and Poland

Greetings , We are off to Poland and Germany in a few weeks. I am curious to find out about the tipping expectations in those countries. While in France and Italy, I used the practice of `rounding

Finger Lakes Trip

Hello , My husband and I just returned from a short but really terrific trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York State. It is a physically beautiful area with an extremely rich history. We stayed

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Tap water in Europe

Dear , As we prepare for our trip to Copenhagen and Sweden, I return to the question of free tap water. We couldn`t get it in Spain, but it flowed freely in France. In Italy and Germany, we just ga

Canadian Rail Trip

Thanks so much to those who contributed their thoughts to my query about a cross-Canada rail trip. I spent a few days with my sister, Julie, and we have booked our trip. We will be staying in Toronto