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DUI conviction in US and travel to Italy and cruise

Does anyone know how to look up laws in Italy, Spain and France to make sure my 22 year old son who got a DUI conviction in the US last month can get into these countries?  I know Canada has rest

A few questions about Easyjet

Hi , We`ll be flying Easyjet from Miami to Rome and from ROme to Geneva to attend a wedding . We already paid for the tickets but have a few questions. We plan to take only a carry on. I know hand

Vayama, online travel booking website

Hi I am fare shopping (YYZ to MRS - Toronto to Marseilles) and I tried Farecast. This brought me to Vayama which seems to have good fares. It does charge a small fee - which is includes with *all* ta

Imaginative Traveller

Has anyone taken a trip with Imaginative Traveller? I picked up a brochure at TravelCuts on my walk home the other night. The trips look interesting and reasonably priced. And their groups are reason

Carry-On Luggage

I want to purchase a good, lightweight carry-on luggage bag no larger than 55cm x 35cm x 25cm on wheels. I am looking for suggestions from those of you who swear that travelling lightly is the way t

Question on Buenos Aires and Offer of information

Hi , I`m new here and looking forward to participating in the group. First a question - we are flying into Buenos Aires (EZE) in about 10 days and would like suggestions on the best way to get trans

Culture Shock

Linda`s post made me think. One of her suggested questions was "Would you like to live permanantly in another country?" I lived in Japan for 3 years. The first 6 months were quite tough. Her

Travel Tips (was: Toronto GTG!!!!)

Hello Everyone, I had a long and stressful flight to Delhi, figuring as I barely made the connection in London my luggage probably didn`t and I was right. It was a bit daunting to be handed a long

Buenos Aires accommodation

Dear Just looked at your last years BA travelogue and it is very interesting. However, due to your using an apartment for your lengthy stay it does not address my question. My wife and I will be comi

San Francisco

Hello, I am new to this group. I would like to know from the learned travelers if there is a good time to go to San Francisco? I have wanted to go for a long time but I have been a chicken about trav

Cost of internet access while traveling

Hi, If you get your internet access through a hotel in Europe, it`s likely to be as expensive as the Melbourne costs you mentioned. In Prague in 2008, a friend and I paid about $20 to link up her la

Ports-of-call Rome Cruise

Morning travelers, Cruising Rome, Naples, Athens, Corfu, Rhodes,Mykonos, Ephesus, and Alexandria. Any comments, recommendations, etc? We leave Sept. 26 and I`m very excited.

Christmas in New York

Hi , A friend of mine is heading to NY on the 23rd of December for 6 nights. She is travelling with some friends. They were hoping to find an apartment for four in a not too scary part of the city. T

Suggestions for Vancouver

Hi You`re staying at the Hyatt which couldn`t be a more central location. Stanley Park is always a favourite for us but I want to mention that the shuttle that runs through the Park during the Summe

Travel Toronto , Vancouver Cananda

Hello -- My sister Julie and I have been so concentrating on the logistics of our train trip to Vancouver with her guide dog, Sonia, that we haven`t really thought that much about what we`re going t

health travel Insurance

Hi , Just wondering if anyone can help with a query about health/travel insurance. I have never used either, but yesterday I had a car accident and when the policeman asked if I needed an ambulance

Rome Airport question

Hi , This is for Rome experts. I am meeting in Fiumicino Airport on a Thursday in a few days, my daughter and grandson. Our flights Alitalia 681 from Buenos Aires and American 236 from New York sh

Seeing weddings while travelling

Greetings As I`ve been preparing for a family wedding tomorrow in Sydney, I`ve been thinking about the other places we`ve been when we`ve come upon a wedding. We were in York (UK) at the Cathedral w

Suggestions for New York City

Hi , A work colleague is going to NY on vacations for a week two weeks from now. Any suggestions on what to do, see, eat.

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