Forum: Air travel
October 19th, 2016, 11:48 PM Posted to rec.travel.air
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,900
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Forum: Europe
September 11th, 2016, 05:47 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 09-11-2016 02:57, Martin wrote:
Marksburg, Stolzenfels and Kaub.IMO the advantages of being independent and
staying in a hotel outweigh having to sleep in a cramped cabin eating poor food
...
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Forum: Europe
September 5th, 2016, 07:40 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 09-04-2016 15:03, Erilar wrote:
Depends on the cruise line, apparently. There's been no compulsory tip on
ships I've been on that's mentioned anywhere. A hidden one would be
another...
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2016, 07:44 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 08-30-2016 03:53, tim... wrote:
And they STILL nickel and dime you by charging extra for water because
what comes out of the taps is undrinkable.
http://thegrayl.com
is my solution. ...
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2016, 07:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 08-30-2016 03:44, tim... wrote:
It talks of 130-150 per day for accommodation, meals and transport
but that's per person so it's 300 quid for a couple
It's nearly that for a single, since...
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Forum: Europe
August 31st, 2016, 07:39 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 08-30-2016 20:19, poldy wrote:
You hit the road, on a horse and buggy?
Mostly human-powred (foot and bicycle).
But not averse to a bus or train occasionally.
Or even a boat, but not at cruise...
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Forum: Europe
August 29th, 2016, 08:54 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 08-29-2016 13:54, poldy wrote:
Not to mention, in this day and age, being cut off from Internet,
phones, etc. for swaths of time?
Internet may be a bit slower if you use the ship's satellite...
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Forum: Europe
August 29th, 2016, 05:18 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 81
Views: 15,890
Rhein cruises
On 08-27-2016 16:10, Erilar wrote:
Looking for suggestions. I've been playing around with river cruise
websites, for a future(2018?)trip with a friend who does not speak German
along the river...
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Forum: Europe
August 21st, 2016, 04:59 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,945
Rant about Spanish visa rules
On 08-20-2016 11:37, tim... wrote:
The "specific knowledge" is on their website, which I linked to.
no you haven't - it doesn't work
Hmmm, interesting. It did work the other day.
The...
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Forum: Europe
August 20th, 2016, 02:56 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,945
Rant about Spanish visa rules
On 08-20-2016 06:03, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
On 2016-08-14 01:05:47 +0000, Happy.Hobo said:
If I want to spend 90 days in Spain, I just go there. Easy.
If I want to spend 91 days in...
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Forum: Europe
August 14th, 2016, 05:25 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,945
Rant about Spanish visa rules
On 08-13-2016 20:05, Happy.Hobo wrote:
There must be a better way.
And that way is NOT posting a €50K bond with Andorra to allow staying
longer than ninety days.
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Forum: Europe
August 14th, 2016, 02:05 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,945
Rant about Spanish visa rules
If I want to spend 90 days in Spain, I just go there. Easy.
If I want to spend 91 days in Spain, I assemble half a kilogram of
documentation:
http://tinyurl.com/Visa-for-Spain
and then wait two...
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Forum: Air travel
March 26th, 2016, 08:04 PM Posted to sac.politics,rec.travel.air
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,452
Choices (was After 9 years ...)
On 03-26-2016 11:40, Kenny McCormack wrote:
Most of the attention is caused by and directed at the vulgar talking yam,
who is never going to be President.
We can only hope. Children should be...
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Forum: Europe
March 21st, 2016, 04:18 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,149
World's best passport
On 03-05-2016 17:21, Happy.Hobo wrote:
On 03-01-2016 18:13, Alfred Molon wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/01/travel/worlds-best-worst-
passports/index.html
The Trump ascendancy makes...
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Forum: Europe
March 5th, 2016, 11:21 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,149
World's best passport
On 03-01-2016 18:13, Alfred Molon wrote:
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/03/01/travel/worlds-best-worst-
passports/index.html
The Trump ascendancy makes this discouraging.
On the other hand, there...
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Forum: Latin America
February 24th, 2016, 06:13 PM Posted to rec.travel.latin-america
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Replies: 0
Views: 874
Star Peru—bad reputation?
WELL, the flight was comfortable, the snack was OK, and the crew were
polite. BUT ...
StarPerú _destroyed_ my Brompton bicycle. I am not exaggerating. The
damage is so severe it seems to have...
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Forum: Europe
February 24th, 2016, 06:08 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,553
Afternoon Delight
On 02-17-2016 05:57, Jack Cam pin wrote:
I'd never heard of dayuse.com befo
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35577272
I wonder where else in the world such services exist? Japan...
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Forum: Europe
December 10th, 2015, 10:47 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-10-2015 05:34, Martin wrote:
On Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:58:19 +0100, Giovanni Drogo
wrote:
On Wed, 9 Dec 2015, Martin wrote:
Not when it is foggy. Linate...
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Forum: Europe
December 10th, 2015, 04:44 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-09-2015 18:05, Jack Campin wrote:
[Malpensa]
May be chatting with people would be rather difficult if you
do not know bergamask :-)
My Spanish allowed me to pass the A1 test in...
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Forum: Europe
December 9th, 2015, 10:55 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-09-2015 03:44, Giovanni Drogo wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2015, Happy.Hobo wrote:
Close enough. MXP and BGY are each about fifty kilometers from
the
center of Milan,
...
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Forum: Europe
December 5th, 2015, 01:49 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-04-2015 10:10, Giovanni Drogo wrote:
On Fri, 4 Dec 2015, Tom P wrote:
Close enough. MXP and BGY are each about fifty kilometers from the
center of Milan,
I wouldn't call...
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Forum: Europe
December 3rd, 2015, 08:17 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,403
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Forum: Europe
December 3rd, 2015, 08:14 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-03-2015 11:23, Paul Aubrin wrote:
+ 24 hours!! Arrives next day.
Envo
That's 33 hours, and it's a bus, not a train.
É 33 ore, sul bus, non sul treno.
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Forum: Europe
December 3rd, 2015, 04:57 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-02-2015 16:26, Envo wrote:
"Eurolines
http://www.eurolines.it/Home/59-1-en.html
Option: search trip solution 80 to 100 EUR.
Trip : MILANO - BUCAREST 14/12/2015 16/12/2015 18/12/2015
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Forum: Europe
December 2nd, 2015, 06:47 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
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Replies: 56
Views: 11,953
Milan to Bucharest by train?
On 12-01-2015 17:22, Jack Campin wrote:
Recommendations for which TRAIN route to take from Milano to
Bucuresti ?
I also see that flying to Timisoara is cheaper than Bucharest.
Maybe,...
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