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Forum: Europe April 29th, 2008, 05:25 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 177
Views: 4,344
Posted By Viking
Germans can't face their own past and move on

It seems that the Germans are afraid to confront their past and move
on, even after two generations. We've considered moving to Germany,
but have to say that we find this inability--after two...
Forum: Europe February 21st, 2008, 03:31 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 1,009
Views: 27,161
Posted By Viking
Why We Don't Want "Free" Medical Care

On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:39:43 GMT, (John Kulp)
wrote:

One such case was Debbie Hirst’s. Her breast cancer had metastasized,
and the health service would not provide her with...
Forum: Europe February 14th, 2008, 05:16 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 4
Views: 359
Posted By Viking
Recommendations for what to see around Canterbury, England?

On Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:07:46 -0700, Steve C
wrote:

We've decided to cut our trip a little shorter in England so we can spend more
time in France this year (in the Alsace...
Forum: Europe January 9th, 2008, 06:56 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:01:23 -0800 (PST), PeterL
wrote:

Taxes paid to foreign governments are deductible for US federal taxes.

Do you have a source for that? I just spoke with...
Forum: Europe January 9th, 2008, 06:54 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:36:52 +0000, Mike....
wrote:

Following up to Viking wrote:

So it's like 33% + 15% + 8% + 4% =
60%.

are...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2008, 08:20 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:48:59 +0100, Nathalie Chiva
wrote:

AFAIK, if you earn an income in the US *and* pay US tax on it, you
won't pay much tax in...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2008, 04:25 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 08:28:15 -0600, "Pat"
wrote:


"Viking" wrote in message
...
We pay 60% of our...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2008, 04:22 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Sun, 6 Jan 2008 22:05:49 -0800 (PST), PeterL
wrote:

As a US citizen working abroad, you have up to $70,000 of income
exempt from US taxes. But how do you live in France and...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2008, 04:20 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:48:07 -0700, Hatunen wrote:

On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:39:36 -0500, Viking
wrote:

We pay 60% of our income in taxes in the US,...
Forum: Europe January 7th, 2008, 02:39 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 67
Views: 1,711
Posted By Viking
US and French taxes--what's wrong with this picture?

We pay 60% of our income in taxes in the US, and another 15% to our
agent, which leaves us 25%.

Now for a back-of-the-envelope calculation. If we moved to France,
we'd have to convert that $ into...
Forum: Europe September 24th, 2007, 04:43 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 76
Views: 2,643
Posted By Viking
US dollar keeps sinking endlessly--worth the same as the Canadian dollar now

On Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:30:42 +0200, Doesn't Frequently Mop
wrote:

I guess I was fortunate to work in the finance area a few years back,
and learnt a lot...
Forum: Europe September 20th, 2007, 08:42 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 76
Views: 2,643
Posted By Viking
US dollar keeps sinking endlessly--worth the same as the Canadian dollar now

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:43:06 +0200, Doesn't Frequently Mop
wrote:

Note that there's plenty of fat in the US buck.

How you figure? With $1.40+ per Euro,...
Forum: Europe September 20th, 2007, 07:49 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 76
Views: 2,643
Posted By Viking
US dollar keeps sinking endlessly--worth the same as the Canadian dollar now

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:42:23 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:

Over $1.40 per Euro. I should have moved to Europe before this--it's
unaffordable to visit...
Forum: Europe September 20th, 2007, 05:32 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 76
Views: 2,643
Posted By Viking
US dollar keeps sinking endlessly--worth the same as the Canadian dollar now

http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2007-09-20-canada-parity_N.htm

Over $1.40 per Euro. I should have moved to Europe before this--it's
unaffordable to visit now.

Turning the US $ into the US Peso...
Forum: Europe September 20th, 2007, 04:17 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 40
Views: 1,359
Posted By Viking
If you thinking about taking a "NIGHT TRAIN in ITALY"..... Do yourself a favor..... DON"T!!!

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:21:22 GMT, "David Gee"
wrote:

When my italian aunts were alive I would go to Italy almost every
year; I must have taken
the train Paris/Milan...
Forum: Europe September 20th, 2007, 02:06 AM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:30:39 -0700, Iceman
wrote:

How do the crime rates from 20 years ago have anything to do with how
dangerous an area is today?

That's for readers to...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 11:07 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 23
Views: 1,119
Posted By Viking
Good wife

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:46:21 -0700, Hatunen wrote:

Men in the US work outside the home 9 hours more per week than females
(US Bureau of Labor Statistics)--something that's...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 06:19 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:12:24 -0700, Iceman
wrote:

What happened in 1986 has no relevance at all to the city of today.

False. But I will continue to preface my remarks by...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 05:12 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:18:09 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

I think it's possible, but like I said, the person would be very
unlucky.

Yes, we were obviously...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 05:01 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:39:05 -0700, Iceman
wrote:

You still didn't answer the question of when your bad experiences in
the Termini area happened. I'm assuming it was at...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 04:45 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:18:09 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

Poetic Justice wrote:

I could very well be wrong but damn in 3 days?...
Forum: Europe September 19th, 2007, 04:30 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:18:09 +0100, (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

Poetic Justice wrote:

I could very well be wrong but damn in 3 days?...
Forum: Europe September 18th, 2007, 04:48 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:25:50 -0400, (Poetic
Justice) wrote:

As far as my claim that I have never read a post from someone who has
had a purse snatched or even attempted, I...
Forum: Europe September 17th, 2007, 09:45 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Mon, 17 Sep 2007 04:36:00 -0400, (Poetic
Justice) wrote:

I'm just saying in a decade of reading European travel forums (rte,
fodors, frommers, lonely planet, website...
Forum: Europe September 17th, 2007, 07:00 PM Posted to rec.travel.europe
Replies: 49
Views: 1,814
Posted By Viking
Hotel near Termini Station (Rome)

On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:23:23 -0700, SMS
wrote:

I need to book a hotel for my wife and sister that's close to the
Termini station. They are arriving at FCO, and then...
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