Salamanca, Spain
Tuesday September 30, 2003
Salamanca is a great tourist destination in the west of Spain's Castile y Leon region--and autumn is a great time to visit. We offer a Salamanca City Profile with all ... Read More
Under the Tuscan Sun - Movie Review
Monday September 29, 2003
If you're planning Europe travel anytime soon, you probably know that Under a Tuscan Sun is a film released this week by Touchstone pictures. Based only loosely on the book ... Read More
Romantic Europe
Sunday September 28, 2003
If it's time for a little romantic travel interlude, we have several suggestions in the article linked above. You might also consider that drive down Germany's romantic road. Maybe you'll ... Read More
Tuscany Closer to Home
Thursday September 25, 2003
Don't have time for a real Europe Vacation? An idea that seems to be taking hold (and making the world smaller) is hosting festivals in two places across the globe ... Read More
Soccer and the Traveler
Thursday September 25, 2003
Getting in the spirit of the place you're visiting is perhaps the true essence of traveling well. On a warm night in Naples, we're sitting outdoors at a restaurant serving ... Read More
Your European Vacation - How Much will it Cost?
Wednesday September 24, 2003
These are times when folks want to be frugal. But frugal doesn't mean cheap--after all, how often to you get to go on a European vacation? You'll want the best ... Read More
Virus Knocks out State Department's Visa System
Wednesday September 24, 2003
The US State Departments system for checking visa applicants for terrorist or criminal activity failed late Tuesday, according to SiliconValley.com. A virus was evidently to blame. This is the most ... Read More
Porto, Portugal Pictures
Tuesday September 23, 2003
Here are 14 pictures--starting with some overviews of the beautiful and colorful city of Porto and ending up on the bridge across the Douro river engineered by the Eiffel crew, ... Read More
Transatlantic Repositioning Cruises
Sunday September 21, 2003
If you're planning a fall trip to Europe, there's is an interesting and economical way to get back to the states. Many cruise ships will be returning to Florida after ... Read More
Where in the World?
Saturday September 20, 2003
Ok, it's the off season, so we'll try a new amusement to get your Europe travel juices flowing. Got any idea where the picture on the right was taken? I'll ... Read More
Ah, that bawdy Renaissance!
Thursday September 18, 2003
This morning Reuters is reporting that a British museum in Oxford "has paid $387,000 for a Renaissance plate which shows a male head made up entirely of phalluses." One of ... Read More
How Much is that in Real Money?
Wednesday September 17, 2003
My friend Jack has an aversion to riding in any car going faster than a slug, so, upon preparing for his trip to Italy, he learned the words for "Driver, ... Read More
Buying A Cellular Phone to use in Europe
Tuesday September 16, 2003
Thinking about buying a phone for use in Europe? Buying one with a SIM card for the country you're planning to call from makes a lot of sense these days, ... Read More
Fall Travel Tours and Tips
Monday September 15, 2003
Fall is my favorite season for a European Vacation. Things slow down, the natives get friendlier as the tourist hordes thin out, and the food is fabulous--the best of it ... Read More
Europe Travel on Sale!
Monday September 15, 2003
Today starts the Fall sale at British Airlines. You have sale fares from $99 from the US (one way), Concorde farewell flights, and sales on London Packages. Fall is ... Read More
The Lunigiana Region of Tuscany
Wednesday September 10, 2003
Tuscany can sure get crowded in the summer. Well, if now's the time to think about travel to Italy, you can be sure that a trip to the undiscovered Lunigiana ... Read More
Shopping in Europe
Tuesday September 9, 2003
Learn how to shop like a native with the information in our new category of web links about shopping in Europe, from open air markets to buying cheap wine to ... Read More
The Trench of Death
Monday September 8, 2003
Looking to make your travel more meaningful? As The Great War, WWI, fades from our collective memory, perhaps a visit to the symbol of Belgian resistance to German forces is ... Read More
Munich, Germany
Sunday September 7, 2003
Fall is a great time to travel, and this fall may be quite special--since travel to Europe is down and bargains are starting to pop up all over. Maybe a ... Read More
What's New in Europe Travel
Friday September 5, 2003
Pottering Around Europe Our new link category concerns Harry Potter--think theme travel in Britain. There are tours, maps, and routes to film locations used in Harry Potter movies in this ... Read More
Silk Maps of Europe
Thursday September 4, 2003
If you're like me, you've come home from your last European vacation with maps folded badly so many times they look like a berserker's attempt at origami. Well, the answer ... Read More
You can't drive in Venice - until now
Thursday September 4, 2003
First you had your Sports Utility Vehicle, a gigantic car-like deal that owners reasoned was superior to other cars on account of its innate ability to crush lesser vehicles, road ... Read More
Postcard from Amsterdam
Wednesday September 3, 2003
Amsterdam. What a place! And now with...Baboon noses! Yep, a couple thousand Baboon noses stuffed into a Nigerian suitcase and destined to be used in the manufacture of traditional medicine ... Read More