Europe

Italian bread. was Re: MacDonalds
Frank F. Matthews wrote: Iceman wrote: Cathy L wrote: We were so looking forward to having Italian bread in Italy. How dissapointed we were to find how tasteless it was. The breads in France and Germany were superb! Next time try the bread at an actual neighborhood Italian ... 9 Oct 2006 06:36

The Dutch Like Bikes...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/14/world/europe/14bikes.html September 14, 2006 Ijmuiden Journal In the Netherlands, Life Runs on 2 Wheels (Sometimes 3) By JOHN TAGLIABUE IJMUIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 7 - With more than two bicycles per person and a landscape as flat as a pancake, the Netherlands is a c... 17 Sep 2006 11:15

French Fattys
Report from France that the French are putting on weight http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=2&subID=826 Unfairly or not, its being blamed on US food culture "France is now home to the most profitable Macdonald's franchise on earth." ... 30 Aug 2006 04:16

Schonbrunn, Germany
I'm trying to find the town of Schonbrunn, Germany. I can't seem to locate it, can someone help? Cathy L ... 8 Aug 2006 10:28

"One bag" travel, which bag is best?
[Reposted with enlarged group list. Please leave rec.travel.air intact, I can only access replies there.] I am going to experiment with doing away with checked luggage and try traveling with just one carry-on. This will be for a few weeks, a few countries, everything from planes and trains to back country buses. ... 21 Aug 2006 15:11

French censored answer to Google Earth.
Martin writes: http://www.geoportail.fr In what was is it censored? -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. ... 12 Aug 2006 17:44

Berlin Districts
Hello Addresses for accommodation in Berlin refer to a district: Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg Neukollen, Schoenberg, Wilmeersdorf, Tiergarten, Charlottenburg, Wedding. Can someone advise about which are best to stay at regarding general ambience, transport, distance to main attractions... 28 Jul 2006 14:16

Sweden?
"Don Wiss" <donwiss(a)no_spam.com> wrote in message news:64mib21q06o025pf7k6371g1goops75qun(a)4ax.com... On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, Lennart Petersen <lennart.petersen(a)swipnet.se> wrote: Save Stockholm for a summer visit, June through August ,when it's wonderful, second to nothing in Europe. Yes. Next Ju... 17 Jul 2006 20:09

Draconian vacation policies for US slave workers
In article <1152783265.123356.230620(a)35g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>, Jordi <jordi.uso(a)gmail.com> wrote: Tchiowa wrote: Would you leave road building or national security in the hands of private investment? Health care is just like that. Infrastructure and health care have very little ... 22 Aug 2006 18:28

air conditioning may be making us fat
On Thu, 13 Jul 2006 07:17:32 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: Tim C. writes: Metastatic? I believe he is referring to cancers that metastasize early, as opposed to the metastases themselves. I was only guessing. Some types of lung cancer are in this category, and since they pro... 24 Jul 2006 18:54