Europe

Helsinki on Wheels: Fast Finns Find Fines Fit Their Finance (Wall St J. 1/2/01)
i think a fine based on income is the way to go, but then the cops will be pulling over the nicer cars over the "normal" car. -- nswn3232 Message origin: www.TRAVEL.com ... 16 Mar 2010 15:09

New York Times questions timing of Obama family Australia/ Indonesia trip: No real diplomatic reason to go but it is the kids' spring break. Date night was cheap by comparison , but this?
John Rennie wrote: Donna Evleth wrote: From: "Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously)" <tribuyltinafpant(a)yahoo.co.uk> Organization: Our legacy is not the lives we lived but the lives we leave to those who come after us. Newsgroups: alt.activism.deat... 16 Mar 2010 18:39

"Free Tours" operator is outed in German TV news broadcast
So Chris Sandemans New Europe Tours are not actually "free"..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9jWhGn93hw News item in English (hope the link works) http://www.thelocal.de/jobs/20100311-25813.html further discussion: http://www.ricksteves.com/blog/index.cfm?fuseaction=entry&entryID=411 Keith... 19 Mar 2010 20:11

Paris: The Pickpocket's Paradise. Next up: Wall Street - the Legal Pickpocket's Paradise
On Mar 16, 8:17 am, "Tis PJ O'Donovan" <nxtzmtn...(a)tds.net> wrote: Paris: The Pickpocket's Paradise -snip- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next up: Wall Street - the Legal Pickpocket's Paradise ... 16 Mar 2010 12:37

Travel bibliography April 2010 update
The April 2010 update to the Travel bibliography of over 8,500 books is now online at : http://www.golden-wheel.net/travel.html while the Travel directory is still at : http://www.golden-wheel.net/travlink.html and the USA directory at : http://www.golden-wheel.net/USA.html Enjoy your reading ! ... 15 Mar 2010 20:46

Widely Respected US Travel Magazine Warns Travelers To BeBeware Of Paris Metro Escalator Scam. What's next for that place?
On Mar 15, 5:15 am, Earl Evleth <evl...(a)wanadoo.fr> wrote: When in a big city you carry your wallet in your pants front pocket. True, I do but it got lifted one time As one of Evleth's contemporaries born in 1932 and a former USMC veteran, I never in my life "got lifted". .. Of course Evleth "got lif... 15 Mar 2010 18:23

Widely Respected US Travel Magazine Warns Travelers ToBeBeware Of Paris Metro Escalator Scam. What's next for that place?
On 15/03/10 19:34, in article 4B9E7DBC.C03D4959(a)yahoo.co.uk, "Bill Bonde {Colourless green ideas don't sleep furiously)" <tribuyltinafpant(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: How could it be exaggerated since it was just an account of what happened to some guy? Anecdotes never give you statistically accurate informati... 16 Mar 2010 15:09

KLM and AIR FRANCE - new baggage regulations
Martin: Golf bags can be carried for free on KLM and AIR FRANCE flights. Would it matter what you put into those golf bags? What if, for argument's sake, you would put baseball equipment into such bag? -- Erick ... 15 Mar 2010 15:54

Trip Addvisor and Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Sandgate Hotel, Sandgate
"Martin" <me(a)address.invalid> wrote in message news:m6osp5p9d62abibqna384g5nukt7bvh6fs(a)4ax.com... http://gordonramsayskitchen.com/ramsays-kitchen-nightmares/season-3/sandgate-hotel/ I watched a repeat of this 2006 programme and afterwards checked with Trip Advisor how the hotel is now. Gordon really was... 17 Mar 2010 17:28

Huge "Where's The Birth Certificate" Questions Continue - Dems Got No Answer
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:11:15 -0700 (PDT), freeisbest <demeter547opine(a)yahoo.com> wrote: On Mar 13, 12:06�pm, "Tis Odonovan, Himself" <Xent...(a)aol.com> wrote: Huge "Where's The Birth Certificate" billboard appears in epicenter of The State of Georgia's Liberal Mecca, downtown Atlanta . -snip- ----------... 15 Mar 2010 13:33