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On FRANCE, December ’07-January ’08. . . After 20-plus trips to Paris, we continue to find excellent, unusual, inexpensive restaurants (in terms of euros, not in terms of the present dollar exchange rate). On our last trip, the following were noteworthy. • Casa San Pablo (5 rue de Sevigne) — in the fourth arrondissement, about midway between ...Discoveries in Bulgaria and Romania
by M. Lewis Stein, Irvine, CA As we crossed the border from Turkey into Bulgaria, our guide, Borut Sraj, a 55-year-old Slovenian who wore a tiny flute around his neck to alert laggards when the bus was leaving, advised us, “The country may or may not work for you, but take it as it comes.” It was ...
Italy’s Ligurian coast with Elderhostel
One of the most beautiful parts of Italy, the Ligurian coast, was the setting for the 10-night “The Gulf of Poets and the Cinque Terre” program of Elderhostel (11 Ave. de Lafayette, Boston, MA 02111; 800/454-5768, www.elderhostel.org). The land price for the tour, April 24-May 2, 2007, was $2,568 plus a single supplement of ...Apartment living near Italy’s Lake Garda
by Alan Wolstencroft, Dunnellon, FL While browsing the Internet for somewhere to stay during my planned early spring 2007 visit on the shores of Lake Garda, northern Italy, I spotted the Residence Bella Vista, located in Manerba del Garda. On closer inspection, I thought the prices for its apartments sounded about right, and the photos, it turned ...
Car rental insurance glitch
I rented a car in Australia, Oct. 17-29, 2007, where I had a minor accident. The car was parked legally and I wasn’t in it when it was sideswiped. I had paid US$864 for the car rental, which was from Europcar at the Sydney airport. I filed a claim with Diners Club, invoking the insurance benefits that ...Credit card fraud
I spent three weeks in Italy, probably my favorite country in the world, in March-April ’07. One negative occurrence on my trip — I had my credit card number ripped off somehow. Fortunately, Visa’s computer caught and prevented over $8,000 in fraudulent charge attempts in Seoul, Korea. I couldn’t arrange to get a replacement card while ...Italy’s Hotel Davanzati and Hotel Posta Veglia
My wife, Connie, and I visited ITALY and SWITZERLAND in late September and early October ’07 and would like to share recommendations of three hotels. • Hotel Davanzati (Via Porta Rossa 5, 50123 Florence, Italy; phone +39 055 286666, fax 055 2658252, www.hoteldavanzati.it) was a Rick Steves recommendation and, as before with tips we have used ...Three generations enjoy summer hiking in the Swiss Alps
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