Happy Europe Day everybody!  Known to anoraks as Schuman Day, 9 May is the day on which Robert Schuman presented his proposals for what has become the EU.  Traditionally today is... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-05-09 11:50:52
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I love the nutters you get posting on some web forums, and the BBC in particular seems to attract a particular type of specialist. On any given day on the "Have Your Say" boards the... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-05-08 17:30:00
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Watch out for pickpockets! Tips for travelers Sightseeing in some cities can be a very expensive experience. More, when you allow pickpockets to steal some or all of your valuables. The... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-05 06:56:55
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Only Cash Payment and its downside at hostels. Going through websites of hostels all around Europe and their booking websites, you will find more and more telling you that when you check in... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 12:59:49
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Walked down the street in Rimini at the Italian Adria coast and standing outside a shop selling different goods, I saw the shelf with red wine, including a bottle showing Adolf Hitler and the... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 11:12:00
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Budget travel in Italy Italy is one of the most popular destinations for backpacker, due to its history, artworks and architecture. It is also a country, where budget travelers have to... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-04 06:26:08
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Be afraid. A court challenge has just been made to require a judicial review of the government's decision not to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The government line on this is that the... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-05-02 18:23:36
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I really would like to know, how many travelers take breath taking photos during their trips and they don't know that you can make money with them. Of course, it requires some work and time... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 13:01:33
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Traveling with a laptop is not easy. First, it is big and heavy, so you have to carry more weight. And, it is not always sure that the place you stay will have wifi so you can connect to the... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 12:31:14
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Upon arrival at the Ostello Gallo D’Oro the traveler feels welcome. No rush at the check in and you are greeted with a small bottle of water or a cup of coffee, guess depending how tired you... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 12:19:08
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Rip-off Italy After I read the article in the newspaper about those Japanese tourists calling the police in a Pisa restaurant because they were charged 260€ for some pasta, I visited Pisa... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-05-02 11:44:27
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Posted by: Ottehey on 2008-05-02 05:13:51
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(Tribune Media Services) -- Just when I was getting used to the idea that a euro should cost $1.20, our dollar plummets 20 percent, and now a euro costs $1.50. Don't expect our dollar to recover... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 15:42:21
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Part 1 - Coffee Do you remember those quizzes at school?  They had questions like which do you prefer: a lake or the ocean? Cats or dogs? Which three adjectives would you use to describe... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-04-30 06:40:36
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Hostels, why do I pay more (or less) than my room mate? I am sitting here in a hostel in Florence in Italy and after spending a few minutes close to the reception, I am asking myself, how... Read More
Posted by: backpackernews on 2008-04-30 05:25:51
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Just came the news. 8 Japanese tourists had each one plate of pasta and one soda, the owner of the restaurant in Pisa/Italy charged them 260 Euro (about 406$US). The Japanese called the... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-29 05:04:03
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This story has been bobbing around for a couple of weeks, so it's probably time to rant about vitamins, just a little.  A major report has concluded that antioxidant vitamin pills do not... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-04-27 12:42:18
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How not to get robbed or killed in Naples On my way from Rome to Sicily I decided to stop in the city of Naples for a couple of days, using it as a base for day trips to Pompeii and Sorrento.... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-26 08:06:58
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Tourist rip off Italy Have you been to Italy? I mean, did you travel the country of Da Vinci and Michelangelo? If yes, what do you think of it? Isn’t it a beautiful country? Tuscany,... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-26 06:55:23
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WHAT TRAVELING IS ALL ABOUT OR, POUCHED EGGS AND LENTILS So, what’s that traveling all about? I mean, why do we do it? Why do we strap more that 40 pounds of luggage, squeezed... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-19 06:56:57
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Wow, I am in Italy since March 31. and I spent the first week in beautiful Verona (my third time there). From Verona I made my way to Venice for a day and one day I spent in Bologna. Today... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-16 08:59:05
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Ok, ok, I used to live there. Belgium is not French or German.  I know Belgium is Belgian, or Flemish and Walloon depending on your political viewpoint... but I'm perplexed by the TV... Read More
Posted by: rose22 on 2008-04-14 06:03:17
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Known Truth, Appreciated Lie I “Asta la Noche!” were the last words, Maria heard her husband say. Then he left the apartment and went for work. She still stood in the kitchen,... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-04 07:43:32
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HEADACHES FROM MARSEILLE By OPB How many times did parents around the world receive a phone call from their children who traveled to far away countries and instead of exchanging words of... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-04 07:40:38
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BASEBALL AND TOMATOES What do baseball, tomatoes and a small Spanish town with name of Buñol have in common? Nothing, you should think, but on one day of each year,... Read More
Posted by: opbworld on 2008-04-04 07:37:41
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