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Kpodesta at 11:12, 23 July 2007

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	* I liked Bar Benidorm, 39 Joaquin Costa (near Placa Angel).		* I liked Bar Benidorm, 39 Joaquin Costa (near Placa Angel).

			== Bratislava & Prague ==

			* Recommendations: Hotel Duka (Bratislava, pricey), Aparthotel Residence Trinidad (Prague, central)
			* Pay in cash for accommodation usually, as you can get screwed with exchange rates & credit card

			== China ==

			* Terracotta Army (30 hours train from Shanghai?)
			* Forbidden City (audio tour narrated by Roger Moore!)
			* Fly a kite in Tianamen Square
			* Peking Opera - not great! Szechaun Opera - weird.
			* Teenagers/Hotel people good for language problems. Get people to write out place names on paper before you go, just in case you need it for taxi drivers! Always carry a card from your Hotel too...
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			== Nairobi/Kenya ==

			* The Carnivore restaurant. Eat lots of animals.
			* Sanctuaries dotted around the outskirts of the city, in case you can't find full Safari
			* City Market, couple of streets away from Moi Avenue, good for carvings
			* Useless nightclubs?
			* Tea in the Norfolk Hotel
			* Safari: Planet Safari, Moi Avenue, 50 dollars/day, 5-day trip, 3 days in Massai Mara, tents all the way

	==Rome==		==Rome==

Kpodesta at 08:57, 22 June 2007

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	Other options for visits include the Colesseum and the Palantine (both covered by the same ticket, you can save time if you buy at the Palantine).		Other options for visits include the Colesseum and the Palantine (both covered by the same ticket, you can save time if you buy at the Palantine).

			==Stockholm==

			* Expensive place, especially for drinking! The people are universally agreed to be stunning.
			* Travelling: Ryanair do Dublin -> Vasteras (tiny airport in the middle of nowhere, like the size of Farrenfore airport in Tralee). Flight is 2 hrs 20 mins, Bus journey is 1 hr 20 mins to Stockholm. The main bus/train station is very central.
			* Take a walk into the old town, and around the palace, where the King of Sweden sometimes hangs out!

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Singer at 16:26, 5 June 2007

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	* If you're beaching, do not go down to the beaches in Barcelona. Well, you can, but they're shite and busy. Get a train down to Castelldefells or Sitges, the beaches there are natural and far more pleasant experiences.		* If you're beaching, do not go down to the beaches in Barcelona. Well, you can, but they're shite and busy. Get a train down to Castelldefells or Sitges, the beaches there are natural and far more pleasant experiences.

	==Eating===		===Eating===

	There are good fooderies everywhere really, follow the Timeout guide (there's a food and drink specific one). I liked Gracia, there's some great places there (look out for an Iraqi place and a Cuban place).		There are good fooderies everywhere really, follow the Timeout guide (there's a food and drink specific one). I liked Gracia, there's some great places there (look out for an Iraqi place and a Cuban place).

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 http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. Nice dDouble rooms in the 'Anakin Stargate' (!!) section recently refurbished. Don't bother with the breakfast.<br>
 http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about.<br>
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Receive at 03:01, 20 April 2007

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	http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. Nice dDouble rooms in the 'Anakin Stargate' (!!) section recently refurbished. Don't bother with the breakfast.<br>		http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. Nice dDouble rooms in the 'Anakin Stargate' (!!) section recently refurbished. Don't bother with the breakfast.<br>
	http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about.<br>		http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about.<br>

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	http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. <br>		http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. Nice dDouble rooms in the 'Anakin Stargate' (!!) section recently refurbished. Don't bother with the breakfast.<br>
	http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about.<br>		http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about.<br>
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Kpodesta at 18:40, 17 March 2007

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==Rome==

http://www.stargatehotels.com - Reasonably priced at high season, OK. 
http://www.hotelturner.com/index.htm - on Via Nomentana, 10-15 mins to Trevi fountain. Website makes it look far nicer than it is. But you'll probably spend most of your holiday in Rome walking about. 
 
Most places are within 30 minutes walk of the main bus terminal in Rome (Termini) so could be best to find a place to stay close to there. Full of hotels and well connected, but not great otherwise. 
 
Another option is to find somewhere in the Centro Storico (Pantheon/Piazza Navona/Campo Di Fiori). Great food, sites, pubs, and right in the middle of things. Reasonable price might be a problem. Area around the Vatican is also a good option.
 
You can do Pompeii in a nice day trip, although it takes some time to get there so is a full day trip. Bring an umbrella (there is no shade there, so it makes it more pleasant on a blisteringly hot day). Alternatively, do this day trip during off-season and in less heat. Also could do this trip via a night's stay in Napoli (supposdely fascinating if not relaxing), and/or another in one of the towns along the Amalifi coast such as Positano or Amalifi or Ischia. 
 
Alternative day trip possible to Ostia Antica, the Roman river port. Adam (cthulhu) recommends it as just as good as Pompeii but less than an hour from the city. 
 
Sistine Chapel is morning opening only, and queues are massive so get there early. Not all brickies recommend this, as there is a long walk around heavily decorated corridoors through crowds before you actually reach the chapel, and it has the potential for anti-climax. (Alternatively, it is still quite impressive!). 
 
Other options for visits include the Colesseum and the Palantine (both covered by the same ticket, you can save time if you buy at the Palantine).