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What are some good cheap European flights? I'm trying to find a flight from Rome, Italy to Barcelona, Spain. Are there any cheap sites out there? Suggestions please? Thanks =)))).

anyone know a really good website for cheap european flights?

Whats a cheap way to find flights from Edinburgh to Barcelona? Or What are some cheap Inter-European Carriers? I.E. Ryanair, any others?

Where are the best cheap flights to South America from the UK? I have found flights around £550 to Bogota but does anybody know if you can get good last minute deals?? or flying cheap to another European city and going on from there??

Where is a good, cheap European holiday destination? My three friends and I (all 19/20 year old girls) are wanting to book a week long holiday, somewhere in Europe (we live in Scotland). We're looking for somewhere with reasonable nightlife, but not hardcore! Only time we can go is the last two weeks of July and first week of August, but our budget is only £350 tops! Are we better to book flights and hotel seperately or do you know of any good cheap package holiday providers? Thanks so much! <3

European Flights..........? I really want to go to Europe soon, but the flights are so freakin expensive. does anyone have any tips to get a good flight or any good websites to get cheap flights?

Where can I get cheap flights ? I will be flying in March from Toronto to Frankfurt. I was wondering if anyone knows any good websites/agencies. Or even well prices airlines ( Its ok if i make European stopover!) expedia.ca is actually quite expensive, like 1200$ + and unfortunately air transtat doesnt fly to Frankfurt until mid spring.

Travelling the world. A few questions about companies and cheap European trains? Are there any good companies to do it with. We don't want to spend much money (my three friends) budget of about 5K each max. Included for everything (flights, trains, accom., shopping). And are there any CHEAPP trains that could help us tour Europe. Europe for about 2-3 months.

Cheap European city break flying from Northern England? Are there any cheap flights (say for less than 60 pounds each return after fees/taxes) to anywhere in Europe at the moment? Anyone know of any advertised deals to anywhere with budget airlines? My Fiancee is flying in to visit for Valentines day while I'm living in Manchester, and I'd like to take her on a two or three day city break somewhere in Europe. We would, ideally fly on the 14th of Feb and return on the 17th or so. We don't mind where we go, or from what airport in the North (Liverpool/Manc/Leeds). La France... After your post I checked Ryanair. Teh only flight fro less than 60 pounds seems to be Belfast city, and I'm not sure we want to go there.

Cheap European countries to travel to? What are the cheaper European countries to travel to, for about 9-14 days? This includes accommodation, flights, food, and general expenses. My family and I might be travelling to Egypt, which has a low cost of living but since we live in Singapore, flight prices might be hefty. Is there anywhere in Europe that might be marginally cheaper on the whole than Egypt, or is that a straight-out no? Oh, by the way, we're also considering Spain. Is that a better option than Egypt in terms of price?

Cheap flights to Tirana from Basel ? Im flying from Basel (Switzerland) to Tirana (Albania) by mid-May. Im not familiar with European airlines, but i need to get a cheap flight that is possibly direct too. Anyone know of any good airlines to look at? Something below 100 euro's? Txs for the help, cheers!

cheapest flight to ANY european city from Mexico City? flight between Euroean citys are so cheap. Wat's the cheapest city to fly to to start our trip?

Is there any cheap international flights? Im looking for any flights from Houston,Texas to any country that is $400 maximum. Im mainly wanting some european city but anything else would be fine besides Mexico,Cananda,or Carriben countries. Also what's normally the cheapist airline?

good website to find flight from spain to greece? I know theres alot of cheap inter-european flights, but none of them seem to go to greece....know of any? thanks!

Best Site for Cheap Flight in Europe? I'm going for a trip in Europe and I will hop in different European capitals, someone knows where I can find information on cheap flights?

Which European city is the cheapest to fly to if my ultimate destination is Kiefersfelden? I will be studying abroad in Kiefersfelden July 5 to the 27th. I am flying from Orlando. How can I get a cheap flight? I would also consider leaving a couple weeks early.

what is the cheapest flight to europe from the US? (i.e. what is the cheapest European city to fly into? or out of?) I heard that flights to Amsterdam and Dublin are some of the cheapest. Some friends and I are planning a trip to europe the summer after our senior year in high school, in about 2 years.

British Airways inflight meals/drinks on european short-haul routes? Hiho. Does anyone of you know what kind of meal service British Airways offer on european flights longer than 2 hours? I have to book a flight from Oslo to London in the evening and BA is one of the cheapest. The flight takes 2:25 and leaves at 20:25h. Will they be serving a proper meal or just some sort of snack? And will alcoholic drinks be free of charge? Nice Regards, John. PS: The other airline would be SAS Braathens, are they comparable? I read somewhere that they go cheapskate-ryanair stylee and don't offer anything for free on those short routes, is it true?

where can I find the cheapest prices for flights from Tel Aviv to Aukland (New Zealand)? We are couple who wants to fly by the end of November for 3 months to New Zealand. I know that flights from Israel to any where are not too cheap but perhaps we can find a flight for a reasonable price to a european destination and than cheaper price to fly to New Zealand.

What airline generally offer the cheapest flight from toronto (or nearby cities) to european cities?

Whats the best way of travelling from europe to Havana? A plane! What i mean is does anyone know of cheap flights from any European city ? Also is it possible to fly to Cuba from the U.S, preferablt Atlanta.

Does anyone know of any good cheap European Tours offered in the Spring? I'm about to graduate college soon, and before I plunge head first into the job market I'd like to visit Europe for maybe a little over a week. I'm saving up, but honestly I'm a little strapped for cash. Does anyone know of any good affordable European Tours? preferably for next Spring? The main countries I'd like to visit are Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Germany, Scotland, France, England (kind of in that order of priority), but pretty much as many countries as possible. I'd need lodging, and meals if possible. I'd like to do an EF tour, but I technically wont be a student anymore so I don't know if that would be an option. I figure my maximum possible budget for everything on my own would be <$3000 including flights, lodging, transportation, food and sightseeing...but I'm not even sure this is reasonable. That's why a tour would be ideal. Anyone got any hints of what to do?

what is the cheapest way to get flights? I'm looking for flights from London or the UK to world destinations, european destinations and RTW tickets. Cheapest place/way to get a flight?

Which airlilne has the cheapest flights from Europe to the USA? I could embark from any European city and disembark in any USA city. Thanks!

cheapest european countries to visit in july? can u tell me a few countries that would be good to travel to. i am already in italy milan so flights in europe are cheap

Any tips for getting the cheapest airfare into any European city for a summer Eurotrip? I want to take a few weeks off this August/September to have a Eurotrip. Flights are just so expensive getting into Europe. Is it cheaper to wait until the last minute or buy now? Any good websites for deals? What European city is usually the cheapest to fly into from NYC?

What's the cheapest way to get a flight? I've seen flights on ryanair.com for £5 one way to many European places. My sister once got a flight for 1p. What's the cheapest websites to go on to get very cheap flights?

Is it cheaper to book a flight from Paris to Rome in US or from Europe itself? I heard that there are some cheap European airlines for going from country to country, but you cannot search them from the States... is this true?

Does the Hydrofoil still cross the English Channel as a passenger ferry? Im booking a trip to Europe and was wondering if the Hydrofoil is still in use. Ive tried to search for myself, but cant seem to find any transportation website that lead me to it. Ive found the obvious, ferries, chunnel and planes, but I was curious if they still run the Hydrofoil. Also, we're looking at flying from the US to London Gatwick, then getting over to Amsterdam, Brussels and end in Paris. I've seen cheap flights inter-Europe to Prague as well as Rome. Im booking 14 days hoping that will be enough to see what I can. Also if anyone could recommend decent hotels, not cheap roach motels but not expensive ones either. Any European travel site recommendations will be welcome as well. I know all the American ones, so dont suggest Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, Hotwire or any others. I worked for an airline in the US, so I know how to get around that, just need hotel suggestions and other forms of transportation within Europe. Thanks!

Are there any regular flights between Telaviv and the Hague? It's been almost a year or so, since someone posted a travel question here at Y!A "Israel". It seems that there's a change of plans here at home and I might be visiting Israel very soon. There are some big efforts from the European community to revive the Israelian tourism by offering cheap flights to The Hague next Spring. Since there's going to be a very large crowd wanting to travel to Hague, I think I might start arranging my trip early. I just wanna be there when all of them Jewish celebs will start rushing in. I am not interested in any of them cheap-no-name charter flights. I have no problem paying business class air fare, although I aint rich or anything. Thanks for your time Steel

Flight from europe to new york? Which european airport has (the cheapest) flights to new york? Also, what airline is cheap?

Cheapest flights to Santorini? We are going to Santorini (Greece) is late May and did not want to fly through Athens. We would love to go through some other European country but everything we've found is very expensive. Does anyone know if there is an inexpensive airline or a city from which we can get a cheap flight (we'd like to stay there for 2 days)? From Athens we can get to the island for 250 Euro (for 2). We don't mind paying a little more but considering that we are flying from the US and already spending a ton we'd like to cut costs if possible. Thanks for your help! We want to spend 2 nights somewhere other than Santorini and we are not too impressed with Athens. Aegian and Olympic are the cheapest from Greece.. but cost a lot from anywhere else.. so just looking for other options

Skiing in the Pyrenees - cheap travel tips!? I've found the perfect accommodation in the Pryenees for skiing in Feb 2010. However, finding a cheap way to get there is proving a nightmare!! I'm happy to drive but it's the southern tip of France and would cut at least 2 days off the holiday! I live in Yorkshire, and the nearest airports to the resort (Cauterets) are Lourdes/Pau and Toulouse. A couple of companies (e.g. Ryanair etc) do cheap flights but they're from London, my local airports don't fly to Toulouse til the Summer season and the damn European Motorail doesn't operate during winter either!! I'm happy to drive, fly or train it down there - is there anyone that can advise on the cheapest method? Even if it's recommendations to pick up dirt cheap train tickets to London and fly from there... Thanks for helping!

How are flights from UK to Rome so expensive? I'm trying to book a flight to Rome (there and back in a day) from Newcastle Airport (UK) and the flight prices are ridiculous! I'm seeing prices as high as £800! What the hell am I doing wrong here? Even EasyJet are charging very high prices. I was thinking there were deals such as £50 returns to European countries? What's the cheapest I can fly to and back from Rome at the start of September for? Can someone provide links, deals etc.? Thanks

Planning European trip questions? What website can I use to find cheap flights within Europe. In addition, is there a type of mapquest for trains within Europe. For example a way I can type my point of departure and arrival and the website will provide me with all my options.

Why are flights in Europe on Ryan Air so much cheaper than domestic US flights? In 2003, my wife and I flew from Rome to Frankfurt for 4.98 Euros per person plus tax for a total of about 40 Euros per person. At ryanair.com, they are advertising one-way flights for 0.01 Euros plus tax and I've never seen fares more than 19.99 Euros plus tax. The cheapest flight I've ever taken in the US on a scheduled carrier was probably $75 plus tax. Europeans fly for less than it costs for us Americans to ride the bus.

Is it a wise choice for an American to visit Egypt this winter? Hello, I am an American male who has always been wanting to visit Egypt. I will be in Europe after xmas for 2 weeks, and I am trying to plan a trip to Egypt for a week. Is it safe. I can EASILY pass as European, as long as I dont talk, in addition, people would believe that I am Arab as well, as long as I dont talk. I am finding really cheap flights to Cairo, and was told that winter is the best time to go. Thanks

Good site for searching flight prices? Does anyone know of any good websites for searching flight prices by month so you can compare which day is cheapest? Not looking for European flights, more asia and new Zealand Thanks, Neil

If I organised a mass sick day from work to protest to the government how many would join in? The state of the NHS service and the fact that people who come in from abroad and have never paid a penny into the NI pot and then despite some of them having insurance which would cover hospital expenses are seldom or never charged, European nationals aside, they should be made to pay or go private. I think on the 09/09 ever year up until 09/09/09 we should all take a sick day so the country comes to a standstill and maybe then the Goverment will actually listen and start charging for the free service it gives to the rest of the world where as if you live here and pay tax and NI here, you can wait till you drop dead or pay to go private cos there are no funds left after treating everyone running here on cheap flights who get emergency treatment for free. Think this would work? Who's with me? How do I get it started? Thoughts and comments please

flights to california with AA? was searching the web looking for cheap flights to los angeles from dublin. they were all really expensive and was going to fly from london but then put in the dates 29th of june to the 10 of july 2009 nd they came up 545 dollars return with AA.. i then checked this on the irish site and the were nearly 700 euro. so theres my first thing....what the hell??? then i tryed to see if i could book them..not actually doing it tonight but maybe some other time during the week....anyway and on the AA.com website it says only us, canadian, or uk residents can book on the AA.com website, and for europeans like me to go to there own countries site.but oviously flights are cheap on the AA.com..so i go onto cheapflights.com and i clicked on flights and went as far as i could in the booking process and it seems as if i can book with cheapflights.. should i book with cheapflights when i go to book them or is there a mistake in the server ..because that difference of price for the same flight on the irish and american AMERICAN AIRLINES SITEs is quite alot..should i book with cheapflights.com and let american airlines sort out there own mistake if there is one.. thanks need any other info just ask>

What do you consider a cheap fight? For the summer period, would you consider a return flight from the UK to many of the southern european/eastern european destinastions from 70-100 expensive? British pounds, that is.

Where and how for a European Break? Hi there. A friend and I are looking to go for a 3 or 4 day break to somewhere in Europe. We want somewhere cheap, say £100ish Hotel and flight. Is this possible? How's the best way to book? Many thanks!

Looking to go to a few European countries next summer for honeymoon, especially Italy, please give me advice? Hi there, my fiance and I are planning on taking our honeymoon to Europe next summer, but are hoping that the trip won't be TOO expensive (total $5K or less between the two of us, otherwise we'll take an American cruise somewhere). We'd like to go to Rome, Venice, and the Vatican. Also, it would be neat to go to neighboring countries like Switzerland, France (Paris), and perhaps Spain. How should we go about looking at this trip? Where is the absolute best place to get cheap flights from Friday July 9th thru Sunday July 17th? How should we go about booking hotels, given we live in the US? How should we go about booking trains? Should we wait to get train tickets once we get there? If we decide to only stay in Italy, how easy is it to go to the various cities in the country such as Rome, Milan, Venice, and the Vatican? Thanks in advance for your help and consideration :-) -Brad

is 2.5 hours enough time between flights at Gatwick? I am trying to fly from Vancouver, Canada to Dublin. The cheapest flight is to Gatwick with Air Transat, and then to Dublin with RyanAir. If I arrive in London at 7:30 am, will I have the time to get to where I need to go, aka, from international to inter-european terminals or whatever, in 2 and half hours? The flight to Dublin leaves at 10 am. is this crazy? should I get another flight? also, there is another flight at 1:15 pm, but it costs twice as much, is it worth it? THANKS!!! lots of help, thanks a lot.

Wots a good web site for really cheap last minute holiday? Me and hubby had hoped to get away this weekend for a week in the sun or even a european city break, but finances are very very tight. Folks at work say at this late stage we should be able to get a cheapie for £109 or £179 something like that. One girl got a week in cyprus for £169, that was direct flights from belfast, hotel (SC) and transfers. I cant find anything like that and I have trawled hundreds of site this past 5 days. HELP !!

where is the best place to go on holiday for a young couple (21 and 23)? me and my girlfriend plan to go away in September and are looking for good holiday ideas. we enjoy going for a drink and the odd night out but we don't fancy a full on clubbing holiday. we also have an issue where she wants to sunbath and i dont (well cant... im ginger). a place with lots of things to do/ see, but not to hot that its uncomfortable we dont have too much money to burn and are from england so european only unless cheap flights are available.

I spent ages working on this, how does it read? Online Business Model In its simplest terms, a business model is a unique framework that a company uses to create value. A business entity exists to fulfil its purpose(s) and how they define “value” is unique to them. A commercial business may exist solely to generate profit whilst a non-profit organisation may exist to create social or other value. A business model ultimately answers the question of “how does the business survive and how does it achieve its purpose?” It does NOT describe the internal actors, relations or processes of an organisation, but rather describes the logic behind its operation. Some business models are fairly simple whilst others are intricately woven. For instance, a newspaper seller on the street makes a profit in a very basic way, whilst the way in which the BBC broadcasts the news is incomparably more complicated. Not considering levels of complexity, all business models that exist consist of four main components and we wish to discuss these with particular relevance to EasyJet. These are summarised below but will be discussed in greater detail: 1. Value Proposition - the combination of benefits offered to customers. EasyJet operates very cheaply which enables them to offer customers convenience, reliability and great service. 2. The online offering is a broad description of the service that a company provides. EasyJet offers cheap flights to convenient European destinations and also offers other related services. 3. The resource system describes how the company aligns its resources (CELL) to provide the value proposition. EasyJet hacks at overhead costs by various means to provide low cost per seat. 4. The revenue model describes the means by which the business generates revenue. EasyJet implements a service revenue model as they make a profit by providing various services. Ever since Haji-loannou made the decision to re-establish EasyJet as an E-business in April 1998, EasyJet has intensified their online strategy. Now that 95% of the company’s sales take place online we can safely say that EasyJet implements a direct services business model. The model reaches buyers and sellers directly thereby compressing the distribution channel and improving efficiency. The reduced overheads enable EasyJet to offers a cluster of benefits to customers. EasyJet’s value proposition can be summarised by “value for money, convenience and excellent customer service.” It's all in my own words. I write in the plural form because it's a group assignment. I gonna sleep now ;)

I keep being told that the EU is a good thing because it allows? us to have cheaper flights and European Holidays, and freedom to move throughout Europe. OK so far so good for the middle classes who take lots of skiing holidays and university students who want to work abroad for a gap year. But if you're a low paid working class family who don't go abroad on holiday and have no wish to go to live in Spain, France, Italy or Poland but have just been left on the dole because dad has been laid off for his company to employ Eastern EU agency workers on a minimum wage, then how exactly does it benefit you? Explain please. Spawnee 0 very good points but I still don't see the benefit to the average working class Brit. Being Welsh I can see the benefit in Welsh having equal status as a minority language but it doesn't really affect the average Joe Bloggs' life very much, or make his life any better really. Neither does the free movement of "football talent"! Employment laws are still ignored by many employers (my partners' employers are a case in point) and as for free medical treatment abroad in Europe, well that still depends on whether you're going to travel abroad in Europe the first place does it not? And as for buying goods from other European countries, I don't think I ever have! eorpach I really try not to shop in Lidl or Aldi, the food is mostly inedible and packaged in a foreign language, I could be eating casseroled Guinea Pig meat for all I know!! I'll stick to Tesco/Asda ta.

Where can we go on our European holiday? Myself and my girlfriend are trying to book our summer holiday - but don't know where to go. We want a little town with a nice beach, some nice bars and restaurants, but no Brits abroad stuff!! Italy would be ideal. The problem is, we don't have money to burn, we would hope for a cheapish flight (£150) and a cheap apartment/hotel. We want to go in July. To give you an idea of what we're after, last year we went to Bol, on the Croatian island of Brac, and REALLY enjoyed it!!

Could you recommend the best 5 airports in UK for european trips? Regarding numbers of destinations, easy access, cheap parking, directly flights to another country ....

Do you know of any websites that have the cheapest airfare to Europe from the US during summer? I've spent a lot of time searching for flights leaving Chicago to any European city, but the cheapest I've found was about $900. Do you know any place that can do better?

what's the best way for a pensioner to find the cheapest flight tickets, the Net, newspapers or travel agents? with limited resources, the cheapest travel deals are the most attractive, Thailand, the US, European riverboat tours, small groups, no hidden taxes or extra costs are an essential part of the search.

Low cost airfare from Greece to Paris? I am taking a European tour that ends in Athens. However, my plane back to the states leaves from Paris the next day, and so I need a cheap flight from Greece to Paris. It doesn't even have to be from Athens, just somewhere that I can get via train from Athens. Does anyone know of any flight providers where I can get a flight for around 150 USD? Or what airport would be the least expensive to fly out of? Thanks!

Want to go travelling around Europe. What is the cheapest way to do it? & what is the best way to organise it? We live in London and would like to visit several European countries over a period of around 1 month. We have looked at an inter-rail pass but maybe flights would be quicker/cheaper? But on a train we'd see more of the country? Have you ever been travelling? How would you recommend we organise it? Also, is there a chain of hostels you could recommend? Any help or advice would be great! We cannot drive so travelling by car is not an option.

European trip advice/tips!!? My fiancé and I are currently living in England while he goes to university. We are planning on going to visit another country for a few days. Any advice on where to go? We are on a tight budget and would like a cheaper flight and hotel. We were thinking of going during the week because maybe that would be cheaper? We are leaving from Manchester UK. So far the cheapest places seem to be Scotland and Ireland, although I'd love to visit Germany. Anyone know of any good websites to get travel packages or anything?

Vacation to Rome: 1 week or 2? I plan to take my girlfriend to Rome sometime in 2009. We're both history buffs and love the artistic side as well. We are both in our 20's and getting around the city, walking or metro, is no problem. The only issue is, we're in our 20's and money is sort of tight. I'd like to spend less than $3,500 but preferably under $3,000. My question is, is one week sufficient to see Rome or is two weeks more necessary? Also, I'd ideally like to see all of Italy, but that may be pushing it. I've heard there is a moderately priced Italian rail pass which could be an option. It would kill me to be that close to Pompeii, Florence and Venice and never get to see them. On a side note, I've heard that flying into London then taking an inter-european flight is cheaper than flying direct. Is this true? What's the best thing to do? Please help. I want to make her dream come true.

What is the best way to visit Europe? I would like to take a flight to a European destination. What is the best country to arrive in? How can I travel and brothel for cheap? Any ideas on travel guides, places to go, things to see would be greatly appreciated. Merci

Cheapest way to travel from Canada to Norway? I'm traveling to Oslo in May for a month and I need some suggestions as to getting there. Is it cheaper to travel on a direct flight? or should i stop in a nearby european country and take a train? (Round flight is about 1200 dollars) Also, tips on hostels? and is it an expensive country? I'm new to Norway so any information would be great! ps: what is the drinking age? i'm 19.

what websites flight is more cheaper to buy airfare international,also i need coupon code help please urgent!? i am flying from phx,az to lima peru in december 22 and its christmas so i need your help to find cheapest tickets airfares prices,of course its christmas but my family is worth to be there...i appreciate your help..i already tried kayak,cheap air,expedia,ati flights,one travel..i dont want any latin flights due to drugs,terrorism and fever so i rather to take u.s. flight or european its fine unless it should be cheaper,thanks!! also i need promotional coupon codes so i could get any discounts in buying my flight ticket to peru my destination from phoenix.

Which travel agents/ travel websites give the best holiday deals? Which travel agents / websites give the best holiday packages. i am looking to go on a european beach holiday but i haven't found any good deals so far , where do you recommend i look? would it be cheaper to book a flight and hotel seperately?

Any recommendations for flight itineraries to/within Europe from the USA? We want to vacation from San Francisco to Copenhagen this summer. I've heard it's cheaper to fly from the USA to a major European hub (London, Paris, etc) and then catch a smaller intra-Europe flight to a smaller European city (Copenhagen, Prague, etc) vs. trying to fly direct from the US. Does anyone have experience with this or any recommendations for intra-Europe carriers? I've checked options on Yahoo! Travel, Orbitz, Expedia, Travelocity, etc but they are all pretty US-centric and still quite expensive.

Has bought cheap tickets (new year 31dec - 20jan). Qatar Airways - Istanbul - Doha - Bangkok. What cheap fligh flights you from the European capitals (+changes in Asia) in Thayland and Malaysia. Write routes, airlines and the prices (your experience).

What is the cheapest way to get to europe from new delhi as i want to take a connecting flight to paris? i guess i'll have to get to europe first as there are no low cost european airlines operating from india plz help get me the cheapest of the cheapest solutions as am just a student....

What would be the cheapest airline or on line booking website, to fly from Hong Kong to Tel Aviv - Israel.? Therer are many websites for European travellers, travelling between countries in Europe, for real cheap prices, which are quite unbelievable, such as: Ryanair and other airlines, they fly for 10 or 20 pounds i cant recall the websites where i saw this. But why cant i find these deals between chian and the rest of the world? if you know of any real DIRT CHEAP flights between HongKong and Tel aviv, or Hong kong and Amman(in jordan), please let me know as soon as possible.. thank you!!

Cheapest way to get from Budapest Airport to Oradea? Hello, im taking a flight to Budapest at the end of Nov and i need to get to Oradea, i need to know the cheapest way to get there. All of the sites i try are in European languages, anyone know of any that are in english?

American in need of travel advice for World Cup.? Hello, I will be done with college next month, and really want to attend the world cup. Even if I dont get into any games, I am sure the country will be crazy. I have put $500 on Italy to win, which would pay out $6000. Any advice on cheap flights? Best cities to stay, and most importanly.....women. Dont get me wrong, I love all ladies, but European women really do it for me.... GOOD LORD!!! I think it helps that I am deemed attrative by men and women from all over the globe, but how I would love to meet Europeans like I did the last time. What are the chances to get a round trip flight from Boston to Germany for about $500 after taxes? Or should I ship myself their via UPS?

Absolute cheapest possible way to Europe from Australia? Within the confines of international law (ie not piracy or stowing away) what is the cheapest way to get to a major European HUB like Frankfurt or London? Time is not as much an issue as cost For example (and obviously I'm exaggerating for effect) if it costs $300 to sit on a raft to Hamburg that will arrive in 30 days without danger of sinking at no extra cost, then it is a better option than a super-fast flight that costs $3,000.

Europe....any nice places!? Okay well me and my boyfriend are looking for a nice weekend break in a European country the week before new-years or the week after(for reasons to go on a weekday is cheaper) and I was wondering did anyone have a any nice city's to vist..ive been to quite alot of different countries but I would like to know does anyone know anywhere with cheap flights to and from(I'm from ireland) and nice reasonably priced hotels..maybe somewhere hot and not to long on a plane..thank you!:D

Mexico flights? I have looked around a lot of travel operators flying from London to Mexico city at the end of April, but does anyone know if it's cheaper to fly from a different European city?

Bit of quandry about friend? Ok - my friend and I met some european friends at university and have kept in contact over the last 15 years or so. My friend here, though, never bothers about these european friends - I am the one who keeps in contact yet they all think the sun shines out of her. Anyway, we were invited over to visit them this summer and my friend swithered so much I lost the cheap flights so I just ended up booking for myself. I'm going alone this weekend. She hasnt returned my calls or texts for weeks and now she just left me a message to call in to her on my way to the airport as she has gifts that she wants me to bring to these friends and their kids. So now - here I start to sound petty but here goes. I havent much money and have bought small gifts for my friends that are light, inexpensive and easy to carry (souvenirs such as pencils, sweets and t-cloths). I know her - she will buy extravagant gifts that will probably put my baggage over the limit or make it really awkward to carry. Also - it will make my gifts look pathetic (trust me - I know the kinds of designer stuff she will send over). And once again, she will be glorified and I do all the bloody legwork. I am going to spend time with these people who have been very good to us. And when they come here, I always end up taking time off work to show them around and they stay at my house and if she can be bothered, she meets us for drinks. I'm getting fed up of all of this. What should I do - tell her the truth that I havent space to carry her presents or perhaps that I am in too big a rush to get to the airport? Perhaps I could ignore her message as she does with mine? But then its unfair as my other friends won't get her presents. Am I terrible to have these thoughts?

How much is the cost of a European Holiday? OK, so I'm planning a 2 month Holiday in Europe (visiting Rome, Milan, Zurich, Munich (for Oktoberfest), Amsterdam, London, Paris) and finishing with 2 - 3 in the US (I'm from Australia btw). Now, I've got my flights organised and I've been to Italy before so I have a general idea of the costs involved but what I was more concerned about was the cost of accomodation per night backpacking (so hostels and dodgy places like that) with 4 other people. Last time I stayed with family so didn't have to worry about that. So just a general idea of costs for accommodation per night in cheap hostels for both continents would be nice, thanks.

How costly is travel between European countries? I'm trying to plan a trip to Europe, and I'm trying to figure out what kind of expenses i'm looking at. One thing I'm not too sure of is what it costs to travel between countries in Europe. I would like to go to a bunch of different countries while im there, and I'm trying to see how much all that traveling around is going to cost. I've heard that short flights could cost as little as $50. I'm hoping that seasoned travelers could give me a little advice. Is it fast enough to take a train between countries that are fairly close? I planned on being there for 2 weeks, and while I'm trying to pull this trip off on the cheap, it might be worth it to pay a little more for transportation if it means that traveling around won't eat up 2 or 3 days of my time there. Thanks a bunch for your help =)

Where could we go on holiday? Me and a group of about 25 people of ages 18 and 19 are wanting to go on holiday. We wish to go somewhere with an active nightlife, sunny and european/near east on a coast. The nightlife, while active, isn't wanted to be quite ibiza like, more like Marmaris (we went last year) so basically ibiza, but less so. We're looking to spend ~ between £200 and £375 for hotel + flights, cheap is good obviously and go in july (preferably early july) Could I please either have some links to actual holidays or just sites that give an option to search for holidays with the drinking/clubbing thing in mind thanks in advance.

Why don't any clubs consider to buy Daniel Carvalho? Daniel Carvalho is, I think, of the most underrated midfielders in the world right now. He's a great player for CSKA Moscow and he was a key player for them in the 2005 UEFA Cup final against Sporting Lisbon (he was involved in all of CSKA's 3 goals that night). Some would argue he's one-footed (he's left-footed by the way), but he's shown he can compete on the European scene. He's strong, quick and has great vision. I was just wondering why none of the big clubs, or any club in the top-flight European leagues for that matter, hasn't considered him? He would be far cheaper than Kaka or Ronaldinho I think.

Can anyone make an intelligent, educated counter argument to this? Sixty-three years ago, Nazi Germany had overrun almost all of Europe and hammered England to the verge of bankruptcy and defeat, and had sunk more than four hundred British ships in their convoys between England and America for food and war materials. Bushido Japan had overrun most of Asia, beginning in 1928, killing millions of civilians throughout China, and impressing millions more as slave labor. The US was in an isolationist, pacifist mood, and most Americans and Congress wanted nothing to do with the European war or the Asian war. Then along came Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and in outrage Congress unanimously declared war on Japan, and the following day on Germany, which had not attacked us. It was a dicey thing. We had few allies. France was not an ally (Are they ever? General Patton once said, "I'd rather have a battalion of Germans in front of me, than a battalion of French behind me!") the Vichy government of France aligned with its German occupiers. Germany was not an ally, it was an enemy, and Hitler intended to set up a Thousand Year Reich in Europe. Japan was not an ally, it was intent on owning and controlling all of Asia. Japan and Germany had long-term ideas of invading Canada and Mexico, and then the United States over the north and south borders, after they had settled control of Asia and Europe. America's allies then were England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Australia, and Russia, and that was about it. There were no other countries of any size or military significance with the will and ability to contribute much or anything to the effort to defeat Hitler's Germany and Japan, and prevent the global dominance of Nazism. And we had to send millions of tons of arms, munitions, and war supplies to Russia, England, and the Canadians, Aussie's, Irish, and Scots, because none of them could produce all they needed for themselves. All of Europe, from Norway to Italy, except Russia in the east, was already under the Nazi heel. America was not prepared for war. America had stood down most of its military after WWI and throughout the depression, at the outbreak of WWII there were army units training with broomsticks over their shoulders because they didn't have guns, and cars with "tank" painted on the doors because they didn't have tanks. And a big chunk of our navy had just been sunk and damaged at Pearl Harbor. Britain had already gone bankrupt, saved only by the donation of $600 million in gold bullion in the Bank of England that was the property of Belgium and was given by Belgium to England to carry on the war when Belgium was overrun by Hitler. (Actually, Belgium surrendered in one day, because it was unable to oppose the German invasion, and the Germans bombed Brussels into rubble the next day anyway just to prove they could.) Britain had been holding out for two years already in the face of staggering shipping losses and the near-decimation of its air force in the Battle of Britain, and was saved from being overrun by Germany only because Hitler made the mistake of thinking the Brit's were a relatively minor threat that could be dealt with later and turning his attention to Russia, at a time when England was on the verge of collapse in the late summer of 1940. Russia SAVED America's ass by putting up a desperate fight for two years until the US got geared up to begin hammering away at Germany. Russia lost something like 24 million people (24 MILLION) in the sieges of Stalingrad and Moscow, 90% of them from cold and starvation, mostly civilians, but also more than a million soldiers. More than a million. Had Russia surrendered then, Hitler would have been able to focus his entire campaign against the Brit's, then America, and the Nazis would have won that war. Had Hitler not made that mistake and invaded England in 1940 or 1941, instead, there would have been no England for the US and the Brit's to use as a staging ground to prepare an assault on Nazi Europe, England would not have been able to run its North African campaign to help take a little pressure off Russia while America geared up for battle, and today Europe would very probably be run by the Nazis, the Third Reich. Isolated and without any allies (not even the Brit's), the US would very probably have had to cede Asia to the Japanese, who were basically Nazis by another name and the world we live in today would be very different and much worse. I say this to illustrate that turning points in history are often dicey things. AND we are at another one. There is a very dangerous minority in Islam that either has, or wants and may soon have, the ability to deliver small nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, almost anywhere in the world, unless they are prevented from doing so. France, Germany, and Russia, have been selling them weapons technology as recently as 2002, as have North Korea, Syria, and Pakistan, paid for with billions of dollars Saddam Hussein skimmed from the "Oil For Food" program administered by the UN with the complicity of Kofi Annan and his son. The Jihadi's, the militant Muslims, are basically Nazis in Kaffiyahs - they believe that Islam, a radically conservative (definitely not liberal!) form of Wahhabi Islam, should own and control the Middle East first, then Europe, then the world, and that all who do not bow to Allah should be killed, enslaved, or subjugated. They want to finish the Holocaust, destroy Israel and purge the world of Jews. This is what they say. There is also a civil war raging in the Middle East - for the most part not a hot war, but a war of ideas. Islam is having its Inquisition and its Reformation today, but it is not yet known which will win - the Inquisition, or the Reformation. If the Inquisition wins, then the Wahhabis, the Jihadi's, will control the Middle East, and the OPEC oil, and the US, European, and Asian economies, the techno-industrial economies, will be at the mercy of OPEC - not an OPEC dominated by the well-educated and rational Saudis of today, but an OPEC dominated by the Jihadi's. You want gas in your car? You want heating oil next winter? You want jobs? You want the dollar to be worth anything? You better hope the Jihad, the Muslim Inquisition, loses, and the Islamic Reformation wins. If the Reformation movement wins, that is, the moderate Muslims who believe that Islam can respect and tolerate other religions, and live in peace with the rest of the world, and move out of the 10th century into the 21st, then the troubles in the Middle East will eventually fade away, and a moderate and prosperous Middle East will emerge. We have to help the Reformation win, and to do that we have to fight the Inquisition, i.e., the Wahhabi movement, Al Qaeda and other Islamic terrorist movements. We have to do it somewhere. We cannot do it everywhere at once so we have created a focal point for the battle now, at the time and place of our choosing, in Iraq. Not in New York, not in London, or Paris, or Berlin, but in Iraq, where we did and are doing two very important things. (1) We deposed Saddam Hussein. Whether Saddam Hussein was directly involved in 9/11 or not, it is undisputed that Saddam has been actively supporting the terrorist movement for decades. Saddam is or was a terrorist, a weapon of mass destruction, who is responsible for the deaths of probably more than a million Iraqis and two million Iranians. (2) We created a battle, a confrontation, a flash point, with Islamic terrorism in Iraq. We have focused the battle. We are killing bad guys there and the ones we get there we won't have to get here, or somewhere else. We also have a good shot at creating a democratic, peaceful Iraq, which will be a catalyst for democratic change in the rest of the Middle East, and an outpost for a stabilizing American military presence in the Middle East for as long as it is needed. The Europeans could have done this, but they didn't, and they won't. We now know that rather than opposing the rise of the Jihadist, the French, Germans, and Russians were selling them arms - we have found more than a million tons of weapons and munitions in Iraq. If Iraq was not a threat to anyone, why did Saddam need a million tons of weapons? And Iraq was paying for much of these French, German, and Russian arms with money skimmed from the UN Oil For Food Program that was supposed to pay for food, medicine, and education, for Iraqi children. World War II, the war with the German and the Japanese Nazis, really began with a "whimper" in 1928. It did not begin with Pearl Harbor. It began with the Japanese invasion of China. It was a war for fourteen years before America joined it. It officially ended in 1945 - a 17 year war - and was followed by another decade of US occupation in Germany and Japan to get those countries reconstructed and running on their own again . . a 27 year war. World War II cost the United States an amount equal to approximately a full year's GDP - adjusted for inflation, equal to about $12 trillion dollars, WWII cost America more than 400,000 killed in action, and nearly 100,000 still missing in action. The Iraq war has, so far, cost the US about $180 billion, which is roughly what 9/11 cost New York. (What will the next hit cost in $ & lives if we wait until the Jahadist have nuclear weapons???) It has also cost over 2,000 American lives, which is roughly 2/3 of the lives that the Jihadist snuffed on 9/11. But the cost of not fighting and winning WWII would have been unimaginably greater - a world now dominated by German and Japanese Nazism. Americans have a short attention span, conditioned I suppose by 60 minute TV shows and 2-hour movies in which everything comes out okay. The real world is not like that. It is messy, uncertain, and sometimes bloody and ugly. Always has been, and probably always will be. If we do this thing in Iraq successfully, it is probable that the Reformation will ultimately prevail. Many Muslims in the Middle East hope it will. We will be there to support it. It has begun in some countries, e. g. Libya, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. If we fail, the Inquisition will probably prevail, and terrorism from Islam will be with us for all the foreseeable future, because the Inquisition, the Jihadist, believe they are called by Allah to kill all the Infidels, and that death in Jihad is glorious. The bottom line here is that we will have to deal with Islamic terrorism until we defeat it (or are defeated by it), whenever that is. It will not go away on its own. It WILL NOT go away if we ignore it. If the US can create a reasonably democratic and stable Iraq, then we have an "England" in the Middle East, a platform, from which we can work to help modernize and moderate the Middle East. The history of the world is the clash between the forces of relative civility and civilization, and the barbarians clamoring at the gates. The Iraq war is merely another battle in this ancient and never-ending war. Now, for the first time ever, the barbarians are about to get nuclear weapons unless WE prevent them. The Iraq war is expensive, and uncertain, yes. But the consequences of not fighting and winning it will be horrifically greater. We have four options: 1. We can defeat the Jihad now, before it gets nuclear weapons. 2. We can fight the Jihad later, after it gets nuclear weapons (which may be as early as next year, if Iran's progress on nuclear weapons is what Iran claims it is). 3. We can surrender to the Jihad and accept its dominance in the Middle East, now, in Europe in the next few years or decades, and ultimately in America. 4. Or we can stand down now, and pick up the fight later when the Jihad is more widespread and better armed, perhaps after the Jihad has dominated France and Germany, which is well underway, and maybe most of the rest of Europe. It will be more dangerous, more expensive, and much bloodier then. Yes, the Jihadist say that they look forward to an Islamic America. If you oppose this war, I hope you like the idea that your children, or grandchildren, may live in an Islamic America under the Mullahs and the Sharia (Islamic law as dictated by the Qur'an), an America that resembles Iran today. We can be defeatist peace-activists as anti-war types seem to be, and concede, surrender, to Jihad, or we can do whatever it takes to win this war against it. The history of the world is the history of civilizational clashes -cultural clashes. All wars are about ideas, ideas about what society and civilization should be like (usually dominated by religious dogma), and the most determined always win. Those who are willing to be the most ruthless win. The pacifists always lose, because the anti-pacifists kill them. In the 20th century, it was Western democracy vs. communism, and before that Western democracy vs. Nazism, and before that Western democracy vs. German Imperialism. Western democracy won, three times, but it wasn't cheap, fun, nice, easy, or quick. Indeed, the wars against German imperialism (WWI), Nazi imperialism (WWII), and communist imperialism (the 40-year Cold War that included the Vietnam War, itself a major battle in a larger war) covered almost the entire century. The first major war of the 21st Century is the war between Western Judeo/Christian Civilization and Wahhabi Islam. It may last a few more years, or most of this century. It will last until the Wahhabi branch of Islam fades away, or gives up its ambitions for regional and global dominance through Jihad, or until Western Civilization gives in to the Jihad. Some say we went to Iraq without the needed troop numbers. Indeed, one senior general was forcibly retired because he claimed we needed more troops. We went with the troop levels General Tommy Franks asked for. We deposed Saddam in 30 days with light casualties, much lighter than we expected. The real problem in Iraq is that we are trying to be nice - we are trying to fight a minority of the population that is Jihadi, and trying to avoid killing the large majority that is not. We could flatten Fallujah in minutes with a flight of B52s, or seconds with one nuclear cruise missile - but we don't. We're trying to do brain surgery, not amputate the patient's head. The Jihadis amputate heads. That we went to Iraq with too little planning is a specious argument. It supposes that if we had just had the right plan the war would have been easy, cheap, quick and clean. That is not an option. It is a guerrilla war against a determined enemy and no such war ever has been or ever will be easy, cheap, quick, and clean. This is not TV. That we proved ourselves incapable of governing and providing security is also a specious argument. It was never our intention to govern and provide security. It was our intention from the beginning to do just enough to enable the Iraqis to develop a representative government and their own military and police forces to provide their own security, and that is happening. The US and the Brit's and other countries there have trained over 100,000 Iraqi police and military, now, and will have trained more than 200,000 by the end of next year. We are in the process of transitioning operational control for security back to Iraq. It will take time. It will not go with no hitches. Again, this is not TV. Remember, perspective is everything, and America's schools teach too little history for perspective to be clear, especially in the young American mind. The Cold war lasted from about 1947 at least until the Berlin Wall came down in 1989. Forty-two years. Europe spent the first half of the 19th century fighting Napoleon, and from 1870 to 1945 fighting Germany. World War II began in 1928, lasted 17 years, plus a ten year occupation, and the US still has troops in Germany and Japan. World War II resulted in the death of more than 50 million people, maybe more than 100 million people, depending on which estimates you accept. The US has taken a little more than 2,000 KIA in Iraq. The US took more than 4,000 killed in action on the morning of June 6, 1944, the first day of the Normandy Invasion to rid Europe of Nazi Imperialism. In WWII the US averaged 2,000 KIA a week for four years. Most of the individual battles of WWII lost more Americans than the entire Iraq war has done so far. But the stakes are at least as high . . . a world dominated by representative governments with civil rights, human rights, and personal freedoms . . . or a world dominated by the radical Islamic Wahhabi movement, by the Jihadist under the Mullahs and the Sharia. I do not understand why America does not grasp this. They favor human rights, civil rights, liberty and freedom, but evidently not for Iraqis. In America, absolutely, but nowhere else. 300,000 Iraqi bodies in mass graves in Iraq are not our problem. The U.S. population is about twelve times that of Iraq, so let's multiply 300,000 by twelve. What would you think if there were 3,600,000 American bodies in mass graves in America because of George Bush? Would you hope for another country to help liberate America? "Peace Activists" always seem to demonstrate where it's safe - in America. For this privilege, they should thank U.S. veterans. Why don't we see Peace Activists demonstrating in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, North Korea, in the places in the world that really need peace activism the most? The liberal mentality is supposed to favor human rights, civil rights, democracy, multiculturalism, diversity, etc., but if the Jihad wins, wherever the Jihad wins, it is the end of civil rights, human rights, democracy, multiculturalism, diversity, etc. Americans who oppose the liberation of Iraq are coming down on the side of their own worst enemy. If the Jihad wins, it will be the death of Liberalism. HEY ESKIMO...I DID ENLIST, US ARMY 2002, WHERE HAVE YOU SERVED???

Looking for the Cheapest Air Fare? I am going to Germany next summer (late June) and I need to know some things. What is the cheapest air fare around? Can I book my flight now? Please include the website that you found the tickets How long does it take to pass through European Customs? Please add any other useful information. Thank you Pittsburgh to Cologne or Frankfurt, Germany

Jews of Iraq? What about them?

"The british are assholes" Look what I read in the news!? By SARAH LYALL Published: August 23, 2008 MALIA, Greece — Even in a sea of tourists, it is easy to spot the Britons here on the northeast coast of Crete, and not just from the telltale pallor of their sun-deprived northern skin. Phil Harris/Mirrorpix An injured British tourist lay by a curb on a recent weekend after a fight in Malia, Greece. The New York Times British tourists have caused havoc at the Malia resort. They are the ones, the locals say, who are carousing, brawling and getting violently sick. They are the ones crowding into health clinics seeking morning-after pills and help for sexually transmitted diseases. They are the ones who seem to have one vacation plan: drinking themselves into oblivion. “They scream, they sing, they fall down, they take their clothes off, they cross-dress, they vomit,” Malia’s mayor, Konstantinos Lagoudakis, said in an interview. “It is only the British people — not the Germans or the French.” Malia is the latest and currently most notorious in a long list of European resorts full of young British tourists on packaged tours offering cheap alcohol and a license to behave badly. In Magaluf and Ibiza, Spain; in Ayia Napa, Cyprus; and in the Greek resorts of Faliraki, Kavos and Laganas as well as Malia, the story is the same: They come, they drink, they wreak havoc. “The government of Britain has to do something,” Mr. Lagoudakis said. “These people are giving a bad name to their country.” They are also hurting themselves in the process. A recent report published by the British Foreign Office, “British Behavior Abroad,” noted that in a 12-month period in 2006 and 2007, 602 Britons were hospitalized and 28 raped in Greece, and that 1,591 died in Spain and 2,032 were arrested there. The report did not distinguish between medical cases and arrests associated with drunkenness and those that had nothing to do with it. But it did say that “many arrests are due to behavior caused by excessive drinking.” So it would seem. Reports of scandalous incidents rumble on regularly here and elsewhere, helping to cement Britain’s reputation as the largest exporter of inebriated hooligans in Europe. Earlier this summer, flying home to Manchester from the Greek island of Kos, a pair of drunken women yelling “I need some fresh air” attacked the flight attendants with a vodka bottle and tried to wrestle the airplane’s emergency door open at 30,000 feet. The plane diverted hastily to Frankfurt, and the women were arrested. In Laganas, on the Greek island of Zakinthos, where a teenager from Sheffield died after a drinking binge this summer, more than a dozen British women were charged in July with prostitution after taking part, the authorities said, in an alfresco oral sex contest. More alarmingly, a 20-year-old British tourist partied with her sister and a friend into the early hours in Malia also in July, then returned to her hotel room and — although she had denied being pregnant — gave birth. Her companions say they returned later to find the baby dead; she has been charged with infanticide. And in Dubai, also this summer, a British man and woman who met during a drinking bout were arrested and charged with having sex on a beach, after repeatedly shouting abuse at a police officer who ordered them to stop. All of which leads to a natural question: Why? “I think that in their country, they are like prisoners and they want to feel free,” said Niki Pirovolaki, who works in a bakery on Malia’s main street and often encounters addled Britons heading back to their hotels — “if they can remember where they are staying,” she said. David Familton, a Briton who works in a club here, said that it was a question of emotional comfort. “It’s because of British culture — no one can relax, so they become inebriated to be the people they want to be,” he said. Worried about the increase in crimes and accidents afflicting drunken tourists, the British consulate in Athens has begun several campaigns, using posters, beach balls and coasters with snappy slogans, to encourage young visitors to drink responsibly. “When things do go wrong, they go wrong in quite a big way,” said Alison Beckett, the director of consular services. “What we’re trying to do here is reduce some of these avoidable accidents where they have so much to drink that they fall off balconies and are either killed or need huge operations.” What do you reckon?