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  1. neckervd avatar

    RE: itinerary help- cinque terre, switzerland, and austria

    by neckervd 25 May 2012

    If you leave 5Terre around 7am, you can combine trains and buses over the alpine passes too, like: Train: 5Terre - Turin - Aosta, bus:…

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    RE: Northern Italy - honeymoon suggestions welcome!

    by margiethorp 30 April 2012

    Thank you both so much! This is extremely helpful. It's really good to know that we would be a little too early to really enjoy Aosta…

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    RE: Northern Italy - honeymoon suggestions welcome!

    by neckervd 29 April 2012

    Aosta Valley is a gem: many castles (can be visited), Roman theatre and other Roman buildings at Aosta, the highest mountains of Western…

  4. margiethorp avatar

    Northern Italy - honeymoon suggestions welcome!

    by margiethorp 29 April 2012

    Hello all! My fiance and I are getting married in early June and we've only just started to figure out what to do for our honeymoon. We…

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    RE: Trip through France

    by stu09031970 23 April 2012

    But we are flexible so will check out Aosta as well

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    RE: Chamonix to Barcelona

    by neckervd 22 April 2012

    You can easily spend a whole week along the direct route from Chamonix to Perpignan: visit Chambery, Grenoble, Orange, Avignon, Pont-du-Gar…

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    RE: French Riviera to Swiss Alps: best way?

    by neckervd 15 April 2012

    Yes: check easyjet from NCE to GVA or BSL. By train: Most scenic route: Nice dp 7.24 via Breil - Cuneo - Torino - Aosta - Gd St-Bernard…

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    RE: Milano to Frankfurt by train - where to stop in Italy on way?

    by regards 02 April 2012

    In this case stay two nights in Italy before taking the train. Torino, Aosta, Verona and and and.

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    RE: Late April Italian Skiing?

    by richiavo 24 March 2012

    Cervinia has some great runs certainly not just for beginners, but the majority of slopes are fairly wide, I live in Italy and to be honest…

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    RE: Paris to Italy

    by neckervd 05 March 2012

    I suppose you travel by car, otherwise you would have booked a low cost flight. Monaco is far away from your itinerary. Lake Geneva, Chamoni…

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    RE: How to get into and out of French Alps

    by neckervd 03 March 2012

    1. It is so 2 and 3. Doesn't make sence. Public transport from either Alpes d'Huez to Bardonecchia or from Chamonix to Aosta take a lot…

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    RE: Scenic Train Rome to Brussels

    by neckervd 29 February 2012

    Yes, flights will always be cheaper. There are scenic train itineraries, but you cannot do all them in only 2 days. I can just mention…

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    RE: Chamonix then onto the coast somewhere

    by neckervd 29 February 2012

    Either bus from Chamonix to Aosta, then train to the Italian Riviera (takes about 9 hrs) or bus to Geneva and easyjet flight to Ajaccio,…

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    RE: North Italy in early April

    by neckervd 27 February 2012

    Parco Stelvio: what do you intend to do there? You can go by car up to the park boundaries and to some lower places in the park which…

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    Re: North Italy in early April

    by Scuba_Cat 27 February 2012

    thank you for the information. I made preliminary plan. 3/4 - flight to malpensa. sleeping near the airport 4/4 - drive via Lago Iseo…

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    Re: North Italy in early April

    by Scuba_Cat 26 February 2012

    Thanks for your answer. here are the details: We are arriving to Malpensa airport on 3/4 late evening, staying the first night in hotel…

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    RE: Turin and surround for three days - suggestions please

    by neckervd 19 February 2012

    A somewhat decent visit of Turin takes at least 1 full day. The most scenic route from Turin to Frankfurt goes via Aosta Valley (plenty…

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    RE: Itinerary: help me with my very first draft

    by neckervd 22 January 2012

    Best itinerary Dordogne - Matterhorn - Rome: Perigueux - Brive - Clermont Ferrand - Ste-Etienne - Chambery - Aosta - Chatillon - Breuil/C…

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    RE: Itinerary: help me with my very first draft

    by regards 22 January 2012

    From Paris via Dordogne go first to Zermatt and then via Aosta, Torino down to the French Riviera and from here via Genova to Rome …

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    RE: Where in the world? quiz

    by RayCCroc 20 January 2012

    1- pretty generic German rail station mall but this is Hanover 2 - Birmingham Five Ways Marriott, Joseph Sturge the slavery abolitionist…

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    RE: First time skiing...where should I go? Chamonix, Switzerland or Slovenia?

    by richiavo 14 January 2012

    April is not great for any resorts below 2000 metres especially if you are planning before hand and not just booking the day before. Chamoni…

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    RE: Milan to Chamonix

    by richiavo 12 January 2012

    Take a train to Aosta with one change and then a bus from Aosta to Chamonix a much quicker solution and cheaper but depends on what you…

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    RE: Tips on a last minute 14+ day ski trip in the Alps

    by neckervd 04 January 2012

    In my opinion, Breuil-Cervinia (linked with Zermatt) is the best of all Vallee d'Aoste resorts, followed by Gressoney-la-Trinite (linked…

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    RE: Tips on a last minute 14+ day ski trip in the Alps

    by richiavo 04 January 2012

    Italy is your best bet and especially for keeping costs down, the Valle d'Aosta has some great ski resorts with lots of variation, the…

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    RE: Critique my itinerary for Provence and the Cote d'Azur

    by neckervd 01 January 2012

    The itinerary via Tendapass - Torino - Aosta - Mont Blanc Tunnel is the most scenic one. But with a Euraipass you can of course choose…

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