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RE: Tour du Mont Blanc climate, etc. in early September

by neckervd 22 April 2012

Weather in the Alps is always unpredictable. September is usually rather among the drier months, but that does not mean that it cannot…
RE: Paris to Milan - scenic trains

by neckervd 04 April 2012

How much luggage do you carry with you? For something really special, check the following itineraries: Paris dp 9.11 - Chamonix ar 14.47,…
RE: 3 Days in Switzerland

by neckervd 04 April 2012

"we wouldnt be taking a direct train because we want to spot over at bern or another city in between. will that make it cheaper?" NO,…
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…
RE: North Italy in early April

by neckervd 27 February 2012

"The ferrys you mentioned are all for cars?" Of course! http://www.navlaghi.it/c_download/NLC_Traghetto.pdf http://www.navlaghi.it/file/P…
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…
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…
RE: Swiss alps hikes - mid May

by neckervd 10 February 2012

"I get the impression that hiking in May will not deliver the same spectacular views and experience of the summer Alps hiking." May be.…
RE: hiking in the mountains

by neckervd 26 January 2012

August is high season everywhere, especially in Italy! All cableways will run, but prices for accommodation will be at a maximum. There…
RE: Trains from Zurich to Italy

by neckervd 22 January 2012

Where in Italy? To Dobiacco/Cortina d'Ampezzo: via Innsbruck or Mustair - Fortezza To Merano: via Klosters - Mustair To Resia: via Kloste…
RE: gran paradiso and Alta Via 2

by neckervd 14 January 2012

I walked over all these passes many years ago. I don't remember anything particularly dangerous. On the contrary: many trails - especially…
Re: returning from Courmayeur to Chamonix

by Neubz 10 January 2012

I'm not sure I understand it correctly, but it seems that there are two companies that are needed to cross all the way from Cormayeur…
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…
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…
RE: Critique my itinerary for Provence and the Cote d'Azur

by neckervd 01 January 2012

Standard fares Menton/Ventimiglia - Courmayeur Mont Blanc - Chamonix Mont Blanc: A) Train Ventimiglia/Menton - Torino - Aosta, then bus:…
RE: Critique my itinerary for Provence and the Cote d'Azur

by neckervd 31 December 2011

Your new itinerary looks fairly good. May I suggest to visit Pont du Gard - Nimes - Montpellier from Avignon (see my answer to your previou…
RE: How do you organize transfers from Geneve Airport to Italian or Swiss ski

by neckervd 18 December 2011

It's mega easy to reach all Swiss ski resorts the same day (by train and may be by connecting bus) except Samnaun, Savognin and Bosco/Gurin.…
RE: 2 weeks in W. Europe, based in Turin

by neckervd 08 November 2011

Mountains: check Aosta Valley (Breuil Cervinia, Gressoney, Courmayeur, Champoluc, Cogne, etc. May be the cableways don't work already…
RE: Snowboarding and skiing during xmas

by neckervd 16 October 2011

Most cheap places for Christmas 2011 are fully booked. Ryanair flies from Stansted to Turin, with easy access to all Western Italian winter…
RE: Scenic Trains in Winter

by neckervd 13 October 2011

The most scenic train itineray from Nice to Paris: Nice - Breil - Roya Gorges - 8 helicoidal tunnels and 14 other tunnels longer than…
RE: Visiting Europe (Ornex) for a month, what to do?

by neckervd 10 October 2011

Ornex is 30 min by bus from Geneva railway station. Buses from Ornex every 30 to 60 minutes, from Ferney Mairie (1,5 km from Ornex) every…
RE: Tour du Mont Blanc with children

by neckervd 07 September 2011

I know neither how fit you are nor how fit your children are. Generally spoken, The portion of trail between Chamonix - Champex (Switzerlan…
RE: Snowboarding 2012

by richiavo 07 September 2011

You might want to avoid Austria if you do not Like smokers as you can still smoke in Austria in Bars. It is also the home of Apres ski…
Re: Tour du Mont Blanc

by drmariner 25 August 2011

Hi Amir. I'm planning a similar trip the last week in September. I'm flying in from Hawaii for a conference in October, so I need to…
RE: What to do in Geneva

by neckervd 24 August 2011

LAKE GENEVA The whole Lake Geneva (Lac Leman in French) area has a very good tourist infrastructure (including luxury hotels and top…