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  1. v_pratus avatar

    Re: Planning two week vacation in Switzerland: Ovronnaz in August?

    by v_pratus 30 May 2012

    Many thanks for all the answers. These are most encouraging. Now, thinking of the itinerary and based on your feedback, I now re-think…

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    RE: Basel lefkosa and then...

    by everbrite 29 May 2012

    mihy addressedNorthern CY in the response given. In fact, there is no mention of Southerm/Greek CY in the response. Girne is the Turkish…

  3. cheminement avatar

    RE: Basel lefkosa and then...

    by cheminement 29 May 2012

    Thanks milny however my questions concerned the northern part of Cyprus.

  4. daniel_mandrescu avatar

    Re: Central Europe Bike Tour

    by daniel_mandrescu 28 May 2012

    hey James, I also plan on biking a similar route, maybe with an old friend of mine but its not sure yet if he's gonna join. the route…

  5. mihy avatar

    RE: Basel lefkosa and then...

    by mihy 26 May 2012

    Hi , I've just come back from there.! Stay total one week. Are you go alone? In Cyprus they drive left side not like Europe , made us…

  6. cheminement avatar

    Basel lefkosa and then...

    by cheminement 24 May 2012

    From Basel (ch) exists a direct flight (via Istanbul) to Lefkosa (north Cyprus) I am thinking of having a rest week there (second or third…

  7. neckervd avatar

    RE: 2+ day family itinerary - help please!

    by neckervd 24 May 2012

    Switzerland is a country with 4 languages and 4 cultures. Every part is different. So "a real Swiss experience" doesn't exist. What do…

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    RE: Basel in June

    by neckervd 23 May 2012

    There are offered some double rooms for about 95 EUR: Ibis Bale aeroport at Saint Louis Etap Pratteln Hotel Porte de France at St-Louis…

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    RE: Basel in June

    by neckervd 23 May 2012

    Early morning transatlantic flight from BSL in June? Never heard about

  10. bjd avatar

    RE: Basel in June

    by bjd 23 May 2012

    There is also St Louis on the French side of the border.

  11. oedipamaas avatar

    RE: Basel in June

    by oedipamaas 23 May 2012

    You might look at German towns on Rhein. Booking.com shows a few availabilities. You'd probably need to use a taxi to get to the airport.…

  12. CushtyBaggins avatar

    Basel in June

    by CushtyBaggins 23 May 2012

    Hi everyone My boyfriend and I have made the travelling faux pas of booking a flight out of Basel on June 17 without realising that Art…

  13. regards avatar

    RE: Walking from France into Switzerland

    by regards 20 May 2012

    http://www.kandersteg.ch/de/page.cfm/haupt_navi/erlebnisse/wandern/karte - Not sure if I understand your question well. The nearest distance…

  14. Shuffaluff avatar

    RE: quick trip to egypt. questions!

    by Shuffaluff 18 May 2012

    Welcome to Thorn Tree. A visa for Egypt is obtained from, surprise, the Egyptian consulate. And I am sure they will tell you how much…

  15. kd_loves avatar

    Re: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

    by kd_loves 17 May 2012

    #12 & 13 I didn't include a lot of the destinations in Switzerland especially the Basel area because I will be living there and site…

  16. kofoluska avatar

    Re: 3 days in Zurich in july as a photographer

    by kofoluska 16 May 2012

    Neckervd yes, I´m sure. I have never been to Zurich, that´s true, but there are many things I want to see and visit and I´m sure that…

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    Re: Modern buildings in Switzerland

    by algol 16 May 2012

    Thanks, but I was looking for a comprehensive source of info. I've read there are 20 buildings by Herzog & De Meuron in Basle alone. …

  18. Nextthursday avatar

    Ticino and Valais suggestions

    by Nextthursday 15 May 2012

    Hi all, My mom and I will have 8 full days starting from Geneva in mid-June. On day 9 we need to end in Basel. I was thinking of splitting…

  19. arizona avatar

    RE: Modern buildings in Switzerland

    by arizona 15 May 2012

    This website was recently published somewhere on the forum by a regular contributor: http://www.mimoa.eu/ Herzog & De Meuron built the…

  20. biffy avatar

    RE: cycling the Danube

    by biffy 12 May 2012

    I am iagining that you change planes in Frankfurt to a smaller comuter 'plane. In that case there may be a ruling regarding bikes. Is…

  21. LeMidi avatar

    Re: Paris-Freiberg-Toulouse Itinerary ideas

    by LeMidi 12 May 2012

    There is a new EasyJet (low-cost) route between Basel (which is very close to Freiburg) and Toulouse. This would probably be the best,…

  22. abalada avatar

    RE: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

    by abalada 11 May 2012

    I would also advice to stick to closer destinations. [Black Forest|http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/], Alsace, Swiss Jura and the Swiss…

  23. kd_loves avatar

    Re: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

    by kd_loves 10 May 2012

    Thank you for all the advice. I was being a bit unrealistic. ;) what i'm thinking now is I'll stick closer to Basel, nothing more than…

  24. kd_loves avatar

    Re: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

    by kd_loves 10 May 2012

    @ oedipamaas Okay, you are right. Seeing the whole Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland is COMPLETELY unrealistic in 4 days with 2 days…

  25. kd_loves avatar

    Re: Studying in Switzerland for 5 months. Feb. 2013 - July 2013

    by kd_loves 10 May 2012

    @clementis_fur_cap @oedipamaas I didn't see any train travels that were more than an overnight train, some like 18 hours, which I know…

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