Travel - 18 October 2007

Hi

Two of us will be in Madrid this New Year's Eve. Is Puerta del Sol the best area to be?

Any recommendations for somewhere really good to eat that night? Somewhere nice and romantic, with good food and wine. An e-mail address would also be fantastic!

Finally, we will be staying that night in Hotel Puerta America, which is quite a distance from Puerta del Sol. I don't want to risk not being able to get back to the hotel easily at the end of the night. Can anyone recommend a really reliable taxi company who could transfer us from the hotel to the city centre at the start of the night, and collect us and take us back at the end?

Thanks for all your help!

2007-10-18 08:18:51 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Europe

Christopher Columbus is memorialized in many ways in Spain (street names, etc.) Because he sailed for Spain on his journey to the Americas. His actions were debatable, but that aside, he's looked at as a hero.

Ferdinand Magellan, however, as you know sailed for Portugal when he embarked on his journey.

So my question is this. Since I'm not from Portugal nor have I ever been there, does Magellan receive the same memorialization and hero status in Portugal that Columbus does in Spain?

2007-10-18 08:17:06 · 6 answers · asked by Ryan 2 in Portugal

2007-10-18 08:01:38 · 6 answers · asked by kaakatink 1 in Rome

The name tags have the name and country of the person and rank , like Joe, Croatia, assistant waiter... when they are American, it has the name, rank and the city they come from... But some it has name, rank and U.S.C. ??
What is that? Is it a country? Because I saw people from very different ethnicities and positions, like a Maitre and a receptionist...

2007-10-18 08:00:50 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cruise Travel

2007-10-18 08:00:04 · 6 answers · asked by GoT MiLk? 1 in San Francisco

They should ship either air freight or ocean freight and get there in a weeks time. (shipping a large box that weights about 65-80lbs.

2007-10-18 07:59:59 · 10 answers · asked by heartbroken 2 in Trinidad & Tobago

i have a flight after 9 HOURS i need help im going 2 b in that flight 4 20 hours WHAT CAN I DO IN THAT TIME

2007-10-18 07:50:28 · 12 answers · asked by DADYS_GIRL_20 1 in Air Travel

The main reason why there are so many people always trying to illegally cheat the casinos out of money is becuse their machines are just a few percents too tight. I believe the human psychology of someone playing of being determined to break the law at gaming or not and how they feel in general after playing for the day makes a huge difference if the machines are either paying back 92% or 97%.

If they would just keep all of their machines(including the quarter machines, 50-cent machines as well as all the higher denomination machines) AT LEAST 96% or 97% while keeping a few of them at 99%, then I think that will make a world of difference.

(Just keep the 5 cent and 1 cent machines tight, keep the quarter machines and on up all AT LEAST 97%.)



Where can I write to them telling them this very helpful suggestion? I've played them for 5 straight years so I know what I'm talking about.

2007-10-18 07:43:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Las Vegas

I live in San Diego and a few times I have gotten home by a taxi and they say that they can only take cash. Is that legal? Besides the point that they never mentioned it when I got into the cab, though they offer to take me to an atm when I say I don't have any...

2007-10-18 07:39:02 · 9 answers · asked by Shan 2 in San Diego

i want to hire a apartment for a year my budget is 10000$/month so can i get one?

2007-10-18 07:30:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Los Angeles

If you were a writer for a tourism magazine, how would you describe these cities? Capture your audience in one or two sentences.

1. Istanbul
2. Marmaris
3. Van
4. Manisa

2007-10-18 07:23:15 · 4 answers · asked by worldsojourner 2 in Turkey

2007-10-18 07:22:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in New York City

Has anyone done either or these cruise excursions? Trying to decide which would be better.

2007-10-18 07:10:31 · 4 answers · asked by Amber 2 in Cruise Travel

i need the prices and where they are to and if they hqave a website thats even better
1. Berlin, Germany
2. Paris, France
3.Rome italy thanks for any help!

2007-10-18 07:07:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Europe

No stupid answers please just your opinion and facts. I mean this particular one was that this girl was going to marry her love, why they killed her?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQQFjvcYefk

2007-10-18 06:51:48 · 18 answers · asked by Dr. Beemer 4 in Turkey

I'm from Colorado, and I'm going on a trip to South Korea for 11 days with a group of people. I've never been out of the country, so I'm kind of nervous. I know it will be an AWESOME time, but I want to make sure I have all of my bases covered (what to bring, etc).

Thanks for the help!

2007-10-18 06:48:59 · 21 answers · asked by Nathan P 1 in Korea

1. You drop your laptop and destroy all of your work.
2. You get into your car, just to discover it is not working. You take a taxi to the work.
3. When you get to work, you face unjust and fierce comments about your work.
4. You get a deep papercut on your finger. It bleeds.
5. The data recovery person says that it will take weeks to recover your data.

What would you do if this all happened within 4 hours?

2007-10-18 06:39:03 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Turkey

2007-10-18 06:36:52 · 3 answers · asked by bri2935 1 in Los Angeles

2007-10-18 06:35:41 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Destinations

2007-10-18 06:13:16 · 8 answers · asked by hazel 2 in Los Angeles

My boyfriend and I are headed to vegas in November, and I am wondering what all I have to look forward to. Its only a 4 day trip so I'm also wondering what things are must see's!

2007-10-18 06:11:58 · 15 answers · asked by Jenny 1 in Las Vegas

marş and why? (just wondering)

2007-10-18 06:08:44 · 11 answers · asked by DejaVu 4 in Turkey

I'm taking my best friend to Vegas for her 21st birthday and her girlfriend just decided yesterday- one week before we are set to leave, to shave her head. So, I just wanna know if I'm up a creek without a paddle after I went out and bought tons of VIP passes.Thanks so much!

2007-10-18 05:42:21 · 8 answers · asked by Jennifer M 1 in Las Vegas

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2007-10-18 05:29:51 · 3 answers · asked by bailaen_ny 2 in New York City

If you know the town, could you tell me if the docks used by the cruise ships are near the train station? If we went to the docks by car is there somewhere to park. Maybe NCP car park or something. We aren't going until next summer but would like to know best way to meet the ship.

2007-10-18 05:21:52 · 5 answers · asked by Paula B 2 in Cruise Travel

2007-10-18 05:18:05 · 3 answers · asked by Bassam K 1 in Other - Destinations

Does anyone know how far in advance Easyjet flights go on sale exactly. I want to get in there right at the start before the prices go up, but it's not open yet. Thanks.

2007-10-18 05:12:25 · 2 answers · asked by sjc_three 2 in Air Travel

I want to save money over the years length to travel after it expires.

2007-10-18 04:59:06 · 3 answers · asked by Scott R 1 in Other - Australia

Hi guys, I thought of travelling with my family (4 of us) in a campervan from Launcheston to Hobart for around 6 to 7 days...I wonder if it is a good way to travel Tasmania with a campervan? Any recommendations? If yes, are there any cheap and good campervan rental companies as well as campervan/caravan parks? Thanks a lot!

2007-10-18 04:57:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Tasmania (Hobart)

Hi, I am a HK person living in Canada , however, I applied several jobs in HK with my HK address and phone number. I received over 7 responses on phones and emails. I applied IT jobs and I recently got CCNA networking certificate. Is it really that easy to get a job in HK??

2007-10-18 04:57:04 · 4 answers · asked by White Shooting Star of HK 7 in China