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Hiit's the middle of the night, can't sleep, so naturally have travel on my mindHere are the factors. I'd like to take a 4 night, 5 day trip to Europe between February 1 and June 1 2006. Assuming I'd...

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If the budget is strict, presumably airfare will play a role in the choice of destination. But maybe you can leave midweek.Don't know S. France, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Malta. Was in Edinburgh very...

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ElaineI don't know Madrid as well as it's been a long time and I'm NOT deeply into museums BUT Barcelona is great for architectural art, for sure.I just loaded my trip report from some years ago, if...

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Hi Elaine:Firstly, my destination would be heavily influenced by where I could fly to directly so I could minimize transit time.Madrid is an extraordinary museum city, far better than Barcelona, but...

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Can anyone weigh in on Dubrovnik? Not so good for winter or early spring perhaps, plus not sure about the direct flight availability.

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Don't have any personal experience with Dubrovnik, but if you don't know the article, you should pull out the one on Croatia in NYT a while ago. I think that it was a front-page article over the...

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We have been interested in Croatia ever since we flew over the coast on our way to Athens. I've done a fair amount of research and it just doesn't strike me as a quick trip...I'd definitely try for...

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I'll do some airfare pricing and report back in case it's useful information for comparison purposes

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If it were me, I'd probably chose Barcelona or Madrid -- like you, they are on my "to do" list but I've not been there yet, so I would start researching them both and look for the best combination of...

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Elaine, I'd keep an eye on the SAS sale that I just posted about, and choose one of the destinations that appears.

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I'd buy 600 bottles of Two Buck Chuck and take a spinning vacation....but I may run out by day 3.

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Here's what I'm thinking, this is not scientific or explainable, just personal quirkiness and I offer no defense.Barcelona appeals because of the architecture and general charm, not forgetting it's a...

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Elaine, there is a REASON why SAS offers cheap flights to Nodic in Winter - it CAN be pretty miserable I have done many, many trips to the area during the Winter, on business, and it is not something...

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Day trip to Alhambra from Madrid?Probably a very long day. I was in Andalusia last October, but I've forgotten the logistics alreday. There's an AVE train to Seville from Madrid. I think it takes 90...

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What 111op said.It's not a day trip by any stretch of the imagination.

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By the way, on the subject of Spain (Barcelona and Andalusia), Antonioni's "The Passenger" was recently rereleased. I just saw it a few weeks ago.It's an interesting movie.Imdb linkThe hotel where I...

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Quote:Amsterdam, which I've always put off, not sure I'd love it but I'd LOVE to go to the Van Gogh and Anne Frank Museums, those are a major incentiveHeck, I'm ready to go to every place on your...

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Thanks to all for the geographic corrections (daytripping to the Alhambra) and for making them gently(as opposed to starting off with "You idiot you...!) Amsterdam is back on the list, Oslo is off...

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Another vote for Madrid. You can certainly get a direct flight from JFK and that would maximize your vacation time.For a museum buff, the Prado can take and entire day. The Thyssen-Borhemiza is worth...

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ok, just an updateI had enough FF miles on Continental for a free ticket, and though I tried for Barcelona, what I was able to get was a RT ticket to Amsterdam in mid-March.So, I booked it, at least...

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