Off to Europe in April

[Colin]

I may check it out Todd, but I am the kind of traveler that likes the local culture.

If I was that keen on a Scottish pub I would take up my friends on their offer of their caravan in Dunoon and head to Scotland for 2 weeks for a pint of McEwans 70 (Mmmmmm).

I'll certainly keep it in mind.

[Southern Breeze]

Have you seen the 'Europe Through The Backdoor' site? I've not traveled abroad yet, but I have picked up a lot of traveling light tips here.

http://www.ricksteves.com/

[McELT]

I wish I could remember all the places in Rome that I used to haunt when I would go over for extended weekends from Sardinia.

One of my favorite things to do was to eat lunch in "bottle" shops - ie wine merchants. You can usually ask the concierge at the hotel where to find one. The fare is simple and you don't get a choice - what the cook is making is what you eat - but it was usually cheap and delicious.

Since I lived in Italy, I usually ate Chinese for dinner and hung out at an Irish Pub.