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| vienna, salzburg | 10/20/2009 | Claire Symons |
Q: i'm planning to bring my family to vienna and salzburg in november mid november. would it be a good ...
A: If you wait until the end of November, the Christmas markets start up. There are lots of activities ...
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| Vienna (& Budapest) in November | 10/13/2009 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am taking my girlfriend on a surprise mini-break 23-26(maybe 27) November 2009 and I have been ...
A: David, 1. In November, it will probably be fairly cold and might snow. The good news is that you'll ...
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| weather in November | 9/8/2009 | Claire Symons |
Q: We are coming from Bled Slovenia to Heiligenblut to arrive Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy by car in the ...
A: I apologize, I cannot successfully answer this question as I did not drive when I was in Austria. I ...
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| Austria and Switzerland travel | 4/5/2009 | Claire Symons |
Q: My husband and I are planning a trip in September to Bavaria, Austria and MAYBE Switzerland. We ...
A: I spent about a week in Innsbruck and in my opinion it offers fabulously beautiful views of the ...
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| Car rental trough Europe | 3/20/2009 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am arriving to Dusseldorf(my flight in and out) and I wanted to rent a car there immediately.I am ...
A: I apologize, but I do not know the ins and outs of the European car rental industry. I do know that ...
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| Baby in Vienna | 3/18/2009 | Abellio |
Q: We are planning to travel to Vienna for a few days this spring with our 5 month old baby. I would ...
A: usually you can take your baby stroller with you when visiting museums and the like. In museums just ...
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| Vienna Philharmonic New Year's concert | 1/2/2009 | Abellio |
Q: I realize that this is planning ahead, but I expect that's necessary. My husband has loved this ...
A: there is a registration period (first 3 weeks of january) for the drawing of the tickets for next ...
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| Day's trip to Saltzburg from Vienna | 11/26/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: I like to take a day's trip to Saltzburg from Vienna May 2009. (1) Where can I seek "coach/bus" time ...
A: I believe you could find both at the train stations. You could go to one of the large stations, like ...
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| travel | 11/10/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: I have not used my passport in 20 years do I have to renew it? What is the cost to stay there for ...
A: Your passport should have an expiration date on it. If you stay in very cheap hostels and eat only ...
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| Car Rental Insurance | 10/1/2008 | Abellio |
Q: I will rent a car in Innsbruck during October 2008. What kind of rental car insurance do I need? ...
A: liability insurance is included in the rental, usually covering property damage (unlimited amount), ...
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| weather in vienna | 9/28/2008 | Abellio |
Q: I would like to know how is the weather in Vienna in the first week of December. Does it normally ...
A: weather is usually nice in the beginning of december. You can expect daily highs between 0 and 5 C ...
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| Studying music in Vienna | 9/10/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: My niece would like to study music in Austria.She is well trained in vocals and plays the piano.Can ...
A: I apologize, but I really don't have any experience or knowledge in that area. I personally would ...
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| Country Pass or others? | 8/24/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: I finally fixed my schedule as to spend few weeks in Munich, Salzburg, Vienna, Budapest and Prague ...
A: First of all, that looks like a fantastic schedule. I am jealous. The eurail pass is very pricey. ...
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| Vienna to Salzburg | 8/14/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am planning to go Vienna & Salzburg in Oct 2008. I would like to know which transport should i ...
A: I would suggest that you spend a day or a day and a half in Salzburg. I would also suggest looking ...
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| Vienna to Salzburg | 8/14/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am planning to go Vienna & Salzburg in Oct 2008. I would like to know which transport should i ...
A: I would suggest train because it will be more spacious. If you get car sick, the bus might make you ...
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| Nice towns in the Tirol | 8/9/2008 | Abellio |
Q: I would will be passing through the Tirol and would like to stay in some picturesque smaller cities ...
A: I will try to answer your question, although I am not too familiar with Tirol's towns. Tirol is a ...
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| Car rental/travel | 7/13/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: Will vacation in Seefeld, Austria, this year. Can I rent a car there? What is the best driving ...
A: Jim, I apologize for being late on my reply. You can rent a car, but you must have an ...
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| train travel to Salzburg | 7/6/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: We are traveling from Wien to salzburg, in late Sept. and early October. Need help on how long(time ...
A: John, I am not sure what you mean when you say how long to travel. Do you mean the length of ...
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| road trip through alps | 3/31/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: i'm purchasing a car through european delivery in munich and would like to plan a scenic drive ...
A: Sadly, I did not have an international drivers' license when I spent time in Austria so I can't ...
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| questions about vienna | 2/13/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: what is the name of the oldest standing building in Austria and where is it located?
A: Althought I don't know exactly which building is the oldest, I do know that St. Stephens cathedral ...
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| Everything scenic, motels and mountain. | 2/3/2008 | Claire Symons |
Q: 1 - It was 1970, I was 6 months in Austria. I went with someone on rail toward mountain. Big ...
A: I apologize, but I do not know what mountain you are talking about. If you are interested in ourdoor ...
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| Christmas in Vienna | 12/8/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: My boyfriend and I will be spending this Christmas in Vienna any reccommendations of what can do to ...
A: The Christmas markets are awesome so you should definitely do that. There are also carriage rides ...
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| Austrian Italian Charms | 12/5/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: While I was in Austria this summer I bought an Italian charm for my charm bracelet. It is EDELWEISS ...
A: I apologize, but there really isn't any way I can find that information for you, particularly ...
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| christams holiday | 11/3/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: 2 lads looking to go away for christmas on a fun break involving snow, sports, nightlife girls ...
A: I am not sure what the operation hours are on Christmas, but the ski slopes above Innsbruck are ...
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| Travel between Austria and Croatia | 10/28/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: I'm wondering if you can suggest a way of travelling between Innsbruck/Salsburg and into ...
A: I apologize, but I would only be able to research the same routes that you have. You could try to ...
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| Rail travel | 10/8/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: Sorry if this isn't your area but do you know anything about the eurail. My family and I are ...
A: In my experience, many of the trains that travel those types of distances do so at night. ...
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| austria/swz vacation | 9/5/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: My wife and I are flying to Munich on the last weekend of Sept. and fly home from Geneva 2 weeks ...
A: German/Austria trains are very well organized and timely. I recommend that you use them for most of ...
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| Barcelona to Innsbruck | 8/31/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: My friend and I are heading to Barcelona for a week (we both spent a semester studying there) and we ...
A: Barcelona to Innsbruck is not a little trip. I looked up just half of it, from Barcelona to Geneva, ...
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| Vienna | 8/28/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: My wife and I will be in Vienna for 3 days in October. We have never been there and have interests ...
A: Vienna has one of every kind of art museum. The Kunsthistorishes museum has a great collection of ...
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| Austrian Culture | 8/8/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: I have a question about the culture in Austria. I plan to visit there and some parts of Africa. My ...
A: Not many black people live in Austria, but that does not mean you would be out of place. Austria has ...
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| travel budapest to vienna | 8/5/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: We are going to Budapest in December. We also want to visit Vienna. How can we go to Vienna from ...
A: It is easy to take the train straight from Budapest into Vienna. If you buy a morning ticket, you ...
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| Laws regarding booking travel in Austria | 6/26/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am an administrative assistant trying to book travel for an employee who resides in Vienna. He ...
A: I am not familiar with that law, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. I just checked the website ...
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| Salzburg distance from | 6/9/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: From our home airport (ROA) it's hard but I seem to remember you can take a train from INN or VIE ...
A: There are many train stations around Vienna that would serve you well. I did take the train to ...
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| living abroad | 5/30/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: I am currently in transition from junior to senior in high school. My question though, is regarding ...
A: I don't know much about specific job demand but the standard of living in Austria is very high. The ...
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| Vienna | 5/26/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: We have 3 days in Vienna. What are the must sees?
A: I'm sorry for the delay! Must see items in Vienna... definitely Schonbrunn palace and grounds, ...
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| how far is it to drive from venice to balvaria? | 5/17/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: how far and how long would it take to drive to Bavaria from Venice?
A: Sorry it took me so long to get back to you! I don't know about driving because I did not have a car ...
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| films in english | 3/23/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: I really want to see this film 300. But I won't be back in the UK to see it in the cinema. DO you ...
A: I know that english theaters exist, but I can't remember where they are. Maybe ask around? You might ...
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| 4 days in Vienna | 1/22/2007 | Claire Symons |
Q: Me and my wife are going to visit Vienna in April. Please give us some advice on art museums ...
A: The Kunsthistorisches Museum and The Upper Belvedere both have excellent collections in ...
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| 18k charm for bracelet | 4/19/2005 | Edgar Mendez Chacon |
Q: after visiting Europe several times, I decideded to start a charm braclet. Austuria was one of the ...
A: A good jewelry store in Vienna that you can email is A.E. Koechert that sells charms and can ...
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| what language is spoken in Austria | 4/19/2005 | Edgar Mendez Chacon |
Q: I have heard that they speak a very unique language in Austria. I always thought that German was the ...
A: Hell John, They speak German in Austria but some regions have their own German dialect, like ...
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