What's the single best tip you learned from this forum? <BR>One of the most helpful I ever got was the info on the Paris Museum pass. What a triumph to walk right into the D'Orsay as a two hour line snaked around the building.

PACK LIGHT

I learned that Cesky Krumlov is a beautiful little medieval town in Czech Republic. I went there on my trip to CZ and it was. i loved it and thank posters here for helping me find it.

Hi<BR><BR>Don't mention -<BR><BR>stupidity<BR>obesity<BR>politics<BR>saunas <BR><BR><BR>Peter<BR>

I have to second PACK LIGHT.

Among countless wonderful tips, the one that resulted in an outstanding experience was info about the Scavi Tour at the Vatican from Ed at (then) twenj.com

By the way Ed still "lives on" - - the new address is www.twenj.net - - no longer being updated, but not forgotten either.<BR><BR>Best wishes,<BR><BR>Rex<BR>

I've had so many great tips but the two that pop into my mind are:<BR>1. someone recommending the Europa & Regina Hotel in Venice (got an upgrade and had a fabulous room with a canal view)<BR>2. a recent tip to try hotwire.com for our trip to NYC this summer. After so much discouraging rejections on priceline.com, I got an excellent room in the exact location I wanted for $18 less per night than what priceline.com rejected!! SCORE!

1. I second the Scavi Tour at the Vatican - a high point of my trip.<BR>2. Wear comfortable shoes, you will most likely be walking miles every day.

Have been a Fodor's browser since 1997 (maybe '96?), and it was the friendly, helpful Fodors posters -(ah, those good old days!) - who helped me get over a feeling of 'intimidation' and worry over the lack of French speaking ability, so that we made our first visit to Paris in 1998. There was one particular poster who emphasized how much the simplest, polite phrases (Bon jour, Madame; merci, etc..) would help to ensure a courteous encounter - and they were so right!

Wow - there's been so many! I guess for me the best tip has been to shop around for hotel/airline deals. I never would have heard about "laterooms.com" or Ryan Air, EasyJet etc. without this forum. The added plus was hearing the rave reviews of travellers themselves. Thanks so much Fodorites. My only regret is not having the time to go to the forum every day. Rats! Signed another happy traveller, <BR>Dale

The most important, as already mentioned, is to take comfortable shoes which I did and was very gratefull for. The second best tip was to pack light, which I didn't and regretted it.<BR><BR>Another important tip was to travel at night and try to sleep on the plane so that when you arrive it's daylight (due to time difference). However, I didn't plan well on the trip back. By the time we had returned to Chicago our flight was supposed to depart at 7:30 p.m. on route to Tulsa and was delayed over an hour. We were still on Scotland time so for us it was almost 3:00 a.m. I was so tired I was falling asleep in my chair and was afraid I would miss our flight.

Among the countless recommendations for hotels, guides,restaurants,sights not to miss; the ONE thing that was probably the most valuable thing I learned is:<BR>Go with a positive attitude wherever you travel, expect the unexpected and enjoy the differences.

thanks to all

I can't even remember all the helpful tiops I found ehre last year when we were planning our vacation to EUrope. The BEST one was probably to pack light.<BR><BR>The other packing tips (such as taking along a few ziploc baggies) come in a close second!

1. Pack light<BR>2. Instructions on how to reserve Alhambra tickets on line.<BR>3. Suggestion to stay at the Hotel Hollander Hof in Heidelberg.<BR>4. Take lots of ziplocks.<BR>5. Take fabric softener sheets and put them in the rinse water when you are handwashing laundry on vacation.

I would like to think that I was giving back a little to all the wonderful advice I am getting about an upcoming trip to Venice and the Mediterraean when I posted the Hollander Hof Hotel in Heidelberg . How to navigate museum lines by reserving tickets directly has proved a wonderful timesaver when you only have 1 city a day while on a cruise

XXX: Does putting the softener sheets in the rinse water do anything other than make the clothes soft? Does it work as well as putting them in the dryer?

Message: Given the latest developments in the middle east, we're seriously considering canceling the Turkish segment (Istanbul and Kalkan) of our vacation in May and instead spending more time in Greece. I'm sick at the thought of missing out on Turkey (which sounds like an incredible country!). Are we overreacting? Your honest thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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