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I thought of a fun topic.It might be a lead balloon,but some people will enjoy it.Who would you like to see respond to the forum?.My choices are <BR> 1.Bill bryson <BR> 2.Madeleine Albriecht <BR> 3.Kramer <BR>It can be dead people.I read in the enquirer that Elvis sent a grapefruit diet from beyond the grave. <BR>

Catherine----- I don't think that it can't get any better than having Al, Wes, Vincent, Donna, BOB, Elaine, Tony, John, and Dan offering their travel wisdom!!! <BR> <BR>...but for the sake of conversation, I'll love to hear from Mr. Perillo or Mr. Wolf (the Frugal Gourmet guy).

My vote: Neal Sanders, Wes Fowler, Jeanne, S. Fowler, BOB, and SEVERAL OTHERS!!!

I want to hear from the following: <BR> <BR>1. Napoleon esp for Corsican Tours <BR> <BR>2. Louis 16th esp for tips on where he buried the loot. <BR> <BR>3. Mr. Crapper esp for views on those Turkish loos <BR> <BR>4. Jim esp to ask if he wants to come home. <BR> <BR>5. Any member of the G7 esp for tips on hotels. <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>

OK, Let me hear from Julia Childs about where to eat, John Le Carre on interesting sights, and Lauren Bacall on where to stay.

I'd love to hear from Stephen Ambrose regarding WWII sites, especially those in Germany. I'm sure he'd have a ton of interesting anecdotes. I'd also love to hear Julius Caesar's take on the "barbarians" to the north and Leif Ericsson's opinions on the "wimps" to his south.

Imagine William Shakespeare listing the places where he wrote and/or got his inspiration for his plays. If he could ALSO tell us where the originals are located, that would quite a bonus!

I would like to hear from 2 people for <BR>their travel advise. First, it seems that every neat place I discover in my <BR>travels Lord Byron had already been there, and usually could be found either <BR>swimming from one place to another or <BR>having a romantic interlude with some <BR>fetching maiden. He would seem to be an <BR>excellent source for good input. And, <BR>I would be remiss not to include my namesake and mentor---Prince Henry <BR>the Navigator.He seems to have started <BR>it all---Chris and the boys were merely the his disciples--Thanks Henry ! <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR>disciples of his

Ernest Hemingway. Maybe we could arrange to have drinks together in one of his Paris haunts and then drive down to run with the bulls in Pamplona. I guess I have read Sun Also Rises too many times.

What about James Joyce.He would be great for budget hotels in Paris and Dublin.Also he could tell me what he was smoking when he wrote Finnegans Wake.

Henry Hudson; Marco Polo; Ferdinand Magellan; Cap'n Ahab; Hadrian; Genghis Khan; Madeline Kahn

<BR>I might like to hear stories from Christopher Columbus, however, I definitely would NOT take any travel advice on how to get anywhere.

You will have to admit that old Chris was a good fund raiser. But when he started out he did not know where he was going, when he got there he did not know where he was, when he got back he did not know where he had been, and he made the whole trip on someone else's money. Wish I could do the last part. <BR>

Don't know why this comes to mind, but how about "Travel Tips" from the Stones' roadies?

Cool topic! <BR> <BR>I'd also like to hear from Genghis Khan ... and also Charles Dickens. <BR> <BR>Oh! And Ibn Batutta. <BR> <BR> <BR>

Great responses! Wow. Thanks Catherine. <BR> <BR>I'd add Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas and Gilda Radner if we're into past lives here; Dave Barry and Bill Bryson would definitely keep us laughing; a few ballads from Edith Piaf and I'd leave the menu to Mario Batalli (catch him on the Food Network), Dione Lucas, Julia Child and Lenotre.

Jim Morrison: Best theaters/concerts in Paris. <BR> <BR>Sophia Loren: Best 'nude' sunbathing beaches in Italy. <BR> <BR>Sean Connery: Best Pubs in Europe. <BR> <BR>Linda Lovelace: Best 'brothels' in Amsterdam. <BR>

Forgive me for lowering the level of this discourse, but...how about Bill Clinton for tips on hotels that offer half-day room rates? <BR>

Becky- <BR> <BR>Monica may have better suggestions after her recent European book tour (I know, meow, meow-I couldn't resist). <BR> <BR>Actually, the people I wish could post here would be my own parents and my husband's grandparents-unfortunately, all passed away now....my husband's grandfather spent 30 years in Indochine (my husband is French as many of you guys already know) and it turns out he had a wife and 4 kids in France and a concubine and son in Vietnam!! We now spend summers in the villa in France they left my husband's family when they passed away-if only those walls could talk!! Thank goodness, Papi decided to write his memoirs at 80 so we got at least pieces of the juicy history. And my parents went to Europe numerous times (and of course had to "drag" me along when I was old enough) but did I ever think to ask them about their wild younger day trips to Europe in the 50's? No, not hardly ever once much to my regret. We talked a lot, but I never really thought to ask them about their adventures enought. So, I guess the moral is to all you parents out there, be proactive about discussing your travel passions and wild hare-brained trips with your kids-because like me, they may not think to ask

Worthy of nominations for your "wanna-see" poster "of the century" fun once again? <BR> <BR>Juliette Binoche - - are you out there? won't you please come visit us here?

Robert Burns for the best place for haggis. <BR>Richard Burton for the best pub in Wales. <BR>Josephine Baker for anything about Paris. <BR>Picasso for a tour of the south of France and Catalonia. <BR>Manolete and Hemingway for advice on watching a bullfight. <BR>Brillat-Savarin for dining tips. <BR>Samuel Pepys for London sights that no one knows. <BR>Jack the Ripper for, well, take a guess. <BR>And, I, too, vote for Madeleine Kahn for her outlook (or insight) on virtually anything.... <BR> <BR>

My pick: Virginia Wolfe on rooms she has known.

To add to the list, how about Coco Chanel for shopping tips in Paris, and Robin Leach on how to get freebies to the world's most fabulous places. And Eugene Fodor the eponymous godfather of this forum, for takes on what it was like before jet travel.

<BR>Having just read a great article in the local paper about him, I too would have to say Ibn Battuta.

I could probably list hundreds, but more than anyone Albert Schweitzer is the one I'd like to hear from . <BR>