crazyfamilyof4

GREAT IDEA ... Will look into that for sure!!!! Thanks!!!!

crazyfamilyof4

ok for london . .how does this look? I think the site is trusting.



New Row - http://lcpm.net/PropertyView.asp?property_id=679

What's your thoughts ?? Good location??? Look trusting???

annhig

well, i can't say anything about the trustworthiness of the site, but the apartment looks great and it's in an excellent position.

how's the price?

crazyfamilyof4

Hi annhig . .price is a little more then we wanted to spend but I think that's London and it is cheaper then what the travel agent can offer.

They want a 50% deposit and then 2 months before we arrive they want to pay the balance so I am nervous that we will turn up and find out we have been scammed etc.

They will allow us to pay with credit card which does give us insurance . .. I think but I would hate to turn up with 2 kids and no place to stay etc.

on a side note . .we have seen somewhere nice to stay in windsor but I can't find an email address to see if they have connecting doors to any rooms. It's

http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Hotel_...e_England.html

thoughts?

Thanks again, Claire

Cathinjoetown

http://www.oakleycourtwindsor.com/

The hotel's website has lots of information plus how to contact.

The apartment looks great, excellent location. All I can suggest regarding legitimacy is to do as much searching as possible on the web to uncover any problems. You need to learn to dig, it took me 10 seconds to find the Oakley Court details.

crazyfamilyof4

Hi Cathinjoetown . .I found the info like you but no email address per say. I must admit by internet skills are limited. I have read some bad reviews about London Connections which makes me nervous but I have also read great reviews. I am thinking about posting a separate thread to see if anyone on the forum have used them. They are based in america.

ANyway thanks as always for your help

Cathinjoetown

E-mail [email protected]

(for Oakley Hall)

Regarding the London flat, yes, to see if anyone has used them, try posting with Connections name in title.

crazyfamilyof4

Oh thanks cathinjoetown!!! You're a star!!!!

crazyfamilyof4

ok . . now onto the next bit of the trip . . .from barcelona to Varenna . . .We want to leave on the 8th and arrive on the 12th . .however if it is a must nothing else is booked as of yet from the 8th so I can be flexible.

I am thinking Avignon for 2 nights and SanRemo 2nights or Avignon for 3 nights and SanRemo for a night or somewhere else in the provance area for those 2/3night. Suggestions please

thursdaysd

How keen are you to drive all the way? You could take the ferry to Genoa. See http://www2.gnv.it/en.html

crazyfamilyof4

ooohhh interesting! thanks for that!

thursdaysd

I forget - aren't you going down to Rome? If you're interested in the ferry there's also one from Barcelona to Rome (Civitavecchia). That would save some backtracking.

crazyfamilyof4

ooohhh . .we could take the drive south of france with a hire company . . .go to Barcalona . .ferry to Rome . . but it means we would miss out seeing the south of France However, not sure how much we would see in a few days!

WHat are your thoughts about here for a week?

http://www.parkervillas.com/italy/um...426&date=62013

llorea1964

Wow, lots of suggestions! I'll just make one....check out airbnb.com for short term apartment rentals around the world. Thinking your family might appreciate having the feel of a home rather than a hotel room. Ok I lied, two suggestions....we have gone back for years to San leonino in castelina in chianti...great old Tuscan farm house....reasonable and great for day tripping, including to Florence, very easy to get around from here. The meals are fantastic too! Have a great trip!

llorea1964

Oh, forgot to mention, try googling mileage ie; mileage for city to city for all of your destinations, it will give you a more accurate mileage and driving times....

crazyfamilyof4

Wow thanks for that! Don't suppose you have a link for the Tuscan farmhouse???

thursdaysd

You can take the car on the ferry. If you want to do the south of France you could do it after Italy, and go through Switzerland instead of Austria to get to Germany.

crazyfamilyof4

ok basic update is now we plan on taking 8 days to get from Barcelona to Varrena . . .thinking 4 days Avignon . . 4 days somewhere else on the way? Then we will spend 5 days Varrena . .but this will include our day trip to Milan . . then we will spend one week in a villa near Florence ( and have our day trip to Rome) Then go to Varona for 3 days then onto Innsbruck.

Hopefully this sounds better and less rushed

crazyfamilyof4

ooohhh ...that does sound good!!! Ok . .tomorrow I will look at the cost of the ferry from Barcelona to Rome or Geona . . .and then make our way up and across. as I said I haven't booked anything from Barcelona So from 8th of July to 10th Aug we are flexible but will have the car Thanks everyone for staying with me and helping me. I feel like we are getting somewhere

annhig

crazy - don't know if you've got details of the website which gives details of virtually all european ferries, but if not, here it is:

http://www.directferries.co.uk/