I've visited 35+ countries over the past 14 years or so, many more than once, and almost always as solo traveller. I usually organise my trips entirely by myself and generally use public transport to explore. :-)
Siena: Car rental in Siena and over to Lucca
It is a very unusual Italian town or village which is not worth a visit, if only for its church and the local bar cafes! Almost all Italian settlements have ancient roots and include at least a few interesting buildings in their historical centres. Siena... See More
Do I have to go through passport control as a transit passenger at LHR
When transferring in the UK your citizenship is irrelevant unless it is a country which requires a DATV (direct airside transit visa) or Visitor in Transit visa. Assuming you are travelling on a through ticket (i.e. already have your boarding pass for the BA flight) your... See More
Rome: train from Rome to corato
It isn't really a matter of 'which train'. You just take the train which suits you in terms of destination and time. The official Italian railway website in English will give you train times, details and fares: http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en First, take... See More
Bologna: must see places in Bologna, Italy
The truly wonderful basilica in Bolognais Basilica Santuario Santo Stefano (not 'di Magra'), often called 'Sette Chiese' (seven churches). It is a complex of (linked) churches from several different eras, including... See More
Cologne: Best sites to explore in or near Cologne, Germany in early April!
Cologne Cathedralis a definite must see. As for places nearby, it's very easy to make a daytrip by train to Koblenz, which has a fascinating and very pleasant historical centre, or to go further down the Rhine River to e.g Bingen... See More
Amsterdam > Duesseldorf is around 140 miles, maybe 2.5 hours if you are lucky with traffic. If you are driving then googlemaps will give you route, route info and reasonably-accurate estimated timings. If you want to travel by train look at the official Dutch international... See More
Baggage from international to domestic flight
As you have a through ticket your bags will be checked right through to Manchester and won't appear at heathrow airport baggage reclaim. So you'll have to ask Virgin Atlantic directly if they are willing to check your bags to Heathrow. They may be willing,... See More
Munich: Arriving Munich airport after 9 pm. Best to stay one night near airport or?
If your flight lands (i.e. touches down) at 2130 then you won't even be landside until around 2230, assuming no inbound delays. It's about 25 miles from the airport to Hauptbahnhof(main railway station), from where your Passau train... See More
Daarth (Hi daarth, it's leics! :-) is absolutely right.....it's a very difficult question. No European country can guarantee warmth in March, however southern it may be, nor can you be 100% of not having several days of unpleasant weather. 'Beach weather'... See More
Best way to go from T3 baggage claim to Sofitel at T5
You do mean at London Heathrow? 'Best' is always a matter of personal choice. Most expensive is to take a taxi direct from T3 > Sofitel. It's just under 4 miles and should, in theory, take you around 15 minutes......but that depends entirely on traffic.... See More