IN THIS ISSUE: PLANNING YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE

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TOURIST BOARD LINKS

• Austrian National Tourist Office
  http://www.austria-tourism.at/index_e.html
• Belgian Tourist Office
  http://www.visitbelgium.com
• Visit Denmark
  http://www.denmark.dt.dk
• Finnish Tourist Board
  http://www.finland-tourism.com/frameset.html
• French Government Tourist Office
  http://www.francetourism.com/
• The German National Tourist Board
  http://www.germany-tourism.de/e/1497.html
• Greek National Tourist Organization
  http://www.gnto.gr
• Irish Tourist Board
  http://www.ireland.travel.ie/home
• Italian Government Tourist Board
  http://www.italiantourism.com
• National Tourist Office and Ministry of Tourism of Luxembourg
  http://www.ont.lu
• Netherlands Board of Tourism
  http://www2.holland.com/global/
• Portugal inSite
  http://www.portugalinsite.pt/homepage.asp?ling=2
• Spain.info
  http://www.tourspain.es/Portal/default.htm
• Visit Sweden
  http://www.visit-sweden.com
• Visit Britain
  http://www.visitbritain.com

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SELECTED MUSEUM LINKS

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

• Van Gogh Museum
  http://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/bis/top-1-2.html
• RijksMuseum
  http://www.rijksmuseum.nl

Bilboa, Spain

• Guggenheim Museum
  http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/idioma.htm

London, United Kingdom

• The British Museum
  http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
• Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A)
  http://www.vam.ac.uk

Milan, Italy

• National Museum of Science and Technology -Leonardo da Vinci
  http://www.museoscienza.org/english

Paris, France

• The Louvre
  http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
• Musee Rodin
  http://www.musee-rodin.fr/

Praia da Aguda, Portugal

• Fishery Museum
  http://www.fundacao-ela.pt/whatsit.html

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NATIONAL AIRLINES

Often, the best deals to a specific country are offered by the local or 'national' airline. Following are a few links to help you check shcedules and pricing to your destination of choice.

• Aer Lingus
  http://www.aerlingus.ie
• Air France
  http://www.airfrance.com
• Austrian Airlines
  http://www.aua.com
• British Airways
  http://www.britishairways.com
• Finnair
  http://www.us.finnair.com
• Iberia
  http://www.iberia.com/iberia_es/home.jsp
• KLM Royal Dutch
  http://www.klm.com
• Lufthansa
  http://www.lufthansa.com/index_en.html
• Portugalia Airlines
  http://www.pga.pt/pt
• Tap Air Portugal
  http://www.tap.pt/eportal/v10/PT/jsp/index.jsp

You may also find a list of Airline websites at http://www.hotelstravel.com/airlines.html.

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HOTEL AND TRAVEL NEWS

• Hotel Dreamtime Down in Kent
• Big Easy & Stylish Hotel
• Radisson SAS adds seven new hotels in first half of 2002
• Walt Disney signals intent to build theme park in Shanghai

More up-to-date travel news may be found at http://www.hotelstravel.com/news

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RELATED BOOKS

• Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door 2002: The Travel Skills Handbooks for Independent Travelers

• Eyewitness Travel Guide to Europe

• Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide to Paris

• Europe by Eurail 2002 (26th Edition)

• Eyewitness Travel Guide to Italy (revised)

• Rick Steves' Europe Planning Map: Charting Your Travel Dream So You Can Weave Them Into Reality

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FEATURE ARTICLE

Countries Revisited

Even if you've visited a country previously, there's a good chance that new places have opened since you last visited. There are also numerous special events that you can take advantage of during your visit.

Here are just a few highlights for your consideration:

Ireland

From July through September an international glass art festival, Waterford Presents Murano will be held. The festival will feature over 300 pieces of glass sculptures from the Betengo Collection. The festival will include an Italian night replete with gourmet dinners by gourmet chefs from Northern Italy. For additional information contact the Waterford Tourist Office, Tel: 051 875823 or visit http://www.artists-in-glass.com

Portugal

There's a new Puppet Museum located in the Convent das Bernardas, a building that has been deemed a National Heritage site. In 1998 the Lisbon City Council purchased this building, which was in a terrible state of disrepair. It then set about restoring the building that was founded as a convent in 1653. The museum was originally established in 1987, was disbanded in 1993 and reopened just under a year ago. Visit Portugal inSite, http://www.portugalinsite.pt/homepage.asp?ling=2 for additional information.

Austria

Enjoy Candlelight Concerts at Rosenburg Castle. Upcoming dates include September 3rd and 10th. For additional information (and other dates) contact, inquiries@info.wien.at or visit the Web site http://www.info.wien.at

For an extremely comprehensive list of events, around the world, visit Events World Wide, http://www.eventsworldwide.com - where you can conduct searches by region, areas of interest, or dates.

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