Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]How about Lapland (Finland) - maybe not Eastern enough but quite civili= sed. Raimo photos at http://personal.inet.fi/private/raimo.korhonen my=F6s suomeksi - ---------- > From: Tina Manley <images@InfoAve.Net> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: [Leica] Vacation Advice > Date: 05. joulukuuta 1998 23:57 >=20 > Dear LUGnuts: >=20 > You are my most valued source of information; therefore, I am seeking your > wordly advice on where to take my Leicas and family this Christmas. = Our > family has a tradition of spending Christmas in a different country e= ach > year. We use our frequent flier miles and rent a house for about 3-4 weeks > with the intention of immersing ourselves in the culture and learning about > the people of one part of the world. This year (by a very complicate= d > process of consulting the wishes of our children and availability of > airline tickets) we have narrowed our choices down to Peru and Easter= n > Europe. So far, we have not been able to find houses to rent in Peru= and > are very leery of joining the organized tours which are recommended f= or > safety. What do you know about Eastern Europe at Christmas? Will it= be > too dark, dreary, and polluted or can we look forward to snow, picturesque > villages, and Christmas traditions? Does anybody know any contacts f= or > renting a house in the Czech Republic or Poland or Hungary? I would = like > people pictures, my children would like to ski, and my husband would = like > quiet. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks In Advance= ! >=20 > Tina > Tina Manley, ASMP >=20 > <http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> > <http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.h= tml> > <http://www.onlineartistleague.com/manleyt/portfoli.htm>