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Question: I’m planning to visit Birmingham, England in Great Britain, can you recommend a hotel?

Answer: Our team visited Birmingham in 2001 and recommends the Chamberlain Park Hotel in Birmingham. The hotel is on 145 Alcester Street and has good connections to both the city centre and the airport. Rooms are from £40 inluding an English breakfast. Phone: +44 121 606 9000.

Question: Can you recommend a hotel in Athens, Greece?

Answer: Yes we can. Our team recommends the President Hotel**** at 43 Kifissias Avenue, 115 23 Athens. The team stayed at President Hotel on their visit to the 2004 Paralympic Games and was more than happy because the rooms were clean and the staff were very friendly. Rooms are from 76 Euro and the Hotel has a pool and bar on the roof top with a beautifull view of Athens. Phone: +30 210 6989000.

Question: Are there any theme parks in the Los Angeles area?

Answer: Definitely. There is Disneyland in Aneheim, Universal Studios near Hollywood, Knotts Berry Farm (America’s first theme park) in Buena Park, and Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia.

Question: I’m in China and want to send a package home to Europe. Which is the best way to send it home?

Answer: You can send the package by airmail from the local post office. The cost for up to 10kg is about 75 euro and normally takes 7-10 days to arrive. If you send the package by sea it should cost about 33 euro and can take about 3 months to arrive. You can also send your package by courier (DHL, FedEx, UPS, etc) but it costs much more.

Question: Can you recommend a hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark?

Answer: Our team recommends Scandic Webers ****. This hotel is located on Vesterbrogade 11B, 1620 Köbenhavn and can be reached by telephone  +45 33 31 1432. The hotel is about a 5 minute walk from the Tivoli (amusement park) and the central train station (huvudbangården). It is also about a 10 minute walk to the well known shopping street called Ströget. Copenhagen is an easy city to walk in as most things are very close and the sidewalks are nice and wide. For the attractions that are a little further away, you can take the bus or a taxi.  Rooms at this hotel start at about $220 for a queen room and this includes breakfast and free wireless internet connection.

A cheaper hotel alternative our team can recommend is Comfort Hotel Excelsior ***. This hotel is located on Colbjornsensgade 4-8, in Köbenhavn and can be reached by telephone  +45 3324 5085. This hotel is located about the same distance from Tivoli and Ströget as the other hotel. Rooms start at about $100 for a double room. This does not include breakfast.

Rooms in Denmark and Sweden are cheaper on the weekends as there are many people that travel with work during the week.

Question: I am wanting to travel to Florida, USA and don’t want to be there during hurricane season. Do you know when hurricane season is?

Answer: The official hurricane season is from June 1^st to November 30^th . Normally hurricanes come in over Florida at the end of sommer and during the fall, but as with all weather there are no guarantees. On the National Hurricane Centers homepage you can learn more about hurricanes including facts and how they have been in the past.

Question: I'm going to Malmö which airport should I fly to?

Answer: You can choose to fly either to Sturup (Malmö Airport) or to Kastrup (Copenhagen Airport). From Sturup you can take a bus called "Flygbuss" (airport bus) or a cab to get to Malmö. From Kastrup you can take the train called "Öresundståg" to Malmö Station or you can take a taxi over the bridge to Sweden but that's much more expensive than the train.

Question: How much does it cost to drive over the bridge between Denmark and Sweden?
 

Aswer: The price to drive over Öresundbron between Malmö and Copenhagen is 600 sek for a one way trip (about $85.00)

Question: We are going to Denmark and have heard that it can be difficult to pay with Visa or Mastercard is this true?

Answer: Yes, unfortunately. Many small shops, restaurants, coffee shops and small hotels only accept Dankort (Danish bank card). Some of the other smaller businesses that do accept Visa or Mastercard may add a fee of 5.75%.

Question: Are there any ATP Tennis tournaments in Sweden during the summer?

Answer: Yes it is. In early July each year Swedish Open is played in Båstad in the south of Sweden. Båstad is situated 30 minutes south of Halmstad and about a 90 min drive from the Copenhagen airport. There are many celebrities visiting Båstad during Tennis Week with lots of parties and even the Rix FM Festival. Which is a free concert for everybody.

Question: How are the prices in Italy compared to the USA?

Answer: On average it is about 5 - 6% more expensive in Italy. Ofcourse the prices can vary depending on where you are in Italy.

Question: Wanting to go and see a soccer game while in London. Have heard that it is hard to get tickets to the Premier League. Is this true?

Answer: Yes it can be very hard to get tickets. The easiest teams to get tickets for in London are West Ham United and Chelsea FC.  West Ham United play at Upton Park and can be contacted by telephone at +44 870 112 2700. Tickets start at £39. Chelsea FC play at Stamford Bridge and can be contacted by telephone at +44 20 7915 2900. It can be easier to get tickets to West Ham and Chelsea if you become a member of the their club.

It is virtually impossible to get tickets to Arsenal if you don’t want to buy them from a ticket agent and pay around $200 each.

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