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LONDON Mobile phone service provider AT&T is going to supply customers with the first ARM-based netbook, according to Paul Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm Inc. (San Diego, Calif.). Jacobs showed the Lenovo-made device to attendees at the company's investor day in New York Thursday (Nov. 12) and the demonstration is viewable over the investor relations webcast.
Qualcomm calls such devices smartbooks and Jacobs showed off a thin "always-on" red computer made by Lenovo that is based around Qualcomm's Snapdragon, ARM-based microprocessor.
Jacobs said it had similar thickness to his Palm Pre but did not quantify the battery life of the machine, saying the unit would formally launch at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January 2010.
"This is the first ARM smartbook out there in the market, right now," Jacobs said, before thanking Lenovo for support. Jacobs stressed to the audience that the Snapdragon and ARM now support Flash 10 in high-definition resolution. Jacobs also emphasized Qualcomm's general support for Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux and Android.
"One of the things that some of our competitors have been saying is that you couldn't get the full Internet experience on ARM, because we didn't have Flash [video]. That's wrong because we have flash," Jacobs said. "We've worked with Abobe. This has a full Flash 10 implementation on it the first Flash 10 implementation on ARM. It also runs in HD resolution despite the claims of some of our competitors that we didn't support HD."
Jacobs then provided a commentary to a YouTube video running on the Lenovo machine before adding. "This is also going to be launched on AT&T so it already has a carrier that is backing it."
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Green, who averages 25.5 points, finished with 16 on 7-for-21 shooting while being defended mostly by
Green missed a jumper that would have won it in regulation and was held to fewer than 20 points for just the second time this season.
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McAdoo put North Carolina ahead to stay with a jumper that made it 59-57 with 3:45 left in overtime. Redshirt freshman
He entered 8-for-39 in the past five games but was 6-for-14 in this one while hitting four of his team's five 3-pointers.
His open 3 from the left wing with 3 minutes left in OT made it 62-58, and he followed that with a jumper from the baseline that made it a six-point game. His three free throws in the final 1:36 helped ice it.
Junior forward
Van Zegeren -- a 46 percent free-throw shooter -- tied it at 55 with two foul shots with 45.8 seconds left, and the Hokies got the ball back when Paige threw the ball away with about 30 seconds left.
Green milked the clock before his pull-up jumper from the wing over Bullock didn't hit anything, and North Carolina rebounded with 1.9 seconds left.
North Carolina trailed by eight twice in the second half, but clawed back with a McAdoo-led 19-9 run to take its first lead.
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In Man At Bath Sagat plays a gay hustler called Emmanuel living with his lover, a filmmaker called Omar, just outside of Paris. After a quarrel between the two, Emmanuel is left broken-hearted to fend for himself as Omar makes his way to New York.
The film separately follows the two men as they go to extraordinary lengths to prove that they're not in love with one another, discovering how their heartbreak gives way to fresh outlooks.
House Of Boys is set in 1984 and tells the story of Frank, a determined teenager who runs away from high school to find an alternative lifestyle in Amsterdam.
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QUADE Cooper will hold one of the most eagerly anticipated press conferences of the year tomorrow, but he will hold the fireworks until the New Year.
Cooper will speak publicly for the first time since revelations emerged he is quitting Australian rugby.
While he was expected to unload on the ARU for what he perceives as unfair treatment, News Limited understands it will be a far more demure event in Brisbane.
The record $60,000 fine he received last month for criticising the Wallabies' environment is likely to ensure that Cooper remains cautious about launching any attack that could incur further financial punishment.
Given Cooper is contracted to the ARU until December 31, the playmaker is likely to steer clear of direct criticism in order to collect the remainder of his pay, and then unleash early next year when there is no threat of a fine.
Cooper will confirm he is leaving the Wallabies and Queensland Reds, and announce that he is making his professional boxing debut.
He will be flanked by Sonny Bill Williams, who will headline that fight card against South Africa's Francois Botha, and agent Khoder Nasser, who represents both athletes.
The ARU had offered Cooper a deal of about $650,000 a year in June, which was based on $450,000 from the Reds and an additional ARU top-up of $200,000. He did not sign it.
Then Cooper's mixed form, injury and criticism of the Wallabies led the ARU to pull the top-up from the table, leaving him with a base of $450,000, and the lure of $13,000 for every Test he played, as well as a $100,000 bonus if he started 60 per cent of the Wallabies' games.
Cooper, who agreed to a three-year term with the Reds in June, faced a shortfall of $600,000 up to 2015 if he failed to win back and hold the Wallabies' No. 10 jersey for the majority of their games.
The ARU believe they are well-stocked for playmakers with Kurtley Beale, James O'Connor and Berrick Barnes all options at five-eighth.
But those three don't command the public's attention like Cooper.
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Muslims call for 'holy war' investigation
The Muslim peer Lord Ahmed of Rotherham has called for an investigation into the alleged recruitment of young British Muslims to fight in so-called holy wars.
Lord Ahmed said the investigation was needed to get to the truth of reports that Muslims from Britain have been recruited to fight in places as Chechnya, Palestine and Kashmir.
"For Muslims' sakes we need to have an investigation really to establish the facts," he said.
The call comes in the wake of claims that a Muslim from Birmingham was responsible for a suicide bombing in Indian-administered Kashmir last month.
India and Pakistan have fought two wars over Kashmir since 1947 and more than 30,000 people have died in the 12 years since separatist groups began their campaign.
The Islamic militant group claiming to be behind last month's attack on an Indian army barrack named the bomber as 24-year-old Bilal Ahmed, a British Muslim from Birmingham.
The bomb blast was so powerful that nothing was left of the bomber's body and officials have yet to confirm his identity.
But the claim the bomber came from Birmingham has been supported by the founder of a London-based Muslim group, Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed.
He added that up to 2,000 British Muslims are currently fighting in wars overseas.
"There are many disenfranchised young people born and brought up in this country who do take part in criminal activities but this doesn't mean the whole community should be blamed and given this label that they are all involved in Jihad and holy wars," he said.
Members of Birmingham's Kashmiri community have denied that any Muslim from the city was involved in the Sringar bombing.
A spokesman for one leading Kashmiri group in the city, Mohhammed Galeb, said he gave absolutely no credence to the story.
"Nobody has come to me and said anyone has been killed.
"It seems to me that there is nothing in this story but it is damaging the cause and encouraging the youth," he said.
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Maybe a tour is like a walkabout, a time for musicians to learn about themselves. But in place of the wilderness, it's a van packed with amps and dirty clothes, and you're never alone.
For Cara Beth Satalino, who used to front local three-piece Witches, her first solo tour of Europe last fall proved to be a confidence-building exercise.
In Europe, Satalino, a 28-year-old Pittstown, N.Y., native, appeared alone in front of audiences that she felt took her seriously, and for the first time in her performing career, she thought she should do the same.
"When you are first starting out, it's hard to take yourself seriously without feeling like you have an ego about it," she said.
The European tour sparked an interest in performing solo back stateside, something she's done infrequently, even though she released a solo record, "Crowded Mouth," in 2006, before moving to Athens that same year.
And while she said she didn't have a fear of performing alone, she lacked the courage at first to step onstage by herself night after night and interact with the audience.
"When you're playing solo you really have to spin a yarn," she said. "I really don't want to do that."
Hence Outer Spaces, the new band Satalino recently formed with bassist Jacob Morris and drummer Ben Salie. She describes her old band, Witches, as "loud-ish," and Outer Spaces is her attempt to quiet things down.
"I wanted to do a band that wasn't stylistically pigeonholed into one thing. Not to just be a garage rock band. Witches always got lumped into the punk thing," she said, citing an urge to make audible lyrics and quiet but dynamic arrangements as a reason for cutting back on the decibels.
By adding Jacob Morris, a multi-instrumentalist who also can sing, into the mix, Satalino now can play with vocal harmonies in a way she never had before.
After forming Outer Spaces and reaffirming her talents as a songwriter and performer, Satalino said she hoped she might build an equally professional career: "I want to aim a little higher than I have in the past."
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Scott Jagow: The school bells will be ringing soon, if they're not already. But so far, the back to school shopping season doesn't have the cash registers ringing that much. Nancy Farghalli has this report.
Nancy Farghalli: As you know, in fashion . . . I'll let Heidi Klum of Project Runway finish:
Heidi Klum: One day you are in and the next day, you're out.
Thanks, Heidi. Here's the bad news for retailers: a lot of them will be way out this shopping season. Most consumers say they're cutting back on back to school spending.
Stacey Janiak is the head U.S. retail analyst for Deloitte:
Stacey Janiak: The consumer mood that we see for back to school is just, you know, a struggle with just stretching the dollar.
And Janiak says the struggle will force kids to choose between the high end and the low end.
Janiak: So if they want that pair of True Religion jeans, they'll get that but then they're willing to forgo multiple pairs of shoes and they're willing to shop at lower price stores.
Where you can get everything. Wal-Mart and Target are expected to cash in because they sell clothes and school supplies. That means fewer trips in the car. But stores like American Eagle and JC Penney are also cutting prices on t-shirts, jeans and other basics.
Tracy Johnson is with her two daughters at a Los Angeles mall. Her clothing budget is $200 And her daughter, Lisa, knows her mom won't budge.
Lisa Johnson: It sucks, because I really want it sometimes.
Tracy Johnson: I love my daughters. I'm weak for them. But I have to think within price range, too. It's like it costs a lot of money for clothes.
And teens are onto that. Brandi Stansbury runs consumer focus groups for companies. She says now it's hip to hunt for bargains. Teens want to shop at discount stores.
Brandi Stansbury: The more things you can get the better. I mean its fun to walk away with bags and bags of things.
But the back to back school battle doesn't end there. No wardrobe is complete without the right tech accessory.
Stansbury: It's going to be cool to go back to school with the new iPhone or the new Blackberry. So many teens have Blackberries now and are pretty much are running their social life like Fortune 500 companies.
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You sir, are in my opinion a liar. How did you "get screwed"? You asked for a refund, and you got one 4 BUSINESS days later. This constitutes a "screwing" to you?
To the rest of you, here's the deal: We had supply problems that have resulted in hugely excessive delays that are entirely beyond anything that I can control. And yes, we are at least 6 months behind schedule in our deliveries. However, every single customer who has enquired about their order status has been advised of these circumstances. Everyone who has asked for a refund has been issued one. However, the simple fact remains that I cannot make holsters without leather, and for about 6 months we simply could not get the material that we need. I could have made POS holsters, and in retrospect this would have been a wiser move from a purely business perspective. However, that's not what we do here. We do quality work - nothing less. I can see from this thread that my committment to my customers has been richly rewarded.
If a customer wants a refund, ask and you'll get a refund. If a customer wants their order, they'll get said order as soon as it is possible to deliver. If a customer conducts themselves as a civilized human being, I will respond to them accordingly. If a customer acts like a complete ******* (Bob), you'll be treated in kind.
I have worked at a net loss for nearly a year in order to fill these orders. This has been a year of 70 hour weeks and I have put my heart and soul into trying to give the best service humanly possible under the circumstances. I have no monetary incentive to do so - this is simply a matter of integrity. If I was the scumbag that some of these loudmouth anal orifices contend, I would have simply filed bankruptcy and said adios to all of my obligations. However, I refuse to even consider doing such a thing. Instead, I am honoring EVERY SINGLE order - either by filling it or by issuing a refund. Why the Hell would I do that if my intentions were anything but honorable?
Internet experts can sit on their asses and shoot their mouths off all they want, but none of you accurately portrayed the circumstances of your "Brommeland Experience", and quite frankly I no longer care what any of you think.
I will continue to make the very best holsters humanly possible and deliver them as soon as I possibly can. For those who want to wait, I'll make sure you get exactly what you paid for. For those who do not want to wait, politely asking for a refund will result in a refund. However, I am sick and tired being the focalpoint of a bunch of malcontent bitches - ordering a holster from me does not give you ownership of me, and I am sick and tired of people acting as though they own me. They DO NOT!
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Joe Farace: An Unconventional Eye For Beauty
Joe Farace of Denver, Colorado, has been shooting professionally for over 30 years, but he resists being pigeonholed or classified. "You can't call me a photojournalist because I often combine images to produce something that looks realistic, but isn't. I certainly shoot lots of automobiles--everything from classics to racing cars--but I also specialize in creating distinctive fashion and glamour images of beautiful women. I guess the short answer is that I photograph beautiful things and beautiful people.
"I do a lot of shoots with new and somewhat inexperienced models, and that's one reason I rely on portable location lighting equipment," Farace says. "A complex light bank attached to electronic flash units distracts from the mood I'm trying to create with a new model. So when I go on this kind of assignment, I'll pack a Sunpak digitLITE 600, which uses cool fluorescent tubes that do a good job at emulating daylight. With more experienced subjects, who are used to makeup and photo shoots, I like to kick things up a notch, adding a fantasy touch to create something avant-garde. In this application I use a Sunpak digitFLASH 1000 as a main light, or as a beauty light placed below the model's face, the way I formerly used a reflector back in the old days. This way I can create a `film noir' look with the least amount of gear possible. These Sunpak units are solidly built, easy to move around if your light stand has casters, and they put out the kind of soft, even light I can easily control. You might say they suit my `shoot-and-scoot' style to a tee."
Joe McNally: Master Of Light, From Photojournalism To Fashion
A renowned and much-honored photojournalist, Joe McNally is a versatile master of lighting with an uncanny ability to create images that combine strong graphic elements with powerful emotional impact. Whether he's covering hard news, editorial and ad shoots, or fashion, his incisive eye and distinctive style are clearly evident in his memorable images. McNally's accomplishments have been widely praised, and the honors bestowed upon him include the coveted Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for outstanding magazine photography, and induction into the Kodak Legends Online archive.
McNally is on the road a large percentage of the time, which is why he places a high value on dependable, high quality, portable lighting equipment. His Pelican case typically contains 10 Nikon SB-800 strobes, five Nikon SB-80 strobes, a group of four SU-4 hot shoe slave units, SC17 and SC29 cords for off-camera, TTL operation, and 10 Justin clamps for setting up numbers of Speedlights in a variety of useful configurations, even in "difficult" locations. "In addition to Nikon Speedlights, I use Profoto lighting equipment," McNally says. "I have two Profoto 7bs with 1200 ws power packs that work on AC or with batteries, and I use the Profoto head as a bare bulb, or with an umbrella or softbox to create hard or soft light when I need it. To get soft, controllable light, I also employ a Profoto Beauty Dish, which is an oversized reflector with a honeycomb diffuser inside. The Profoto equipment gives me very precise control of any lighting situation." He also packs the usual assortment of useful stuff, including Scotch tape, gaffer tape, a small fill card that doubles as a gray card, a Wave utility tool, a pair of PocketWizard Pro Max transceivers, and various Lumiquest light-softening attachments.
McNally says, "To create lighting you would swear was done with large
studio strobes, I usually group my Nikon Speedlights, using, say three units
as my main light, five as my fill lights, and the remainder--up to 10 more--as
background illumination. I can fire the entire battery of units simultaneously
by triggering the master flash, check the resulting image on my LCD, and toggle
the power output of each group up or down from camera position--it's
awesome. Sometimes I also use Bogen light panels from their small portable system
to enhance the lighting quality from my portable setup, and when I'm doing
portraiture, I'll travel heavy, carrying two cases of the aforementioned
Profoto gear, including spot grids, C-stands, and bank lights."
McNally has been a Nikon shooter for many years, graduating from film-based Nikon Fs to the current digital line. His present cameras include Nikon D1Xs, D2Hs, and D70s. "When I have to travel as light as possible, I'll take my Nikon D2H and D70, 12-24mm, 17-55mm, and 70-200mm Nikkor lenses, plus three SB-800 Speedlights and an assortment of Lumiquest diffusers," McNally says. "It's amazing what you can accomplish with this compact, lightweight outfit by bouncing the light off any flat surfaces or borrowing a bed sheet." If you take a close look at his images, it is evident that McNally is not only a resourceful master of illumination who can consistently create studio-quality lighting on location, but is also a first-class photographer who adds the artist's touch to anything he does, from his widely acclaimed book, Faces Of Ground Zero, to the height of advertising fashion.
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Fischer Won't Lower Rates More Than 0.25% Despite Surprising CPI
A few days after the surprising -0.7 drop in the October CPI was announced, the Bank of Israel's monetary policies are becoming clearer. The forecast - initially for a 0.5-percent rate decrease - has changed.
Instead Stanley Fischer, the central bank's governor, is expected to respond to the exceptional decline in inflation, the largest October drop in Israel's history, by lowering interest rates by only 0.25 percent for December.
It is likely that after the upcoming decrease, the Bank of Israel will again lower rates by 0.25 percent in the coming months. However, for now it seems Fischer will wait to do so, if he does so at all. In its last announcement of interest rates, the bank said that if the economy did not worsen, it would consider another rate decrease.
This was a clear signal that it was preparing to lower interest rates by 0.25 percent the following month, setting them at 5 percent.
In the meantime the surprise CPI was published - not only did the situation not worsen, it actually improved significantly in terms of inflation.
Nevertheless, the bank is not expected to change its original decision to lower rates by 0.25 percent. The feeling among the bank's management is that it will deviate from the 0.25-percent rate change only in exceptional situations; and in spite of the surprise, October's inflation drop is not such an exceptional occurrence.
It is viewed only as a correction in response to lower energy costs. In the meantime, oil prices have stabilized. Similarly, the large price increases at the beginning of the year were not considered extreme, since they were a direct result of the rise in world energy prices.It is very difficult to calculate the effect of world energy prices on consumer prices. There is even research - including a famous work by Ben Bernanke, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board chairman, about the 1970s energy crisis and the resulting American recession - that says central banks should ignore inflation changes stemming from energy prices when setting monetary policy.
In his research, Bernanke showed that the Fed erred in its response to the rise in oil prices, and in doing so made the recession worse. Therefore the Fed, with Bernanke at the helm, did not respond to this year's price jumps.
According to this school of thought, the Bank of Israel will probably try to ignore oil prices and will not make an exceptional rate change.
Also, a further drop in interest would set Israeli rates below the current U.S. rates, which could affect the stability of the shekel. In addition, short-term inflation forecasts have risen from 1.3 percent to 1.6 percent, and long-term forecasts are at 2 percent. These estimates all point to the same conclusion - a 0.25-percent decrease in interest rates.
Finally, one more interesting number that will influence the central bank is the Central Bureau of Statistics' announcement last week that economic growth was down only 1.6 percent in the third quarter as a result of the Lebanon war. This was much less than the bank's estimate of 3 percent, and further supports the central bank's view that there is no need for a larger rate cut.
Jonathan Lis adds: Fischer testified a few days ago in the matter of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's involvement in the Bank Leumi privatization affair. His testimony to the special police investigative team was meant to provide further information on Olmert's activities.
Fischer is not in any way considered a suspect nor is he considered to be involved in any improprieties. Other senior officials have also been summoned to testify in recent days, including a number of Finance Ministry employees who were involved in preparing the Leumi tender.
The investigative team was established at the beginning of the month after the State Comptroller, Micha Lindenstrauss, requested that Attorney General Menachem Mazuz open an investigation into whether Olmert intervened in the tender. The investigation is expected to end within a few days.
Fischer's spokesman refused to comment on the matter.
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This final note, from the Marketplace "this just sounds way too weird" file.
Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley sat some volunteers down, had them watch movie clips, and scanned their brain activity. And then, from those impulses, a computer was able to make rough reconstructions of what they saw.
Only crude shapes and movements, mind you -- nothing as identifiable as a face, for example. And no, they weren't trying to find a way to make cheap movies. But one day, they suggest, this might help, say, stroke victims, who have no other way to communicate.


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The Made in Italy Business Directory
When you think of the great producers of animated cartoons, the first countries that come to mind are Japan and the United States. Yet few people know that one of the leading players in this sector in Europe is Italian, based in Rome. Mondo TV, with its successful productions such as Lupo Alberto, Nel nome di Ges├╣ and AngelтАЩs Friends, is EuropeтАЩs second largest producer in terms of title numbers. We spoke with Matteo Corradi, board member of the Roman company.
Growth in turnover and an export share of over 50%: what is the key to Mondo TVтАЩs success?
There are three keys to our groupтАЩs success: our long experience of over thirty years in the animation sector, an established global distribution network and continuous research into new products for the international childrenтАЩs entertainment market.
Which foreign markets do you prefer?
The world has always been our reference market: in some areas we are stronger, while in others we notice some very interesting opportunities. Apart from Italy, where we have always had a strong presence, Mondo TV is also one of the most dynamic realities in markets such as Asia and the Middle East, where it has successful marketing strategies.
Which of the markets that are still unexplored do you find interesting?
Without doubt, the United States, India and China.
Mondo TV is involved in the production and distribution of childrenтАЩs cartoons and TV products: which of these two sectors will be decisive for the groupтАЩs future?
We began to import the top Japanese cartoons more than thirty years ago and we then gradually expanded our business to include production. Today we cover both segments and they will continue to be decisive for our future.
The key to our success, now as always, is quality, which does not necessarily boil down to costs and therefore market prices. We are focusing on series and full-length feature films with high quality standards and a view towards licensing, i.e. the possibility of further earnings from the rights. Our two latest productions (AngelтАЩs Friends and Cuccioli cerca Amici) are moving in this direction.
Regarding production, what leads a foreign network to choose a cartoon made by Mondo TV?
The market acknowledges us for three fundamental qualities: our production rate, our quality and the great care we take over each stage of production and, not least, costs that are below the market average.
What distinguishes Mondo TV from other international competitors?
The extent of our library, with already 1,500 of our own episodes and another 1,000 acquired from third parties, is one of Mondo TVтАЩs most distinguishing features. Furthermore, being both producers and distributors provides us with synergies and therefore undeniable advantages for our customers. Lastly, but perhaps this is our main quality, our experience: thirty years of activity in the sector enables us to interpret the signs and use them to chart our course for future development.


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Down with Empire, Up with Spring
By Do Or Die
A lucid account of the last 15 years of the ecological movement in Britain and the development of their tactics, strategies and vision. Pulled from the British ecological and anarchist journal Do or Die, this work is written in a candid and frank style. It is both hugely inspiring to those of us involved in ecological struggles and provides some quite incredible ideas for action, and it is also helpful in placing these struggles in the context of the general fight against Power and Capital.
It's time to CELEBRATE our resistance: digger diving, window smashing, pleasant picnicking, office occupying, hoody wearing, GM crop trashing, squat cracking, sun lit lovin', machine burning, treeliving - total fucking anarchy. It's time to MOURN for our moment. Over the last decade thousands of species have been wiped out of existence. Vast forests - charred stumps. Coral reefs bleached dead by warmed seas. Millions starved within the prison of civilisation. Wild peoples massacred, enslaved and pauperised. It's time to STRATEGISE how to make a real impact on this apocalypse. Look seriously at our strengths and weaknesses and pull together to RESIST. The empire is powerful but the spring is growing. It's a challenge like no other, but with love, luck and hard resolve we can TRANSCEND.
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Will be arriving in Switzerland from Italy (Florence). Would like to get some advice on planning my trip and good places to visit. We are a Family of 4. Need suggestions on hotels/apartments as well with budget pricing for family. Have purchased Global Eurail pass as we are also traveling in Europe after this.
As we will be carrying suitcases would like to avoid shifting hotel bases.
My Hotel bookings :- so far
Geneva - 2 days ( incl day of arrival)
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Need advice on Swiss trip for 7/8 days
Will be arriving in Switzerland from Italy (Florence). Would like to get some advice on planning my trip and good places to visit. We are a Family of 4. Need suggestions on hotels/apartments as well with budget pricing for family. Have purchased Global Eurail pass as we are also traveling in Europe after this.
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Shan - We will need an idea of your likes/dislikes and your budget.
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Not enough information on which to base relevant responses. What do you want to see/do? What are your interests? And yes, what is your budget, 'budget pricing' is meaningless.
I do wonder why you are going all the way to Geneva from Florence. I think most people would expect you to stop before Geneva. In the Jungfrau region for example.
I also wonder when you say 2 days. I never see any sense in stopping anywhere for less than 4 nights/3 full days. Otherwise you spend too much time moving and not enough time IN places, seeing/doing things.
One of the primary disadvantages to rail passes is that they tend to have people thinking in terms of 'how to get the most for my money' in using it. So they think of longer train rides and moving more often. Not best use of time.
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I'd head to the fabulous Jungfrau Region around Interlaken - to too cute to be true mountain towns like Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, etc. -This is the glacier-girdled Alpine peaks wonderland you have been dreaming of and which you will find only in a few places - like the Jungfrau Region. You Eurailpass will take you to Interlaken 100% but from there only 25% off - Swiss Pass may actually be more beneficial for your stay in Switzerland as it covers many more mountain trains and lifts than the Eurail does.
Your Eurail is valid on many boats, however such as the ones on the two lakes bookending Interlaken - wonderful rides for a family!
anyway for lots of great stuff on Swiss trains and boats, etc I always spotlight these IMO fantastic sites: www.swisstravelsystem.com; www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com.
The dreamy Jungfrau Region - spend at least half your time here IMO. Lake Geneva is a nice contrast - French instead of German, warmer, etc.
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Most folks find Geneva not that much to their liking - well they like it but find it modern and not nearly as dreamy as say Montreux or Vevey just a short train ride away on the same lake. You could base there for 3 days or so and do some really neat day trips - like boat rides on Lake Geneva - visiting the Castle of Chillon (Lord Byron made it famous) right on the lake, etc.
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Thanks for the feedback.
Let me put more details. My last stop in Italy is Milan.
Would love to cover some of the below in Switzerland:-
- Montreux Area (chocolate/cheese factory)
- Interlaken/Jungfrau
- Scenic routes :- Golden Pass Line and Glacier express (Zermatt/Chur)
Totally flexible with itinerary in Switzerland (have 8 days) with places.
As we are 4 people, was thinking of staying in apartments if possible. Looking around 200$ a night if available.
Will be heading to Germany after my Switzerland visit. All suggestions are welcome.
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Hi Shan2014,
The chocolate and cheese factory are not in the Montreux area; they are in Gruyeres, which is about 2h away. Instead of spending time going all the way to Gruyeres and back to Montreux/Geneva, I recommend that you stop to see those area while enroute.
Yes, it would be a good idea to spend some time in the Jungfrau area, which many consider the most dramatic mountain area in Switzerland; it also has one of the best-developed tourist infrastructures in the country (hotels and restaurants at all levels, excellent train connections in & around, and lots of folks who speak English). So, it is really easy for first-time visitors to see & enjoy the area.
You could take the Golden Pass route from Montreux to the Jungfrau area and stop off in Gruyeres, which is a short detour enroute. You can send your luggage using the SBB's Fast Baggage service (about 20 chf per bag), so you will be free for the day to enjoy touring.
You don't really have the time to take the Glacier Express and see Zermatt and Chur -- that takes at least three days because the GE is an 8-hour trip, and both Zermatt and Chur deserve a day of exploration. I would say that you should choose between GE/Zermatt/Chur and Golden Pass/Jungfrau.
Have fun as you plan!
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If taking the GE go onto St Moritz and take the most scenic rail ride in Europe IMO - the Bernina Pass Railway over which the Bernina Express rolls - awesome top of the world scenery on the only north-south crossing of the high Alps by train not using tunnels 0 but going up to the summit and back down.
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Thanks for the suggestion.
Have decided to stay in Montreux/lausanne area for 3 nights, then move to Lucerne for 2 or 3 nights.
Any suggestions on the itinerary when I stay in these places. After Lucerne I might still have 2 or 3 nights, where should I stay and which area is better? like Zermatt or Zurich?
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Hi again,
Well going to Zermatt after Luzern would be zig-zagging around the country: from south to north to south again. I prefer to travel in a more linear route to keep the travel times more reasonable.
If you think you'd like to visit Zermatt, you should see it before Montreux, as it's between Milan and Montreux.
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Any suggestions on the itinerary when I stay in these places>
Lucerne - several neat day trips on and around Lake Lucerne - take the famous iconic boats to places like Mt Rigi, Mt Pilatus or just take the classic boat ride to the end of the fjord-like arm of the lake to Fluelen and take the train back from there.
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2 days is WAY more than enough for Geneva. I would instead spend the time in nearby Lausanne, Vevey, and Montreux, smaller more scenic towns along the train route and Lac Leman approx. 1 hour outside Geneva.
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Itinerary for Vevey/Montreux.
If you happen to be there on a Tues or Sat morning go to the Vevey open air farmers market. It's on Friday morning in Montreux. These are wonderful to participate in and give you a nice slice of local life.
Chateau de Chillon is a huge old castle that is very fun to tour. Sits right on the lake outside Montreux.
Old Town Montreux to walk around.
Rocher de Naye is a tram up the mountain side in Montreux, that is fantastic if the weather is clear.
The 'quai' (lakeside promenade) in both towns is lovely.
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I find it hilarious when someone attempts to mind read what is enough or too much or too little time in a place for someone else.
I Have spent a week in Geneva several times as well as several shorter visits or 3 or 4 days and found more than enough of interest to see and do. But then, I like to get 'into' a place more than someone else might.
Some people actually believe that if they spend a day somewhere they have 'been there, done that'. The word is shallow.
Tripadvisor lists 53 things to see and do in Geneva and that is before any day trips someone might want to make. Nor does the Tripadvisor even mention some things I would list. But then they aren't claiming it is all encompassing or that they know how much is WAY more than enough time.
The choice of where to go is yours to make Shan2014, no one here knows what your interests are and that is why you need to do your own research, not listen to what anyone else says THEY woul do or not do.
I will tell you this. In travel as in many things, less is more. Move less, see and do more. You cannot visit everywhere of interest in Switzerland in 8 days. So to me it only makes sense to get the most out of your 8 days that you can. That means spending your time IN places, not BETWEEN places.
I would suggest not splitting your time at all or if you must, in not more than 2 places. But it is your dime and your time.
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That means spending your time IN places, not BETWEEN places.>
Well in some countries that may be true but to me at least in Switzerland it is often what lies between bases that is the most awesome - like taking the special scenic trains like the Golden Pass between Montreux and Interlaken; the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express - to me the Switzerland outside of at times too modern and spiffy for me cities is the real beauty of the country.
Not to say that you could not spend several days in Geneva - as I too have - but for a first-time traveler there are things that will more fulfill the romantic notion of Switzerland etched in most peoples' minds than Geneva, as fascinating and interesting as it may be - save Geneva for the 2nd or 3rd trip IMO.
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No problem there PalenQ. I am not and did not suggest Geneva for the OP. I simply object to anyone suggesting that 2 days is 'WAY more than enough' for anywhere.
I think if someone is interested in a place then there is a minimum amount of time they should plan to spend in that place to make best use of available time. That minimum is 3 full days/4 nights. If it isn't worth that much time then don't go there. Go somewhere that is worth that much time to you and make best use of your time.
A scenic train ride is fine, IF you have time for it between places, then go ahead. But if you want to see and do things other than ride a train then spend your time IN places, not between them. They are not conflicting things at all.
I don't care where the OP decides to go. But if they want to go to Geneva, then go to Geneva and stay there long enough for it to make sense.
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On another post PalenQ, someone wrote that they did a 2 hour walking tour of Rome and it gave them a 'wonderful overview of the city'.
When people think they can get an 'overview' of Rome in 2 hours, it isn't hard I suppose to have someone else say, '2 days in Geneva is WAY to much time'.
That kind of thinking just blows my mind.
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Well Geneva is not Rome though and most folks will be bored after two days there right in the city. Now using it as a base for the Lac Leman area yes but even then most would love Vevey or Montreux a whole lot better.
But I agree with you in general any place in Europe can be a nice base for 3-4 days - I hate to pack up and move so I love base cities.
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Shan already posted their decision a ways back up this thread <<Have decided to stay in Montreux/lausanne area for 3 nights, then move to Lucerne for 2 or 3 nights.>>
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Dulcie wrote: << think if someone is interested in a place then there is a minimum amount of time they should plan to spend in that place to make best use of available time. That minimum is 3 full days/4 nights. If it isn't worth that much time then don't go there. >>
I'd have to disagre with the proscriptive four nights / three day thing. We have spent three night visits in Verona, Bolona, Assisi, Como, Firenze and a few other laces. Next week, we'll have a two night stay in Riomaggiore - hoping thhe weather is good for us.
Some places just don't have enough individual things to interest us for more than a couple of days. We are not interested in everything. In Verona, we've spent ages at the Castelvecchio museum, but Juliet's balcony is a bore. In Bologna, we liked the pundulum in the church, the meridien line on the floor, and the gallery with Morandi's paintings and etchings. A couple of ancient churches, and that was sufficient.
To say that four nights is a minimum is as unsound as my saying that unless you spend 150 nights in Venice, then it is not worth going there.
Horses for courses, and all that stuff ...
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Geneva is a great city, heck I could live there. It's very cosmopolitan. But that doesn't mean it's a great recommendation for a family with only 7/8 days for all of Switzerland.
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I'd have to disagree with the prescriptive four nights / three day thing>
me too! Yeh for cities like Rome, Paris, London at least but Salzburg and smaller gems no - unless you use them as a base.
Not all cities are equal.
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Here we go, people taking something out of context and assigning an absolute to it.
The 3 days/4 nights that I talk about is a PLANNING TOOL for those who feel the need to pre-plan their travel. It is intended to stop people from making the commonest mistake made by tourists which is trying to see/do too much in too little time. But it is a tool and like any tool you have to use it correctly.
I actually find it ridiculous that anyone thinks they can decide beforehand how much time they will need in a place they have never visited before. I have gone to places and left without even staying a night. I have gone to places thinking 'umm probably stay 3 or 4 days' and stayed for weeks or in one case, literally for years.
When you use a general rule for something, it is a general rule, not an absolute rule. The 3/4 rule simply gives you a way to limit travel days to no more than 25% of your total time. Does anyone really think that spending more of your days moving from place to place is best use of time? I think not. So if you insist on pre-planning it simply makes sense to start from somewhere.
I don't use the 3/4 rule myself. Travel can be as simple or as complicated as you choose to make it. Those who pre-plan their travel in fact choose to make it complicated.
If it were my first trip to Switzerland and I only had 7/8 days how I would go about it is no different than I would for anywhere else. I would fly to A and if it were a late evening arrival I would pre-book that ONE night at a hotel. But that is all I would pre-book.
I would stay in A until I was ready to leave and then decide where I was going next. I MIGHT end up spending my entire 7/8 days in A or I MIGHT leave the very next morning. I have no way of knowing how long I want to stay in A. Nor does anyone else.
The problem lies in pre-booking. It forces you to pick a number for each place without knowing in fact what the right number for YOU really is. Stop pre-booking and the issue goes away.
For most people that represents a paradign shift they cannot even see.
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Such sophistry ...
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"Stop prebooking" and you have an entirely different set of challenges. I don't like to spend vacation time looking for a place to sleep that night.
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What is the difference between pre-booking and booking? Sounds dumb to me.
I don't pre-book, I just book ...
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Suze, everyone who pre-books drags out the same old excuses for why they pre-book and try to say they are reasons for doing so.
That sounds fine at first glance but does not take into account anything else. Let's suppose you visit France and the following is a day on your trip.
You are driving through the countryside, exploring back roads on your way from A to B and you come to a nice little village with a river running through it and a nice little restaurant with a terrace overlooking the river. Looks great, you decide to stop for lunch. So far so good suze?
You enjoy a lunch, watch the ducks and swans on the river, the sun is shining, you decide to have a second glass of wine after your meal and just enjoy the view. After a while you say to yourself, this is a nice little village and I'd like to stay here for the night. Stroll around the village, visit that little church I can see the steeple of from this terrace, etc. B will still be there tomorrow.
Now comes the 'pre-booked' problem. If you have a reservation at a hotel in B, what do you do suze?
Here's what I DID. I asked the restaurant owner if he could recommend a hotel in town. He told me there were two but he would only suggest one. He gave me the hotel name and directions. We drove over for a look.
The hotel looked fine from outside. Small(around 15 rooms) but surprise, surprise, the door was locked and no one to be found. Funny way to run a hotel I thought. So I drove back to the restaurant, spoke to the restaurant owner again and he laughed. 'Oh, I didn't think' he said, 'It's Sunday, Pierre will be at home, I'll call him for you'.
So we sat with another glass of wine and after about 10-15 minutes Pierre showed up. We introduced ourselves, I ordered a glass of wine for Pierre and we had a chat.
Regarding the hotel being closed, Pierre said, 'It's Sunday, I like to spend Sunday at home with my family just like anyone else. I realize someone might show up looking for a room but the money is not more important than my family.'
He told us the price of a room, gave us the entry code for the front door of the hotel, told us to pick any room with the key in the room door (which meant it was vacant and available) and he would see us in the morning at breakfast which was included. We chatted a bit more, he finished his wine and went back to his family.
We spent a lovely afternoon and evening in the village, had a great dinner back at the restaurant where the owner was by then speaking to us by name and had a good nights sleep in the hotel. The following morning, after breakfast we went to reception annd paid Pierre for the room.
Pierre had not had any ID from us, credit card info, etc. before giving us the entry code to his hotel. He had no way of knowing if we would steal, leave at 5am without paying our bill, etc. He simply met us, judged us worth trusting and that was that.
Sometimes, renting a room can be an actual memorable experience. People often say they want to experience the culture of a place, meet the people, get off the beaten path, etc. but do nothing that will make that happen. Nor is this example a one of. I can give you many more examples of where renting a room was part of the whole experience of travel.
But if your thinking is that 'you don't want to spend time looking for a place to sleep' as if it were a chore, what can I say? I can't think of more than a handful of times in thousands of nights of travel that finding a room was a chore. Most times it is a simple thing, a neutral if you will. But I can think of many times where it was actually a very worthwhile experience.
There is no way that pre-booking can match that.
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Sounds like something the late, great Improviser posted a year ago ...
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Well I wouldn't be doing any of those things so you really don't need to worry about me, or keep repeating my name over and over.
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Now comes the 'pre-booked' problem. If you have a reservation at a hotel in B, what do you do suze?>
Lots of chain hotels like accorhotels.com will keep your room until 6 pm that day and if you cancel early like the night before cancel it at no charge.
I used to not pre-book and would spend a few hours in each town trying to find something.
OK for a veteran traveler but not for a novice so I vehemently disagree with you on this.
You can pre-book and guarantee a hotel room in your price range without obligating yourself often if you want to change plans - especially if from one Accor Hotel to another in town.
And I save tons of money by booking a hotel in my price range - often on the spot those may be booked up.
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Maybe Shan got tired at all the back and forth between the writers above.
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There is very good information on this thread before the "back and forth" got started and taken completely off-topic.
I've spent a lot of time specifically in Vevey and Montreux so know those my posts are accurate, applicable to the question, and hopefully helpful.
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I've spent over a year all told in Switzerland from one end to another. So if we are going by having 'spent a lot of time' somewhere then I guess my posts are accurate, applicable to the question and undoubtedly helpful for someone who wants to be helped.
PalenQ, you can pre-book and defend it all you want. It assumes of course that you know where you will be going. I rarely do know. I know where I am starting from and that's it.
Pre-booking means you are 'touring' as 'tourists' do. Whether you go on a package tour or plan your own tour it is still a tour. Winging it is a whole other world.
I don't know how else to explain it. You write, "spend a few hours in each town trying to find something."
I vehemently disagree with your use of the word 'spend', as if the time was wasted. Where was any time wasted in my example above? The time INVESTED in finding a room was a very interesting experience. Part of what we got out of that day, not a chore to be performed like work. It happened over lunch and a glass of wine. You might as well say you don't want to 'spend' time eating lunch.
As I wrote, I can think of a handful of times when it was like work but that has been rare. Far more often it has been like the example, an experience worth having.
I almost never go from hotel to hotel looking for a room. That would be a chore. I usually do something like the example, ask in a restaurant or bar. You can't really do that in major cities but then I rarely visit major cities, I prefer small towns and villages. It works almost every time in those places, anywhere in the world.
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duc- for years I winged it and now with the Internets I am happy to pre-book - I always pre-book hotels that I can cancel without penalty even on the same day.
What's good for you is good for you but for the average tourist - try to wrap your head around that concept - they would much rather pre-book and just get off the train or out of the car and head to the hotel.
Wat's great for you may not be for the typical tourist.
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I have no problem with anything other people do PalenQ. Everyone is obviously free to do as they please.
The issue is that posts like this one which are all about 'how many days in X' and are so numerous on every travel forum, all try to address a problem without realizing what the actual problem is.
The problem lies in pre-booking. It forces you to pick a number for each place without knowing in fact what the right number for YOU really is. Stop pre-booking and the issue goes away.
It is not about what's great for me. It's about people perceiving a problem and not realizing that they themselves have created the problem.
Here is the question people think they are asking. 'How many days should I allow for city X?' Now, how can anyone answer that question for them or how can they actually figure out the answer themselves?
In fact, no one can answer it and no one can figure it out beforehand. As you yourself say, some places are only worth one day TO YOU and for some YOU need a week. It all depends on YOUR interests.
Therefore, the only thing that actually makes any sense to me is to leave it open. Arrive, stay till you are ready to leave and then leave. If you do that, the problem of 'how many days to allow for X' simply doesn't exist.
You may perceive that that then gives rise to other problems like the endlessly repeated, 'what if I can't find a room' etc. I'll even concede for the sake of argument that such a problem may arise.
But the problem you came and asked for a solution to originally does NOT exist. Finding a room may be a NEW problem but the problem of how many days in X is gone.
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Can't you go argue somewhere else? Shan didn't ask anything about pre-booking or how long you think they should stay somewhere.
People are starting to post Europe questions in The Lounge forum, stating they are too afraid to come here and be condescended to and lectured by knowitalls.
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ditto to suze's take. If you want to pontificate at least keep it on topic for the OP's queries.
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As far as I am concerned, the comments I have made here are relevant to the OPs original question. I am not about to change what I think people should be aware of just to make you guys happy.
You don't own the forum. Disagree if you want, try to make a logical re-buttal if you want. But don't bother moaning.
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I suggest several days in Luzern. That's within day-trip distance to Basel (train 1h), Pilatus, Zurich, Brienz (train 1:30), rail pass good for trip on lake, and you leave your luggage. If you are an outdoor family, you could take all the rest at Lauterbrunnen, as a base for a number of day trips. (Other posters here seem to prefer towns near Lauterbrunnen, but it's the only one I have stayed in.)
The Swiss Franc is insane at the moment. I hope you are prepared.
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As far as I am concerned, the comments I have made here are relevant to the OPs original question>
so you are telling them to wing it - just make a reservation for one night because they may not like the area - well in tourist season that may mean you cannot find anything at all cheap or easonable in this area - you can in Interlaken probably but not in the lauded for good reason hill towns - that advice could cost you plenty of time scurrying around looking for any place to stay and a lot more money in this expensive area than you want to spend.
Think of how many days you want to stay in each area and book in stone or else you'll spend a half a day and tons more money just to be able to find another place to stay if that is even possible at times.
That is if going to one of the Alpine wonderlands - in other Swiss cities probably not as much a problem relocating or extending your stay - so it depends on what type of place you are going and when.
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For example you wouldn't just wander into Montreux during the Jazz Festival and expect to find a room.
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It amazes me how sure people are about things that no one can be sure of.
"or else you'll spend a half a day and tons more money just to be able to find another place to stay if that is even possible at times."
OK, PalenQ, prove it. Go ahead, cite your sources for that statement. The fact is you cannot, but you can 'assume' it though. That is what you are doing.
I have visited Switzerland in pretty much every month of the year I think. I have never pre-booked any more than a first night and I have NEVER failed to easily find a room I could afford. Nor have I ever spent half a day finding one.
So I can certainly speak from personal experience that contradicts your 'sweeping statement' that you will 1. spend half a day. 2. pay more than you want to. 3 not find anything at all. It has NEVER happened.
That is not to say that one of those things couldn't happen, it could, so what. I'd just go somewhere else. I'm not on a fixed itinerary after all. If Grindelwald is sold out, I'll go to Montreux first. If the Festival is on in Montreux, I'll just go to Sils Maria or Ascona. I don't have to do things in a certain order do I. Only people who pre-book think in such a linear fashion.
Would I go to Montreux during the Jazz Festival without a reservation suze? Absolutly and it wouldn't be the first time I arrived somewhere when something was going on.
Let's suppose I 'wander in' to Montreux when the Festival is on and it's 2 pm when I arrive. I will know within ONE hour if I am going to find a room or not. IF not, I'll just hop on the train, move on a few stops and find a room.
What's more I'll attend the festival from there since it's only going to be about a 15 minute train ride away anyway. YOUR assumption is that I beleive I MUST stay in Montreux. That assumption is incorrect.
If someone wants to pre-plan everything that's up to them. But don't try to suggest it is better than winging it. It simply isn't. I've heard every excuse anyone can think of for why they can't wing it (no rooms, cost more, spend a lot of time looking for a room, etc.), they're all nonsense when you know how to wing it.
The primary factor for me when travelling is the freedom to do what I want each day. What's more, winging it in fact often provides a large part of the experience I get out of travel.
If you're sitting in a bar in Antibes and someone says, 'hey, I'm looking for someone to share costs and lend a hand on my sailboat, I'm sailing for Corsica tomorrow. Anyone interested?'
The winger simply says, 'I'm up for that'.
The pre-booker says, 'oh wow, I would so love to do that but I've got a hotel reservation in Rome for Monday and a flight to Istanbul next Friday. I CAN'T join you.'
Pre-booking and itineraries put blinders on you to opportunities.
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OK, PalenQ, prove it. Go ahead, cite your sources for that statement>
I base mine on 40 years and many moer trips to Europe - on personal experience - your experience is different than mine.
Keep on bloviating.
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so what do you advise folks going by train to do - just wing it and pay full-fare tickets as they do - you know that now most people want to save tons of money by pre-booking discounted tickets that usually cannot be changed nor refunded - so do you say just wing it and buy your tickets as you go along - costing them tons more money.
You are out of touch with the average traveler and fail to see it. Sad.
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Around and around in circles we go.
Plan an itinerary for Switzerland for 2 weeks PalenQ. Buy a Swissrail Flexipass and follow your plan.
Arrive in Switzerland with no plan. Buy a Swissrail Flexipass and wing it.
Net cost difference? NIL.
You can assume a problem or you can look at how to make something work. You made an assumption. Why?
Hotels are priced based on occupancy and most these days use 'dynamic pricing' which means they can vary hourly based on occupancy numbers. It is just as likely that someone walking in to a hotel and renting a room will pay a lower price than someone who booked a month ago, as it is that they will pay a higher price. Logic and simple math tells you that is the case. In any event, the price will not differ by some dramatic amount. It will fluctuate within a relatively low percentage. Some you will win and some you will lose in EITHER case, booking ahead or arriving on the day.
You won't get a room. Look at some real statistical evidence. www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/.../publikationen.Document.149145.pdf
If you scroll down to page 19 you will see that no region of Switzerland hit even 70% occupancy in the year covered (2010) either in winter or in summer.
While a given hotel in a given week might well be full, statistically it is not actually likely. But even if it is, there will be other hotels that are not full. Statistically, that is proven.
It is the average traveller who is unaware of reality PalenQ. They make the same old assumptions over and over.
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So now you are narrowing down your places where you strategy could work to Switzerland?
How about folks say going from Germany to Switzerland and Switzerland to Italy and Italy to France - if they do not know a firm schedule they cannot get the much cheaper discounted train tickets or cheap flights on the spot but must book them far in advance.
Yes for big spenders like you who apparently care little about expenditures - a carte blanche approach could work but most are not on high falutin budgets like you.
Get down the to real traveler in the real world man!
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It is just as likely that someone walking in to a hotel and renting a room will pay a lower price than someone who booked a month ago, as it is that they will pay a higher price.>
OK, PalenQ, prove it. Go ahead, cite your sources for that statement. The fact is you cannot, but you can 'assume' it though. That is what you are doing.>
OK now you go ahead and prove what you say! Sounds easy, right?
I question your premis here, so prove it!
HaHa - turning the tables!
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No PalenQ, I am not narrowing it down to Switzerland. That was the topic here and I simply gave an example based on that.
What you would like to do now is abandon that and try to come at it from another direction. But I'm getting bored with this.
So, either show it would cost more to wing it in Switzerland for 2 weeks or admit it would not. Then if you wish, you can try for another example where you think you can show pre-planning would result in a superior experience than winging it.
You aren't turning the tables, you are avoiding what is ON the table. That is not how debating works. In a debate, someone makes a statement and then someone provides a rebuttal. The audience weighs the evidence presented by both and decides who they side with.
You wrote that 'winging it costs more'(on a thread about Switzerland) and I provided a rebuttal with evidence to support my contention that it does not.
Either you let it lie at that or you try to provide stronger evidence than I have. Neither your personal experience nor mine presents much evidence either way. So far that is the ONLY evidence you have provided to support your contention.
I on the other hand have dealt with the train issue and introduced 'dynamic pricing' (which I may wrongfully have presumed you understood) along with statistical evidence of occupancy in hotels. I'd say the preponderance of the evidence lies on my side of the debate and that the only logical conclusion to be reached is that pre-booking is not cheaper than winging it for 2 weeks in Switzerland.
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You wrote that 'winging it costs more'(on a thread about Switzerland) and I provided a rebuttal with evidence to support my contention that it does not.>
anecdotal evidence at best - I failed to see any but your claim that you can prance into a hotel and get below the posted room rates - well it you are a hard bargainer probably but those of us who are not will pay the going rate.
I see no hard evidence except your bloviating...
And I'm not buying it at least not IME of decades of European travel and travel writing.
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You seem to be fascinated with the word 'bloviate' PalenQ. Can't you at least expand your vocabulary to some synonyms?
What anecdotal evidence? I provided you with STATISTICAL evidence of hotel occupancy rates by the month in each major area of Switzerland. It shows you that the highest occupancy rate occurs in the Zurich region and in the summer it was at 69% in 2010.
So why would it seem unreasonable to expect you can walk-in and get a room. Of all hotel bookings, 40% worldwide are walk-ins. That's another statistic you'd rather not acknowledge I suppose. Or how about if I throw in that the average 'no-show' rate is 10%. That's right, on any given day, an average of 10% of reservations are 'no-shows'. Which hotel was it you thought was 100% full?
As for getting the best price, it really isn't that difficult to do. Do some research of your own PalenQ instead of relying on your own anecdotal experience.
I laugh at people who think booking at a discount online is going to get them the best deal. What you get is the smallest rooms, facing the wrong way, no free upgrades and no better a price than I will walking in the front door.
Read what insiders say. Here is one site: http://www.savvysugar.com/How-Get-Free-Hotel-Room-Upgrades-23765490 You might find some eye openers in there PalenQ.
Here is my personal single most important tip for someone walking into a hotel and asking for a room. NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, ask 'what's the best price you can give me?'
The words 'best price' will immediately get you the hotels' listed 'best price' which in fact is the same as the 'rack rate' for the room. In other words, it is the 'best price' for them, not you. Asking what is the 'lowest' price will get you a totally different answer.
That one question has made more money for hotels probably than anything else.
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What the heck, let me give you two anecdotal evidence examples PalenQ.
Last summer my wife's sister visited us from Scotland. There is an area of Ontario, Canada called the 'Muskokas' that National Geographic consistently lists as the number 1 spot for a summer vacation in the world. I mention that to indicate it is a busy place to find a hotel room in.
The threee of us drove to Muskoka(in high season) and arrived at a Marriott Hotel. No reservation. We walked in and I approached the front desk. Here's how it went.
'Hi, I wonder if you would have 2 rooms for 3 people? My wife's sister is visiting us from Scotland and we drove up to let her see a bit of Muskoka. We hadn't planned to stay but your hotel looked so beautiful sitting on the lake that I thought we would give it a try. I know she would love staying a night here.'
Desk agent: 'Oh, well we are pretty full but let me see what I can do.'
Me: 'Thank you, I would appreciate anything you can do for me to help make her visit special.'
Desk agent: ' Umm, we don't have two rooms available at all. We have only one standard double room at $189 for the night I'm afraid. Give me a moment.'
Me: 'Of course.'
Desk Agent: 'Hmm, I have a suggestion. We do have a 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom superior suite available tonight. It has a living room with fireplace, full kitchen and two balconies off the bedrooms and of course it is on the lake side of the building with a great view. It's on the top floor, would that bother you?'
Me: 'No, we have no objection to the top floor at all.'
Desk Agent: 'Well since it is a special occasion I have some flexibility. Our best price is normally $397 but I could offer it to you for $249 for the night.'
Me: 'That sounds great, you've truly made my day.'
The reality is we intended to stay the night, I had a price in mind for 2 rooms of around $300 based on local knowledge of what prices were like.
Instead of 2 standard rooms at $169 each or $338 total we ended up with a deluxe suite for $249. Well below my $300 budget.
Here is a second PalenQ.
My wife flew from Scotland to Orlando, Florida for a health service industry conference. She and 3 colleagues were duly booked into a hotel by the travel agency who booked all the travel for business. No doubt at a 'discounted' business rate. Four standard rooms.
I phoned the hotel from Scotland at the time my wife's fly was expected to land in Orlando. I asked if my wife had checked in yet. The response was no.
Here is how the conversation then went.
Me: Oh, thank you, she's only been gone 8 hours and I miss her already. I wonder if you could give her a message for me?
Desk Agent: 'Yes of course Mr X, that would be no problem at all'
Me: 'Thank you, umm, it's a little embarassing to have you write this I hope you don't mind, a bit soppy I'm afraid'.
Desk Agent: (giggles)'I don't mind if you don't.'
Me: 'OK, the message is, I miss you, I love you, you are a very special person. Is that ok?'
Desk Agent: 'Oh what a lovely message, I wish my husband thought to do something like that. I will watch for her arrival and give her the message personally.'
Me: 'Thank you so much, you've been very helpful and I appreciate it.'
An hour or so later the 4 ladies arrived to check in. Three got standard rooms. My wife got her message delivered and told 'what a lucky woman you are' and an upgrade to a 'junior suite'. The icing on the cake was when she got to her suite, there was a basket with fruit, cheese, etc. and a note saying, 'from hotel management to a special lady.'
YOu can only guess at how many points I made with my wife for that one PalenQ.
I see travel as an art or at least a skilled trade PalenQ and like any artist or skilled tradesman, learning your craft is necessary if you are going to be any good at it.
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What a load of total crap!
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p l e a s e... make it stop.
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Dulcie, many people on this forum are not as wealthy, leisured, knowledgeable well travelled as you might be.
How about cutting them a bit of slack.
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Not everyone has the kahunas to play on folks sympathy and pander themselves with such nonsense about oh this is a special occasion - may work in Canuck Land but I guarantee you it will not work in Venice unless you perhaps speak Italian.
You are so so out of touch with most travelers - kind of autistic IMO - most do not want to be left in a possible lurch - they want there accommodations guaranteed in stone before they get to a city - they do not want to wing it and then beg on folks sympathies for a break- but mainly they want a secure sure accommodation before arriving.
So so autistic to say what's good for me is what everyone should do.
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I see travel as an art or at least a skilled trade PalenQ and like any artist or skilled tradesman, learning your craft is necessary if you are going to be any good at it.>
I see travel as something that is fun - and to me trying to conjole some hotelier to lower their prices is no fun. When you go into a supermarket do you demand a lower price - anyway the way you practice your craft is not for the casual traveler out to have a good time not engage in some psychlogical drama to gain sympathy to have your room prices cut.
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Ah PalenQ, one man's food is another man's poison. I realize most people want security and so pre-book. They are free to do so, I've never said otherwise.
As for something not working in Italy, I gave you 2 simple examples. Where they took place, Canada and the USA are of no relevance. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Nowhere did I say I would use the same approch in Italy. Do you think I have only one arrow in my quiver? There are many different ways of going about getting the lowest price you can for a room. So don't concentrate all your effort on trying to discount what is only one way of doing so.
I too see travel as fun and playing the game with hotels as part of that fun. It's all in how you approach it n'est-ce pas? Hotel reception staff know the game (unless they just started the job last week)and most of them like to play the game as well. It gets pretty boring I'm sure after you have done your 365th check-in that week. Look at all the 'hotel insider' sites there are all telling you the same things. https://www.google.ca/#q=hotel+insider+tips
When you're bored, you play a game. For Hotel Reception, guess who that means they play with. There's no 'psychological drama' PalenQ. They know they're playing a game and so do I.
I do agree with you however on one thing, the average tourist doesn't know how to play the game. They don't even know the game exists.
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To book or not to book, that is the question.
Some holidays need booking. One would be pretty dumb to visit, say, Whistler, planning on skiing for a week, but only booking the first night.
When travelling with children, it makes sense to have accommodation booked - it's a hassle changing hotels when there is a bigger party.
When travelling with the elderly, changing hotels after a single night is a pain in the neck.
If you KNOW that you plan on spending a week in a place, surely it makes sense to book for a week.
If a place is unique, and staying somewhere else cannot give you the same experience as staying there, then booking is a good idea.
If not being able to find a place for the second night is going to be a hassle (carting yourself plus stuff from Venice to Mestre or Vicenza, for example) then booking makes sense.
If you are involved in some sort of program of events (The Ring Cycle at Bayreuth, for example) then booking for the period is not such a bad idea.
If onwards travel is not possible, then book that second night.
On the other hand, if you don't care much where you spend the second night, then booking might not matter. Maybe you have a car and can easily move on. Maybe you are travelling solo. Maybe one town is pretty much like another, so it does not matter.
Horses for courses, I think.
And this horse has now surely been flogged to death.
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Poor Shan2014
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Right now for my dates, there are 10 places to stay in Vevey.
The most affordable ones have a shared bath(3).The other 7 range in price from $164 to $406. So if you're on a budget, you will be priced out or forced to share a bath.
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"10 places to stay in Vevey."
LOL, well first you would have to actually believe there are only 10 places in Veyey to stay. Then you would have to believe you must stay in Vevey, that somewhere 5 minutes down the train track like Montreux wouldn't do just as well. Or somewhere 5 minutes drive away in say Corseaux or Corsier-sur-Vevey.
It takes incredible belief that you have found everything possible in the Vevey area to make a statement like you have joanw. But to suggest you will be forced to share a bath is beyond belief.
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Then you would have to believe you must stay in Vevey>
why not stay in the cheapest place you can find say within 100 miles or so - what's a few extra miles.
No Vevey is exceptional - if you have been there and Montreux you may find why folks may want to pay a bit more to stay in this - to me the cutest city on Lac LeMan.
Vevey is worth the extra effort IMO.
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I have wall as fluid -solid interface means two sided wall. (wall and its shadow wall in FLUENT).
I have a known temperature gradient on that wall and known heat transfer coefficient for convection heat transfer condition.
Wall has solid as its adjacent cell zone and its shadow has gas as its adjacent cell zone.
As I know, temperature gradient can be define using UDF which is constant with respect to time. Now I want heat transfer between solid and gas
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an interface is not a boundary. You cannot apply boundary conditions to it. You can only apply boundary conditions to boundaries.
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Hello LuckyTran,
Yes, you are right that boundary condition can not be given to interface.
It was my mistake that i have written it as interface.
Actually it is the wall inside the computational domain.
One side of this wall has gas (fluid) and on another side of wall it is solid zone.
So,it is two sided wall. I have define it as a wall in GAMBIT and when I read mesh file in FLUENT it will generate the shadow wall automatically.
Now, I have the known temperature gradient on the wall which is steady with respect to time and known convection heat transfer coefficient for convective heat transfer between solid and gas.
In FLUENT, only three conditions are available for the case of two sided wall.
1) heat flux
2) temperature
3) coupled wall
Here, in my case i know the temperature gradient in my case. So, by using UDF, I can give temperature gradient on wall but how can i model convection between Solid and Gas???????????
You can see the attachment for more clarification.
Red color indicates stack (Solid zone) and light color indicates gas zone.
If you want any more clarification, you are always welcome.
Thank you.....
Hello LuckyTran,
Thank you for your guidance.
I am not able to do this, Can you explain more in detail how to model the above problem?
Thank you again for valuable time........
You don't need to specifiy an HTC at the solid-fluid interface since you are modeling both of them. Define the wall as a "coupled wall" and the solver will determine the HTC.
Hello Luke,
Thanks for guidance.
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