I can recommend Shueman in Romania. It's cheap, you won't think about work. The place is in the bottle of a valley surrounded by mountains covered with forest. It's the perfect place to be reminded about "the good old days".
puke, Jan 11, 2006 @ 01:41

Sounds lovely... just need to find a cheap flight thou :)

Btw I've been in Romania a couple of times (thou not there) and I really liked it!!

Thanks again.
Val
Hoiling, Jan 11, 2006 @ 13:12

Try Croatia -- especially an island on the Dalmatian Coast (Brac or Hvar) or Dubrovnik. Not sure what the weather is like there right now, but it's great nonetheless.
tiffany, Jan 11, 2006 @ 14:39

Try EasyJet destinations like Barcelona - or Fly Baboo destinations like Venice (maybe being from Italy would rule out Venice) - but there are many other destinations available.

I saw the reco. to go to Croatia. I did this in October, including staying on one of the islands, Mljet. I agree it's a great idea, but I wouldn't attempt to do that for a weekend - as firstly the flights are not direct (eg via London) - and the travel from Dubrovnik airport onto Dubrovnik and then ferries to the islands etc - altogether wouldn't make this very practical for the sake of a 2 day break - in my opinion. However can thoroughly recommend Dubrovnik and Mljet for a 6 ? day break. Time to unwind and unpack !
Nottm_Lass, Jan 11, 2006 @ 16:21

Hi Val,
How about you fly to a destination in Spain with Easy Jet like Malaga or Barcelona? Spain is also quite cheap for food and hotels (compared to Switzerland, that is!)
Just a thought.
Vinnie
vinnie, Jan 11, 2006 @ 17:33

Besides Easyjet, Swissair has some really good last minute week-end getaway deals(esp the ones for europe) which they post every wednesday . Check out the website http://www.swiss.com/web/IE6/book-fly/tg-so-special-offers-intro.htm (on wednesday) NY chf333, Dubai chf444 (not incl. tax+ service charge)
Best of luck
tensin
tensin, Jan 11, 2006 @ 19:40

U are really SO great!!

:) I'll let u know which destination I'll pick :)

Cheers,
Val
Hoiling, Jan 11, 2006 @ 19:44

You may want to check that out again(Mile transfer to Star alliance)

Because they transferred my Swiss Travel Club miles to this other club called "Miles and More" even though I am a Star Alliance member and preferred the transfer there.

tensin, Jan 12, 2006 @ 12:42

and Flybaboo flies there.
Stef__Granny, Jan 12, 2006 @ 14:43

You can go to Nyon. Cheap, nice and you can spend the weekend relaxing ;)
zenbrain, Jan 12, 2006 @ 15:57

but I think Florence is another of FlyBaboo's destinations
www.flybaboo.ch
Stef__Granny, Jan 12, 2006 @ 19:02

Silly me should have mentioned though I belong to Star alliance(Royal Orchid), they transferred my miles to Star alliance (Miles and More)!!- which starts from scratch. Would have been wonderful had let me add it to my existing Star Alliance card.
Never Mind c'est la vie..

tensin, Jan 13, 2006 @ 16:11

sounds great and I could even go home... just need some more "vacations!!!"

Let's talk about it!
Val
Hoiling, Jan 20, 2006 @ 04:32