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Continued Travel Woes for Europe

February 10, 2012 on 2:35 pm | In Belgium travel, Czech Republic travel, Denmark travel, Europe travel, France Travel, Germany travel, Italy travel, London travel, Netherlands travel, ThereArePlaces.com, air travel, england travel, hungary travel, russia travel, things travelers need to know, travel weather warning | Comments Off

Cold weather, ice, snow and blizzard force winds continue to wreak havoc with those attempting to travel on the “Continent”, particularly those traveling in Eastern Europe. Section of the Danube River in Romania have been closed to traffic and other sections have frozen over for the first time in twenty-five years. See this detailed review at CNN for more information. These articles from the UPI and France24 provide details on various aspects of the continued weather troubles plaguing Europe.

Deadly Flash Floods in Central Europe

August 9, 2010 on 7:03 pm | In Czech Republic travel, Germany travel, Lithuania travel, Poland travel, ThereArePlaces.com, things travelers need to know, travel news, travel weather warning | Comments Off

Central Europe has been feeling the brunt of summer storms and savage flash-flooding. Deaths due to flash floods have occurred this month western Poland, eastern Germany, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. Read about the severe weather in this article from the BBC. You may remember that this same area suffered from flooding earlier this summer.

Avoid holiday travel in the area over the next few weeks, as more rain is expected and rescue operations are ongoing.