http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Flyfifer/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Flyfifer en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:39:20 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:39:20 BST GhentTravelled to Ghent using the Eurostar splashing out on an upgrade to 1st class so we could dine as we crossed northern France and Flanders. On arrival got told that our euro100night booking at the Sofitel had been upgraded to a euro425night suite. Absolutely massive room and without doubt the best I've stayed in.Did the usual wandering around Ghent and it's bars and watched the 5th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Belgium/blog-252665.html Flew Ryanair from Bristol to Riga on 12th December 2007 returned on the 17th. Stayed at Hotel Tia a little out of town but otherwise decent hotel for the money. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Latvia/Riga/blog-252657.html ParisBusiness trip flying Air France to Paris on 24th February and returning on the 28th. Stayed at the Renaissance Hotel Paris La Defense. Very nice hotel but area is dead in the evening. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/France/-le-de-France/Paris/blog-251349.html Porto WeekendTravelled out early morning Friday 15th February with Ryanair after getting 1p flights 20 return after tax. Was supposed to stay in the Grande Hotel de Paris but upon arriving was told that there were problems and going by the fire alarms lights looking like a Xmas tree in the background that would seem to be an understatement and that they were going to have to move us to th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Portugal/Northern/Porto/blog-251317.html