You can book online here http://www.venta.avanzabus.com/compra/busqueda9.jsp I entered a random date for next week and the fare is very reasonable approx €15. Before buying online, click the 'tarifas especiales' for offers The reason for the time difference is that some buses are direct and some stop off at towns en route.

I would keep checking... I think that 10 months in advance is too early. I would say around 6 months before your desired departure (so in your case, around September 2010) start checking weekly. Sometime in the 3 to 6 month range, you'll see the fare go as low as it ever will. Buy the ticket. Don't wait too long, though, or you'll miss the boat. The ticket price will start to increase again. Good luck.

With Semana Santa most probably everything will be full. I liked Hotel Venecia - it is right in the centre at the main avenue. It's small, calm and cosy and it's just a few steps to the main shopping street and the old centre and everything. Also Hostal La Palma... but that is more for if you are a backpacker.

A well known and well worn scam. You need to take a lot into account when buying a car in Spain due to the fact that all sorts of debt can be attached to vehicle, which the new owner will automatically assume liability for - read this article before you buy any vehicle in Spain - http://www.tumbit.com/how-to-guides/articles/73-checks-to-make-before-buying-a-used-car-in-spain.html

Unfortunately, booking this late for weekend flights in the near future means that the flights are no longer cheap. However I'm giving you 5 choices of airline and you may be surprised to know that Easyjet are not only the cheapest overall but, also, cheapest for luggage. Where airlines have more than one flight on your dates I have given you the cheapest combination of flights. Easyjet from London Gatwick - £150.80p + £18.00p for luggage to 20kgs Thomson Airways from Gatwick - £148.96p + £20.00p for luggage to 20kgs Monarch from London Gatwick - £154.00p + £19.98p for luggage to 20kgs Ryanair from London Stansted - £157.25p + £30.00p for luggage to 15kgs Aer Lingus from London Gatwick - £187.56p + £24.00 for luggage to 20kgs All of the above prices are the total for return flights & include taxes, charges etc. Please be aware that in the case of Ryanair & Aer Lingus there is also a "handling fee" of £10.00p per person (£5.00p each way). As far as Veuling is concerned they fly from Heathrow but go to Seville not Malaga. I travel to Malaga 4 times a year and fly on almost every occasion with Easyjet.

I travel most of Europe for about 100 Euro per day, for a few days Paris I need about 150 Euro per day, and that is being careful with my money, not going out to shop. It is possible to do with less, being very careful where you eat, doing your food shopping in a supermarket and only see the famous sights by walking past them, not worth the savings if it is your first time in Paris.

Pity, after this weekend, schools go back and prices will drop on the budget airlines, quite dramatically as well. Flying will be the cheapest way by far in November.

I doubt it. I fly to Mallorca about 5 or 6 times a year, and the most expensive week of the year is the May half term. It is notoriously expensive, so much so that this year I am not going to bother. It is the first break that offers some sunshine - sunshine is not guaranteed at Easter - so families are anxious to take advantage of that, and as a result flight prices are very high that one week.