European Travel Guide & Tips
Posted on | January 13, 2010 | 18 Comments
Almost every European country currently has at least one no additions budget airline. Easy Jet and Ryan Air are becoming healthy known and well-liked in Great Britain and in Ireland. Germany has four or five low cost airlines and disgraceful airfare specialists.
Meanwhile, in Sweden, SAS have just launched their own budget offshoot called Snowflake. At initial look the fares that these airlines charge can seem incredibly low; Ryan Air have given their flights missing almost for free in the past – although you still have to pay the airport levy of around twenty UK pounds. But where’s the catch? Is there a catch?
Can you really vacation Europe by air without spending a fortune? Here is the deal if you want to vacation Europe on a cheap budget:
Firstly, the low fares airlines in Europe nearly always use out of city provincial airports – often about forty or fifty miles from the respective city centers. This can add up to two hours of vacation time to your journey at each end. You also have to pay for the bus or train connection to get from your airport to the city center. Make sure you add this price in to the cost of your ticket when comparing prices among cheap airfare deals and the prices thrilling by the conventional airlines. In most cases the main airlines fly you into the city center airport and therefore cut your vacation time and the cost of any spare transport.
If you are unsuccessful sufficient to miss a trip then you could literally be stuck in a very rural airport during the night with all the food outlets closed down and no way to get back to the town or the city. Secondly, you only obtain what you disburse for. The European budget airlines can offer no in-flight service for foodstuff and drinks. Or, if they do, they will charge you for it at a premium rate. Coffee, sandwiches and beer may be very pricey indeed. To be fair, many of the flights are only of an hour or two’s duration so snacks and drinks may not be such a big deal
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January 13th, 2010 @ 9:56 am
If you want to travel alone, or with a few friends, the Lonely Planet series are the best books, (I think and many others here also advise using them.)
If you want a guided tour, I have no experience with them, but I recently found a website that has many listed.
If the links do not get you to the information you want, search for them with the names you find on this page:
http://www.atlastravelweb.com/europetours.shtml
January 13th, 2010 @ 10:07 am
I have used several guides throughout the years. I rate the following four sites the most useful and complete at the moment:
Frommers
Fodor's
Professional Travel Guide
(of course) TripAdvisor
There is a new guide covering especially nightlife in Euro capitals which looks promising, http://www.slevart.com/
(it's the anagram of travels)
January 13th, 2010 @ 10:39 am
I think if you had a person to follow you around for 3 week's you'd be poor by the end… maybe try a couple of cities tourist site's & they'll problery have some info on their for the spefic country =) I hope you have a nice time
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January 14th, 2010 @ 4:11 pm
Ignorance. People from other countries just ignorantly believe what their media and leaders tell them about the US, and that is how the stereotypes get started.
The funny thing is, they always accuse Americans of blindly believing their leaders and media, but they are doing the same thing. I guess they think that their government and media always tells them the truth, and that the US government and media is the only one in the world that ever lies.
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January 15th, 2010 @ 2:52 am
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January 15th, 2010 @ 8:22 am
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January 15th, 2010 @ 9:37 am
I've been to Europe many times. Never by guided tours, though. I book air and hotel through places like go-today.com or Expedia, etc. and just go. Sometimes I just book air and one hotel for the first night, then take trains to interesting cities or towns and find a bed and breakfast. It seems that either way is cheaper than the guided tours. But I am pretty independent. I read the guidebooks.
I have taken day tours, like to Versailles, or to the Cotswolds. Those are worth it since they got me to places I couldn't get to on my own.
January 15th, 2010 @ 3:24 pm
What??? Are you talking about an EU travel document??? Either way, you need a Canadian Visa to enter Canada.
January 15th, 2010 @ 10:17 pm
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January 16th, 2010 @ 3:20 am
Well I'm no expert, but I have been to several European countries and will be studying in England in the fall, so I've done plenty of research. Here are some tips:
1. Allow plenty of time in Paris–visit the Louvre, Eiffel Tower, Musee d'Orsay, and spend time shopping on the Champs Elysees. I also recommend taking a river cruise down the Seine at night–I did it during the day but I think it would be prettier at night. Also be sure to visit Versailles–it's a little distance outside the city, but well worth the visit.
2. Definitely go to London–it's probably my favorite European city because there is so much to do, and everything is exceptionally clean and well-kept. Ride the London Eye to get your bearings; visit St. Paul's Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, and Westminster Abbey; and take time to walk around some of the neighborhoods.
3. Haven't been to Italy, but I really want to! Rome looks really good, as does Venice and Florence.
4. If you go to Spain, I definitely recommend visiting Barcelona. I've heard it's the most beautiful city in Europe.
5. If you have time, also visit Amsterdam and Luzern, Switzerland. I've also heard great things about Salzburg and Vienna, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic.
6. I was on a Trafalgar tour, so I don't know too much about the transportation options, but if you think you would be interested in a tour, I definitely recommend them. They're a great way to travel, though I must admit that they can get a bit hectic–some more so than others.
Here's their website if you're interested:
http://www.trafalgar.com/
Hope this helps, and hope you have a wonderful trip!!
January 16th, 2010 @ 7:14 am
Try…..
http://www.expedia.com
January 16th, 2010 @ 4:44 pm
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