Europe Travel Forum

Hi, have booked all my trip, at the end of the river cruise in Amsterdam,we will be departing the ship at about 10am from the port of Ruijterkade. To catch the train to Paris ( the Thalys Red Train ) What time limit do I have to get to the Station and the best way to get there. I will need to book in about 1-2 weeks. Have booked hotel in Paris on the 22nd August ( 4 nights ) many thanks David

Hi All,

I'm from Malaysia and currently planning for my incoming Austria & Switzerland trip.

I would like to know more on Eurail Austria-Switzerland Pass. I knew that this pass only valid on the national rail in Austria & Switzerland but I not really sure is it cover the places that I plan to go. Or I need to allocate additional budget for public transport to go to the places that I plan to go as below.

Vienna - Salzburg - Hallstatt - Kitzbuhel - Innsbruck - Zurich - Lucerne (Mt Titlis)- Interlaken - Jungfrau

Can I purchase this Eurail Austria-Switzerland Pass when I reach Vienna airport or I need to purchase it from Malaysia? My plan is to fly to Vienna then fly back to Malaysia from Zurich.

And how is the system works? I knew that I need to validate the pass on the 1st day use at the railway station and do I need to prebook my train when moving from 1 destination to another destination or I can straight to the railway station to catch up the next available train.

Finally, I would like to roughly check on the duration which i browsed through the eurail website. As I not sure what train station to choose for each destination, hence I not sure I did the rite search or not. Can anyone helps me?

From Vienna to Salzburg estimate 3 hrs
From Salzburg to Hallstatt estimate 3 hrs
From Hallstatt to Innsbruck estimate 5 hrs
From Innsbruck to Zurich estimate 3 hrs 30 mins
From Zurich to Lucerne estimate 1 hr
From Lucerne to Interlaken estimate 2 hrs 30 mins
From Interlaken to Jungfraujoch estimate 2 hrs 30 mins
From Interlaken to Zurich estimate 3 hrs 30 mins

Appreciate for your help and wish you have a nice day. Thanks.


Regards,
Aodreen

We are really getting concerned about the prospective election and what we hear related to possible strikes, ATM issues, Euro-Drachma stories. Need to decide within a week.

Please, help and give suggestions. If it is too uncertain now, we will come next year.

Hello,
We will be having a 4 days haliday in Sorrento and its surrounding. Then we have another 4 days break before we catch the flight from Genova. I suppose we will spend the last day in Genova. But can you help me in planning the 4 days?
- Should we travel by car for 4 days from Sorrento to Genova in 4 days? (We don't wanna spend much time in Rome as we had seen Rome on several occasions) If yes, where should we spend the nights?

- Should we go further (maybe France) and then come back to Genova for the flight? If yes can we catch a train from Sorrento?

- My wife definitely wants to visit SeraValle (for shopping) and Portofino.

Please help us in organizing this trip. Any other suggestions are welcomed. Thank you in advance.

hello!
Is it more polite to say "guten tag" or "Grüss Gott" in Salzburg, Austria?

Henry :)

Hello!
I will be staying a few days in Colmar, France. I realize that English is not frequently spoken there. I can communicate in French to some degree and a little (very little) in German. Which is more polite French or German? (taking under consideration the back-and-forth history). And "Alsatian"...is that frequently spoken?

Henry :)

Which one is the largest bus station??

Feldkirch(AT),Buch SG(CH),Sargans(CH)

Hi! We will be going to paris for four days during this June. I understand that there is city tour bus that can hop around the city. I would like to know is it worth it? Where to buy the tickets? Thanks

Hi! We will be going to paris for four days during this June. I understand that there is city tour bus that can hop around the city. I would like to know is it worth it? Where to buy the tickets? Thanks

Hi! We will be going to paris for four days during this June. I understand that there is city tour bus that can hop around the city. I would like to know is it worth it? Where to buy the tickets? Thanks

Hi! We will be going to paris for four days during this June. I understand that there is city tour bus that can hop around the city. I would like to know is it worth it? Where to buy the tickets? Thanks

Hi! I understand that there is city day tour bus that can hop on and off around London city. I would like to know is it worth taking the bus.. We will be staying in London for six days.. Can we buy the tickets on the spot? Where can we buy the tickets? Thanks

A few of us are thinking of going to Sunny Beach (Bourgas) in September about the second week in. We were just wondering if:

1) its still really hot? (Like go out in wet clothes and have them dry on you type heat)
2)Is it still busy? We are 20-21 and would like a busy party scene?

We were thinking that maybe Tenerife might be more suitable for us? Any suggestions/help will be much appreciated!

Thanks

We are wanting to travel by car from Paris to Le Bugue in September. We have 10 days to get to our Rental accomodation there. Can someone suggest a scenic route, avoiding Motorways, etc. And perhaps places to stay en route?

My wife and I are coming to the area in September. We are frequent visitors to Ireland, this year we will attempt to find out something about my mother's home and family. We attempted to several years ago and ran into scheduling problems, hopefully this time will be better, time is runnig out. I have the name of an area, Malin Head, home of my grandfather Neal McKeague but not much more. Any suggestions for us.
Thank you

I am going to holland next week and I´m planning to rent a car in Amsterdam and drive to Brugge , Belgium. I have some questions:
- Is it easy to drive in Holland in terms of traffic signs knowing english?
- How about the speed limit in the motorways?
_Any special advice?

Thanks,

Roberto

Hi! I'll be in Warsaw in the beginning of the Euro 2012. Could you recommend o pub to watch the matches or, even better, is there a big screen somewhere in the city?

Hi.

I am trying to put together a baisic list of places to go to in Europe.

I will be going for a month next year between Jully and November. The date will be set around possible events I might be intrested in attending.

The trip I want to plan for is going to be a back pack trip, not looking for expensive hotels or even B&B's. Hostels and couches are defnitly what I personaly prefer. I dont want to go to art museums and I am not looking for fine dinning. I would like somewhere that I can experience local food for a good price, but will mainly live off street food.

I want to see places that have free things to do, as I will be on a very tight budget. But also have a great night life and pub culture.

What would be a good month to go in to be able to go to places like Germany for Oktoberfest. Or Spain for the running of the bulls. It would be nice to go when there are plenty of these type of events.

Im not to sure if I will do 6 places for 5 days, or 5 places for 5 days and have 5 free days to just hop a train and go see another area or country just for a day trip. The latter is my personal choice but I have no idea of what to expect when I get there, so Im not sure if something rather unstructed would be a good idea.

I would love to see Germany, and Prague seems to be a great place for a party. And I want to see Amsterdam. The problem with trying to piece it all together myself is that i just want to go everywhere.

Good street food, easy accomidation, I wont be going on to many sight seeing tours would rather look around for myself, free events and great scenery are what I am looking for. I know this dosen't narrow to much down, but any advice on places you guys might suggest will be very helpfull. I just cant decide.

I am going to be 26 And travelling with my girlfriend.

Thanks to anybody who has any tips and suggestions.

Kevin.

Hi, I am taking the ferry tomorrow morning to Oslo from Denmark and read that Thursday, May 17 is a National Holiday in Norway. Does anyone know if the museums will be open? Are there any special things to do that day, I will be there from 16-18 May and then driving to Stockholm. Thanks!!

I'm planning on a day trip from Siena to Pisa. Does anyone have a suggestion on the best place to park my car and take a bus into the city centre?

Hi,
we are getting the train from Gothenburg to Oslo, I see that the train goes ever so close to Varne, but looking at street view it seems you cant actually see the lake at any point.
No great shakes, it looks like a great ride in the border area, I just wanted to verify as if you do get a glimpse, even for a few seconds, it will be worth pressing our noses to the right side of the train and ticking it off. We're on quite a train journey, so saying "we saw western Europe's biggest lake", even for a few seconds, is worth adding to the list. If there are any other specific things, like some special church or anything really, please let me know.

Thanks.

Hello,

I am coming to Devon for a day.

What to visit there?

Please instruct with website.

Hello,

I am visiting Derby for two days.

Can you tell me somethings so funny to be visited with addresses? as well as website.

Best regards,

Hello,

I am visiting Gloucestershire for a day.

Can anyone tell me what to visit in Gloucestershire.

Please tell me somethings so funny to be visited.

Thanks so much for your help.

Hello, we're coming to stay in Sorrento in June/July in self-catering accommodation and want to know if there's a supermarket type shop where we can stock up on food.

Also, is there somewhere where we can get snacks, ie, filled paninis, that typeof thing, rather than a restaurant meal. We're on a tight budget so need to watch the cost as much as possible.

Thanks

Charlotte and Kev

Anyone know if there is temporary baggage at the Sestri Levante train station?

Those of you who are familiar with my blog (missusmac.wordpress.com) know that we get 4 trips per year to travel anywhere in the world until the end of 2014. Each trip has to be attached to a sporting event per the prize rules.

This year we were planning on Amsterdam (we just got back), London for the Olympics in early August, then Thailand and Mauritius in November.

I am now 8 weeks pregnant and due December 20th, so we're rethinking the November trip in favor of a low-key beach vacation in August or September and mayyyybe early October. We can combine trips, so for example Yahoo will pay for 4 nights somewhere instead of just the 2 we get per trip.

I have found some destination possibilities that have beaches and the required sporting event to get us there.

Tahiti for a surfing championship August 16-27th
Pros: It's Tahiti! It's earlier rather than later in the pregnancy.
Cons: We went to Tahiti for our honeymoon, and we'd prefer to use these trips to go somewhere we haven't been.

Peniche, Portugal for a surfing event October 20-21
Pros: Somewhere we've never been
Cons: Later in the pregnancy

Canary Islands for a surfing event September 18-23
Pros: Nice beaches
Cons: Can't think of any... just a long flight

Barcelona, Spain for a race August 26th
Pros: Major city with conveniences
Cons: Beaches look crowded

I am still in the early planning stages, so I'll take any suggestions/comments, especially if you can find any sporting events elsewhere. A lot of events just aren't planned that far in advance, so it's difficult to plan our trips around them.

Hi,

I have booked 2 flight back home and it seems now that I will not catch the 1st on , but be a few days before the 2nd one already in Santiago !
So I will take 1 day for the city, BUT what else can I do there in the surrounding as an easy daytrip ??
A carmuseum would be perfect for me, or maybe you have a better idea ?
Finisterre - I dont think I will do that, I was walking enough already to get to Santiago...

Hello All
Just hoping few folks can steer us to some great day trips from positano
My partner and I will be there in Mid July and staying at the Casa Teresa
Thanks
Andy

My husband and I are going to move to Munich starting from September. We have to find a flat and would like to avoid to pay such expensive commissions to agencies. Could someone living in Munich help me to find something? I speak fluent German. Many Thanks