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Any suggestions for day trips from Turin? I've spent two afternoons in the city so that's cool. I'm thinking Genoa, maybe some vine town like Alba and ??? No real preferences, but maybe something Apline for a different flavor.
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WaryWarren posted:Genoa is great, get lost in the tangle of streets in the old town.  Tomorrow is the second day of the festival so I thought that would be the time to go to Genoa and...  There's only a bit of rain foretasted for Turin so I really didn't expect for everywhere else to be raining. If I can't find something else where it won't be lovely all day, the backup for tomorrow is car and Egyptian museums.
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Carbon dioxide posted:I don't know what Italians do in this weather but Europeans further north would certainly be like "gently caress that, I'm going to the festival anyway and I'll just bring an umbrella". If you force yourself to stay inside whenever there's a drop of rain you'd never get anything done.  I was back in Torio the same evening and got to see the massive fireworks show and everything anyway. asur posted:A 2 hour drive one way seems pretty far to me, but if you're going to Genoa you can also check out Portofino. Saladman posted:Yeah, I don't see a scale for that rain, but since those wind speeds aren't super high, it looks just like drizzle? I'd go anyway. I would not go hiking in the Alps in that weather though, unless the weather is below the mountain line, but in summer, the rain clouds are usually quite high and hard to get above. Genoa turned out great. Yes it's about two hours away, but by train you can be barely conscious on it and catch up on sleep. Great city to visit, the old town, the sea, the hills, Boccadasse, etc. all make it a more diverse experience than Torinoi itself. The Alba/Borolo was mostly to see the wine region. Would've loved the alpine region too of course but I've been to the German, Austrian and Italian alps before fairly recently. Weird that there were no signs of Ferro Rocher anywhere even in town though. The trip almost turned into a disaster thanks to lovely public transport to/from Barolo. Getting there was easy by bus directly from the train station, but it turned out there were only two return buses that afternoon so I only ended up spending like an hour and a half there. Almost enough to see a small village and do some wine tasting (all tastes the same) also lol at those prices jesus christ. EricBauman posted:Not from Turin, but in Turin: the movie museum in the old synagogue (which was never actually used as a synagogue) is cool. I'm not sure you can still just sit in a lounge chair and watch the entirety of Cabiria, but that was just what I needed at that point in my trip. They probably change movies every once in a while smackfu posted:Turin also has an Egypt museum for some reason, probably disreputable history. Cool mummies and statues. Last day went to the car museum which was really good, and planned to hit the cinema one in the afternoon but was running short on time by the time I had lunch. The flight ended up being delayed by an hour so I could've made it but it's not something I could count on.
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Hostelling International are a chain and you can save a few bucks per day if you get a membership. Most touristy places are already sold out, but things could be cheaper in a nearby, less popular location. I was able to get reasonable rates in Turin on short notice, while Genoa was all sold out because it's on the sea. Some locations are just going to be always expensive. I think Barcelona was pretty bad even a few years pre-covid, and German or Austrian options weren't very cheap either. A few months back I pad like 30EUR even for a camping spot. Barcelona in July's gonna be hosed either way. If there are two of you, you'll likely be better off with a cheap hotel room (or apartment) than hostel dorms. Things will be cheaper if you go to Eastern Europe instead. So maybe consider Albania instead!
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Barry Bluejeans posted:I really appreciate the advice, thanks everyone! Here's some of better pictures I've taken since arriving, shot mostly during my walk to and from the Plaza de Espańa in the Parque de María Luisa. Man that looks cool as poo poo! Seville is the only major spot I didn't hit on my Southern Spain roadtrip in 2020 (went just before the autumn wave hit). I still have some markers on my map, unfortunately they're not part of a custom map so I can't share them directly but maybe this will be helpful. Lots of cool stuff in Andaluscia.  As for the Nasrid Palace, I'm pretty sure I've done gently caress-all planning in advance but didn't have any issues getting a ticket. It was during covid times though.
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Bourricot posted:How is that counterintuitive? Get as much cool air as you can, and prevent heat from getting in, sounds logical. I do the same in my badly insulated apartment. But if the house is well insulated, OP's thing totally works better. I have external blinds too so basically I get it as cold as possible during the night and then seal everything up in the morning. It's never gotten more than mildly unpleasant even during the hottest days. This year I want to try logging the inside/outside temperatures with different approaches and also building one of those bucket swamp coolers.
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Cheese Thief posted:Cant figure out how to get a taxi in Rome at the airport. One tried to charge 50 so I demanded out and tossed him 2 euro change. It’s been 2 hours of walking around trying to find my way out, but now i have an hour trek on foot to the hotel and it’s so hot. All the taxis I saw pointed me another direction saying local taxi that way. Thank god I’m alone I’d hate to drag anyone else through this hell after a 10 hour flight. Lmao. Which airport? I think the last time I was at Fiumicino and there was a bus that went to the center for a few euros.
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Saladman posted:I couldn't find anything about tabacchis no longer selling tickets when I googled just now, but we tried like four shops in central Rome near Trevi Fountain and none of them sold bus tickets, so I looked for an online solution and was surprised that it was actually well-implemented. Tabacchi tickets are still most definitely a thing everywhere else in Italy, just confirmed in Genoa and Turin, and last year in Bari. Rome was a few years back though. distortion park posted:The buses in Paris have my favourite system actually - you can text a number with your bus number and they bill you + reply with the ticket.(it's explained on the bus stand) Way easier and quicker than messing around with an app or even a ticket machine.
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Doesn't seem like the heatwave has hit here yet. It was hot but not remarkably so.Entropist posted:Taxis are always a scam in Europe, even if you don't get overcharged there might be high fixed rates. You can almost always avoid taking one unless you have to be at an airport really early/late. My flight to Turin was pretty late and got delayed by like 90 minutes so we arrived just before the last bus departed and had no chance of catching it. The 20 minute ride cost more than a 1.5 hour flight for two, by a lot.
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I've never had to actually use an IDP, no matter what the theory said. Everywhere in the EU, obviously, but also South Africa, US and Ukraine all were fine with just an EU license. The cool think about the IDP is that there are two types, one expires in 1 year and another in 3(?) and, theoretically, some countries accept one but not the other, so you, theoretically, need to maintain both if you travel a lot.
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Jerry Manderbilt posted:found some temptingly cheap flights to Munich or Copenhagen for the fall; for entering the Schengen area, I suppose I should still expect to provide proof of a negative COVID test result within 72 hours of entry? Nobody knows. At the moment it's not required, but you should keep an eye out for the specific country. The Schengen area doesn't have its own covid policy. quote:On June 1st, the obligation to provide proof – vaccinated, recovered or tested negative – ended when entering Germany. Excluded are people arriving from a virus variant area. However, no country is currently classified as a virus variant area. I'd buy the tickets if you want to go. At worst they'll require vaccination and/or negative test, I'm very confident there won't be a complete entry ban.
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If you do go to Neuschwanstein by yourself, keep in mind that you might need to buy tickets in advance. Guess how I found that out
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Saladman posted:...  but that's specialized touristy prices of course. Though I rented at €50/day in Iceland last year. In Europe where you get normal business travel it's usually much more reasonable. In Frankfurt, Vienna, Milan you can book a Golf for €35/day from normal companies like Sixt or Avis. Even Dublin seems to have reasonable prices now, when I looked a few months ago they were through the loving roof. That's without insurance though.
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Lol buses in Italy outside of urban areas can be a bit sketchy. Earlier this year I went to a small wine town west of Turin and getting there was easy: train then change to a bus that stops immediately outside the train station. It goes in the next village over but nbd, like 10 minute walk. Except that going back... not so easy! That bus route apparently doesn't stop in that same village going in the opposite direction, and google only knew of one scheduled bus returning from the town that day. I went to check it out and the supposed bus stop wasn't marked in any way, and nearby shop owners didn't know of any bus and told me I'd need to get a taxi for $$$ of course. Shockingly, the bus did actually arrive but I had to cut my time in the area at least in half.
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TAP Portugal just got me "stuck" for 3 more days on a the beach in the Gambia because of a strike, so they're pretty cool in my bookEntropist posted:I was in Taormina a few months ago. It's also nice if you are not fancy. I stayed in a cheap hostel by the beach meaning I had to climb a sketchy path up the hill if I wanted to go into town, but by the sea there were some good places to eat and such too. The train station was also down there, so it was much easier for me to get out to other places than if I was staying in the center, and it was well connected. You can do some nice walking in the area, it's a good base to visit Etna, and of course there are beaches, though the ones next to Taormina aren't especially nice. There is also quite a bit of interesting history especially related to the Greek colonization of Sicily, and an amphitheatre. It's a nice little town but it probably doesn't make much sense staying for more than a day or two unless you make it the base for traveling the area. English isn't always an option but I found I could get by with very basic phrase-book Italian knowledge in the worst case. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Dec 26, 2022 |
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Saladman posted:I just flew them to Miami last week from Lisbon. It was okay, albeit like a 2010-era LCC with carryon only, a single* terrible meal for a 9 hour flight, and someone weighing bags and hassling people at the gate during boarding. So pretty bad for a national carrier like Swiss or Air France or Iberia, ok if compared to like, Norwegian Air Shuttle. The winter ferry is a bit sketchy, I didn't manage to leave for two days due to weather. Had to abandon the islands 
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I was in Naples almost exactly a year ago. I'll agree that Pompeii is definitely worth visiting but walking around the foundations does get old pretty quickly. Otherwise not much to add. Maybe keep an eye out on weather and if it's nice enough, do try the islands. We did Anacapi and it's cool. I'd leave Rome to another trip, I'm sure it's doable but you should have plenty of direct flights from the UK to just hop over whenever there's a sale. I like to visit different countries too but Italy is worth more than one and I try to do at least two every year.
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Wizzair has flights to TERF island [E: aka Britain] for  , worth it for a long weekend? Haven't been there as an adult, no idea if it's turned into a nightmare since and there's anything to do in the winter. webmeister posted:The whole "take your shoes off" drives me up the loving wall, thankfully it's pretty much only the US where you have to do it Also my home airport: Do you have a laptop or other electronics? Please take them out. Ok. Connecting flight from Lisbon that same day: No no please put the laptop in the bag, it's all scanned together. Fuuuk. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 14:19 on Jan 5, 2023 |
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Saladman posted:I spent a few months in late fall / early winter in London and it’s okay, I mean it’s not like it matters if the weather sucks if you’re in the British Museum all day. Also it’s the UK so the weather is cold and rainy like 80% of summer too. Still, long way to go for a weekend. TERF island is a new one to me, I thought that was going to be an abbreviation for Terceira or something. I'm in Europe so it's only like 1.5 hours, will probably take longer to get to London proper from loving Luton. Good point about the weather though, and I don't think I've been to the British Museum as I spent most of my time outside of London so that would take most of a day already I'd imagine. Lady Gaza posted:Be aware that due to a decade of austerity, inflation, cost of living rises, and the government refusing to give pay rises to public sector workers, there are a whole bunch of strikes at the moment. For a tourist the most impactful would be the rail strikes, however if you get ill or hit by a bus or something the nurse/paramedic strike might affect you too. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 14:28 on Jan 5, 2023 |
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kiimo posted:Thank you for closing a loop in my brain from 2017 and confusion why these legendary trains were all late There's no strong leader to make them run on time!
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borkencode posted:Looks like I’m headed to Iceland at the beginning of February. Most things I’ve read focused on travel during the summer months, so any winter oriented tips would be appreciated. Spending basically 4 days, with my wife’s only real goal being seeing the northern lights. As for Reykjavik itself, Bollock Monkey has the good info. We were there only one day really, but it's a pretty lovely town. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Jan 6, 2023 |
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borkencode posted:Looks like we're doing at least one night in Reykjavik, and one night in Vik probably. My wife mentioned finding some place that would wake you up if the aurora was active, not sure where that was. Everything was the south coast for sure though. On the way to Vik there's a bunch of waterfalls, of course, and the town of Skógar has a highly-rated museum but we didn't make it because of time so no idea what's in there. I think we stayed at the Sólheimahjáleiga Guesthouse not far from Vik, it's opposite of the plane wreck. You should make it to Vik the first day though if you set out before lunch though. Near Vik I'd check out Dyrhólaey cliffs and the black beach (from the Vik side). I think I'd try to make it to the Skaftafell Glacier and Jökulsárlón/Diamond Beach the next day. It's around 200km but that was probably one of my favorite places. You can also check the Fagradalsfjall volcano south of Reykjavik on the last day, it was still kind-of active when we were there.
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Wizzair gave me a  voucher so I'm off to Milan for a weekend in February Anything particular of particular interest to check out in and around beyond the usual Tripadvisor stuff?
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Paperhouse posted:for an authentic experience try going to a Milan game wearing an Inter shirt and getting your head kicked in webmeister posted:See if you can get tickets to Santa Maria Delle Grazie, it’s where the Last Supper painting is located CmdrSmirnoff posted:I went in the summer, so YMMV, but I liked the random parks scattered near the downtown core, especially the Giardini Indro Montanelli and Parco Sempione. They're both near lots of little streets filled with beautiful buildings and little restaurants Quick example: walk east from Corso Venezia to Via Giuseppe Baretti; there's a nondescript little square flanked by gorgeous old apartments labeled as Piazza Eleonora Duse on Google Maps. Really lovely.
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smackfu posted:Someday I want to try the Rick Steves super minimalist packing system. All fancy travel clothes, you have one change of clothes and you wash in the sink every night or two. Everything fits in a day pack. His guides do look interesting, I'll check it out for future use.
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You don't need to dress like a bum (and/or tourist dad) when packing lightly, unless it's like hiking trip just take normal street clothes. Considering we're in the Europe thread, clean jeans and button-down shirts will be fine, if it's cooler I have a down jacket like everyone wears but you can dress it up with a sports coat and that will be enough to put in in the 1% unless you're planning on attending an opera or something.
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I was bored during a meeting so I just did a highly scientific analysis of people walking by: Out of 31 people:
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Fruits of the sea posted:I'm assuming the censored picture had nudity in it. Noted, will give it a try. But yes.
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Last time I took a sleeper train was in Uzbekistan and it looked something like this just full. Basically a rolling open-plan hostel. Four beds in the sections on the left and two length-wise on the right. Interesting experience, to say the least. My last train trip was at 3-6am in "business class" but the seats didn't fold out or recline at all. E: Oh actually I've done a proper sleeper train in Eastern Europe over a decade ago back when I was in school and spending a day just doing nothing was cool. I think it wasn't too bad, it's an interesting experience if you've never tried it. mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 11:59 on Mar 21, 2023 |
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kiimo posted:that is a lot of feet to inhale all night.
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Definitely, unless you do daytrips to the lakes or maybe Turin. A car might be useful but not 100% necessary. Don't be an idiot like me though and do book the visit to Santa Maria delle Grazie weeeell in advance. Like several weeks at least.
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Saladman posted:To continue Italy talk: has anyone been around Puglia? We go there for 9 days/nights in early June, with the last 3 days being a wedding way at the bottom in Otranto. I liked Bari well enough, there isn't that much touristy stuff but it's nice to hang out there for a few nights. The opposite side from the port is pretty walkable. Matera and Alberobello are good day trips. I don't know if it's really necessary to spend two nights in Matera though. If you like castles try Castel del Monte, I didn't make it there as I decided not to rent a car, but it looks nice. Maybe check out Taranto if you're going south.
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Regarding Alberobello, I think this was the less touristy side, even though it's directly across the mega-touristy part (on the left from that parking lot). It's pretty compact though so you can easily move where you want. I took a train to Matera but there's definitely some parking available nearby. Locals seem to drive somehow on the tiny old-town streets but it's probably only accessible for residents.
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dphi posted:Will be in Salzburg, Austria for ~3 weeks for work next month, open to any suggestions for stuff to do on the weekends. I'll have a car as well so if there's something worth making a drive for, I'd be interested in that as well. Places to avoid, restaurants to visit, etc., appreciate any info! Farther out you Zell Am See is a nice town with mountains and a lake, might be worth staying there or nearby for a few days and going to drive up Großglockner or Krimml Waterfalls. Hallstatt is super touristy but worth checking out IMO. Kölnbrein dam is supposedly pretty cool but I didn't make it there so can't confirm myself. Probably a shitload of other hiking stuff if you're into that. kiimo posted:Seems like one of the few places to visit where you go aww shucks when you realize you'll be visiting in spring instead of winter E: Saladman posted:I don't know if anyone else has tried this, but my brother suggested trying out ChatGPT for travel tips and holy poo poo is he right. It makes figuring out tourism itineraries like a million times easier. Instead of either having to follow the single same tourist hitlist that every blog uses, you can just ask it for lesser-known sites and it finds things that I did not see after spending like 10 hours reading about Puglia. Bing just messaged me out of the blue on Skype this morning so I fed it the same prompt that I guess you used: quote:There are many great day hikes to do in the Kotor Bay area during the summer. Here are some recommendations: mobby_6kl fucked around with this message at 11:16 on Apr 7, 2023 |
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Whoa, just learned that there's a salt mine in Berchtesgaden (near the lake/Eagle's Nest) that I haven't been to: https://www.google.com/maps/place/S...%2Fg%2F120wr20f There's also an ice cave that was closed when I was there (and according to google still is) but maybe keep an eye on it: https://www.google.com/maps/place/E...16zL20vMDZzZHpt Good suggestions on Hallstatt. You can also go for as swim in the lake if the weather is nice enough, there's a beach on the little island, close to the parking P1. Carbon dioxide posted:I just typed Hallstatt in google maps to see where it was and I discovered just out of town there's a hiking area called "Arschlochwinkel", aka "rear end in a top hat Corner". German language wikipedia says it actually exists and it got this name because in the 19th century locals got annoyed by surveyors asking all the time "what's that place called" and started making up poo poo. 
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So I worked these Easter holidays so I could take a trip this coming weekend instead. Any suggestions for Varna or Bulgaria in general? Must've been there with my parents like 20 years ago at least but don't remember poo poo.Bollock Monkey posted:Has anyone here been to Kosovo? How was it? Not yet
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Entropist posted:I've been to Varna, but was there mainly for work so I didn't plan too much. I also don't seem to have saved restaurants even though I went to some cool ones. One that I still can find is Morski Valk, which had good traditional food and was cheap, but it seems closed currently. We went to two sites outside of Varna. One was the Pliska fortress, which seemed historically interesting but there was really not much left of it, so perhaps not so interesting. The other was the Madara Rider rock relief, which was cool and the whole area around it is pretty as well. Thanks! Found a few other things, like there's a Naval museum close to Cubo, and a submarine relatively close in Beloslav, as well as some historical ruins or something. Sofia seems too far away to make a trip worth it. I'd love to chill on the beach but so far that's not looking too promising 
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Saladman posted:Hey, that weather forecast wouldn't stop Justin Bieber from swimming at the beach (ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfGaX8G0f2E&t=175s ). He has those Canadian genes though.  Ah, well, nevertheless Yep I snatch up whatever shows up on sale so I can get out and see something new between the big annual vacations. It's literally cheaper than driving to a city 120km away and back, and can often be squeezed into a long weekend. Try to make up for the CO2 by not driving to work every day.
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