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Jack Flint posted:I'm heading in that direction next monday for three-ish weeks so any tips are appreciated. Going to at least Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, possibly Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania. Interrailing with a ten travel days in 21 days -pass.
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Jack Flint posted:Can you give me some info on Belgrade? I'm definitely interested in going there but apart from looking up a few hostels know very little about it. - it's still largely untouched and untainted by western tourists (even though the number of tourists has steadily gone up over the past few years), which means a visitor is still seen as a guest and not a walking wallet - it's rough around the edges, i.e. expect many things like buildings, busses etc. to be a bit gritty, run-down, not in the best shape, expect near-toxic fumes from the exhaust pipes of 30-year old cars - it's a city of contrasts: old and new, rich and poor, life is really condensed here. the contrasts are not as extreme as in e.g. african countries, though, it's still europe - the rhythm of life is generally very laid-back. even though it's the political and economical capital of serbia you will find that the cafés are full all day long. when you "go out for a coffee" with a friend, expect to spend 2-3 hours sitting around, talking and watching people pass by - it is cheap. expect to pay 1.30 EUR for a pack of cigarettes, 1.30-1.80 EUR for a beer at a pub/café, 0.50-0.80 EUR for a beer at the supermarket, 2-3 EUR for a huge hamburger, 8-15 EUR for a great meal at a fairly nice restaurant... you get the idea - the night life is amazing. you have so many pubs, bars, clubs etc. to choose from, people go out every day of the week, it's just incredible - the food is awesome (if you like meat) - the people might seem rough at first when you don't know them, but once they open up you will find that they are very kind, warm, generous, welcoming, educated, crazy, fun - the belgrade girls are the most beautiful in the world (but by no means easy!)
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depends on what you want to see and do. head to kalemegdan fortress, it's a huge park with beautiful views. sit in a cafè on knez mihailova street for a few hours and just watch the people. i like the nikola tesla museum (krunska street), it's not big but quite interesting. go for dinner at "srpska kafana" (svetogorska street), awesome traditional dishes and not expensive. grab a serbian hamburger (pljeskavica) at "loki" (kralja petra street), they are really great. for beers, go to any of the pubs in strahinica bana street or in skadarska street. parties: head to one of the rafts, or stay in the centre (i like e.g. "francuska sobarica" in francuska street and "kst" in bulevar kralja aleksandra). also, in sarajevo, eat cevapi at this one place in bascarsija square. i can't for the life of me remember the name but it ends in the number 2, so "somethingsomething 2". they have the best cevapi in the balkans, everybody knows the place.
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Jack Flint posted:All right, thanks a ton - this helps a lot after wandering aimlessly around Budapest for two days (which is fine in itself and was great to have a few slower days). If any of the goons answering here happen to be in Belgrade tomorrow or Sarajevo / Dubrovnik later I'll be happy to buy you a pint or two. HeroOfTheRevolution posted:I know what you're talking about, it has a soccer ball on the sign... ah poo poo I can't think of the name either. I don't know if I'd say best cevapi in the Balkans, but it is pretty good kajmak is divine, of course! schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 01:51 on Jul 19, 2010 |
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Ziir posted:I'm moving to Germany from America for several years. What do I need to do regarding my driver's license? I don't plan on driving too much as I won't have a car, but I'd like the option to rent one and go on a cruise throughout the countryside and/or other countries. edit: saw in another thread that you're from Phoenix. Assuming your licence was issued in Arizona, and is either class G, D or 2, you don't have to take any tests. Just go to the "Fahrerlaubnisbehörde" in your city and they will tell you what you need to get the swap done. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:34 on Aug 12, 2010 |
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Ziir posted:http://germany.usembassy.gov/acs/drivers_license/ To give you an idea, I got a new licence this year because I lost my old one: 14 EUR for photos, 12 EUR for some paperwork at the notary public stating that I really lost my licence, 35 EUR fee for the new licence. Re your edit: No. The "Fahrerlaubnisbehörde" in your German city can tell you where you can get a translation. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Aug 12, 2010 |
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Ziir posted:How long is a German license good for? It'd be a nice little novelty item too even if I don't get to use it much.
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Ziir posted:Really? I guess I'll just say no if they ask if I have one It might not be as simple as that. Looking at the website of the Munich city administration, their process for swapping US licences is something like this: 1) Go to "Fahrerlaubnisbehörde", fill out the application form, hand in a photo, the fee, a confirmation that you are registered with the authorities where you live, your US licence and a translation thereof 2) Your US licence gets checked by the police to see if it's genuine 3) Wait 4 weeks 4) Retrieve your German licence and surrender your US licence The only way to get your US licence back is to swap it for the German licence before you leave the country for good. Might be different in other cities/administrational districts but I doubt it as it should be governed by federal law.
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. Not like they'll even ask if I show them an American passport. Are licenses in Germany cards or just a piece of paper (like Italian ones)?
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John Dough posted:Also, over here driving licenses, ID cards and passports require photographs that meet special requirements, like not smiling, leaving your ears visible, an evenly colored background, and other stuff like that. Maybe the Germans here know if that also applies over there, because that would be important if he applies for a license there. As for credit cards: It's the same in Germany. Many places still do not accept them (e.g. most restaurants, bars, small stores). Petrol stations, department stores, electronics stores, hotels and most supermarkets do, however, accept VISA and MasterCard these days (though not American Express), but especially supermarkets often require a minimum purchase of 10 EUR (because of the CC fees they have to pay). Most Germans do not have a credit card (people try to avoid any kind of debt). I only have one because I travel quite often. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:28 on Aug 13, 2010 |
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bitt3n posted:If I'm traveling through small towns in Northern Italy, can I expect to find wireless connections readily available? Or at least connections at PC cafes to which I can hook up my laptop? The Lonely Planet guide suggests wireless connections are generally harder to come by than in the US. I was planning on mapping out GPS routes nightly on bikely.com so if that's true it looks like I'm going to need to rely on maps.
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Every Man Jack posted:I am worried about the lack of time we're spending in Vienna and Prague. Where can I cut from our schedule? Belgium is a long as it is, because I will be visiting family there, so it can't really be hacked any shorter. What I would do personally: 1) Go directly from Frankfurt to Heidelberg or spend max 1 night in Frankfurt 2) Stay max 1 night in Heidelberg 3) Leave out Füssen (you probably want to see Castle Neuschwanstein, right?) 4) Leave out Vienna 5) Leave out Kutna Hora 6) Leave out Hamburg 7) Add the days to Prague and Berlin Reasons: 1) Frankfurt is not interesting, unless you want to see banks and are really big into museums (there are actually some nice museums there). 2) Heidelberg is nice to see for a day but that's it. 3 and 4) I guess you want to travel by train. A quick check reveals that the train from Munich to Füssen takes 2.5hrs and the train from Füssen to Vienna takes 7.5hrs. That's basically one day spent on the train just to see Castle Neuschwanstein. 4) Vienna is beautiful if you're into Baroque architecture and museums. Aside from that I wouldn't know what to do there. 5) Pretty obvious: 1 day for something nice but not overwhelming. 6) Hamburg is actually IMHO the most beautiful city in Germany but as a first-time visitor you'll be better off spending more time in Berlin, I think.
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Mackieman posted:I'm going to Salzburg for MLK weekend 2011, and I cannot figure out the trains. I am flying into MUC and plan to take a train from MUC to Salzburg, but when I attempt to use bahn.de I am told that'll be $120 US round trip. With the BayernTicket you can use public transport (buses and regional trains that are denoted as IRE, RE, RB or S) in all of Bavaria and on some connections to bordering states and countries, which includes Salzburg. The BayernTicket is valid from 9 AM until 3 AM of the next day during the week, and from 12 AM until 3 AM of the next day on Saturdays and Sundays. The regional train from Munich to Salzburg takes only 2 hours and you don't have to change trains. The ticket can be bought at any train station using the vending machines. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:33 on Sep 4, 2010 |
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JeffreyAtW posted:Hey no one has suggested actual things to do in Rome yet. We're planning on spending just a few days there in November. Tell me all about Rome! Should give you plenty of ideas.
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flyingfoggy posted:Is Rome alright to visit in early December? We would save 60 or so euro each on flights that weekend instead of our originally planned weekend in October.
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Landsknecht posted:Trains in Italy, while relatively cheap (compared to germany/france) are still expensive, especially the IC ones. You can go in to a station and drop 100Euro on a ticket easily, especially a popular route. I just checked to be sure (single tickes, 2nd class, no discounts): Rome-Florence: The cheapest ticket on the regional train is 16.95 EUR (4 hours), the most expensive is 44 EUR for the Frecciarossa/Frecciargento (1.5 hours) Florence-Venice: The Frecciarossa/Frecciargento is 42 EUR (2 hours). bitmap, two weeks in Italy is ok if all you want to do is visit Rome, Florence and Venice. About Venice: sure, it's beautiful, but it gets old really fast. I wouldn't budget more than two days for Venice. Florence is also something which can be done in three days. It's nice, yes, but the historical centre is pretty small and after three to four days you'll be running out of things to see and do. Spend at least one full week in Rome, it offers more art and history than any other place I know and there's too much to see there. I've been to Rome 10-15 times over the past 9 years and I haven't seen everything. There's a reason why the Italians say that for Rome one lifetime is not enough.
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pinegala posted:I'm a 21-year-old American college student who has never traveled without family and am planning on visiting a friend who's studying abroad in Dublin from Dec. 14th to Dec. 31st (who similarly hasn't traveled abroad without family). We originally planned to spend 3-4 days in Ireland, 3-4 days in Sweden (Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmo), a week in Italy (2 days Rome, Sienna, 2 days Florence, 2 days Venice), and 3 days in Switzerland (Lugano, Lauterbrunnen, Lucerne). I'm a little concerned about :
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Cometa Rossa posted:This thread has helped a lot in planning my trip. The only thing I'm missing is a rough recommendation of how long each city is worth. The major ones will be Berlin, Prague, Budapest, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Split and Zadar - how much should I give each one in an essentially unlimited schedule? Edit: otherwise here's what I would budget for a normal trip and taking into account travel time: Berlin: 1 week Prague: 4 days Budapest: 4 days Belgrade: 5 days Sarajevo: 4 days Split: 2 days Zadar: go to Dubrovnik instead for 2 days schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 10:49 on Dec 4, 2010 |
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Suntory BOSS posted:Getting really worried about this European snow clusterfuck
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insomniac doze posted:This summer I will be going to Crete, Greece, and I was wondering what would be the easiest way to get to Spain(train, bus, ferry, etc) with the exception of air travel(I hate plane, also poor). I'm not sure if it would be easier to take a ferry from Crete to mainland Greece or to just take it to Italy. Also I would like to know about the visa situation(I'm American.) when traveling through different countries in Europe. For visa information I am sure that your foreign ministry will have all the necessary information on their website. As far as I know as a US citizan you can travel within the EU without a visa for up to 90 days.
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hankor posted:It´s completely off topic, but is your name taken from the "author" of a big red book?
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Ziir posted:2000 beers you say? I liked the Belgian comic strip museum and the Royal Museum of Arts. The musical instrument museum is supposed to be very nice, too, though I've never been there. Don't forget to eat real fries and some of the local fish dishes, they are really great. It's also nice to just wander around looking for the big graffiti of Belgian comic strip heroes on walls. Can't really remember the names of clubs and other bars I went to because, well, let's just say I also made it my mission to sample as many beers as possible. I stayed in two different centrally located hostels and they were both quite good but gently caress if I remember their names now.
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:Belgrade probably isn't worth seeing.
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Ishamael posted:-Has anyone used a sleeper train at all? How was it? quote:-Between Florence, Rome, and Venice, if you had 8 days, how would you spend your time - which place is coolest? From what I have read of the thread, I have seen a lot of Rome love, but I thought I would check. Florence: 2 days Venice: skip (it's out of the way for your itinerary and even fuller of tourists than Florence and Rome) quote:-Any recommendations for hotels, pensiones or hostels in Milan, Rome, or any of the other cities? My wife says we are too old to stay in the group rooms and wants a private room if we do a hostel, I am not sure how set she is on that. quote:-When a hotel in Italy says that breakfast is included, what does that mean for them? I know what to expect from a hotel here, not as much there. quote:-Any good restaurant recommendations in Milan, Rome, Florence, or Venice? We will be eating at a few fancy places I am sure, but most of the time we are going to be looking for quality cheap eats where we can get some real Italian fare. quote:-Rail pass questions:
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7 Bowls of Wrath posted:1) I have family in Poland and always wanted to visit Warsaw. How hard would it be to get out there from a friday night - monday morning? and what sort of cost. Ive looked at trains and planes, and they seem to be a couple hundred dollars. any cheaper alternatives? quote:2) The wife and I love scenery, so we want to travel down to the romantic road and see castles and cool stuff that way. Current plan is to get train passes (twin, 2nd class, 3 trips total) from Bremen to Frankfurt, rent a car, drive from saturday-thursday, then take the train back and leave from Bremen on an airplane. Are we crazy?
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Aimee posted:I'm going to be in Croatia for probably a month and Novi Sad maybe 2 weeks. Are both of these cities walkable if you're staying near the downtown areas of each?
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Kolta posted:On that note. Has anyone ever taken a train from Berlin to Rome? I know we'd have to stop in Munich.
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Aimee posted:Anyone know how hard it would be for me to get either: As for scooter rental, check out this Google search: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=iznajmljivanje+skutera+beograd This result seems reasonable at 1,600-2,000 RSD/24hrs: http://www.motocentarada.com/cenovnik.html
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Junior G-man posted:Tegel is a colossal shithole,
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Hollow Talk posted:While true and despite being very good, Mustafa's isn't the "original" Döner, so if you want a more "traditional" version, the Döner place at the Rosenthaler Platz isn't bad, and neither is the one on the Rosenthaler Straße/Hackescher Markt opposite the Hackesche Höfe. While Mustafa's makes a decent Döner I don't think it's worth queuing 20 minutes for. For a similar experience without the queue you could go to the small booth on Heinrichplatz. Cheaper than Mustafa's, too. Also, for a great veal Döner check out Tadim at Kottbusser Tor (where Rossmann is). For a great beef with lamb fat one check out Imren (several locations, Karl-Marx-Str., Kottbusser Damm and one in Wedding (?)).
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Falukorv posted:I'm flying on tuesday to Lisbon, then i need to catch a train at around either 20:05 or at 21:30 from Oriente, and my flight arrives at Lisbon airport at 19:00. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:20 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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What are you interested in? What time of the year are you going? Berlin has literally thousands of things to do and three days is not a lot of time so you might want to specify. As for hostels, friends of mine were once staying at the Plus Hostel near S/U Warschauer Str. and it looked quite nice when I picked them up.
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The Slippery Nipple posted:Anyone got any suggestions for night clubs in Berlin? Seems like everyone I talk about Berlin has some one to recommend but I've forgotten to write them down. quote:Also whats the best museums to visit? I'm interested in both art and history. Also looking for recommendations on poo poo to do in general seeing as I plan to be there around 2 weeks. For other things to do: what are you interested in? Edit: another museum I can recommend is the Deutsches Technikmuseum if you're interested in technological history. Edit2: Once you arrive you might want to pick up a copy of the Exberliner, which is an English-language monthly catering to the expat crowd and includes relevant events listings. schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 12:23 on Feb 24, 2015 |
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The Slippery Nipple posted:Pretty much into anything besides heavy rock/metal. Love a bit of deep house/trance/trap/triphop weirdness. I keep hearing of all these 'walk in Friday night, leave Sunday morning' kinda places and I have to (attempt to) experience that because goddamn. Sisyphos Berghain Kater Blau Salon zur Wilden Renate Ritter Butzke Stattbad ://about blank Suicide Circus schoenfelder fucked around with this message at 09:13 on Feb 27, 2015 |
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FISHMANPET posted:I'm trying to figure out German trains and not being a German speaker I'm having some trouble. Is there a map of what cities are served or what routes are run or something?
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Turkey is one of the biggest tourist destinations on the Med. As long as you don't intend to go to the Syrian border or to the Kurdish provinces, you'll be fine. You don't need to avoid Taksim Square in Istanbul unless a protest is happening. That's a good general rule of thumb: if you're in a foreign country keep away from protests unless you know what you're doing.
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freebooter posted:Who the hell are you people flying non-budget airlines within Europe?
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Just some quick examples: Berlin-Istanbul. Your options are Pegasus (low cost carrier, flying from Schönefeld to Sabiha Gökcen), Lufthansa (from Tegel to Atatürk, possibly via Frankfurt or Munich), and Turkish (from Tegel, direct). Pegasus might be 50-100 EUR cheaper but flies at lovely hours (arrive at Sabiha Gökcen in the middle of the night) while both Lufthansa and Turkish fly several times a day at reasonable hours and serve Atatürk airport which is infinitely better located if you want to be on the European side. Berlin-Lisbon for the weekend 13-15 November. easyJet doesn't fly that route on 13 November, so you would have to do 12-15 November. Price for that is 140 EUR right now. TAP flies 13-15 November, cheapest price is 147 EUR. Berlin-Belgrade. No low cost carriers available, only options are Lufthansa/Austrian (via Frankfurt/Vienna/Munich) and Air Serbia (direct but not daily). etc. That's just a few examples from Berlin which is fairly well connected. If your airport is small or medium sized (the likes of say Nuremberg, Bologna, Krakow...) you don't have a lot of options unless you want to go to London exclusively. And even going to London I'll gladly pay a few EUR extra to fly into City airport instead of Stansted.
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Hadlock posted:Maybe it's just me but I would take a 4 hr train (or 20 minute flight?) to frankfurt and call it a day. 3 hrs by train to save $600 sounds like a deal to me.
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Chinatown posted:Sitting on Tegel airport and loving lol this place is tiny. Berlin was cool + good.
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