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Renting an apartment for a few days in Amsterdam will be ridiculously expensive. Have you looked at the neighbouring cities (Haarlem, Leiden, or Zaandam, for example) to see whether they have some remaining spots. Sure, they're about half an hour away by train, but at least you'll have a place to stay...
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HeroOfTheRevolution posted:I was told on a tour that mushrooms are illegal but truffles aren't, or something like that. It's all on a technicality. IIRC dried mushrooms are illegal, the rest isn't.
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Jan 16, 2011 17:04
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I'm going to Helsinki for four days in late February, is there anything relatively unknown in the area which I absolutely should not miss?
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Jan 24, 2011 21:32
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pigdog posted:Helsinki is a nice place, but frankly, rather boring as a tourist destination. Hop over to Tallinn for a day or two, it's just a 2 hour ferry ride away. You don't need a visa (if you needed one for Finland then it will work thanks Schengen rules) or even change the currency as of this year. Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I heard there's even helicopter rides from Helsinki to Tallinn, and since I've never been in one I'm definitely going to check that out.
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Feb 1, 2011 17:26
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Omits-Bagels posted:I know there is a bar in Brussels that has like 2000 beers. There's also Het Waterhuis aan de Bierkant in Ghent. I thought the atmosphere was a lot better there.
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Mar 7, 2011 13:18
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Stayokay is generally pretty cheap, especially if you're booking for a longer time. If you're willing to share a room with drunken British students, of course.
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Mar 21, 2011 18:55
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Skam posted:they want 36€ a night for this weekend drat. You could always try Haarlem, it's €52,50 for a weekend and is only a train ride away (€7,40 for a 1-day return ticket). Else couchsurfing is your best bet, I know there's a pretty active couchsurfing community in the Netherlands.
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Mar 22, 2011 06:42
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Railpass holders may ride Thalys trains, provided that their railpass covers the entire ride. Eurail, Europass, and Eurail Select passes (covering the entire ride) are valid. Belgian, Holland, France, and Germany Single-Country Passes are not valid. Pass holders must pay a 15 Euro railpass-holder reservation fee to ride Thalys trains. Several travelers have reported difficulty making this special type of reservation, as seats in this catagory often sell out. Make your Thalys reservations early in your trip to avoid this problem. You can specify that you accept "Standby Seating" - which gets you on train, but does not guarentee you a seat.
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Apr 15, 2011 22:43
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Desdinova posted:Any goons in Rotterdam fancy meeting up I'm with 2 girls and we're looking for somewhere chill to drink and smoke, preferably with 'good' music - no hard house please I can't meet up but anything around the Nieuwe Binnenweg / Witte de Withstraat is decent.
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Desdinova posted:Oh, and if anyone knows anywhere to rent cheap in Rotterdam or the surrounding area I would love some help. I don't mind sharing, I just need a roof and hopefully a mattress. People have mentioned rents from about 250 euros a month which would be awesome. Plus I've received so much help from random people offering me their couch that I have a lot to repay, so any goons in need in the area (from Thursday) let me know Look up "anti-kraak". Basically you will be put in a building / house for a relatively short time (depends, some of my friends have been in there for nearly a year) to prevent squatting. It's extremely cheap though you don't nearly have as many rights as you would have if you're actually renting something. Good luck though, I've been looking at a cheap place to move out to for about 1.5 years now.
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May 8, 2011 15:12
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A few days ago they stopped doing this between the Netherlands and Germany / Belgium. Was ruled illegal, because of Schengen. It's effectively an internal border control.
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May 16, 2011 13:54
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Two days, tops.
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Jul 14, 2011 16:23
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How much luggage are you bringing with you? How much do you value your sleep? If the answer to both is not much, then Eurolines is for you. The bus stops in the middle of London, which is pretty sweet.
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Jul 18, 2011 08:40
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There's a direct line from Amsterdam to Antwerp. From there you can go to Ghent and then Bruges. Those three are the most recommended bits of Belgium I've seen, besides Brussels (which really isn't that great).
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Jul 19, 2011 19:35
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You would be missing out on a great travel experience by taking the ferry. 15 hours is a long time, everything on the ferry is overpriced and there is nothing to do besides getting drunk.
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Aug 8, 2011 01:55
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Pieces posted:I used Offmaps (http://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/offmaps/id313854422?mt=8) a bunch last year for 15+ cities in Europe and it worked okay for me. You can download map data from home, but more ideally just hit up a cafe and mooch their wifi to download anything you need. Google Maps has the same feature now (you have to enable it in Labs). I think it even caches satellite view.
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Sep 9, 2011 20:14
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NoArmedMan posted:I just checked Labs and I can't see it at all. Any idea what it's called? Disregard my post, it's just for Android.
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Sep 9, 2011 22:43
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Farecoal posted:Is it true that water systems (tap water) in most of Europe are really bad? Like so bad people in France usually drink wine over water? It doesn't true to me but I heard it from family members. All I know is that you stay the gently caress away from Spanish / Greek tap water. The rest is fine, afaik.
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Dec 27, 2011 17:17
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NoArmedMan posted:Spain was fine and safe when I was there. Maybe it's just paranoia from the past. Five years ago it didn't end well, didn't want to risk it last week.
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Dec 28, 2011 10:17
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Saladman posted:Also they changed their laws Jan 1, 2012, so weed tourism is no longer an option for tourists (locals only). What? No.
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Jan 19, 2012 14:18
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With a layover I'm seeing prices between $765 and $920. Air Lingus has some good prices, check them out.
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Mar 31, 2012 05:16
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Taking the train from Amsterdam to Berlin is not exactly a short trip, nor is it on a high-speed train. If you just have carry-on luggage I'd fly there.
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Apr 9, 2012 09:06
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Saladman posted:GPS does not count towards data plan, so you should be good (just Maps won't work). You'll want to turn off your dataplan though, as a precaution! On Android you can cache the maps and Maps will still work, you just won't be able to find anything (but at least you'll have a nice map). Not sure if this works on iOS.
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Apr 14, 2012 17:58
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PT6A posted:Is there a way to get a data-only prepaid SIM card? I have an unlocked Samsung that doesn't need to respond to my usual number for the week I'm in Europe, it would be nice to have full data capabilities for not too much money. Vodafone offers a decent pre-paid data plan. It's €7,50 for the SIM card (which includes 35MB data). There's a 300MB package for €10, 700MB for €20 and 2000MB for €50. The packages don't include roaming costs but Vodafone pretty much offers the same package in every country.
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Apr 15, 2012 09:20
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HookShot posted:BA is part of OneWorld, so you can use your points to book flights on any OW airlines that fly to Europe. You will book through BA, but your actual flight will be on a different airline. I did this with my Qantas points to book a flight with JAL.
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Apr 24, 2012 10:28
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Exactly the same? It's not like we have separate hospitals for foreigners.
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May 28, 2012 10:18
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Bahn.de is pretty much the best.
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Jun 26, 2012 22:35
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Which countries are you visiting? There are a few providers in Europe focused on cheap international calls (prepaid).
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Jun 28, 2012 14:41
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Do you realize how large the distance between those cities is? No way there's a direct line. Try going via Munich.
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Jun 29, 2012 22:29
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If you want to stay in a hostel in Amsterdam, look at the neighbouring cities. Haarlem, Leiden, Utrecht, all pretty close to Amsterdam (Leiden and Utrecht will have trains going there at night as well) and there's a lot less people staying there. (and Utrecht is a much nicer city anyway, definitely check it out)
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Jul 7, 2012 16:55
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You either switch to a ferry or get on a freight train through the tunnel. You will not be able to sleep all the way there due to UK Customs.
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Jul 9, 2012 12:00
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ProSlayer posted:I have 4 weeks starting from the beginning of May to go to Europe. Here is my itinerary so far. If you can, cut down on Munich and add days to Berlin. Plan your train trips on bahn.de.
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BCN to Barcelona centre takes about 25m. GRO to Barcelona centre takes about 1h30m. Keep in mind that Vueling's aircraft are a bit more comfortable, and don't forget the luggage charges etc. Most of the time you can get a ~90 euro flight from VCE to BCN with Iberia or Vueling (at 10PM). BCN will still have buses going (hell I went there at 4AM and it was still open).
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I had a good time hiking to Montserrat. Just take the train there and head up, great views and the monastery is pretty cool.
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Apr 3, 2013 19:44
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Switzerland is a nation of racists, scientists and Milka cows. Germany is nothing like it.
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Apr 23, 2013 12:55
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Mr.AARP posted:I'm a bit confused about where to buy individual train tickets. Next month, I'm planning on taking the train from: Your answer to all three is Bahn.de.
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May 16, 2013 07:35
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It's more like three hours.
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Jun 10, 2013 10:51
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Frankfurt is a major hub, especially for Asian flights. You could also check out Munich for good flights.
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Jun 13, 2013 15:53
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Ghent is awesome but you can do it in two days.
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In Amsterdam all movies are English with Dutch subtitles, in Germany I have no idea. But generally the movie title will be translated as well if it's a foreign movie. Get a nice loveseat with your wife at Tuschinsky in Amsterdam, it's a nice experience (and the cinema is awesome).
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