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Pizer posted:Does anyone know how residency works vis-a-vee the rail passes? As far as I know, they only ship to US addresses. Just put your US address there and have someone ship it over. I've done it before for a friend when he was in Germany and it worked fine. He had it shipped to my address and I forwarded it to him. By the way, just to warn anyone, if you buy from Eurail.com, your bank might charge you a $9 international transaction fee, even though they CLEARLY state on their site that they have a "US fulfillment center" and that their Netherlands side of the business doesn't do any direct business with customers. I have a support ticket in with them as well as Bank of America right now trying to sort this out, so if anyone has had a similar experience, let me know.
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Sai posted:Once every five years SAIL Amsterdam is held, the largest festival in the world centered around old ships and maritime history. From the 19th to the 23rd of august it's here again. If you like huge historical ships, just spending time on the water and European history it's a good time. It'll probably be hard to get a hotel in that time, but if you're still looking to fill a couple days in your European vacation it's worth trying. Oh HELL yes! I'm in Amsterdam on the 22nd! So I already asked this in the Dutch thread, but can anyone recommend me things to do, places to stay, and awesome events in the following cities? Sunday, August 22: Amsterdam Monday, August 23: Groningen Tuesday, August 24: Groningen Wednesday, August 25: Den Haag Thursday, August 26: Den Haag Friday, August 27: Antwerpen Saturday, August 28: Antwerpen Sunday, August 29: Gent Monday, August 30: Brugge Tuesday, August 31: Brugge Wednesday, September 1: Maastricht Thursday, September 2: Maastricht Liface fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Aug 8, 2010 |
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Note for anyone who's getting the X days in X months Eurail pass, if you don't fill out the day and your planned destination in advance, some of the ticket checkers get pissed. Especially in Belgium.
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Fists Up posted:Other than Madrid and Barcelona what are some good places to see in Spain? Valencia!
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Fists Up posted:Reasons/specifics? Ciudad de las Artes y las de Ciencias, the giant park that runs through town in the riverbed, and the nice people.
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Fists Up posted:Also whats the cheapest airline to fly to Iceland? It varies. Just use https://www.kayak.com to use the cheapest fare.
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smackfu posted:OK, I managed to book at least the first two legs of my trip, because I was getting a little panicky about how the "low-cost" airfares were jumping up in price every day. Dublin Bunkhouse. Seconding Wombat's!
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Corbet posted:Does anyone have any tips/advice on someone who is looking to visit western Europe alone? Is it recommended? I have a huge desire to spend a 1-2 months traveling to Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Paris, London, and anywhere in between. The issue is the fact that none of my friends have the desire (or money) to take a trip like this. Alone > with friends. You meet people easier, you have total freedom of what you're doing, and you have no one to bicker with but your inner monologue. I always travel alone.
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Doctor Malaver posted:Things happen during travel and you want to share them with people close to you. What will you do, post on Facebook? Who will you turn to when you get bored, depressed or sick? It wouldn't be an issue if you traveled a week, but two months is a long time. This is a good point, but personally I don't feel like I have to share my experiences with someone to revel in them. That's why I'm not constantly updating my Facebook status for approval, I guess. I don't feel like I need to take advantage of another person just because I'm feeling bored, depressed, or sick. Overall, your assessment that it is a personality issue is bang on. I'm an only child, that probably has a lot to do with it.  enki42 posted:One thing I've found when travelling solo is that your choice of hostel makes a much bigger difference on how much you'll enjoy a place. If you're with friends, and your hostel is the quiet type of place that everyone just uses as a place to sleep, it's not really that big a deal. If you're relying on your hostel to have a place to meet and chat with people, it can make for a pretty boring night. Seconding this. Sterile hostels are really lame when traveling alone.
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Umbriago posted:I'm considering backpacking in Spain in the summer, during which time I need internet access so that I can apply for work while I'm out there. What's the public access to wifi internet like? I'd prefer to camp and bring my laptop into cafes and libraries etc., but if public access to wifi is poo poo then I might have to stop in hostels with internet access. From what I've noticed, people in Europe seem to be a lot smarter about locking down their home wireless networks. In the U.S., you can get a couple on pretty much every block.
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jeoh-kun posted: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. I really didn't like any of the Stayokay locations in the Netherlands. They're super clean and well-run, but they have no culture at all. If you've got a couple friends with you and aren't looking to spend any time in the hostel it's fine, but if you want to meet people, you'll have a hard time.
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Matty D posted:How necessary do you guys view a product like this: http://astore.amazon.com/thesav02-20/detail/B0009U7RCK I used money belts for a while until I realized it was weird to be reaching into my crotch to pay people at stores. I switched back to using a wallet and have no problems.
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