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Old January 10th, 2005, 09:42 PM
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One idea... save enough to spluge on one or two night in a cool hotel
before you leave. The experience is very different from the low cost
places, and one you will find very interesting. I've done both, and I
like both. What I don't like is the medium priced hotels. They tend to
look down at you, whereas the other ends are reasonably happy to
receive you, and sometimes are extremely nice to tourists. That's my
experience, anyway.
Before you go, you might want to check out a site that has some very
interesting interesting pictures of Europe:
http://www.informationeurope.com
There are some hints about how to get along in Europe and have fun, and
has good hints and links to some regular places and some unusual
places. For your journey, check out especially the section on Our Visit
and then France. It has some really fine pix and insights into Paris.
For your euro rail pass, which is now called the Eurail pass and is no
longer called the eurorailpass, http://www.euro-rail.org is the place
to start. The site leads you step by step into how to get the best deal
on your europe train pass from Rail Europe. You could save a lot by
looking here first. It makes things really simple.

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Old January 10th, 2005, 10:16 PM
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For good airfares to Europe, try statravel.com

You should get a railpass, since individual railway tickets to, from,
and within France, Germany, and Switzerland tend to be very expensive.
Do not rent a car unless you're really going off the beaten track - the
European rail network goes almost everywhere, and public transportation
within most European cities is excellent (while traffic and parking are
a nightmare in many places). If you plan on exploring a part of the
French or Italian countryside that has limited public transportation,
then you might rent a car just for that area.

Interlaken is the best place in the Swiss Alps for adventure sports.
You can go bungee jumping, rock climbing, paragliding, canyoning,
skydiving, etc.

One piece of advice I can give you is to not try to see everything on
one trip. One month really isn't a lot of time in five countries, even
if you just focus on major cities. It's better to see a few places and
really experience them than to be rushing around all the time and
spending a lot of your trip on trains and in train stations and going
to and from hotels. Slow down, get off the tourist trail, and meet
local people whenever possible, and you'll enjoy your trip a lot more.

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Old January 11th, 2005, 07:40 AM
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explore himalayan heights with tribals, virgin lands, adventure treks,
unseen and unspoilt beauty. visit www.shillatreks.com

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Old January 12th, 2005, 12:07 AM
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http://www.seat61.com/index.html

A mine of information on rail and bus travel in Europe and indeed the world.
You will find loads on information on this site.


 




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