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Bus to eastern Europe
I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from
Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low. Thanks in advance for your response. George |
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On 8 Jan 2006 06:34:07 -0800, "george" wrote:
I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low. Thanks in advance for your response. Use the train instead. Buses can really suck after the first 12 hours. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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DDT Filled Mormons wrote: On 8 Jan 2006 06:34:07 -0800, "george" wrote: I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low. Thanks in advance for your response. Use the train instead. Buses can really suck after the first 12 hours. And stink, too. J. |
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"george" wrote in message ups.com... I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low. Thanks in advance for your response. George I've ridden a number of busses in Croatia, Bosnia, and Turkey. Not for 24 hours at a time, thank god; never more than nine. Depends on what you mean by recommend -- in some cases, there isn't really a choice. The train lines in Eastern Europe were never developed to the extent they were in Western Europe. If you have to go by bus, try to be prepared. Bring your own snacks and drinks because you may not have many opportunities to get off, and there may not be much when you do stop. Unless you speak the language or befriend someone who does, it's hard to find out exactly how long the bus will stay at the station (and if you have enough time to use the toilet). Ah, the toilet. That's a whole 'nother subject. If you are in anyway squeamish, forget about it. Luckily, you're a guy. Bring toilet paper, or tissues, and some of those alcohol wipe things. Figure out ahead of time when you'll get to your destination. If it's a smaller place, you may have to ask the driver to make the stop for you. (I always befriend someone, or I'd never get anywhere). You usually have to pay a small fee for your luggage. They like exact change. Bewa bus drivers are the absolute worst ambassadors for their countries. They don't care if you're a tourist and won't try to understand you. (I'm sure there are some nice ones, but I sure ain't found 'em). Be prepared for anything. Things like heat and AC don't always work. Windows don't always open, and if they do, the guy in front of you may put it back down if it bothers him. Don't assume the toilet works, just because the bus has one. And a nonsmoking bus doesn't necessarily mean it's a nonsmoking bus. Bring a book, because you'll be seeing the worst part of most towns and cities. 'Nuff said. I've had some great experiences on the bus, but it's never something I look forward to :-) Sarah |
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On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 14:38:00 -0500, "Sarah Banick"
wrote: "george" wrote in message oups.com... I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low. Thanks in advance for your response. George I've ridden a number of busses in Croatia, Bosnia, and Turkey. Not for 24 hours at a time, thank god; never more than nine. Depends on what you mean by recommend -- in some cases, there isn't really a choice. The train lines in Eastern Europe were never developed to the extent they were in Western Europe. Except they do seem to actually work well, unlike British and Italian ones. I found the Romanian trains to be oddly reliable, to the nearest minute almost! -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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"I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly
from Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I know that for many destinations a discount airline will be much cheaper and much quicker, but the buses go to a lot of places these airlines don't fly to, and the prices are fairly low." Use a discount airline to fly as close as you can, then take a train. Trains are really cheap in Eastern Europe, so you hardly save anything by taking a bus. |
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I wonder if anyone has taken a bus to eastern Europe (particularly from
Germany or comparable) and their experiences. Would you recommend it, and how is such an over 24 hour journey by bus? I've done that sort of trip several times, one is written up at: http://www.travel-library.com/europe...ip.campin.html I wouldn't like to travel that way every time, but long bus trips do show you things you wouldn't see any other way. I would draw the line at sharing a bus I saw at a roadside stop in northern Greece. It was Polish and filled with pilgrims on their way to some destination in southern Europe or the Middle East. A menacing-looking priest was ordering the passengers (who were mostly rather old) out on the tarmac and onto their knees for compulsory prayers. Bring on the chainsmoking Hungarian neds any day. ============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk ============== Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660 4760 http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554 975 stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739 557 |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 00:43:51 +0000, Jack Campin - bogus address
wrote: Bring on the chainsmoking Hungarian neds any day. I had to look that one up. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ned -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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DDT Filled Mormons wrote:
I had to look that one up. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ned Nice resource, that. I have bookmarked it. -- PB The return address has been MUNGED |
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On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 16:01:57 +0000, Padraig Breathnach
wrote: DDT Filled Mormons wrote: I had to look that one up. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ned Nice resource, that. I have bookmarked it. I needed it to look up 'chav' a while back. It's been bookmarked ever since. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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