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Traveling to Europe (again)
We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get
some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. If I truly upset too many people with my posts, please tell me. Even better, does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? Cathy L |
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Cathy L wrote: does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? There are plenty of tourism sites on the internet, sometimes with interactive maps of city centers with info about sites of interest in the area. Of course, you need to decide which cities you're going to be in long enough to make it worth taking notes. -- Erilar, biblioholic medievalist http://www.chibardun.net/~erilarlo |
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On Feb 17, 7:12*pm, Cathy L wrote:
We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. Well, one tip is to not worry about the details of your trip so far in advance. Hundreds of millions of people live in Europe, millions of others visit each year, and for most of them, most things go fine most of the time. Just do what you want to do, and don't fret. It is not culturally SO different from the U.S. that you are going to make the kind of gaffe that will have people talking about you for years to come, or get you thrown in jail. It's very difficult to give a more detailed response to such a general question. I mean, your trip will probably be more enjoyable if you avoid handling wasps' nests, but I imagine that's not the kind of advice you want. |
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Kathy,
It would be helpful if you told us how you want to travel or what part of Europe you want to go to. I am travelling to Europe on a touring holiday in May. We fly direct to Lyon and then take the train in a big circle to places we like in France, Italy and Switzerland and return home from Geneva. I can recommend rail travel in Europe; it is so relaxing and civilised. But as we live in Scotland, we usually fly to and from the continent to save time and money. So, if you do want to do some travel by rail, go to The Man in Seat 61's web site at http://www.seat61.com/. It is the oracle as far as rail travel is concerned. Using his advice, we have booked all our long distance train journeys online. Most of the tickets obtained 90 days in advance were fantastic bargains! Tips: 1. If you want fantastic food at reasonable prices, go to Italy. 2. If you have never been to Venice, it is a "must" before you die! And, if you want to get away from all the tourists, walk away from the tourist traps and find the real Venice. 3. Learn a bit about the language of the country(ies) you are going to. BBC have several good online interactive courses. 4. If you want to go where nearly everyone speaks English, go to The Netherlands or eastern Belgium. Le$ "Cathy L" wrote in message ... We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. If I truly upset too many people with my posts, please tell me. Even better, does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? Cathy L |
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No you give pleasure to the old martin who doesn't know what to do between
two naps. "Cathy L" a écrit dans le message de groupe de discussion : ... We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. If I truly upset too many people with my posts, please tell me. Even better, does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? Cathy L |
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On 17 Feb, 19:12, Cathy L wrote:
We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. If I truly upset too many people with my posts, please tell me. Even better, does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? Cathy L Always more than willing to answer any specific questions. Surreyman |
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On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:52:42 -0000, Le$ wrote in post :
: 4. If you want to go where nearly everyone speaks English, go to The Netherlands or eastern Belgium. Or Scandinavia. Or the UK even :-) -- Tim C. |
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On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:12:10 -0500, Cathy L wrote in post :
: We will be taking another trip to Europe in May. I would love to get some "tips" on how to make the trip more enjoyable. In the past, when I have asked for help, I received more stupid answers than helpful. I don't mind some whimsical banter as long as some helpful things come with it. If I truly upset too many people with my posts, please tell me. Even better, does anyone know of other sites where I can receive help? Cathy L Give us a specific question, and as Surreyman says, we're happy to help. It's the daft ones where we pull your leg a bit. (ok, quite a lot actually). -- Tim C. |
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On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:14:01 +0100, "Tim C."
wrote: On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:52:42 -0000, Le$ wrote in post : : 4. If you want to go where nearly everyone speaks English, go to The Netherlands or eastern Belgium. Or Scandinavia. Or the UK even :-) It is funny, we could understand the English people spoke in countries like Germany, much better than the English spoken by the people in London and Ireland. Cathy L |
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On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:18:52 -0500, Cathy L wrote in post :
: On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:14:01 +0100, "Tim C." wrote: On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:52:42 -0000, Le$ wrote in post : : 4. If you want to go where nearly everyone speaks English, go to The Netherlands or eastern Belgium. Or Scandinavia. Or the UK even :-) It is funny, we could understand the English people spoke in countries like Germany, much better than the English spoken by the people in London and Ireland. Cathy L Why is that surprising? Do you think people in the UK speak school eenglish? (sic) -- Tim C. |
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