Advice needed for travel accross Europe please
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check out these two websites, mainly aimed for kiwis/aussies and saffas working travelling in the uk, they have some useful info,
www.gumtree.com
www.tntmagazine.com
transport nice and easy thru europe and uk for that matter, if you like fosters you will never run out of it in the uk.
Paris - go on the eurostar
amsterdam - good for a couple of nites
barcelona - awesome
italy - venice, then go down the almafi coast, unreal, great food, drink, scenery,towns, houses built on cliff faces.
germany and austria also nice to travel thru.
also check out www.busabout.com hop on hop off travel around europe.
never been to wales, however a english collegue i was working with at the time reckon i was wasteing money going there, full of solo mums, miners and rain he reckons, may be a bit harsh.
anyway enjoy, uk and europe great place.
www.gumtree.com
www.tntmagazine.com
transport nice and easy thru europe and uk for that matter, if you like fosters you will never run out of it in the uk.
Paris - go on the eurostar
amsterdam - good for a couple of nites
barcelona - awesome
italy - venice, then go down the almafi coast, unreal, great food, drink, scenery,towns, houses built on cliff faces.
germany and austria also nice to travel thru.
also check out www.busabout.com hop on hop off travel around europe.
never been to wales, however a english collegue i was working with at the time reckon i was wasteing money going there, full of solo mums, miners and rain he reckons, may be a bit harsh.
anyway enjoy, uk and europe great place.
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Hey fellas thanks for all the info, it has been very helpful and if anyone has anymore we will certainly take it on board, for those who have offered accomodation we have a B n B here to for use should you come to OZ .
Should anyone have the time to show us around that would be awesome, have to warn you we do like to have a drink (never known a pilot not to )
Should anyone have the time to show us around that would be awesome, have to warn you we do like to have a drink (never known a pilot not to )
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Early September is one of the best times to visit Europe - late summer, days still quite long, holiday/tourist centres fairly quiet. But, some roads can be busy as the commuter and business traffic starts to pick up again.
Best not to try and cram too much in - 'quality' rather than 'quantity'.
Best not to try and cram too much in - 'quality' rather than 'quantity'.
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"never been to wales, however a english collegue i was working with at the time reckon i was wasteing money going there, full of solo mums, miners and rain he reckons, may be a bit harsh."
Then he probably took a wrong turn and visited the Valleys instead of the stunning cities like Cardiff, Swansea and beautiful Gower, St.David's etc.
He was probably still bitter about us whopping him in the Rugby at this year's 5 Nations
Then he probably took a wrong turn and visited the Valleys instead of the stunning cities like Cardiff, Swansea and beautiful Gower, St.David's etc.
He was probably still bitter about us whopping him in the Rugby at this year's 5 Nations
whiteoz,
I'm just at the end of a two month trip around Europe/UK, and a couple of ideas:
Buy a Eurail pass before you leave Oz, there are different passes available, we used a 10 days in two months one, which did us very well. If you can afford it, get the 1st Class pass, it's worth it for the better seats and availability. German trains are definitely the best
Wales is OK, if you can see through the low cloud/drizzle. And 57A didn't help me get a look at the Bo today
Another excellent way of travelling is a hire purchase of a car from Renault, Citroen or Peugot. You can 'buy' a new car, travel anywhere, and then return it to the manufacturer when you've finished with it, at a daily cost about half that of a Hertz/Avis hire car. Must organise from Oz before you leave.
Switzerland is like the curate's egg: good in parts!
Paris: get a motorbike taxi for an hour to see the sights, great fun (about 70 euros for an hour on a GoldWing).
Prague: the most expensive place going
Don't bother with the opera, either.
Rome/Italy in general: cleaned up enormously, no stray cats/gypsies/feral nuisances, and military on the streets to assist the local cops.
Munich: a hidden gem, lots to see, nice place to stay (BMW Museum a must, and the Olympic Tower).
Enjoy yourselves
I'm just at the end of a two month trip around Europe/UK, and a couple of ideas:
Buy a Eurail pass before you leave Oz, there are different passes available, we used a 10 days in two months one, which did us very well. If you can afford it, get the 1st Class pass, it's worth it for the better seats and availability. German trains are definitely the best
Wales is OK, if you can see through the low cloud/drizzle. And 57A didn't help me get a look at the Bo today
Another excellent way of travelling is a hire purchase of a car from Renault, Citroen or Peugot. You can 'buy' a new car, travel anywhere, and then return it to the manufacturer when you've finished with it, at a daily cost about half that of a Hertz/Avis hire car. Must organise from Oz before you leave.
Switzerland is like the curate's egg: good in parts!
Paris: get a motorbike taxi for an hour to see the sights, great fun (about 70 euros for an hour on a GoldWing).
Prague: the most expensive place going
Don't bother with the opera, either.Rome/Italy in general: cleaned up enormously, no stray cats/gypsies/feral nuisances, and military on the streets to assist the local cops.
Munich: a hidden gem, lots to see, nice place to stay (BMW Museum a must, and the Olympic Tower).
Enjoy yourselves
