dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
That's exactly the flights I was looking at. And the same tour. lol!
That's exactly the flights I was looking at. And the same tour. lol!
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Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
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Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
I’ll agree that Stockholm is a better city visit than Oslo. I’d aldo out Copenhagen in there too. Similar to Amsterdam in many ways. I also really liked Riga.
Helsinki is still somewhere I need to go.
I’ll agree that Stockholm is a better city visit than Oslo. I’d aldo out Copenhagen in there too. Similar to Amsterdam in many ways. I also really liked Riga.
Helsinki is still somewhere I need to go.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
Finland aside, I'm officially relying on you for Northern Europe advice.
Finland aside, I'm officially relying on you for Northern Europe advice.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
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Always heard amazing things about Riga.
Always heard amazing things about Riga.
FadeToBlack&Gold
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manurespreader
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BTW to those driving who think you can just drive whatever speed you want. Don't do it. The ticket is expensive.
What's your point there flag? Gas is expensive in Europe. it has been for 50 years at least. So what? Hotels are more here in the US as a rule. so what?
BTW to those driving who think you can just drive whatever speed you want. Don't do it. The ticket is expensive.
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Funny how those places with high Gas costs also prioritized great public transport.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
Shut your hole with your high-falutin book facts.
Shut your hole with your high-falutin book facts.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
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Europeans drive? I thought they all had 21st Century bullet trains that are always destined for wherever they want to go.
Europeans drive? I thought they all had 21st Century bullet trains that are always destined for wherever they want to go.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Microlot Marxist
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
Also, speaking German phrases into Google Translate often yields hilarious results - and I know I'm speaking correctly.
Also, speaking German phrases into Google Translate often yields hilarious results - and I know I'm speaking correctly.
mookie1995
there's a good buck in that racket.
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
fares are insane 14/06 here. it's like everyone is leaving the country!!
fares are insane 14/06 here. it's like everyone is leaving the country!!
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
The google translate feature that lets you hold your phone up to signs, menus, etc. and translates them automatically is a modern marvel.
The google translate feature that lets you hold your phone up to signs, menus, etc. and translates them automatically is a modern marvel.
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I was thinking the same thing....it's just a cost of doing business when you travel abroad (or in CA
) and want to drive.
My wife & I are planning a trip in late November/early December to Luxembourg, Belgium, and western France. Lot's of driving but with just two of us and small bags I am guessing whatever little car we get assigned will get great mileage.
I was thinking the same thing....it's just a cost of doing business when you travel abroad (or in CA
) and want to drive. My wife & I are planning a trip in late November/early December to Luxembourg, Belgium, and western France. Lot's of driving but with just two of us and small bags I am guessing whatever little car we get assigned will get great mileage.
bigblue_dl
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As much as the public transportation system is better than our here, I still would want to rent a car for many trips I'd like to take in Europe. We rented a car in Sweden and in Norway. In Sweden we got one because it would be impossible to go around to different places in farm country, tracking down ancestry stuff by public transportation. In Norway, it was a complete on a whim thing. My wife and I decided that we wanted to do our own thing that day, while the rest of my family did the Norway in a Nutshell tour for like $300 per person. We walked to the closest rental car place, got the last car (a van) that they had, and just set out on our own to do a drive around Hardangerfjord, then up to Flam, and back through Voss and Dale into Bergen. Having a car that day was awesome, and even though gas was expensive (in Norway it isn't as expensive as other European countries), we saved a bunch of money compared to doing the Norway in a Nutshell tour. The biggest reason why we liked the car option that day was because it allowed us to stop at as many places to take pictures of the scenery at the fjords as we wanted.
As much as the public transportation system is better than our here, I still would want to rent a car for many trips I'd like to take in Europe. We rented a car in Sweden and in Norway. In Sweden we got one because it would be impossible to go around to different places in farm country, tracking down ancestry stuff by public transportation. In Norway, it was a complete on a whim thing. My wife and I decided that we wanted to do our own thing that day, while the rest of my family did the Norway in a Nutshell tour for like $300 per person. We walked to the closest rental car place, got the last car (a van) that they had, and just set out on our own to do a drive around Hardangerfjord, then up to Flam, and back through Voss and Dale into Bergen. Having a car that day was awesome, and even though gas was expensive (in Norway it isn't as expensive as other European countries), we saved a bunch of money compared to doing the Norway in a Nutshell tour. The biggest reason why we liked the car option that day was because it allowed us to stop at as many places to take pictures of the scenery at the fjords as we wanted.
manurespreader
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Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
I rent cars regularly in Europe. If you can drive a stick it's a lot cheaper. One of the biggest problems is parking. Especially in center cities often it's prohibitive or prohibited. I try to do a mix of public transportation and rental. For instance in Zadar, Croatia last year, I found a parking place and left the car in it for three days so as not to lose it. I also regularly get tickets for parking unfortunately.. I did in Reims last year for instance. I also worry about the security of the car. So I try to keep it in a well lit area. In Portugal it was a lot easier by car, but most places in Western Europe you can get to without one. I try hard to do that. Well except in Ireland. but they're backwards in Ireland.
I rent cars regularly in Europe. If you can drive a stick it's a lot cheaper. One of the biggest problems is parking. Especially in center cities often it's prohibitive or prohibited. I try to do a mix of public transportation and rental. For instance in Zadar, Croatia last year, I found a parking place and left the car in it for three days so as not to lose it. I also regularly get tickets for parking unfortunately.. I did in Reims last year for instance. I also worry about the security of the car. So I try to keep it in a well lit area. In Portugal it was a lot easier by car, but most places in Western Europe you can get to without one. I try hard to do that. Well except in Ireland. but they're backwards in Ireland.
Does driving on the left a PITA?
Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
At may age, if I were in left sided traffic that required reflexive driving, I'd be an accident guaranteed to happen.
At may age, if I were in left sided traffic that required reflexive driving, I'd be an accident guaranteed to happen.
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I lived in England for a year and never once drove.
bigblue_dl
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Re: Travel Part 3: Destination Unknown
My first international work trip was to Scotland. Was told on Friday morning that I needed to be at a customer first thing Tuesday. Booked it quick, not really thinking much about driving, since I had so much else to do before the trip. Got to Glasgow, go out to my rental car, and didn't remember that it would be right hand drive until I opened the wrong door.
I didn't get in an accident, but that was a **** tense drive from the airport to the hotel on little sleep. Didn't take too long over the next few days to get used to it though.
My first international work trip was to Scotland. Was told on Friday morning that I needed to be at a customer first thing Tuesday. Booked it quick, not really thinking much about driving, since I had so much else to do before the trip. Got to Glasgow, go out to my rental car, and didn't remember that it would be right hand drive until I opened the wrong door.
I didn't get in an accident, but that was a **** tense drive from the airport to the hotel on little sleep. Didn't take too long over the next few days to get used to it though.
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