I'm interested in nature, hiking, and some interesting cultural sites (old shipping ports, for example). I want to avoid crowds and really touristy places, but hopefully it shouldn't be a problem, since I will be driving during a work week.
Also, what are some good campgrounds along the way?
Good = spaced-out sites, no RVs, and hopefully nice views :)
Thanks!
Also is a price range of 25 - 35 Euro per night average/low/high for hostels during the month of August?
Thanks very much in advance!
we are selling our camper in Spain (Barcelona area) and thought that someone from this community may be interested in it.
It's already registered and insured for non-EU residents.
It's Fiat Ducato 1991, 2.5 Diesel 170,000km, 5-berth Dethleffs conversion.
We bought it in Netherlands and it is now on Dutch plates registered on a Dutch company (dutchcampervans.com) which "carries" the registration and insurance for us (we are non-EU residents and non-EU residents can't register a car on their names in Europe).
The registration, insurance and road tax are already paid and are valid till 20-Sep-2012. The APK (mechanical inspection) is valid till 12-Jul-2012. So, if you are non-EU resident as well, you will just make a new contract with that Dutch company (can be done from Spain) and you can start your vacation right away.
Everything is working, the engine is running smoothly - we are traveling with this camper since 20-Sep-2011 and had no problems with it (we just had to perform several fixes when we bought it).
Of course there are signs of wear, some rust on the body (which shouldn't be a problem to touch up), but for it's age the condition is very good.
5 sleeping places (2 double beds 1 single bed). We are a family with 3 kids and there was enough space for all of us even without using a single bed.
There are all the accessories needed for comfortable stay.
Kitchen (fridge 12v/220v/gas, cooking stove with 2 gas burners, washing sink, Truma gas heater, Truma gas water boiler, shower, flush toilet, 2 tables inside (1 converts to double bed another to a single bed), awning.
New leisure battery, 220V inverter, LPG Gas bottle (which can be refilled with auto-gas at any LPG station).
If you want we can leave in the camper some kitchen stuff, sheets, blankets, tools, etc - so everything will be ready to start your vacation right away.
Here are some photos:
https://plus.google.com/photos/10806948
The price 6,000 Euro and it includes insurance and registration service till 20-Sep-2012. The insurance is good for all Europe Morocco (not including Russia). This price is a real bargain - I don't think you can find anything similar in Spain for that price.
As we mentioned above the camper is registered in Netherlands for the company called Turner Cars & Campers (dutchcampervans.com). They will "carry" registration and insurance for you. You will need to pay them 100 Euro for a new contract that will be made on your name. You become the owner of the camper and can later sell it. The contract is 100% valid and the company is reliable. We didn't have any problems to go to Morocco with the contract we got from that company.
Of course if you are EU resident, it's possible to unregister the camper in Netherlands and register it on your name in any other country of EU, but then you need to do insurance yourself, perform a new mechanical inspection + pay any import fees.
Tags: camper for sale, motorhome for sale, rv for sale
So, for two weeks (anytime between end of May to July/August/whenever this summer, but I only have 2 weeks - aka 10 weekday vacation days to spend)
I'm 28/F/Asian female, and I'll be leaving from DFW
What I like:
Gorgeous natural scenery
Interesting historical attractions, museums, buildings (castles, ruins, etc)
Tasty/unique local eats (local restaurants, street food, etc) - I can try anything
I usually prefer smaller towns/cities but I do like some of the bigger cities as well
Other requirements that are nice to have:
Can travel on a budget if possible
Safe/easy for a solo female traveler to visit (important!)
Not TOO far of a plane ride (since I only have 2 weeks)
Easy to get around (plenty of public transit or easy walking, don't have to rent a car, etc)
I'll probably stay in mostly hostels
Decent weather during this period
NOT interested in:
Partying, drinking, nightlife, clubbing, yadda yadda...
I've already been to:
Many places across the US/Canada (San Fran, NYC, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, DC, LA, New Orleans, National Parks in Utah/Arizona/Montana/Wyoming, Philly, Orlando, Santa Ynez Valley in CA)
Western Europe - I did this as a two month solo trip, so I've traveled alone before - (London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Rothenburg, Rhine River Valley, Munich, Dresden, Berlin, Vienna, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Lake Geneva, Lucerne, Lauterbrunnen Vallley, Lake Bled, Ljubljana, Cinque Terre)
China - Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ljiang, Dali
Thailand - Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Phuket area (Karon, Koh Yao Noi, Koh Phi Phi, Phang Nga Bay, Koh Racha)
Indonesia - Bali (Nusa Lembongan, Ubud, Sanur)
South Korea
(I've bolded my favorite places, if that makes suggestions a little easier.)
Some Ideas:
Pacific Northwest (Seattle, Portland, Vancouver)
Eastern Europe (Poland, Hungary, Czech, Romania?)
Benelux (Amsterdam, Brussels, etc)
Spain/Portugal? Maybe ferry to Morroco?
Japan? (Prob too expensive? Far?)
Costa Rica/Belize/Nicaragua (not sure how safe this is for a solo female?)
Vietnam/Laos/Cambodia (maybe too far to fly?)
Any other ideas?
Thanks!
My boyfriend and I are heading to Paris in a week, and I was wondering if anyone could recommend some decent, off the tourist track restaurants. I'm not a gourmand or anything, I just want some basic, delicious eats at a reasonable price. I've checked out some books and websites but the recommendations are overwhelming. I'd much rather hear about someone's personal experience.
Thanks so much in advance and thanks for still being a part of the world travel community!
My husband and I are visiting Budapest with our 23 month old daughter in May. Our daughter is pretty flexible and does not have set nap times or meal times, so that is why they are not "scheduled." That being said, we realize we will have to make adjustments as we go, based on how she is doing. This itinerary is just a tentative schedule for us to have some idea of what is open and available to see on which days. Plus, we have some idea of how much money we will need each day. I do want to stress that we may add or delete things as we go, so if it doesn't work out the way we planned exactly, it won't be the end of the world.
Any thoughts on the itinerary we have planned so far? All the "walking tours" described are from Rick Steves' book. Also, the sites listed in the parentheses are sites that the walking tour walks by, so we would probably stop to go in some of these sites during the walking tour. Also the "+" after the amount of time means that stopping to see any sites will take longer than the listed time.
05/06/12 Sunday
Arrive Budapest late
05/07/12 Monday
Morning:
Leopold Walk, page 119 (1.5+ hours)
(St. Istvan's Basilica)
(Parliament)
Afternoon:
Free Communism Tour at 2:30 (2.5 hours)
Evening:
Shopping for souvenirs?
05/08/12 Tuesday
Morning: Memento Park
Castle Hill Walk (2 hours)
Afternoon: (Hospital in the Rock)
(Matthias Church)
(Fisherman's Bastien)
Margaret Island
Evening: Shopping
05/09/12 Wednesday
Morning:
Andrassy Ut Walk, page 153 (1+ hours)
(Opera House) - may not do this, depending on time
(House of Terror)
Afternoon: Heroes' Square and City Park Walk (1+ hours)
(City Park)
(Szchenyi Baths)
Evening:
Absolute Tours: Night Stroll and Boat Tour at 8p
05/10/12 Thursday
Morning:
Pest Town Center Walk, page 136 (1.5+ hours)
(Great Market Hall)
Shopping for souvenirs
Afternoon:
Train to Vienna - not sure exact time on this yet
Any thoughts on our itinerary listed below? We will be visiting in May with our daughter (who will be almost 2). I will also say that this is only tentative, and we realize things may change when we get there, depending on how we feel and how our daughter is handling things. We just mainly want to have a basic idea of what we want to do to be sure that the sights are open at the times we want to visit and that we have things listed in a logical order, based on location and opening times. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!
05/03/12 Thursday
Morning:
Arrive 8:25 am; take taxi to hotel
Check into hotel
Afternoon:
Essential Madrid Tour at 12 (3,90 euro/person)
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Grocery/Snack
Rest at hotel
Evening:
Hermitage of San Antonio de la Florida
Temple de Debod (if time)
Cerralbo Museum
05/04/12 Friday
Morning:
Prado
Paseo de Prado
Afternoon:
Real Palacio
Almudena Cathedral
Shopping
Evening:
Sandeman's Tapas Tour at 6p (3.5 hours)
05/05/12 Saturday
Morning: Day trip to Toledo
Afternoon:
Evening:
Flamenco back in Madrid
05/06/12 Sunday
Morning:
El Rastro Flea Market/Shopping
Mass at Real Basilica de San Francisco at 10:30 or 11:30 or 12:30
Afternoon:
Queen Sofia Arts Center (probably just to see Guernica)
Retiro Park
Shopping
Evening:
Late flight to Budapest
We are working on an itinerary and we're trying to figure out which sights to include. Those listed below are the possibilities. We will be there for almost 4 full days. We probably will not get to see everything, so we're trying to pick out which will be the most interesting for us.
Any thoughts on which sights not to miss and which ones we could put on the B-list?
Also, how long would you recommend for these sights should we decide to put them in the itinerary?
We are considering a night-time walk that includes an hour boat cruise on the Danube. Another tour we are looking into is a Free Communism Tour.
We are open to suggestions if there is something we should see that is not listed. Any advice is appreciated!!
Royal Palace
Hungarian National Gallery
Matthias Church
Hospital in the Rock
Hungarian Parliament
St. Istvan's Basilica
Great Market Hall
Hungarian State Opera House
House of Terror
Great Synagogue
Szechenyi Baths
Vajdahunyad Castle
City Park
Fisherman's Bastien
Monument Hike
Chain Bridge
Vorosmarty Ter
Heroes' Square
New York Café
Margaret Island
I'm reta.
I will go to Bangkok this March, hopefully there's no flood issue.
1. I feast for good food that I've never tried before. so any recommendation of food or place with a good food in Bangkok?
2. My two friends who are coming with me are Moslem, so they can't eat anything that consisting pork. any idea what kind of food that they can eat, but still yummy instead?
thank you very much for your help!
I've been pondering something, and I was hoping someone here might have experience with this kind of thing:
I'm an EU citizen (Austria) and I'm going to travel to North America in the summer. Now I was thinking of staying for a while in Toronto and working in a youth hostel in exchange for accommodation. (I have experience as a hostel receptionist and one of the hostels I wrote to has already told me they'd like to see my application.) This wouldn't be for long, 4 to 8 weeks at the most.
Now, I know EU citizens don't need a tourist visa if they stay less than six months. But it's my understanding that for this kind of thing, I'd need a work permit. Any idea how easy/hard it is to get that?
I have no idea yet if I'll even find a hostel that wants me, but I wanted to ask around before I do something serious like going to the embassy here in Vienna or something. I've looked at a lot of websites, but they mostly deal with long-time srs bsnss work, while this would just be a summer job. Therefore I'd appreciate any kind of help from you wise people. ;)
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