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  1. CJDUK avatar

    Travel ideas from UK to Europe

    by CJDUK 24 May 2012

    Hi I'm Chris from the UK. I'm looking for recommendations on where to travel in Europe from Saturday 2nd June - Sunday 10th June. I'm…

  2. micolett avatar

    RE: Which country in Western Europe has the best rail system?

    by micolett 24 May 2012

    France is quite rail-efficient, but not everywhere in the country; some areas have extensive networks (south east, Rhone Alpes. .. ),…

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    RE: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by NewIslander 24 May 2012

    Thanks for all those ideas. Now i'm going to start another thread with the first route i've worked out. It not an adventure route. I think…

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    RE: Russia visa questions

    by everbrite 24 May 2012

    >Since Russian companies like waytorussia send a scanned copy of the invitation I guess that invitation is not valid in France, Italy…

  5. jaoto avatar

    RE: Russia visa questions

    by jaoto 23 May 2012

    >There are plenty of Russian consulates throughout the world which require an original document. I guess some consulates insists on a…

  6. european83 avatar

    RE: Which country in Western Europe has the best rail system?

    by european83 23 May 2012

    #fernweh87: on some hot spots like Frankfurt or Cologne you might be totally right for long distance trains. On the other hand: I've travele…

  7. neckervd avatar

    RE: Basel in June

    by neckervd 23 May 2012

    There are offered some double rooms for about 95 EUR: Ibis Bale aeroport at Saint Louis Etap Pratteln Hotel Porte de France at St-Louis…

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    RE: Tattoos, vegetarian, skirts/clothing in Basque country

    by bjd 23 May 2012

    Can't help with the vegetarianism, but I really don't think the tattoos are a problem. Miniskirts either. Many of the women you see on…

  9. micolett avatar

    Re: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by micolett 23 May 2012

    Kite or windsurfing the canal next to the Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer one day the "mistral" is blowing hard. Do some cliff-climbing or abseili…

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    RE: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by arizona 23 May 2012

    Some options: 1. Flying Deltaplan in Doussard, Lac d'Annécy. 2. Hiking from Talloires, Lac d'Annécy 3. Riding Mont Ventoux or l'Alpe…

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    RE: Paris to Barcelona Road Trip

    by Tommi1 23 May 2012

    +Also, is there a train from Loire Valley down to San Sebastian?+ As far as I know, there are no direct trains, but you can take a train…

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    RE: Spain and France Itinerary

    by Fwoggie 23 May 2012

    You mean Granada brings tears to your eyes? ;)

  13. everbrite avatar

    RE: Russia visa questions

    by everbrite 23 May 2012

    >I have never seen an original letter of invitation or had any problems with using the copy. There are plenty of Russian consulates through…

  14. mpprh avatar

    Re: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by mpprh 23 May 2012

    You could think about cycling some of the famous Tour de France stages. Start with Mont Ventoux ? This guy - http://gerrypatt.wordpress.c…

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    RE: What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by regards 23 May 2012

    http://www.frenchentree.com/france-activity-holiday/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=46644 http://www.placesinfrance.com/adventure_holidays_france.htm…

  16. NewIslander avatar

    What's the most exciting thing to do in France - looking for ideas

    by NewIslander 23 May 2012

    I'm going to France next year. I was going to go for three months but now i can only go for 6 weeks. I am cycling about. Is there something…

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    Re: Spain and France Itinerary

    by aps33 23 May 2012

    I agree we are trying to see much in few days, but I would rather spend some time in these places rather than just skip them. I fully…

  18. aps33 avatar

    Re: France and Spain Itinerary

    by aps33 23 May 2012

    I agree we are trying to see much in few days, but I would rather spend some time in these places rather than just skip them. I fully…

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    RE: Me and my backpack's 100 favourite places

    by wigstan 23 May 2012

    This has now become my latest project....I'm thinking how I can capture it for posterity before I forget them. Even just thinking about…

  20. stevegerms avatar

    RE: France and Spain Itinerary

    by stevegerms 23 May 2012

    I'm not going to recommend "tweaks" to this itinerary because it seems to me that everyone is ignoring the bloody great elephant in the…

  21. beegirlbees avatar

    Re: Acupuncture license/work visa for France

    by beegirlbees 23 May 2012

    The state of California mandates that you must spend the last year or so of your education at a school in California, then take and pass…

  22. nataliacatalina avatar

    Re: staying in italy past 90 days

    by nataliacatalina 23 May 2012

    I too am in the same situation and was wondering what happened when you went to the Questra? The Italian consulate was no help and basically…

  23. thurmz22 avatar

    RE: Vienna to Venice by bus?

    by thurmz22 23 May 2012

    Thanks for all of the info!! (I thought I responded, but apparently it didn't link!) We've decided on the train overnight. Now we're just…

  24. MarbleCakeMartyr avatar

    Unsure of Visa

    by MarbleCakeMartyr 23 May 2012

    Hello all! I am a 22 year old Canadian citizen and will be volunteering with Solidarites Jeunesses for a year (Sept 2012-Aug 2013) all…

  25. qablo avatar

    RE: France and Spain Itinerary

    by qablo 22 May 2012

    Hello Spanish part: I think 1 day for Granada is not really much, I would prefer to remove one day from Barcelona and use this day in…

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