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  1. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Germany: four days, FRA to Koln -- suggestions?

    by marcopolko 24 May 2012

    All Länder tickets including the Baden-Wuerttemberg one are valid any day of the week. The only difference is that on weekdays they are…

  2. cdnfoodie avatar

    RE: One month in Europe

    by cdnfoodie 20 May 2012

    I personally like Germany a lot, and if you're there in Dec/Jan you could check out the Christmas Markets, which I hear are really nice…

  3. shandrak avatar

    RE: Short stop in germany

    by shandrak 16 May 2012

    Thanks marcopolko! Quick question for you. Our train ticket from frankfurt to stuttgart is use between June 26th and June 28th. In…

  4. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: trip to europe for 2 months

    by Fwoggie 14 May 2012

    #6 I wouldn't be too fussed about Frankfurt; there's not too much to excite the tourist. Either skip it, or else substitute it for nearby…

  5. eutravelboy avatar

    RE: Hamburg-Berlin-Frankfurt-Munich OR Prague-Badapest-Berlin

    by eutravelboy 08 May 2012

    Depends on how much time you want to spent on your trip. Easter-Europe is less expensive. Expl: Berlin - Prague - Krakow - Budapest Or…

  6. estellel avatar

    SELF TRANSPORT TRIP

    by estellel 07 May 2012

    Hi We are looking at visiting europe in August 2013, want to go on our own, not a tour. Is the public transport available throughout,…

  7. lucapal avatar

    RE: Mannheim, Germany - should I go?

    by lucapal 04 May 2012

    Sleep and eat free in Mannheim and spend all day in Heidelberg ;-)

  8. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Mannheim, Germany - should I go?

    by marcopolko 04 May 2012

    Mannheim isn't the most exciting city, but it has, I believe, Germany's largest palace. There are many excellent places nearby to visit…

  9. stevegerms avatar

    RE: Mannheim, Germany - should I go?

    by stevegerms 04 May 2012

    Mannheim is also a pretty good base for trips elsewhere so if you can take advantage of free accommodation there then take it. Don't know…

  10. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: June/July Itinerary - Too rushed?

    by Fwoggie 01 May 2012

    Well almost a full circle. If they haven't booked the flights yet, I'd do London to Paris to Amsterdam to, er, Frankfurt (still say that…

  11. battybilly avatar

    RE: 4 Weeks in 4 Cities in Germany this Summer - Which 4 Cities???

    by battybilly 29 April 2012

    Hi.... My few pennies worth.... Four destinations in four weeks - great idea. Not in any order of preference.... Hamburg, Berlin, Muni…

  12. Helen0104 avatar

    RE: Honeymoon to Switzerland; looking for lots of advice

    by Helen0104 26 April 2012

    If you're arriving in Frankfurt and heading for Switzerland, I agree that Heidelberg would be a logical first stop. It's only an hour…

  13. tartlet avatar

    Re: the foreign city or place who 's remained in your heart

    by tartlet 19 April 2012

    Heidelberg.... It is the only place in the world I truly feel at home. [Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren|http://ingeb.org/Lied…

  14. regards avatar

    RE: Morning in Frankfurt

    by regards 18 April 2012

    7 hours strolling along the river? And if it's raining? From the airport you have some bus conncetions for example Heidelberg, or even…

  15. tempelton avatar

    RE: Ideas for 4 lefover days at end of trip

    by tempelton 15 April 2012

    Bamberg is very nice, it has Rauchbier, very unique I think it's the only place in Germany where you can get it, also a nice midevil town,…

  16. wateenmooiedag avatar

    RE: Ideas for 4 lefover days at end of trip

    by wateenmooiedag 15 April 2012

    I would go for some smaller places, all your other destinations except Ibiza and maybe Greece are big cities. So maybe Bonn or Heidelberg.…

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    RE: Travel mishaps

    by Scrubb 05 April 2012

    My stories are all related to me being an idiot. Other near misses: - after a pleasant couple of days in Heidelberg, my travel companion…

  18. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Freaks to Frankfurt!

    by Fwoggie 04 April 2012

    Frankfurt is very business orientated. There is some tourist stuff there, but not a great deal - a bit like the Hague in the Netherlands.…

  19. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Freaks to Frankfurt!

    by Fwoggie 04 April 2012

    I think they mean the big one. Personally I wouldn't go to Frankfurt. Or if I did, I wouldn't stay there, I'd go to the Rhine valley,…

  20. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Short side trip - looking for suggestions

    by Fwoggie 31 March 2012

    You could always hire a car to drive there; it would be an eye opener for your American friend to see the speeds we drive at on the autobahn…

  21. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Unusual trip to Germany

    by marcopolko 31 March 2012

    "I'm more interested in the little out of the way gems." That certainly isn't Heidelberg, Neuschwanstein, and Munich. Have a look at…

  22. Greylor avatar

    Unusual trip to Germany

    by Greylor 30 March 2012

    My wife and I are traveling to Germany this June. Both of us lived there as children and want to go back and visit all of our favorite…

  23. TheDevil avatar

    RE: Univerities in the US

    by TheDevil 27 March 2012

    Cuba, have a look at university rankings in the world and you will see that US and UK are the best in the world . The first German is…

  24. cidvicious001 avatar

    RE: Univerities in the US

    by cidvicious001 27 March 2012

    If you want a good university, you want to go to Bologna or Heidelberg. Or to Salamanca for languages.

  25. Jk245001 avatar

    Berlin, Krakow, Prague, Budapest, Istanbul

    by Jk245001 12 March 2012

    Hi all, I am going to be finishing a tour (I work for a major educational travel organization) in Heidelberg on June 9th and am wanting…

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