New Euro traveller

Hi guys.
Im both new to Forums as well as to traveling and was looking for a few bits of information.
Im 23 years old (male) and was heading to europe this summer for a month with my gf and her friend (female). after landing in Paris, our rough itinerary is as follows:

paris
nice (visiting cannes and monaco)
barcelona
london
prague
vienna
split
dubrovnik
greece (for a week)

now, I'm aware that this trip is bold and was looking for advice on whether a) its doable (i.e. smart, logical, etc...), b) if need be, which places should cut out, c) the amount of time to spend in each of these places and d) any other suggestions you guys have :p

As a spending budget, im bringing around 4000$ total

any and all advice is greatly appreciated

SFO to DeL around May 20th $$ plus miles???

Ideas on this one. I've used Matrix, using airports close by as well, and have searched the AA web site. There must be something....

Looking for a one way from SFO to DEL around May 20th. Cheap cash $$ or combo with American airline miles (up to 40K American Miles). Will fly East or West.

I would prefer BA , but recognize I don't want to pay a lot for taxes and surcharges. I've found 45K miles and 350 in tax using AA/BA, but there must be something else out there. Don't want o spend more than 500$.

I'd love to earn miles on the flights if I pay for them... Have my 10 year visa already.

And I'm ready to buy the ticket now....

Living and working in France

Hi!
I'm planning on going in France next autumn with a work holiday visa. I'd like to spent six months to one year there and travel around the country as well as in Spain. I'd like some tips about the job possibilities(i am a waitress/bartender), the best cities to go to and the best options for short-term places to live(as i dont think i want to settle anywhere for more than a couple of months). Also, i know the tipping mentality is very different from north america to europe, so i'd like to know how much money i can expect doing in a month working as a waitress there, just so i know the right amount of money to save before i leave.
And any other tip on the work holiday visa or just about travelling in France and spain is very welcome : )

Thank you!!

Overwhelming information on teaching abroad - clarifications please

Hello,

I am a 22 year old student in Salt Lake City; graduation date approx. spring of 2014. I will graduate with a bachelors in Linguistics, along with a TESOL certificate, and minors in English and French. I have begun my research into the vast world of TESOL that I want to make my career in, and am completely overwhelmed. I have a myriad of questions, and hoping you guys can help me sort out some answers:

• Is there a marked difference between TESOL and TEFL? Is one preferable over the other? If a school requires a TEFL, will they accept my TESOL?

• I had my heart set on somewhere in Eastern Europe, but after doing research on the job availability/salaries of teachers living there, it seems like the best place for a first time teacher to go is Asia. But honestly,

• Where is Asia is best?? I have never traveled there before and could not even begin to pick out which c...

Backpack for travelling and the rest!

Hi

I am going to be travelling for 3 months at the end of the year through south east Asia and am looking at buying one of these as per recommendation from a mate, he uses it for hikes and a bit of military stuff. I am in the Australian defence force and do a fair bit of short 2-3 day hikes as well with fairly minimalist gear, so thats another reason i want to buy it.

http://news.goruck.com/gear-explained/gr2-travels-explained-by-jason/

Just wondering if anyone else has used one or would be able to help me make my mind up. I am aware it is quite an expensive piece of kit but i will have a lot of uses for it.

I have been to south east asia so know roughly what im planning on taking, my main concern is that the pack might be just a little bit too small.

cheers more »

Vancouver as a bike commuter city?

How is Vancouver as a cycling city? Is it easy to cycle year-round? Is the rain incessant in the winter? Is the bike path network mostly recreational, or does it branch out well into all corners of the city?

Any comparison to Ottawa and Montreal most welcome, as I know these cities best!

Trip report and photos, Treasure Beach and South Coast 2013

I've begun writing and posting photos from my most recent trip to Jamaica, last week on the south coast. I'll just add blog entries here as I write them for anyone interested in following along.

I've written the first: http://www.travelsinjamaica.com/2013/05/1-introduction-to-week-in-treasure.html

#6 Morocco, May 7, 2013

Well, that didn’t take long. I walked all around the ‘downtown’ of Er-Rachidia and was back at my hotel in 45 minutes! The town seemed to be quite spread out, but the centro was just a few blocks each way. I stopped in at the covered market at 9:20 AM, but nothing was doing yet---everything was still covered with tarpaulins. Morocco does not get going very early! Still it was worthwhile to stay here two nights as it gave me a chance to catch up on my laundry. In the mountains where I had been it took three days for a tee shirt to dry---cool and damp weather. In the desert in Er-Rachidia it was hot and dry, so I had a chance to wash all my clothes!

At the bus depot, I waited quite some time before I got the bus for Tinerhir, the jumping off point to the Todra Gorge, which promised beautiful scenery. I struck up a friendship with some fellow waiters---one had lovely henna desi... more »