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Welcome to the Western Europe branch!
Welcome to the Thorn Tree's Western Europe branch.
We hope you find plenty of useful information about travelling to Western Europe here. It is highly recommended that new users check out the Western Europe FAQ thread before posting a new thread as you may find many of the answers you seek there. It also contains helpful information about how to search the forum, advice for how to post your questions, and obsolete information was deleted as recently as June 2008! If you are a returning user or a Europe guru, please help us keep the FAQ thread up-to-date by adding important information which is absent, or pointing out information which is no longer being represented accurately.
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This branch covers: Western Europe.
I've made a start with a load of links. Please add to this if you've got some useful information that'll answer questions that come up again and again and again.
Here are some simple tips about looking for information:
1. Research before asking a question. It will help you get better, more detailed and useful answers from the community if you've already done some homework. It's also polite. The community is here to help, but we're not your personal search engine. Invest some preliminary time and we'll help you fill in the gaps.
2. Explore Lonely Planet's Destinations online, which has a wealth of key info and tips.
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Hi
I'm going to get a driver license.
But in my country, there are several options in gearbox(Manual, Automatic).
I'm going to get an Automatic license, but I heard that there are extremely few cars which have Automatic gearboxs and most of Rent A Car companies have few stocks especially in Europe
Cuz I don't get it yet, I can change the type of my license.
Is it better to get Manual license in case of shortage of Automatic gearbox cars?
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23-Dec-2009 15:24
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23-Dec-2009 15:24
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location: Italy
I'm eagerly awaiting my first trip to Italy (9 days and counting!) and have received valuable advice, humor, and camaraderie from this forum. In the Christmas spirit, i wish to contribute something BEFORE i go, that will hopefully beneft inquirers and respondents alike.
Before you ask a question on this rich and personal avenue:
1. Read a tour book or two.
2. Ask YOURSELF what you want to see, do, feel. Art? Water? Culture? Food? (oh yeah, i guess there's ALWAYS that. yum, i can't wait....) What are you looking for? Or are you wide open? Sounds like all of it is to be found in Italy, we may just have to narrow our scope a bit more than we would in Wisconsin.
3. Provide details: dates, places, numbers, piccadillos when possible.
4. Learn enough to converse in the most basic sense with the country you're infiltrating - local currency, for example. And 'grazie...
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23-Dec-2009 11:25
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23-Dec-2009 18:30
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location: Greece
I have "watching this thread" on a number of threads, and today I got alerts of posts on SIX threads within 15 minutes, all by the same screen name, Yedek. The message was identical -- promoting the The Athesn Convention Bureau page on Facebook.
This is BLATANT promotion ... all the other forums I visit have place to click for "Inappropriate Posting" or somewhere to report to a webmaster so such postings will be deleted ... but I have searched HIgh and Low on TT travel forum pages for such a place. AND you cannot even contact the forum manager (Venessa??) about this... you can on ly go on some place to give "feedback" ... lord knows when anybody reads that or what they do about it.
Venessa, if you are reading this, please delete these Yedek spams, and kick him/her off the forum... and by the way, tell me how to report these things in future without having to go on some fe...
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23-Dec-2009 06:03
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23-Dec-2009 06:03
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Anyone know any restaurants/hotels who host an English Christmas day lunch, on the 25th in Berlin or the surrounding areas? Thanks in advance!!!
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23-Dec-2009 03:10
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shishkebab »
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23-Dec-2009 04:56
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location: Spain
Hi all,
I'm staying in central Madrid from the beginning of January for two months and was hoping for some advice on practical living matters in the city.
Firstly, can anyone recommend a good swimming pool (municipal or private) near the centre of the city - presumably not outdoor as it is winter, and fairly well priced!
Secondly, does anyone know if it is possible to arrange temporary internet access in Spain (ie for two months, without signing up to a contract) and if so, any good companies to do it with? Would I be best off getting a dongle??
Many thanks
shishkebab
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23-Dec-2009 02:44
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lkwalker44 »
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23-Dec-2009 02:44
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lkwalker44 »
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location: Italy
Can anyone suggest inexpensive hostels in Siena and Pistoia for March? I have tried to look online but haven't found anything cheap. I'm on a tight backpacker's budget. Thanks!
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23-Dec-2009 02:20
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nhtraveller »
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23-Dec-2009 11:21
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tony_b »
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location: Spain
I am just packing to leave for Malaga on Friday and I wondered if I will need my water purifier with me? We prefer not to bring it if it is not necessary but have never been Europe. Can we drink the water or should be have them just in case?
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23-Dec-2009 00:17
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FraukevanBeusekom »
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23-Dec-2009 17:44
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MTL »
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location: Italy
I want to go to Italy in august for one week. I don't want to tour around but just stay in one place where there aren't to many tourist but enough sights to entertain myself. Somewhere near the beach would be nice.
Does anybody have suggestions? Where to go?
Thanks!
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22-Dec-2009 23:31
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Christobal »
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23-Dec-2009 05:28
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klaush »
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location: Germany
Hi!
My boyfriend and I will be spending New Year's Eve in Düsseldorf. Does anyone have any good tips on where to go and what to do? We are mid-30s, looking for a nice place to eat, maybe have some drinks, see if there is any fireworks, or what people normally do that evening in Düsseldorf.
Thanks!
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22-Dec-2009 22:59
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voorelkaar »
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22-Dec-2009 22:59
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voorelkaar »
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location: Spain
Can anybody advise us a rural camping site in the middle or high Pyrenees?
We want to stay on a site which is nice and clean, put not very crowded.
The idea is to bike and hike in the neighborhood.
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22-Dec-2009 22:57
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voorelkaar »
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22-Dec-2009 22:57
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voorelkaar »
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location: France
Can anybody advise us a rural camping site in the middle or high Pyrenees?
We want to stay on a site which is nice and clean, put not very crowded.
The idea is to bike and hike in the neighborhood.
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22-Dec-2009 21:17
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TMPACA »
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23-Dec-2009 04:36
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TMPACA »
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location: France
14 / 24-01 Circus festival Monaco
12 / 28-02 Carnival in Nice
12 / 23-05 Filmfestival in Cannes
13 / 16-05 F1 - Grand Prix de Monaco
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22-Dec-2009 19:20
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robincwaldroup »
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23-Dec-2009 11:19
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tony_b »
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location: Italy
Could anyone tell me where I can get a yellow fever vaccination in Rome?
I am traveling in Europe en route to Kenya. I require a yellow fever vaccination before I travel to Africa on January 12th. I will be arriving in Rome on January 5th and departing to Kenya from there. Is there a travelers clinic in Rome?
Thank you
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22-Dec-2009 14:24
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raspberrygirl »
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23-Dec-2009 03:15
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tony_b »
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location: Spain
Hi,
We plan to be in Morocco from January to April, and figure we won't need mosquito repellent because of the wind on the coast (please correct me if I'm wrong), and Spain from April to July, and were wondering if mosquito repellents with lemon eucalyptus oil are available in either country, or picaridin. The lemon eucalyptus would be nice for the uber-safety, but stinks, and the picaridin would be great for its odourlessness.
Thanks so much!
Heather
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22-Dec-2009 06:08
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carolina_r »
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23-Dec-2009 12:25
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carolina_r »
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location: France
Hi there!
I been doing some research about hostel in Paris and I still undecided about where to stay I'll be in Paris for 10 days from January 15th My top option are this:
Square Caulaincourt
Le Montclair Montmartre
St. Christopher's Paris
My main concern is about the location because I will traveling by myself and Montmatre seams to have some scary parts, also I won't like o stay in a party hostel because my plan is to wake up early and get to know the city.
Thanks and happy holidays!
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