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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.
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12-Dec-2009 14:08
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12-Dec-2009 14:08
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Hi everyone, looking for a b and b near to the train station midi (getting a train from lille) friendly, clean for about 60 euros a night. Anyone had a nice experience you want to share?
Cheers
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12-Dec-2009 12:23
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12-Dec-2009 13:21
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location: Greece
I was hoping to visit Milos for a week or so late September 2010 and then to travel on by boat to Amorgos for another week.I then intend to travel back to Athens either by boat or plane as I fly back to the UK from Athens.
Trouble is I will be joining group holidays both on Milos and Amorgos when I have to commit financially etc. I have discovered that firm boat schedules for the above just do not exist at present for the time period and they do not run daily anyway.If anyone has experience of such a trip I should be grateful to hear how you got on.Many thanks. Frank.
Hi everyone,
I am planning a trip to Switzerland this January 2010 for 6 days. The route we are taking is Paris to Basel (booked). Then we want to cover Lucerne, Interlaken (and possibly Lauterbrunnen) in Switzerland, and then get to Venice on the Bernina Express.
What would be the best intinery or logical sequence for Switzerland, and to then getting the Bernina Express to Italy?
Would greatly appreciate some help!
Thank you in advance
Jo
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12-Dec-2009 08:29
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t_maia »
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12-Dec-2009 11:04
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t_maia »
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location: Switzerland
Hi,
does anybody know more about the Fastnacht in Basel?
I'm looking to go but am unsure how long I should stay. I know things start on Monday morning at 4 am, and end at Thursday morning, 4 am. My questions:
1) What is happening in between?
2) Would I miss a lot if I arrived at 6 am Monday?
3) Are things quiet during the day, so that I could sleep then?
4) Is there a warm place where I could hang out until things start at 4 am? (Since the train I plan to take gets in at midnight on Sunday it doesn't make a lot of sense to me to get a hostel bed where I could only sleep for 3 hours max.)
5) Is it worth staying until Thursday, 4 am? Or would it make sense to leave on Wednesday?
6) If yesto 5), what time on Wednesday?
Thank you very much!
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12-Dec-2009 07:26
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12-Dec-2009 14:54
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timothysolberg »
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location: France
I'm traveling to France in June and it's my first time out of the country so I'm new to trip planning and I need some help. My major problem has been finding an affordable way to travel around the country for two weeks. Our budget (there are 2 of us) is $5000 and that is to include airfare. I have looked at the rail passes at raileurope.com and they are quite expensive. Can anyone tell me about taking the bus system in France? Here is my itinerary ( which I am also open to suggestions about )
Days 1-5: Paris ( day trip to Versailles on the 5th day )
Day 6 : Rouen
Day 7: Giverny
Day 8: Bayeux
Days 9-12: Nice
Day 13:Bordeaux
Day 14: Paris
Any tips and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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12-Dec-2009 05:23
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friedel »
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12-Dec-2009 05:23
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Due to a limited budget and a new job (and yes, the two do go together!), I'm looking for the best 2nd hand clothing shop (Kringloopwinkel) in Amsterdam. Suggestions??
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12-Dec-2009 04:42
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ioaspy »
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12-Dec-2009 08:26
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location: France
Hello!
I will be spending 5,5 days in Paris in Jaunary and I am thinking of a day trip to Trouville, Deauville or Honfleur or a similar town. I know they are about 200km away from Paris so it wll probably take almost a whole day, are they worth it? Which one is prettier and has more to see?
Thank you!
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12-Dec-2009 03:30
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sambawalk »
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12-Dec-2009 03:30
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location: Italy
I plan to take ferry from napoli to palerma. I see from the ferry company website they have letto economy and cabina. It seems that if i choose 1 pax for letto econoy,it costs about the same as cabina doppia for 1 pax.
My question is that I think letto economy is to share the cabin with 1 or more people, depending the size of the cabin, does it mean if i take cabina doppia for 1 pax, i will have the whole cabin myself??
Thanks.
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12-Dec-2009 02:46
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trebex »
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12-Dec-2009 09:05
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BlandineForberg »
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location: Germany
What can I expect if I am in Munich during Carnival this February? Is it crowded with tourists? Will hotel prices go up? What days are festivities?
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12-Dec-2009 02:09
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Dais »
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12-Dec-2009 09:05
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qwovadis »
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location: Italy
Hi
Going to Venice for four days next week with boyfriend; neither of us have been before so we're looking for tips on things to do/places to go that are especially worthwhile at this time of year.
Also, any recommendations of special (but reasonably-priced!) restaurants and bars?
Many thanks in advance
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12-Dec-2009 01:54
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berttreb »
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12-Dec-2009 04:26
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tony_b »
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location: Spain
Hi,
I'm looking for the Basque (or Spanish) names of 2 dishes.
1. Squid served in its ink.
2. Sheeps brain. Not sure how this is served (if you get the entire head?) or perhaps it's the head of some other animal (goat?)
Would appreciate any help !
Regards
Loic
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12-Dec-2009 00:16
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iain2305 »
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12-Dec-2009 00:16
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iain2305 »
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location: Spain
Myself and a couple of friends are travelling out to alicante for New years eve and are looking for the best clubs, ideally we will be looking at somewhere with VIP area so we can have a table and a couple of bottles of champagne waiting for us on arrival. Does anyone have a recommendation or i've been looking around on google and have come up with Penelope, K M Disco Garden or K U Club but it doesn't really say a great deal about the clubs themselves. Any info would be appreciated :)
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11-Dec-2009 19:52
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mitchwaters »
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12-Dec-2009 04:58
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MTL »
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location: France
Hey all,
I am travelling to Paris in January and am keen to check out the Moulin Rouge. I notice that there are few different options as to what class of ticket you can buy to go there. Has anybody been? Can you advise my on which one you recommend? Is Moulin Rouge the best? I have heard there are other options.
Cheers, Mitch.
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11-Dec-2009 15:38
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hezcatt »
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11-Dec-2009 17:05
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Aribo »
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location: Netherlands
I'll be traveling to Tilburg in mid April for a music festival and currently all the hotels in the city are booked. It's recommended to look for hotels in Breda (a 15 minute train ride) but am worried about taking the train alone late at night. This is a last resort for me as I am hoping to secure either a hotel room or short term apartment rental for this time.
1) Can anyone direct me to an apartment that can be rented for short term vacation stays?
2) Can anyone recommend another option besides a hotel to stay in (literally everything is booked...no camping please! :) )
3) Do you think a woman can travel the night train to Breda alone and be ok?
Thanks in advance.
posted
11-Dec-2009 14:31
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maricelaperez »
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11-Dec-2009 21:46
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qwovadis »
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i plan to visit paris in late january for approx. six nights. do i have enough time to catch a train to italy? if so, what part would be worth the little time i am giving myself to travel.
thank you in advance for your guidance
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