Most Generic Questions/Topics..

My favourite rant are those endless questions about "Heidelburg" (even better: "Heidleburg"), "Bamburg", "Hamberg", "Nurnburg", "Rothenberg" etc.
Hey, it cannot be that difficult to copy the name of a city correctly. -burg and -berg aren't the same, don't mean the same and aren't pronounced the same. Except by Americans who substitute both with the same gargling sound.

oldpro #18:
Let me add as 10. Some don't care a bit about studying the places they are visiting, they travel "because the tickets are so cheap".

I never answer questions of the "Where shall I go?" and "What shall I see/do there?" type. I mean, why are people planning a trip to a place or country they don't know a thing about?

I agree with most of the above - like

I am going to Barcelona for two days. What should I see and do there - it might help if they post their interests, budget etc. Barcelona has enough to keep a person busy for months, as do several cities in Europe.

Is there a youth hostel in Amsterdam?

Me and my boyfriend are going to Barcelona/Amsterdam/Rome/Paris/Vienna/London/Milan. We are looking for a hotel that is clean, quiet, super romantic and we would prefer a room with a private balcony, within walking distance to everything, but maximum 30 euros a night. No dorms.

We are going to Ibizia/Faliraki/Lanzarote/Benidorm in August. We want to be near the nightlife and close to the action, but where the beach is quiet and deserted, ideally beachside accommodation. Maximum 50 euros a night.

I will be in London/Madrid/Amsterdam etc. We have a budget of 25 euros a day. Is it do-able? We don't mind staying in a dorm if need be, we like to have one restaurant meal a day, see a few musuems and we like to go out and have a few beers in the evening.

I would like to go and work in Paris this summer for around two weeks. I don't speak French, I don't want to teach English, and I need it to be under the table as I don't have a visa.

We have three weeks in Europe. We plan to fly into Amsterdam, then visit Berlin, Paris, Rome, Florence, Athens, Budapest, Prague, Krakow, Brussells and London. What is the cheapest form of transport between them?

I will be in Greece for one week. I would like to do some volunteer work but all I can find requires me to pay, and I cannot understand why I would pay for that. Can anyone suggest somewhere where I can volunteer free, possibly in exchange for accommodation?

#18 oh, you mean like this one :-)

What is the best and cheapest way to get from A to B?

Baby - it's either the cheapest (but not the best) or the best (but certainly not the cheapest).

I'm on a lot of travel boards, being a traveller and travel writer myself, but this is the first time I feel understood! Thanks guys!
Pity it's hidden on the Germany board, should have it's own forum.

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The worst kind of questions come from people from the US and Australia. No offence here, just statistics.
Like: Never been in xy but want to do it in 8 days. Any suggestions?
I agree that these people live in vast countries, no, continents, and looking at a world map places in Europe look really tiny. Like Ireland. It's just a teeny weeny blot on the map. Can I do it in four days? Cringe.

Or as I encountered recently: Go to Berlin for four days in August. Recommendations please.

I sometimes wonder how ignorant can people be? And what does it make of all those people who actually travel in the sense of exploring and experiencing a place and answering the silly questions? Why are we doing it?

When I did my first overseas journey, that was to Sri Lanka, there wasn't any internet, there was actually only one more or less homemade guide book for the island. I didn't have a clue but went anyway. I just had a quite dodgy ticket (don't ask!) and my sense of adventure. However, I remember this journey as one of my most exciting times of my life!

Why are people not capable anymore just to be curious and adventurous?

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#24, great link!!!

#25, this isn't the "Germany" board, but the general "Western Europe" board.

#25, I see that LP is cross-posting some posts. I never looked in the sub-area "Germany", but saw this post in the W. Europe branch.

#saraki #27: that's alright then ... ;-))

I love the google link #24, too!

saraki #29... big hug ... you're oh so right. Sounds like ticking off a list of "1000 places my doctor/teacher/daddy told me to see".

really? it sounds like raping and pillaging to me;)