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Originally posted by brunette TranceGreek..

no, not yet, but in a couple of months!!



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SOLO - teh only way to travel

freudian slip!

you see? ..transformed

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I travelled for a couple months in Eastern Europe. It's great over there. I recommend everyone do a trip in the former Eastern Bloc. I really liked it because it felt unspoiled by crass tourism, that (in my opinion) ruins alot of beautiful places in the world. It's also very cheap and the people are wonderful, warm, passionate, welcoming and friendly.

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Originally posted by drewfactor I travelled for a couple months in Eastern Europe. It's great over there. I recommend everyone do a trip in the former Eastern Bloc. I really liked it because it felt unspoiled by crass tourism, that (in my opinion) ruins alot of beautiful places in the world. It's also very cheap and the people are wonderful, warm, passionate, welcoming and friendly.

indeed!
which places did you visit?

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if you get the chance, try to spend a couple of days atleast in Montenegro. i would particuraly recommend spending a few days in Kotor. montenegro and serbia gives you a feel of old europe, and Kotor has one of the oldest cities in europe, truly amazing. there are plenty of hot women, good clubs and great parties.

if youre interested in visiting montenegro go to Visit Montenegro.com

and for Kotor specifically Click here

im going this summer again and i cant wait

-jebac

...the world is my oyster

my two suitcases & I are best friends! that's basically all of my belongings! ... couch surfing had become the norm ... up until a few months ago, i would just stretch out my arm, close my eyes, point my finger & start spinning 360 degrees ~ choosing what direction or wherever i wanted to go next ... it had been my lifestyle for some years, due to work, studying or just plain old fun. (now i'm just trying to stay put for once and enjoy where I am for more than just a few months ... but i can feel getting itchy feet coming on again!!)

what do you want to know? i'll try to still ur curiousity!
... in the end it's an adventure ... use your common sense and just go for it, but remember - to take it all in to the fullest & ENJOY!!

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Last edited by disko-kandi on Jan-23-2004 at 20:22

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Originally posted by brunette indeed! which places did you visit?

After flying to Northern England where I visited family, I took a cheap flight to Austria. I travelled around Austria for a while, then I went to Hungary, and then I went across Slovakia. The latter being the best part. I didn't meet any other back packers in Slovakia,. It and it might sound strange, but I found it refreshing because I really got a sense of the people and the culture by totally getting away from all the other Canadians, Australians, and Americans, and only meeting Slovaks. They have a blossoming techno and psy-trance scene over there too, I managed to hit up a party over there too.

Have you been to Eastern Europe?

PS I love your sig...totally speaks the mind of a traveller.

I toured France, Spain and Portugal after university! Have to say Portugal was my favorite of the three. Cheap and clean accommodations, very friendly locals, beautiful beaches, great surfing, and excellent night life in the Algarves and unbelievable seafood. I enjoyed Spain for different reasons...The architechture is exquisite (must take the Gaudi tour around the city that includes a visit to the Sagrada Família) and Las Ramblas in Barcelona is a fantastic place to meet new people. I liked the south of France but have to say I was not overlly impressed with Paris. But a big reason for that may have been that you need money to enjoy most of the sites in Paris which I did not have at the time.

Most valuable lessons learned:
1) always let locals know you are Canadian (if you are mistaken for American the price of everything doubles)
2) never book a hostile ahead of time... best to get to your next stop and then follow the crowd...you will also get something cheaper from the dozens of hostile/pension owners who are looking for you in the train stations
3) bring closed toed shoes - to get into casinos and places of worship (especially in Monte Carlo...you can't wear shorts or sandles)
4) sleep on the trains when you can so you can make the most of every day you are out there partying
5) keep a journel so you will never forget the experience.

have an amazing trip! (she says with *no* jealousy in her voice)

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Cant say much about travelling

I was born in India(Bombay), stayed most my life in United arab emirates(dubai) and moved to toronto in 2001, i used to go often every year to india, and europe.


There are plenty of partying in india, and you will love it there!!


When in dubai, i used to travel every year, since my mother used to work at the airport, so free tickets were our advantage

I travelled to USA in 1995-New York,Sanfranciso,San Jose,Salt Lake City,Miami,Orlando and a few other places.

I went on a full on european tour in 1996 on a tour bus in 15 days, includes Austria,Germany,France,Italy,U.K,Belgium,Holland.

I cant tell you much about my experiences since i was too young at that point and i cant remember most of trips since i went with my mumsey.

although we used to travel to paris,france almost every year, i loved euro disney! - thats when i was 11.lol
I love paris, absoulotely stunning!!

sounds like lots of people have had some kickass times

I never really thought about eastern europe but it may get put on my list of places to go hehe. For all the people visiting non-enlish speaking countries(english isn't the first language) how did things go? I'm not talking about france or whatever, but slovakia, portugal, hungary.

More importantly how has everyone else paid for these adventures? My bank account is not without limit, even with working in australia it'll be spending a huge amount of money.

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if you get the chance, try to spend a couple of days atleast in Montenegro

Where IS montenegro exactly? lol

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Originally posted by angelgirl Most valuable lessons learned: 1) always let locals know you are Canadian (if you are mistaken for American the price of everything doubles) 2) never book a hostile ahead of time... best to get to your next stop and then follow the crowd...you will also get something cheaper from the dozens of hostile/pension owners who are looking for you in the train stations 3) bring closed toed shoes - to get into casinos and places of worship (especially in Monte Carlo...you can't wear shorts or sandles) 4) sleep on the trains when you can so you can make the most of every day you are out there partying 5) keep a journel so you will never forget the experience. have an amazing trip! (she says with *no* jealousy in her voice)

My canadian charm will hopefully show people i'm not american, I got a couple small canadian patches to sew onto my bags(grade 8 home-ec comes in handy). I certainly expect to keep a journal, it'll be something to look back on later and think: "damnit, those were good times".

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[i][b]I certainly expect to keep a journal, it'll be something to look back on later and think: "damnit, those were good times".

or you could just sleep with some locals...
just kidding