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Originally posted by montana if you wanna do the tourist thing then hit italy first, go into germany (via switzerland/austria), then into france (via belgium/holland), then into the uk and fly home from there

See, that’s the kind of advice I was looking for because I’ve never been there and I want to hear from people who have, and hear about what countries are the easiest to bop around to and which countries to go through to get to another. I would actually like to stop in Switzerland and Austria to be perfectly honest…not just travel right through.

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

Slylee visits Belgium...


Try to locate me

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

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Dammit, the wrong TA comes to Belgium

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It all depends on what you're interested in. Personally, my favorite places were Rome, Lucerne (Switzerland), London, and Florance. That said it would be a shame to not see Paris, Amsterdam or Venice while you're there. Getting to Greece can be a real drain on time unless you catch a commuter flight from somewhere in Italy as it's pretty far away from the other big centres by land and boats are fuckin' slow.

A tip from my Brother in-law.... grab a Eurorail pass (whichever class allows you a sleeping compartment) and then sleep on trains rather then hotel rooms. Sure you always have to be in a different place the next day but you can go back that night.

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

you could see a lot and you could see a little in 3 weeks it's all up to you!

One thing too many americans do is try and visit everything without focusing on particular countries and try to get a sense of authenticity.

While visiting all of Europe in a flash is american tourism that involves only seeing the touristy spots is all too common around the world ... New York, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Tokyo etc are the only big cities people usually consider visiting whenever they go to these various countries.

If you were to go to Italy try and do some of the other cities than Rome for example. Try and visit the more real aspects of countries you will be visiting!

A good starting point tends to be France or the UK. They tend to be the cheapest trans-atlantic flights points. If you want to be more central and have access to the various countries in a quicker matter France is the obvious choice but that is fairly irrelevant as going around the continent is extremely easy.


Having personally visited nearly all of Europe if I were to pick places to see I would say UK/Ireland, France, Spain/Italy, Belgium/Netherlands, Switzerland/Germany... both either or ...

If I were to recommend one country I would say Switzerland as they have it "all".



in regards to ryanair easyjet and all these companies you will get the best deals if you get the plane tickets well in advance!
Ryanair actually has deals where you fly for free but only pay airport taxes ( and obviously for the extra non inclusive services like food, luggage etc ).

I'm European, I travelled almost everywhere here, I have to say that Berlin is by far the nicest place for such a trip.
Don't hesitate to make a thread in the French board or to PM me if you want to know more about la France.

lol what the hell is up with the double posting?



jdat, i dont want to do the mainstream stuff at all. rome would be great, and i also want to see milan.

moral, i know what u mean about greece. i should plan a trip to greece by itself huh?

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

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Originally posted by UWM Oh my mistake, I thought the that fact that we were corresponding about the exact same thing through e-mail would suffice.

oh my mistake, i forgot to put a smiley so u know i'm in full sarcastic mode today...not that i'm ever not.

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Originally posted by notelfreak man i can't believe i tried to come off as responsible in that other thread, i am so full of shit just don't tell anyone

i used to live in germany and i think it is a GREAT place. very nice.

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Originally posted by Slylee moral, i know what u mean about greece. i should plan a trip to greece by itself huh?

You could easily do Italy and Greece in one trip but trying to hit up the netherlands, belgium or anywhere else in the north-west is going to be difficult in only 3 weeks (unless you spend very limited time in each place which is hardly sufficient).

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down