My room mate and I are planning on travelling to France and England in late october 09. We want to spend at least 2 weeks over there, the majority of the time spent in france. We’ll probably just stay in paris and not venture too far from there. As for england we both have friends and family there so that’s all covered as far as accommodations and food go. As for Paris, we have nothing. We plan on staying in the cheapest hostels we can, visiting the Eiffel tower and the louvre and possibly some castles and such but nothing too expensive.. does anyone have any advice as to how we can keep the cost down or has anyone done something similar before and could tell us how much we’re gonna be looking at spending? I’m looking for a rough daily estimate for food and accommodations, and maybe a few cheap things to do while we’re there. anything would help! Thanks.
My husband and I love to travel to foreign lands. We each estimate spending $100/day, including a place to rest our heads at night. You can easily do this by staying at hostels, inns or pensions rather than hotels. Look for places to stay that are outside city limits, and take the bus or subway into the city. Places to stay outside city limits are at least half of what you'd pay in cities.
Also, rather than eating at cafe's and restaurants for each meal, go to the local market to buy foods that will "keep" for a little while - such as fruits, veggies, and breads. By doing this, you can take care of most (if not all) of your breakfast and lunch meals. Sometimes you can find a place to stay which will offer a continental breakfast, which may save you some money, also.
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But i don't know where to start planning my trip.
What transportation? what hotels?
I need an itinerary for 2 weeks.
anyone have ANY SUGGESTIONS??
I plan to go beginning of august, as my graduation vacation 
Get a eurorail pass and use overnight trains to travel between the cities and save time and money on a hotel. If you're on a budget, use hostels for the days when you're not traveling.
What you want to do is going to depend on your individual interests and backgrounds. I suggest you pick up a Let's God Western Europe guide. It has pre-planned itineraries and walking guides, along with maps to help you plan your day if you don't want to follow a pre-planned itinerary. It also has a variety of housing options to help you decide where to stay in each city.
All four of those cities are easy to walk and have strong public transportation systems. Pick up public transportation maps at information centers, generally at the train stations, when you arrive. You won't have any problems getting around or finding enough to do based on your own interests.
I'm assuming by Spain, you mean Madrid, and I think this is a good, full itinerary for 2 weeks. Your only problem may be that because you're only spending 2 weeks, and your locations are pretty far apart (by European standards), you may not have as much time in the cities as you would like if you don't do overnight trains. At the same time, if these are the cities you're most interested in, it's worth the extra travel time.
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I'm planning to go in Autumn of 2009, after I graduate college/university. Now I want to go to Europe for two weeks. I planned to go to France for a month, but I know that is unrealistic for me since I have work and another school again, etc.
Anyway I wanted to go to for 4 different countries in one to two weeks. I'm planning Paris, Berlin, Barcelona and either Rome or Zurich. Now how much would all this cost me or does anyone know any good sites for this. I don't really care for a hotel and if I have to a very cheap one. Please help!
Oh and I'd be coming from Toronto, Canada. I'd be going around mid to end October. I'm not going to shop or buy anything crazy. Just good food and sights.
Thank you in advance!
For a 2 weeks trip in Europe, the price of the trip alone will start at 2000 USD (don't know how much in loonies). Your best bet would be to go to a local travel agent and have them book the whole thing for you. Then all you have to do is show up. Most hotels will offer half-board (breakfast and dinner), so you might be able to save a little bit on meals as well.
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And what was your favorite vacation so far?
I'm 16, haven't lived long enough to brag about me travelling the world, but I would love to go to Rome, and just tour Italy in general. I would love the history, the beauty, the food, and the completely different culture compared to living in Toronto.
But I went to Europe a couple years ago with my family on vacation. We went to several countries. We stayed in Germany for a week, Austria for another week, and went back to stay in Munich for another couple days. We spent a day in Switzerland, France, and we were going to go to Italy but it would have been an overnight trip. Same reason for not going to Paris.
Now, how about you?
As you're a Canadian citizen you should learn French (you're 16 so it'll be easy for you!) and enjoy spending holidays in Paris, French countryside or in the Alps.
You'll find out there marvellous cities and a wondrous nature.
The knowledge of French will provide you lots of friends.
If you like sunny countries North Africa is quite a good place to go. New Caledonia is also nicknamed "French paradise" in Pacific Ocean.
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You could stay anywhere from 1 day to 1 full month in Paris and have a great time, always seeing something different and interesting every day.
It all depends on your budget, your available vacation time, and whether you wanted to visit any other places while you're in France or in Europe for that matter.
However, you will KICK yourself afterwards if you don't spend a bare minimum of 4 days in Paris. That's because you should at least go to the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame De Paris cathedral, La Sainte Chapelle (the stained glass in this small church near Notre Dame is INCREDIBLE on a sunny day), the Basilique du Sacré Coeur & the Montmartre district (watch the movie Amélie beforehand), the Invalides, the Arc de Triomphe, walk along the Champs-Elysées boulevard, at least sample the Louvre and the Orsay museums, see the outside of the modern art museum Beaubourg / Centre George Pompidou on a weekend (when street performers ply their trade).
See internet site below to get an idea where a lot of the monuments and museums are located, and to get a small inkling of how much there really is to see. This doesn't EVEN cover the beautiful gardens, the ornate boulevards, the interesting side streets, the cafés, restaurants and quaint small specialty shops (NO WAL-MARTS!), and oh…the wine shops, cheese shops, pastry shops and chocolate shops……Now I'm hungry!
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I do not speak French but I am a chef by trade and know French when it comes to food. Are there and simple phrases that will help me get by while in France? I don't want to offend anyone by just blurting out questions in English.
Hi from France !
The respons before are right but I think it's better if you purchase a little book, just for to have numerous phrases within reach …
Have a nice day and welcome to France,
Cat.
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What country/city should I visit for vacation in 2009? I have already been to London & Liverpool, England; and Paris, France. I would visit these countries/cities again, but I'm looking for different options. The city/country I want needs great historical sites.
the cities you have seen, i would agree are wonderful, but my current favorite for what you have described is hands down, Vienna (Wien) Austria.
The parks, museums and architecture of the old city is some of the most amazing I have ever seen in such a compact area. We have visited for a week and via various tours revisited 3 times and I hope to go back many more times. It was the home of the Hapsburgs for centuries and did they know how to do it up.
There are many concerts available year round, if you want the best selection try from Falll to Spring time as many are closed for the summer.
transportation from the airport is besst via the 'Cat' train to downtown, or by bus which is nice and is also cheapest.
email if you want any specific answers. This place just blew me away. My wife less so but she is more than willing to go back.
Have fun,
Neil.
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I have difficulty in deciding which city would be better to go on a vacation to. Everyone tells me different things! What do you think? The Eiffel tower and museums, or Big Ben and Buckingham Palace? I know that you can actually go in Buckingham Palace during September, but Versailles is open all of the time. What do you think is the most cost-effective, fun, interesting, educational, or just plain better? I would like some specific reasons, too, if you don't mind. But I'm flexible. Thanks for your opinion!
I travelled to both London and Paris several years ago, and I enjoyed them both tremendously. I do have to say that it would be incredibly difficult to choose between the two. Here are the upsides and downsides: Paris seemed more laid-back to me than London did, the people were friendly, and I was fascinated to see things that I've only seen in pictures, like the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. (If you do go to Paris, by the way, DON'T miss San'Chapelle - its walls illustrate the entire Bible in stained glass). The food is incredible as well. The bread, and pastries, and fruit…! Mmm. I probably would have gotten bored with it quicker than London, however. London (and England in general) has a billion and a half things to see. I will never forget seeing the Crown Jewels or feeding pigeons at Trafalgar Square. It's also probably more educational, considering all the well-known history that one is able to observe firsthand. I'd say it makes history more believeable. In my opinion, I would tell you to visit London first. If you get a chance, by all means visit Paris as well. But you will never forget experiences and things you see while in London. It's a big memory filled with a ton of sparkles of little ones. Have a blast!
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My family and I are trying to decide where to vacation this January. Our choices (so far) are London, Edinburgh, Rome, Munich or Paris. The tickets to Munich are about $250 cheaper to Munich, but I don't know about the cost once we get there. So, I'm basically looking for a place that will have lots to do, be easy to get around, and not be super expensive once we get there. Do any of these places stand out over the others?
Thanks
I was in Rome in January, and I have been to Paris in February. (London and Edinburgh in summer and winter, but never Munich) I love traveling in the winter, there is hardly any tourist and the people seem to be very friendly because of it. Well all those cities will be expensive but there isn't to much you can do about that. London and Edinburgh probably the most expensive because of the pound. Rome was expensive but so much cheaper if you try and find non-touristy place to eat, there was lots of lunch specials at tratorria's with starter and main course for 8-10 euros , not bad. Plus lots of fruits stalls around the city, selling cheap fruit, ie a container of nectarines for 1 euro. Rome is so amazing to , there is really so much to see, probably more to see there than most major cities. I hope you choose Rome, and you and your family love it as much as I did.
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Im a Muslim, and me n my family r going to Paris for summer vacation this aug. Everytime we go abroad to a non-muslim country, finding edible food is v. hard. lol when i watch stuff on travel channels about cities and their food, my mouth waters but I cant taste all that in reality 
There are many Algerians and Tunisians living in Paris and there are plenty of Algerian or Tunisian restaurants. They would be serving things like cous cous. In my view this is utterly delicious. As those countries are predominantly Muslim I'd say most the food is Halal, though I suppose it wouldn't hurt to ask if they are observing Halal rules.
Sadly, traditional French cuisine tends to be (non Halal) meat based, so that is going to be much harder. On the bright side, I think the Algerian places will be bargains compared to the traditional French bistros.
Link below for examples.
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