So I was born in France and moved to the USA when I was 10. I’m actually at the airport right now waiting for my flight to Paris to go on vacation for 2 weeks. While In Paris and the rest of Europe, I want to buy my friends some gifts and get a few things for myself they don’t have back in the USA.
What are some things they only have in Europe and not the USA(Almost anywhere in Europe, I’m going to France, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, and UK).
What are some common items they have there but not here in the USA, like specific names of things and where can I get them?
Please try and keep it to things under $50 (USA). I’m on a bit of a budget but I want to get a few things that remind me of Europe because I was born there but haven’t been there in 5 years (I’m 15 now.)
I don’t really remember what they have there because I have been Americanized =[
Anyway, thanks for the help!
Most “common” items that are under $50 are usually both available and cheaper in the United States. Europe is not the best place for souvenir shopping. Uncommon items that you might get in a museum store are good bets. You usually have to struggle to keep it under $50.
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he said i can pick the place…I am stuck between Gatlinburg TN and out of the country to Paris or London he says I can choose ….our limit bugdet is 5000…since were using his master card,, which would be better on 5000 budget limit?
I'd go to Gatlinburg. Your money would go farther. Why not discover our own country?
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Me and my boyfriend are having trouble finding a fun destination to go on vacation in May. We were initially gonna do either paris, mexico or costarica but since we are gonna move in together now we are putting ourselves on a budget. We thought the grand canyon but you can see that in one day? is it worth it? what else id there to do there besides just looking into the canyon?
The Grand Canyon is one of the great natural wonders in the world. I have spent up to a week in the canyon at a time, but you can also have a very enjoyable single day there. I would recommend trying to stay at one of the park lodges - nothing beats being able to walk from your room to catch a sunrise or sunset over the canyon. Bright Angel Lodge is the least expensive, El Tovar is the most grand and historic, and Maswik is a good combination of reasonable prices and modern accomodations. All lodges are ran by Xanterra (see link below).
If you are only going to be there for a day, I would recommend visiting Desertview Watch Tower (interesting historic tower and different views of the east canyon) and taking the shuttle ride along the rim from the lodges to Hermit's Rest. If you feel like taking a little hike, go a mile or two down Bright Angel trail near the lodges or (for better views) go 1.4 miles down the South Kaibab Trail to Cedar Ridge reststop.
Mule rides are fun, but expensive, and require reservations. You may be able to get reservations for a half-day trip, but staying overnight at the bottom (Phantom Ranch) requires reservations over a year in advance (especially for May). Likewise, a river trip through the canyon (while a great experience) takes multiple days, costs quite a bit, and requires reservations.
As for other things to see and do near the canyon… From the South Rim, you are pretty close to Sunset Crater and Wupatki National Monument (NE of Flagstaff on 89). Wupatki is a very large and interesting prehistoric pueblo ruin and Sunset crater is a recently extinct volcanic field with other worldly craters, cinder cones and lava fields.
Flagstaff itself is an interesting historic Route 66 railroad and lumber town. The historic downtown area has many interesting buildings (and a great historic train depot) now home to little cafes, shops and art galleries. Eat at Kathys, Beaver Street Brewery, Macy's Coffee Shop and visit the historic Monte Viste hotel where scenes from Casablanca were filmed. Overlooking downtown is the historic Lowell Observatory (with a good museum) where Pluto was discovered in 1930.
East of Flagstaff (along I-40) are Walnut Canyon National Monument (where you can go into prehistoric cliff dwellings) and further along is Meteor Crater and Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Parks. If you go in that direction, be sure to stop at the grand historic La Posada hotel in Winslow - one of the last great Santa Fe railroad hotels - that has been recently restored and has a great restuarant.
If you care to roam further, you could go NE of the canyon onto the Navajo and Hopi Indian reservations. The historic Hubbell Trading Post at Ganado is still ran like the old days, the ruins and canyons at Canyon de Chelly are beautiful and famous Monument Valley near the Four Corners is where many old westerns were filmed.
If you decide to visit the North Rim of the Grand Canyon instead, you will find it a very different experience as it is much less developed and crowded. The higher elevation means that it is cooler and there are more trees. The single historic lodge is a very pretty place to stay and the whole area offers great views and solitude - I prefer it over the South Rim during the summer. Note that the North Rim is only open mid-May through mid-October, so it may not be open if you go early in the month. Like all the Grand Canyon lodges, make reservations well in advance.
If you do go to the North Rim instead of the south (longer drive), as the poster above mentions, you could visit nearby Zion and Bryce National Parks. Zion in particular is incredible (especially if you like hiking) and well worth a day or two. Natural Bridges National Monument is also a great place and often overlooked. Canyonlands and Arches National Monuments (near Moab in southern Utah) are great as well, but a considerable drive from the North Rim.
It is some great country for exploring. Have fun!
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During summer vacation, I will be traveling from Paris to Milan by train, arriving in Milan around 9PM. The problem is I'm supposed to join my friends who will be staying in Vicenza, and I don't know how to travel from Milan to Vicenza, knowing that I'm on a budget, and that I don't have a driver's license. I haven't found any trains that are not super-expensive. Do you think I could take a bus or a taxi? How much would that cost? Can you recommend some websites?
Please please help me! Thanks a lot!
Try this FERROVIE DELO STATO
U CAN BOOK here Milano vicenza
http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/
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We are going to Europe Sept 17 to 30. flying into Paris for 6 nights then….. flying to Munich for 2 nights (Oktoberfest) then.. driving to Frankfurt where we leave from. We have 3 nights of lodging we need to pay for between Munich and frankfurt plus gas/fuel. All airfare is paid for and Paris,Munich and Frankfurt hotels are paid for. car is paid for. Paris visite passes are paid for. Paris airport to hotel transfers are paid. We will only have about 1450 Euros for the rest of the trip that needs to pay for… Food for 12 days for 2 people… 3 nights lodging.. transportation around Munich for 2 days.. A little wine in Paris… A few beers at Oktoberfest.. sight seeing…. Do you have any suggestions that may help us make it on such a small budget? We have $2,000.00 total.
P.S My wife won this vacation at her job… that's the only reason we could ever go to Europe.
Don't worry to much, $1400 euro is what some people have for their whole budget. (That is all nights and food and transport.)
Make a budget per day, and try to work it out that you have a little for luxeries every so often.
Your biggest cost, and the one you can not save anything on, is petrol for the car.
It is expensive and no way around that.
Ask how much the car is going to use per km, and how many km you are going to use it for, add 25% and budget that for petrol.
For food, you can self cater, or take warm lunches and eat sandwiches for dinner.
And do not sit out on a streetside cafe in Paris, specially not on one of the main streets, as they charge a lot extra.
(Or it must be your budgetted luxery for the day.)
You can save a bit in Paris by not going up in the Eifel tower, expensive, but the terasses of the Sacre Cour are free, and on the same level.
With your travel passes the buses for the town are free, but a city tour might cost. Just go from one highlight to an other and read your guidebook rather than listening to the canned voice in the bus.
A good guidebook is worth the money it costs, I like and trust the Lonely Planet series, and if you buy the Europe version there is a chapter on Paris and on Munich, and maybe also on cheap places to sleep in between.
Try youth hostels, or ask at the local tourist information office to find you a cheap room in a Bed and breakfast.
I take you have a travel isurance, if not, buy one.
Also bring a creditcard if you have one, for emergencies only. Your insurance will pay you back, but only after you have returned home if it is a 'small' amount.
Get your spending money from ATM's, with a debit card, but ask your bank what it will cost. (Should be nearly free, token money only.)
I am sure you will enjoy Europe, and do not worry too much.
But better have a little money left when you get to Munich, so you know you will be able to enjoy it.
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I have been unable to find information on self guided tours of black Paris. There are plenty of tours for sale but I will be on a budget vacation. Does anyone know where this area is and how best to get around there?
Hello,
This is the best source i have found. This organization has great information regarding African history in Paris:
http://www.discoverparis.net/african_americans.html
Sample 4-day Afro-centric Itinerary*
Day 1
Arrive in Paris. We suggest that you acquaint yourself with the neighborhood around your hotel. After lunch we recommend a stroll in an historic quarter of Paris, including a street where you can experience African shopping, food, art and nightlife.
Day 2
Visit the Left Bank, where Richard Wright, James Baldwin, and other African-American writers lived. Stroll past the famous Sorbonne, down major boulevards, and through one of Paris' most beautiful gardens. Several shopping locations for clothes, cosmetics, interior design goods and more are found in the vicinity.
Day 3
Visit the neighborhood of the Eiffel Tower and stroll down the Champs Elysées. During today's walk, you will experience all the glamour of Paris while learning of Black-owned restaurants and nightclubs, art exhibits featuring African-American works, gospel concerts and other aspects of African/Diaspora history and contemporary life.
Day 4
Appreciate the Louvre courtyard and the Tuileries Garden from an Afro-centric perspective. Then walk up one of Paris' most fashionable thoroughfares, visiting designer boutiques such as Prada, Sonia Rykiel and Dior while learning about the activities of African Americans such as Quincy Jones and designer Patrick Kelly.
These are also wonderful resoures for African history in Paris
http://www.tomtmusic.com/id155.htm
http://parisoul.online.fr/noirmontmartretoursparis.htm
Kind regards, Wendy in Paris
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