Europe On A Budget

[kanski]

Just curious Miss Manners, how was your trip?

 

Can you give an FR of what you have experienced?

[mitchkim]

some tips from my european trip. Back then, if your ticket reaches as far as London, then there's not much difference if you fly to get to another country. So we always sckedule our flights during mealtime - that saves you a meal for the day. Also, in Europe, breakfast usually comes free with the accomodation and most of the time its eat all you can. So we usually, wake up early in the morning, do some sight seeing then come back at the last minute when breakfast still allowed around 945am.we stuff ourselves so that by lunch time, u dont eat too much!

[Dayukdok]

If you are travelling by rail and moving to locations which takes more than 7 hours, choose the night trip. It will save you on accomodation expenses. You can book a couchette (a bunk bed). ususlaly rail cabins in europe are very comfortable. Also has wash areas. If you still want to stretch your Euros, then you may sleep in your seat. If the train is not full you can use the seats as a bed too.

[dj_flip03]

Reading from all your posts make me wanna go to Europe(probably on the 1st qtr of 2006, ipon muna ako).

 

There's also one major thing why I wanna go there and that is to watch a game of FOOTBALL!!!!!!

 

Ask ko lang, san mas maganda mamasyal, sa Italy, France, or sa London? It seems I might need around P50,000++ just for a week tour. But to travel outside our country is one of my main goal for next year, kaya I'll do it!!!

 

 

Podweed, when are you comin back here in the PH? Kitakits tayo next time sa LA UNION ha!

Edited October 13, 2005 by dj_flip03

[Dayukdok]

Reading from all your posts make me wanna go to Europe(probably on the 1st qtr of 2006, ipon muna ako).

 

There's also one major thing why I wanna go there and that is to watch a game of FOOTBALL!!!!!!

 

Ask ko lang, san mas maganda mamasyal, sa Italy, France, or sa London?  It seems I might need around P50,000++ just for a week tour.  But to travel outside our country is one of my main goal for next year, kaya I'll do it!!!

Podweed, when are you comin back here in the PH?  Kitakits tayo next time sa LA UNION ha!

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Each of the countries you mentioned are very nice in their own way. The nice thing about Europe is that every place is different. If it's football you want then Italy is a good place. Serie A matches are great! i see you are a Juventus fan. England is also very nice. They have a vibrant league there. English Primier League. I think 50K is also a bit too tight for Europe for even a week's trip.

[*twilightzone*]

Salzburg in Vienna is one thats very diffrent! its where they shot the sound of music movie... grabe ang rolling hills and greens you would see endless andvery colorful! plus the backdrop of the sowcaps of the hugemountains all around! Absolutely amazing! its wher micheal shmacher lives on the outskirts of the city pati yata si peter sauber of te f1 sauber team....

[*twilightzone*]

sorry meant salzburg in austria... its a 3 hour drive from vienna.... dun din pala yung house ni Mozart its a meusem now the house were he was born...

[mitchkim]

this tip applies wherever you're flying.

 

If you are flying on economy ticket and on your final flight home you checked in your baggage that is grossly overweight and have to pay for the excess, try to do a quick comp*tation. Compare how much you'll pay with how much it takes to upgrade to business class. If paying for excess is more than the cost of upgrade, then by all means upgrade and enjoy business class amenities and priveleges. Of course this only applies if the business class section is not fully booked.

[luckystrike]

if your really planning to visit europe its better to just find families or friends whos living there it will be cheaper on your part and mag ejoy ka pa ng husto if you planning to visit vienna austria you can contact me i have a flat that can accomodate 3 to 4 people and i can help you tour the area and best place or bar to hang out., and also help you in the language they dont speak english here sorry. aside from austria the best place i really enjoyed is paris and barcelona nice crowd and lot of arts which i really love but for goodtime and nightlife go to amsterdam and ungarn nice bars and lots of hip place

[dodo]

I backpacked Europe with several friends many years ago. We purchased a two month rail pass that we used to visit about 15 countries. To save money we would stay at hostels or travel during the night so that we can use the train as our hotel. If we didn't have a place to stay in the city we are visiting, we simply left our luggage in a rental storage locker at the local train station before going sightseeing. The best part of our backpacking trip was meeting and partying with other backpackers.

[boibastos]

Ask ko lang, san mas maganda mamasyal, sa Italy, France, or sa London?  It seems I might need around P50,000++ just for a week tour.  But to travel outside our country is one of my main goal for next year, kaya I'll do it!!!

 

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Just took a three-country Euro tour two months ago.

 

Depends kung ano ang hilig mo. If you're Catholic and you've never been to Italy, the Vatican and the other Basilicas and smaller chapels in Rome are an absolute must. Then you have serious history sites in the Colisseum and Forum to go along with other sights such as the Trevi fountain and the various Piazzas. Plus, the girls there are waaaaaaaay good-looking, if a little too heavy on eye makeup. Venice I think, is overrated. It's expensive (30 Euros just to SIT DOWN in a 5-star resto) and the first water bus station smells frighteningly like the Pasig. There are a couple of impressive churches though, and the Piazza San Marco is quite a sight to see at night all lit up. Tip for Venice: Stay at the nearby city of Mestre and take a 15 minute afternoon train ride to Venice, much cheaper.

 

For my money though, Paris is lovelier than Rome. The Louvre, Champs Elysee, Tulleries, Les Invalides, Grand Palace, Versailles Palace and of course, the Eiffel are simply spectacular. Buy two things: the Carte Orange which essentially gives you access to their entire public transpo network and the museum pass which gives you access to almost every museum in Paris. Not only will you save money, you get special privileges especially with the museum pass. Trust me, you will love those two items for the money you pay ---- SULIT. The food is excellent, even without going to real bistros and restos.

 

London is a least attractive in terms of tourist sites in Europe when I was there a decade back. Sure there's Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, Parliament and others but London didn't appeal to me as much as the other Euro cities did. It's one of the colder (literally and figuratively speaking) Euro cities. London though, is a must if you're into books. Bring money here, lots of it, as my friends tell me it's still one of the most expensive Euro cities because you WILL buy things.

 

A relatively unknown gem in Europe is a town called Bruge in Belgium. It's a very small but unbelieveably charming town. The architecture will make you think you stepped into a fairy-tale town, complete with a really small lake. The atmosphere is very laid back, it's relatively cheaper than major Euro cities and almost everyone speaks English. And just when you think it's all just eye candy for girls, you step into a tavern and are immediately confronted with a rather large problem you never realized you could have ----- just how much of the more than 300 VARIETIES OF BEERS can you objectively taste before you pass out? If there is a heaven on earth, Bruge is mine.

 

If you plan to go to Europe, 1) do your research; plan out what you want to see, how to get there and where to stay waaaaaaaaay beforehand, it'll be cheaper and more enriching for you 2) be ready to do a LOT of walking, wear shoes that are comfortable but not to thin or thick soled. You bounce off the cobblestones with the thick ones and your feet will be hammered with the thin ones. 3) do not be afraid to go to the supermarket, you can actually have better and cheaper meals at where you're staying by bringing back cold cuts, cheese, bread and wine 4) study a bit of the language to the places you're going to, not only will it help you from getting lost and finding stuff but the locals sometimes give you free stuff because you can kind of talk to them 5) finally, bring as much money as you can without having to borrow. Don't rush it, Europe will always be there, but this might be your only trip there, so better to be packing more than 50T. Besides, andon ka na e; whatever you want buy it, look at it, eat it, you may not get another chance. Face it, a Euro pleasure trip will financially cripple anyone who is not an Ayala, Zobel or a Chinese mall owner. Broke ka talaga when you come back, but trust me, a well-planned Euro trip will give you memories you will cherish forever (as long as you remember to bring a camera) and might even change the way you look at things.

[bulokitoy]

Im planning for a eurotrip with my family this coming April...We're thinking of visiting Italy and France only coz I have small kids to bring with me..Does someone here travelled to Europe before with accompanying toddlers..Will it not be difficult for them to ride on an overnight cross-country train..We still could not finalize our tour plan because we're thinking that instead of enjoying the tour we'll just spend our time taking care of our kids..

[dj_flip03]

Just took a three-country Euro tour two months ago.

 

Depends kung ano ang hilig mo. If you're Catholic and you've never been to Italy, the Vatican and the other Basilicas and smaller chapels in Rome are an absolute must. Then you have serious history sites in the Colisseum and Forum to go along with other sights such as the Trevi fountain and the various Piazzas. Plus, the girls there are waaaaaaaay good-looking, if a little too heavy on eye makeup. Venice I think, is overrated. It's expensive (30 Euros just to SIT DOWN in a 5-star resto) and the first water bus station smells frighteningly like the Pasig. There are a couple of impressive churches though, and the Piazza San Marco is quite a sight to see at night all lit up. Tip for Venice: Stay at the nearby city of Mestre and take a 15 minute afternoon train ride to Venice, much cheaper.

 

For my money though, Paris is lovelier than Rome. The Louvre, Champs Elysee, Tulleries, Les Invalides, Grand Palace, Versailles Palace and of course, the Eiffel are simply spectacular. Buy two things: the Carte Orange which essentially gives you access to their entire public transpo network and the museum pass which gives you access to almost every museum in Paris. Not only will you save money, you get special privileges especially with the museum pass. Trust me, you will love those two items for the money you pay ---- SULIT. The food is excellent, even without going to real bistros and restos.

 

London is a least attractive in terms of tourist sites in Europe when I was there a decade back. Sure there's Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Tower of London, Parliament and others but London didn't appeal to me as much as the other Euro cities did. It's one of the colder (literally and figuratively speaking) Euro cities. London though, is a must if you're into books. Bring money here, lots of it, as my friends tell me it's still one of the most expensive Euro cities because you WILL buy things.

 

A relatively unknown gem in Europe is a town called Bruge in Belgium. It's a very small but unbelieveably charming town. The architecture will make you think you stepped into a fairy-tale town, complete with a really small lake. The atmosphere is very laid back, it's relatively cheaper than major Euro cities and almost everyone speaks English. And just when you think it's all just eye candy for girls, you step into a tavern and are immediately confronted with a rather large problem you never realized you could have ----- just how much of the more than 300 VARIETIES OF BEERS can you objectively taste before you pass out? If there is a heaven on earth, Bruge is mine.

 

If you plan to go to Europe, 1) do your research; plan out what you want to see, how to get there and where to stay waaaaaaaaay beforehand, it'll be cheaper and more enriching for you 2) be ready to do a LOT of walking, wear shoes that are comfortable but not to thin or thick soled. You bounce off the cobblestones with the thick ones and your feet will be hammered with the thin ones. 3) do not be afraid to go to the supermarket, you can actually have better and cheaper meals at where you're staying by bringing back cold cuts, cheese, bread and wine 4) study a bit of the language to the places you're going to, not only will it help you from getting lost and finding stuff but the locals sometimes give you free stuff because you can kind of talk to them 5) finally, bring as much money as you can without having to borrow. Don't rush it, Europe will always be there, but this might be your only trip there, so better to be packing more than 50T. Besides, andon ka na e; whatever you want buy it, look at it, eat it, you may not get another chance. Face it, a Euro pleasure trip will financially cripple anyone who is not an Ayala, Zobel or a Chinese mall owner. Broke ka talaga when you come back, but trust me, a well-planned Euro trip will give you memories you will cherish forever (as long as you remember to bring a camera) and might even change the way you look at things.

 

 

...and until now I'm still on the planning stage. Still saving up money. Went to singapore last July and spent all my savings. So i'm back to zero. :cry:

 

Target date: March 2007!!!! :cool:

[kanski]

Im planning for a eurotrip with my family this coming April...We're thinking of visiting Italy and France only coz I have small kids to bring with me..Does someone here travelled to Europe before with accompanying toddlers..Will it not be difficult for them to ride on an overnight cross-country train..We still could not finalize our tour plan because we're thinking that instead of enjoying the tour we'll just spend our time taking care of our kids..

 

 

I brought my then 4-year old son on a month-long, 5-country holiday accross Europe. I and my wife had a grand time but try asking my son's opinion if he enjoyed himself during the trip (besides stops at Euro Disney and Legoland Deutschland that is). It was pretty tough on us parents, but it was a lot tougher for our son (lost weight, was tired all the time keeping up with the endless walks). Consider yourself cautioned.

[jamboree168]

I am planning to UK by next year of 2007 at Hylands. Their advise is I land at Heathrow airport. A big event of the Boys Scouts 100 years 21st world Scout Jamboree. Problem is mabagal kumilos yung Boy Scout natin dito yung home Hospitality program dapat kunin hindi nila naabot yung deadline kaya kami natuluyan walang mag adopt.

Anyway brothers out there is there any suggestions sa mga cheap inns?Aftr the Jamboree we are proceeding to Germany, france then Italy. Well sanay na kami sa bakpackers kaso we are not familair with the Europe standards.