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When is the best time to travel to Europe?

Best place to travel to Europe for first time foreign travel?

  • I am saving up some money so I can take a trip to Europe. I have No idea where I want to go because this is my first time ever traveling out of the U.S. I am 21 years old and love History. Which Europe is full of. Where do i start? I am Irish English and French(a teeny bit).So maybe one of you guys could recommend me someplace there? Thanks so much.

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    Trite as it may seem, you need to see the most famous attractions in whichever countries you visit. You may be mad for French History and Malmaison is your goal but to visit France and not see Paris and the Louvre or the Eiffel Tower makes no sense. A quick trick is to find a one day tour of the city in which you arrive and, as you move on, continue that policy. Most of these are coach tours, cost very little and have competent guides. Not every "famous" place will be to your taste but if you only have a limited time to spend, at least you will have seen it and never need bother again. You don't say how long you have or what your budget is but...this is almost April and, for summer visiting many places are already booked up. Why not consider going in Fall? Most tourists will have departed and you may actually be welcome as opposed to tolerated. Any one country could keep you involved for months so why not see this as a highlights of Europe tour? Select two or three historical places or things that are important to you and work them in. And here's a do not: EuroDisneyWorld. Why go to Europe to see a clone of what you've got at home? Certainly look into travel by rail, when you return you'll wonder why the United States hasn't got train service such as exists there. Pick one or two countries as your closest and furthest (Ireland and Greece for example) and then plan a route that covers as much as you wish to see between them. You cannot see it all, that's why I suggest using this trip to eliminate those things that, in the future, you needn't bother with. Hopefully, you'll get some great suggestions here. Mine would be to use Lufthansa as your primary carrier. They run amazing specials, are very helpful, run on time and have many ports of exit in the United States. But whatever you do, remember to have a good time! Bon Voyage!

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England itself have a lot of interesting sites for traveler, and it owns a great rail systems so you can take the trip around UK easily. If only I have so much money to burn, I will take an Orient Express train from London to Venice,Italy. It's a train with classic theme like its origin in 1920-1930.

Farel

Come to the UK! We speak your language (or actually its the other way around!) - full of history - close access to Ireland if you want to go ancestor hunting and beautiful scenery - don't just stay in london - head Northh - via York to Edinburgh then backviaa Dublin.You'lll love it!

TC

To the river city, very beautiful, I forgot what it's really called but people who vacation their call it river city

Joy Marie

Go to STA Travel and get an open-jaw ticket so that you can fly into one city, and out of another much further away, with a possible flight or two in the middle. Or you could interrail between places as well, as the rail network in Europe is excellent. Have a look on the Rail Europe website, where you can book trains and find out departure and arrival times. Europe is so diverse, you can travel for an hour and be in another country with a different language, culture and history. Basically, you won't be able to fit it into one trip because there is so much to see and do (rather like the USA) but that is no bad thing. Europe is getting cheaper to visit now. PORTUGAL (Lisbon*, Porto) SPAIN (Barcelona*, Madrid, Seville*, Granada) FRANCE (Paris*, Nice*, Marseille*) UK and IRELAND (London*, Oxford, Edinburgh*, Manchester*, Liverpool, Dublin) LOW COUNTRIES (Bruges*, Brussels, Rotterdam, Amsterdam*) SCANDINAVIA (Stockholm*, Gothenborg, Copenhagen*) GERMANY (Berlin*, Munich, Hamburg, Nuremberg) ALPINE COUNTRIES (Vienna*, Salzburg, train journey through Swiss Alps) ITALY (Milan, Rome*, Florence*, Venice*, Naples, Sicilly) COMMUNIST STATES (Krakow*, Prague*, Budapest*, Bucharest) BALKAN STATES (Croatia*, Slovenia, Sofia, Athens*, Greek islands especially Rhodes Town*) TURKEY (Istanbul*, Ankara, Capadoccia) RUSSIA (St. Petersburg, Moscow*) The ones I have marked (*) have special historic and/or cultural vibes about them and are really cool places. If you were to really probe me for an itinerary, I would suggest: Barcelona - Paris - London - Amsterdam - Berlin - Rome - one of Budapest, Prague or Krakow - Athens - finish up in Istanbul. That would give you the history you love, and you could also criss-cross Europe visiting a mix of Latin and Teutonic, Western and Communist, old and new, coastal and inland, and in Istanbul, a mix of Christian, Muslim and Jewish. Be sure to book up stays in a variety of places, because it will give you a splendidly assorted experience. Keep an eye out for all sorts of cultural 'authenticities' which you can find, because each place has things which are unique to it. You are going to have a great time.

The Global Geezer

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