www.ForumViaggiare.com

Links Sponsorizzati


Torna indietro   www.ForumViaggiare.com > International Forums - In english > Travelling in Europe

Tags:

Rispondi
 
Strumenti discussione Cerca in questa discussione Modalità visualizzazione
  #11  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 00.54.26
tim.....
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?


"AZ Nomad" <aznomad.3@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message
news:slrng87c4k.ioo.aznomad.3@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...[color=blue]
> My wife and I wanted to visit possibly Spain or Italy from here in Arizona
> US,
> but have been hearing horror stories about the current exchange rate.
> A while back we visited California, and I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.
>
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe on
> the
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Can you really not work this sort of thing out for yourself?

Whilst it is not common in Europe to get rooms with kitchen equipment, it is
possible to save money on dining by buying pre-cooked food in supermarkets
for pic-nic lunches and by eating in cheaper establishments or local
takeaways (i.e not McDonalds).

TBH, after you have paid 6-700 dollars (or perhaps more) for a flight, is
the cost of eating in a snack bar or small restaurant really going to be a
problem?

Why are you travelling this 8000 mile trip? Is it to see a tourist location
or experience the culture? If it just the former, then eat supermarket
lunches, they do exist in Europe.

And if the hotel breakfast is extra, just don't go. You don't need an all
you can eat breakfast and buying your cofee&croissant in a local cafe will
cost half (or less) the hotel price.

HTH

HAND

tim




Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Links Sponsorizzati
Advertisement
  #12  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 00.54.26
tim.....
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?


"AZ Nomad" <aznomad.3@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message
news:slrng87c4k.ioo.aznomad.3@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...[color=blue]
> My wife and I wanted to visit possibly Spain or Italy from here in Arizona
> US,
> but have been hearing horror stories about the current exchange rate.
> A while back we visited California, and I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.
>
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe on
> the
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Can you really not work this sort of thing out for yourself?

Whilst it is not common in Europe to get rooms with kitchen equipment, it is
possible to save money on dining by buying pre-cooked food in supermarkets
for pic-nic lunches and by eating in cheaper establishments or local
takeaways (i.e not McDonalds).

TBH, after you have paid 6-700 dollars (or perhaps more) for a flight, is
the cost of eating in a snack bar or small restaurant really going to be a
problem?

Why are you travelling this 8000 mile trip? Is it to see a tourist location
or experience the culture? If it just the former, then eat supermarket
lunches, they do exist in Europe.

And if the hotel breakfast is extra, just don't go. You don't need an all
you can eat breakfast and buying your cofee&croissant in a local cafe will
cost half (or less) the hotel price.

HTH

HAND

tim




Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #13  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 00.54.26
tim.....
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?


"AZ Nomad" <aznomad.3@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message
news:slrng87c4k.ioo.aznomad.3@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...[color=blue]
> My wife and I wanted to visit possibly Spain or Italy from here in Arizona
> US,
> but have been hearing horror stories about the current exchange rate.
> A while back we visited California, and I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.
>
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe on
> the
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Can you really not work this sort of thing out for yourself?

Whilst it is not common in Europe to get rooms with kitchen equipment, it is
possible to save money on dining by buying pre-cooked food in supermarkets
for pic-nic lunches and by eating in cheaper establishments or local
takeaways (i.e not McDonalds).

TBH, after you have paid 6-700 dollars (or perhaps more) for a flight, is
the cost of eating in a snack bar or small restaurant really going to be a
problem?

Why are you travelling this 8000 mile trip? Is it to see a tourist location
or experience the culture? If it just the former, then eat supermarket
lunches, they do exist in Europe.

And if the hotel breakfast is extra, just don't go. You don't need an all
you can eat breakfast and buying your cofee&croissant in a local cafe will
cost half (or less) the hotel price.

HTH

HAND

tim




Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #14  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 00.54.26
tim.....
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?


"AZ Nomad" <aznomad.3@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote in message
news:slrng87c4k.ioo.aznomad.3@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net...[color=blue]
> My wife and I wanted to visit possibly Spain or Italy from here in Arizona
> US,
> but have been hearing horror stories about the current exchange rate.
> A while back we visited California, and I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.
>
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe on
> the
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Can you really not work this sort of thing out for yourself?

Whilst it is not common in Europe to get rooms with kitchen equipment, it is
possible to save money on dining by buying pre-cooked food in supermarkets
for pic-nic lunches and by eating in cheaper establishments or local
takeaways (i.e not McDonalds).

TBH, after you have paid 6-700 dollars (or perhaps more) for a flight, is
the cost of eating in a snack bar or small restaurant really going to be a
problem?

Why are you travelling this 8000 mile trip? Is it to see a tourist location
or experience the culture? If it just the former, then eat supermarket
lunches, they do exist in Europe.

And if the hotel breakfast is extra, just don't go. You don't need an all
you can eat breakfast and buying your cofee&croissant in a local cafe will
cost half (or less) the hotel price.

HTH

HAND

tim




Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #15  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Links Sponsorizzati
Advertisement
  #16  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #17  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #18  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #19  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
  #20  
Vecchio 21-07-2008, 01.45.58
yod-yog+ais
 
Messaggi: n/a
Predefinito Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting?

On 7/20/2008 2:39 PM AZ Nomad ignored two million years of human
evolution to write:
[color=blue]
> [...] I really got tired of being ripped
> of on everything. I can't imagine how Europe would be right now.[/color]

Depends on where you go in Europe really. And when.
[color=blue]
> I was wondering if anybody might have some advice on visiting europe onthe
> cheap? Stuff like renting a room with kitchen access and getting local
> groceries instead of paying for restaurant meals, etc.[/color]

Well, I can tell you what I've done, and will do again, in Germany. The
missus and I rented a "vacation apartment" ("Ferienwohnung" or, in
German vernacular, "FeWo") in the village of Erlau, west of Bamberg,
back in October 2006. Rates haven't changed much in the last couple of
years; right now, a comfortable little apartment there (the one we
rented) will set you back €38.00 per night. However, that has to be
paid in cash. Even at today's exchange rate, that's about US$60 per
night. That sum gets you a comfortable, no-frills place to stay
for two people. You'll need a car to get there, and the very pleasant
lady who runs the place will offer you breakfast if you want, for a few
euros, or you have your choice of some nearby supermarkets where you can
provision yourself very reasonably. The apartment's kitchenette was
fitted with stove, microwave oven, and coffemaker, along with the
comfortable bed for two and a bathroom with shower and toilet. There's
another apartment in the place, somewhat smaller, that runs €33.00 per
night, and there are bigger apartments; the most expensive runs €56.00
per night.

I liked the place and the owner, but I also like variety, so I booked a
different place for an upcoming trip, in a village just outside of the
wonderful old city of Bamberg. I booked a FeWo for three for €46.00
per night, and for three adults, we can cope with the equivalent of
US$73 total just fine.

If you do choose to go out to eat, the local guesthouses tend to be on
the reasonable side as well. But, this is Germany, not Spain or Italy.
Somehow, though, I'd think similar such lodgings might be available in
those countries as well.

The other money-saving option is to go east. If it's the Mediterranean
you want, think Croatia with Adriatic coastal towns like Split or
historic Dubrovnik. Similar options might be Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
or western Turkey, all of which can still be relative bargains, even in
these days of the weak American dollar.
Rispondi citando Condividi su facebook
Rispondi


Strumenti discussione Cerca in questa discussione
Cerca in questa discussione:

Ricerca avanzata
Modalità visualizzazione

Regole di scrittura
Tu non puoi inserire nuovi messaggi
Tu non puoi rispondere ai messaggi
Tu non puoi inviare files
Tu non puoi modificare i tuoi messaggi

Il codice vB è Disattivato
Le faccine sono Attivato
Il codice [IMG] è Disattivato
Il codice HTML è Disattivato
Vai al forum


Tutti gli orari sono GMT +2. Adesso sono le 21.40.48.


www.ForumViaggiare.com
Ad Management by RedTyger