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Fun in Paris?

disillusioned — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:24:27 -0800

TypicalTravelFilter: What are the must-sees, tips and tricks, and off-the-beaten paths whilst in Paris for 3 days? I'm visiting Paris later this month for three days, down from London.

I know the Museum Pass is supposed to be fantastic, but what other absolutely amazing things are proximate/accessible without a car service (public trans, walking, or bus okay)? (I'm staying at the Arc de Triomphe Hilton.)

I'm very into food, but my typical garb is t-shirts and jeans. What do I need to pack in case I'd like to eat at a very nice restaurant? Moreover, what very nice restaurants would you recommend? I'd also love for feedback all along the economic strata, from dirt cheap (if such a non-McDonalds thing exists) bites to what I might expect to pay for a much nicer restaurant. Also, will I have trouble getting in some place great? Can I make reservations once I'm there, or is it already too late for some of the better places?

I like photography as well, and people watching. I'm not terribly into wine, which itself is a crime in France anyway, or fashion, or shopping, but I do love art, museums, off-the-beaten path demonstrations or activities, and everything else... any other tips and tricks would fantastic as well, including faux pas, etc.

(And of course I'm eating up other threads as well, but please feel free to link to any I absolutely must not miss.)

Merci.

Australian Vacation: Round Two

adamk — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:26:18 -0800

AustraliaFilter: The hive mind helped me plan a very enjoyable trip to Australia in April 2008. I had such a good time I'd like to return this October/November for another few weeks and try some new places. Suggestions/advice please! I'm am an American guy based in Los Angeles. I'll be 26 when this trip starts. Let's assume I'll be single and traveling alone.

Last year's 17-day adventure consisted of stays in 4 cities, flying Qantas between them. Here's what I did:

- Sydney (5 days): Bridge Climb, Taronga Zoo, Aquarium, Bondi Beach
- Brisbane (2 days): GoMA
- Cairns (5 days): Overnight boat trip diving the reef, bungy jumping, sitting on my butt
- Melbourne (5 days): Stayed in St. Kilda, Melbourne vs. Carlton at the MCG, music at the Espy, various sightseeing

I enjoyed the entire trip, but I came down sick in Brisbane and felt crummy and didn't get to explore much. I only scratched the surface of each city, and I obviously missed out on many other cities I wanted to travel to. Also, I think that I spent a bit too much time in transit for a trip of that length.

This year's trip would likely be 20-25 days long, beginning at a time to be determined in October. I'd likely fly in/out of some combination of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, and I'd like to limit myself to 2 or 3 domestic flights, using car/rail day trips to explore neighboring attractions.

I enjoy a mix of busy cities with lots of culture and things to do/see, natural landmarks, and lazy beaches where I can relax and read. I'm a SCUBA diver, and spent a few days diving the Great Barrier Reef last time. If there's decent diving anywhere else, I'm interested in it. I like to stay in hostels that have activities and bars, to help with meeting new people. I'm happy to look at art, listen to music, take in some sporting events, and enjoy some good food and drink. I'll be on paid vacation, so I'll have money to spend.

Some options I'm considering include Perth, Alice Springs (or someplace I can get a feel for the Outback), Darwin, Byron Bay (and other East Coast beach spots), and perhaps a few more days in Sydney or Melbourne (probably on the way in or out of the country).

Obviously some of these places are FAR away from each other, and I've just complained about how I thought my last trip involved a bit too much time in transit. However, if the destination is worth spending 5-7 days at, I'm fine with it since I have more time to spare than last year.

So, any fun events to attend in October/November? I welcome all itinerary/activity suggestions, links to other threads or online resources, or tips in general. Who knows, I may come back a third time, perhaps for a few months!

Where to go in Australia and for how long?

smackfu — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 06:12:22 -0800

I'm visiting Australia for 10 days / 9 nights, flying in and out of Sydney. How would you divide your time amongst the various cities? 3 nights each in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane?

Reasonable itinerary for Ireland travel?

kturner — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:05:47 -0800

Is this a reasonable time line for a visit in Ireland? We plan to bus the first four days then rent a car. 4/25 Arrival 8:35am Dublin Castle & Guiness Brewery 4/26 check out sites in Dublin / Cathedral / Kells / St Stephens Park 4/27 Drive west - stop Trim - end in Galway 4/28 Galway - explore Cliffs 4/29 Drive up to Belfast stop in Monaghan 4/30 Belfast - giants causeway - bushmills 4/31 Derry Belfast or drive south to Monaghan 5/1 Monaghan drive back to Dublin 5/2 N+N fly out 11:50am - Museum, Jameson Let me know if I am rushing it too much or skipping anything vital. If you have any cheap accommodations in Belfast or Dublin too that'd be great.

Berlin itinerary for early December

trashcan — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:24:37 -0800

My wife and I are going to Berlin for 7-8 nights at the beginning of December. We have been before and did most of the local sights and loved it, but that was in summer. I would love some itinerary ideas for this visit. We love to sightsee and enjoyed Checkpoint Charlie, Reichstag, TV Tower, the zoo, Brandenburg Gate, Museums and Galleries.

We enjoy nice cafes, rock music, christmas, markets, boat trips, eating, live music, safe environments!, gadgets, football, swimming (lots).

Please give us some ideas - we go on a wednesday and leave on the thursday following

thanks

Help me plan/budget a 1-week Spain or Greece vacation!

sdis — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:44:07 -0800

Help me figure out a budget and an example itinerary for a February trip to Spain or Greece! I'm in Austria, and found some €20 roundtrip tickets (Feb 4-11 or thereabouts) to Barcelona, Spain (Well, Girona) via Ryanair during a February school break. This is cool. Now what? [Alternatively, tickets to Greece are ~€60 each RT, but we have someone to stay with for ~3 days]

I'm trying to figure out a rough outline of what a potential low-budget trip would look like for me and my fiancée, in terms of itinerary and cost. (As it's much easier to modify an existing itinerary than start from nothing)

Trip Goals: Go do touristy things, have fun, eat some things, get out of cold Austria, while keeping costs to minimum. We'd prefer private rooms to hostels.

Christmas gift for traveler who loves the nitty gritty details of travel plans?

ocherdraco — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:54:28 -0800

I need a good, creative Christmas gift idea for my dad. He's really into travel by air and rail--not the vehicles themselves so much, but their schedules, the logic behind putting a particular model on a particular flight, etc. My dad travels constantly (domestically and internationally), and since his college days (when he was a team manager for football, lacrosse and soccer) he's gotten an inordinate amount of pleasure in figuring out (and scheduling) how he's going to get from place to place: finding the best way to do it, and understanding the reasoning behind the way the system works. He loves drawing up itineraries (even if the most exciting thing on them is an irregular flight number) and executing well-made plans.

This is the kind of thing that really gets him excited--how can I parlay this into a really good Christmas gift?

I live in New York (in Astoria), so stores in the city (in addition to those online) would be lovely.

GPS and mapping software help needed

birdlady — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:48:56 -0800

I'm a product rep and have to visit stores all over the city. I'm looking for a reasonably priced GPS that will allow me to enter various addresses, then the software will organize it and plan an itinerary. Do tomtoms, etc. have this functionality? If not, is there software or mapping programs that will do this? I've used a tomtom xl, and it does have an itinerary feature, but it doesn't plan it out based on location, it just goes in the order that the waypoints were entered. If I can find software to do this, I could just enter the waypoints in the right order, but as of now, I have no way to plan store visits in a logical order. Which software/gps should I buy?

For a GPS, wish list items include:
Itinerary planning
Voice prompts
Under $200

Help me figure out what I need to buy to organize my maps and find my way around!

Show me around Europe...

disillusioned — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 18:59:30 -0800

Help plan our perfect post-cruise European itinerary! My friends and I are taking the April, 26, 2008 Carnival Freedom Transatlantic cruise. It travels from Miami, FL to St. Maarten to Funchal, Portugal to Malaga, Spain, to Livorno, Italy before ending up in Civitavecchia (Rome), Italy.

Since we'll be there, we'd love to swing north and see a bit more of Europe. The only problem is, we have no clue what to see or how to get there.

Assume around 7 days (closer to 5 might work better, though I know you can't see too much in 5) and $1,000-$1,500 for each of us for transportation & hostels/hotels/whatever. We need to end up at an airport that Aer Lingus services, since we'll be getting home by them. (The $1,000-$1,500 excludes airfare.)

What's an absolute MUST see after the cruise? Hell, what's worth seeing in any of our ports of call?

Moreover, how do we get around? I know trains are cheap and plentiful—can you point me to a "get your ass around Europe by train for cheap" site?

If you know how best to get around Europe, example cities that are easily reached one to another by train would be brilliant.

Thanks, hive mind! (I'll of course be continuing my research on this elsewhere, but I'd love to get some starting points from people who have been there and done that.)

28 hours, drive from LA to Death Valley & back, worth it? If so, what would you suggest as the itinerary?

parttimeninja — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:20:08 -0800

28 hours, drive from LA to Death Valley & back, worth it? If so, what would you suggest as the itinerary?

Which of the following itineraries would be best for my summer cruise?

nimkip — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:39:26 -0800

Which of the following itineraries would be best for my summer cruise? They're pretty similiar, but since I know very little about any of these places I thought I'd ask for advice.

My four options are:

Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Labadee, Haiti; Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Montego Bay, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida; Labadee, Haiti; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; George Town, Grand Cayman; Cozumel, Mexico; Miami, Florida

New York City suggestions?

alexmikayla — Fri, 12 May 2006 19:52:45 -0800

New York City: My husband and I will be travelling to NYC next weekend. The weather is supposed to be rainy. Suggested activities for this kind of weather? We have a CityPass and are planning on going to MOMA and the Guggenheim. What other indoor activities would be a good bet?

Also, we are looking for a place that serves good Irish coffee. Any suggestions?

Any suggestoins about things to see and do in Barcelona, Spain?

alball — Fri, 15 Oct 2004 07:02:18 -0800

We are going to Barcelona for our honeymoon. We will be there one week. Any suggestions about things to see during our visit?