Posts Tagged ‘europe’

It’s not the best hostel as for Europe, but u will survive there.

The “Hotel zur Linde” is located at the highest point (not actually that high) of the island, just a few steps away from one of the island’s two…

National Geographic Traveler Art Director Jerry Sealy just returned from a two-week trip to Italy–avoiding the tourist crowds of Venice and Florence in favor of Orvieto, Assisi, Bologna, and Verona. Since 1913, the charming northern Italian city of Verona has..

Renting a villa is a fabulous way to experience a destination in a relaxed, meaningful way with family and/or friends. What's more … it…

Besides Bangkok’s Apex and RCA movie theaters, other spaces often screen small, alternative, classic and foreign-language films, videos and documentaries.

Mountain standard Time (2009)

sares12’s Great Adventure

Carol’s Grand Tour

Will in Europe

Will in Europe

Delta’s new Europe sale features flights to Brussels, Frankfurt, Nice, and Prague. Travel is valid through late October, and tickets must be booked by Monday, August 24.

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It used to be that the only way for a visitor to dodge the notoriously long line at the Eiffel Tower’s elevators was to book a table up to three months in advance at the Paris monument’s Le Jules Verne restaurant, where dinner can run $279 a person. But by the end of this year, a new online reservation system will allow you to skip the wait and soar right up to the 906-foot-high observation deck—without spending an extra euro. The $18.25 fee is the same as it is for those stuck waiting their turn down below. toureiffel.fr.

From the September 2009 issue of Budget Travel

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(Courtesy Les Belles Échappées)

The classic Citroën 2CV—designed in part to transport up to two farmers and 100 pounds of potatoes—is the engine powering a new self-guided driving tour of northern France. Organized by Les Belles Échappées, the trip includes use of your own 2CV, a map marked with bistros, one night at La Sapinière hotel, breakfast, and a dinner (expect foie gras appetizers and lamb chop entrées). You’re on your own for lunch, and the car is perfect for picnicking: The backseat can be removed and placed on the grass. les-belles-echappees.com, from $199 per person.

—Katie Bowman, from the September 2009 issue of Budget Travel

Forget connecting flights and long layovers: Mainstream and low-fare airlines alike have introduced dozens of new nonstops—like these tempting routes.

• Dallas/Fort Worth–Madrid Daily nonstop on American.

• Detroit–Rome Daily nonstop on Northwest (soon to be Delta).

• JFK–Prague Nonstop on Delta on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

• JFK–Valencia Nonstop on Delta on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

• JFK–Zürich Daily nonstop on Delta.

• Philadelphia–Oslo Daily nonstop on US Airways.

• Pittsburgh–Paris Nonstop on Delta every day but Tuesday and Friday.

• Seattle–Reykjavík Nonstop on Icelandair on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.

• Vegas–London Daily nonstop on British Airways.

From the September 2009 issue of Budget Travel

American’s new Europe sale features flights to Barcelona, Dublin, Frankfurt, Paris, and Zurich, among other destinations. Travel is valid through late November, and tickets must be booked by August 26.