Thursday, June 4, 2009

Traveling Europe 101: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

There are several ways of getting around Europe. The type of transportation that I’ve used frequently to get to city to city or country to country is the Train. The website with answers to all questions in regards to the Euro Rail can be found at

- RailEuro.com

If you’re planning to partake in a festivity or will be traveling in and around an area with a special event, it’s best to go ahead and book your ticket in advance because the seats on the train will sell out (see blog posted on Dec 12, 2008; Bus Ride to Pamplona).

When traveling between destinations, booking an overnight train is an economical way of traveling if the distances between the cities are great. The overnight train may save you 8 hours of daylight and save you money by not having to book a room in a city. Basically instead of traveling during the day, travel at night if the cities are distant. You can book a ticket with a bed.

There are also other ways of getting around - bus, car rental, or airplane. It sometimes is cheaper and faster to fly to another country than taking the train. The Bus is also a good option. My experience on it was excellent. It was actually faster getting to the destination and a lot cheaper. The only draw back was the bus rode in did not have a facility to urinate in.

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