European tours

[goddessella]

^you're gonna go to london then venice? that's two visa applications if i'm not mistaken.. one in schengen and one for the british visa..

i plan to go to london as a separate tour, maybe next year..

[mama squeak!]

^^sis, correct si goddessella. You'll be needing a UK visa for London and a schengen visa for the rest of the cities you mentioned. November is lean season because there are only a few tourists visiting since the weather is already cold not to mention wet. Daylight hours are shorter too.

[vhanya]

^yikes! we're going novermber-dec for a month! we want to spend xmas pa naman in paris. ok lang ba mama squeak or too much hassle coz of the weather? 

[mama squeak!]

^If you don't mind the cold, then it's fine. Christmas in Paris is something else! When we were there they were starting to set up all the christmas lights and decors along the Champs Elysees. Too bad we couldn't stay till the holidays.

I love the Christmas markets too! If you'll be in Germany at the start of the Christmas holidays, you have to visit any of the christkindlmarkt in the area. Love their Glühwein!

 

[vhanya]

no prob weather for me hehe. i love cold weather! =) thanks much!

[mama squeak!]

^Yeah, me too!  Just bring a small foldable umbrella as it tends to be wet too. Make sure your boots are the wetproof kind too. If not bring an extra pair.

[italiandoll]

Thanksmuch for the replies girls. 

Yup, 2 visas if ever we'd go for London, one for UK and one's Schengen.  We are still checking our sched if we're going by Oct or Nov.  Honestly, it's getting a bit stressful to plan! Hehe but I'm already excited.

[mama squeak!]

^A choice between October and November, I'll go for early October since you still get a lot of daylight. Average daylight is from 7AM to 7PM. Lots of time to go around. Unlike November, paigsi ng paigsi yung araw. Average sunrise time is 8AM and sunset by 4-5PM.

Although October in Paris is high season because that's fashion week/month and a lot of conventions are also being held during that time.

 

[italiandoll]

^thanks much mama squeak, you're a big help in this thread!   I'll keep that in mind, I'm also leaning towards Oct coz I'm celebrating my birthday.

[mama squeak!]

^No problem, sis! Glad to help out. Please post your trip updates din ha. Right now, I'm also planning our DIY for Italy next year's spring time. We've decided to concentrate on Italy alone on this trip. So far, we've narrowed down the places to visit to the following cities/areas:

Milan and Venice (by train), Florence (Tuscany/Umbria by car), Cinque Terre (by train) and Rome

 

[italiandoll]

^sure, for sure I'll have more questions as I plan this trip.  Good for you, if it is only for me, I'd like to concentrate on Italy too! 

[vhanya]

^Yeah, me too!  Just bring a small foldable umbrella as it tends to be wet too. Make sure your boots are the wetproof kind too. If not bring an extra pair.

noted hehe. i also narrowed down our preferred hotels. so airline na lang kulang =)

[subzero]

i wanna go and travel and visit europe. but i have to save first. Kasi for now, all i have is a free airplane ride c/o his skywards miles sa emirates. kaya im planning to sell na lang muna yung miles so that i have time to save pa.