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iggypop

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Re: European tours
« Reply #360 on: November 28, 2010, 09:54:48 pm »
hi mga sis! do you think doable itong itinerary namin ni hub? we have limited time kase..

dec. 11
- copenhagen to paris
- city tour

dec. 13
- paris to amsterdam
- city tour

dec. 14
- amsterdam to copenhagen and back to manila

i still have no clue what to do in amsterdam pero thanks to our sisters here marami na akong napulot na tips. like www.airbnb.com, sobrang laki ng mase-save namin  ;D

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #361 on: November 29, 2010, 08:15:13 am »
^sis, hindi ka kaya masyadong gagahulin sa time? Malayo ang Copenhagen to Paris. By train it will take you up to 15 hours. By air naman mga 2 and 1/2 hours plus another hour or two for check-in/security sa airport. So, parang travel time mo by air comes out to around 4 hours. Naubos na yung araw mo.   :)

Why don't you concentrate around the northern part of Europe? Hamburg and Berlin in Germany are great cities too. Mas malapit yun sa Copenhagen. Or if you really want to go to Paris, skip Amsterdam so you can have at least two full days in Paris. Then save Amsterdam for another visit.

airbnb.com is great! Next trip namin ni hubby we'll be using it again. What I like about the agency it will only give the payment to the landlord 24 hours after you have checked-in to make sure it was a valid transaction. But you still have to be careful in choosing your rental. Choose the one with a lot of good reviews and who respond to your email query promptly.

 :)

iggypop

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Re: European tours
« Reply #362 on: November 29, 2010, 01:49:23 pm »
^ that's what i thought nga sis, tinitingnan ko pa lang yung itinerary namin napapagod na ako  ;D we're thinking if we should add another day or skip amsterdam na lang. bukod sa time constraint, may budget constraint din kase heheh :) pero sayang din naman tutal nandun na din lang might as well make the most out of it... haaayyy hirap mag-decide.

thanks again sis!

badmonkey

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Re: European tours
« Reply #363 on: November 30, 2010, 05:53:43 am »
Hello! Nakakatuwa basahin ang stories nyo about Europe. I've been to Finland last 2009. It was a great experience. Sayang nga lang hindi ako nakapag-Sweden (which is close to Finland) due to visa problems.

Now, I'm planning to do a Euro tour next year. I want to cover 3 countries and maximize my time. I might start my travel on 3rd week of July/August.

ITALY: minimum of 2weeks.
        Bologna: 1week
        Venice: 2days
        Rome: 2days
        Milan: 2days
        and possible day tour on the nearby cities depending on the travel cost :)

Bakit ang tagal ko sa Bologna? Somebody will accomodate me there. :)

SWITZERLAND: 3days.
        I can't decide what part of Switzerland kasi I still need to wait for my uncle. He will go there too for a vacation. I'll meet him. So tentative pa ito. Nabasa ko na mahal daw ang Switzerland so natatakot akong maubos ang pera ko dito.

PARIS, FRANCE: 3days
       If ever, it will be a dream come true! :)

Based on my itinerary, if hindi matuloy ang Switzerland, any other suggestion kung anong country ang pwede kong ipalit?

They a peak season sa Europe ang July-September, does it mean na mahal talaga ang lahat? from travel expenses, accomodation, and food?

Thanks!

:)





mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #364 on: November 30, 2010, 05:32:50 pm »
^Wow sis sarap! Better yan to concentrate on a few places lang to get a feel of the place and the people. Try adding Florence (Firenze) and Pisa to your itinerary. Those cities are in between Bologna and Rome. You can do Pisa as a day tour but Florence ideally would be at least one night and a full day. If you can manage it two nights pa.

If hindi matuloy Switzerland mo, try exploring the north of France since nasa Italy ka na rin lang. From Milan, you can take a train to Nice then day trip ka sa Monaco. You can add Marseille and Toulouse from Nice. In Toulouse you can do a side trip to Lourdes. It only takes an hour's train ride to Lourdes. Then from Lourdes or Toulouse take an overnight train to Paris. So basically, pataas yung travel mo.

Check this Eurail map of Europe to guide you:

http://www.eurail.com/downloads/eurail/eurail_railway_map_2009_1.pdf

Para makatipid ka try staying in apartments instead of hotels. Backread ka I posted the website of the agency we used to rent an apartment in Paris. They have other places in different cities too. I also posted yung naging expense namin ni hubby during our week stay in Paris.

 :)


badmonkey

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Re: European tours
« Reply #365 on: November 30, 2010, 06:33:51 pm »
Thanks, mama squeak for the reply!

Veteran ka na sa euro thread ng GTs. Bravo! :)

I'm backreading last night kaya lang busy din ako sa work kaya hindi ko pa natapos basahin ang buong thread.

I really want to explore the country. Ayoko nung picture picture lang, empake na. Kung pwede nga lang na tumira ng one year then after balik sa trabaho. Kaya lang ang problem, baka wala na akong balikan trabaho at wala na din akong perang pang-uwi.  ;)

Regarding accommodations, I already checked the site that you mentioned and it's cool. I also check homestaybooking.com similar sya sa binigay mo na site pero mas ok ito dun sa interested to learn the language. May option kasi for tutorial.

I'm willing to stay on hostel too like dorm setup. Ok lang sa akin basta may ibang babae bukod sa akin. :)

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #366 on: November 30, 2010, 07:17:17 pm »
Thanks sis, just trying to help.   :)  I love DIYing my trips specially in Europe where it can be really expensive. I also like sharing my experiences and at the same time appreciate any tips I can get from the other GTs here.

I posted my recent expenses in Paris pala in the other thread:

http://www.femalenetwork.com/girltalk/index.php/topic,216556.20.html

 :)

snitch

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Re: European tours
« Reply #367 on: December 01, 2010, 10:18:49 am »

hi mama squeak!

Currently, I am planning our trip (delayed honeymoon trip) on Jan 2011 to Munich, Switzerland and Italy.

Have you been to switzerland? (It's my dream place!)
I have an itinerary (rough idea pa lang) pero baka you have suggestions na must-see places and scenic trains or tips.

thanks much!  :)

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #368 on: December 01, 2010, 02:08:42 pm »
^Nope sis but it's in my bucket list of to go to places in Europe.  I've seen pictures of my parents in Lausanne, Geneve, Lucerne and Zurich and they are beautiful cities! Which cities do you want to visit?

I've been to Munich during this year's Oktoberfest. And it was a blast! Munich's a compact city. You can see the top must-see places in 3 full days but longer would be preferable.

Sis, backread ka dami na tips nabigay ng ibang GTs and myself here. If you have Qs pa, just post it here.

 :)

snitch

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Re: European tours
« Reply #369 on: December 01, 2010, 02:25:55 pm »
^Nope sis but it's in my bucket list of to go to places in Europe.  I've seen pictures of my parents in Lausanne, Geneve, Lucerne and Zurich and they are beautiful cities! Which cities do you want to visit?

I've been to Munich during this year's Oktoberfest. And it was a blast! Munich's a compact city. You can see the top must-see places in 3 full days but longer would be preferable.

Sis, backread ka dami na tips nabigay ng ibang GTs and myself here. If you have Qs pa, just post it here.

 :)

hi sis!
On my list is Lucerne, Jungfrau region, Zermatt and St. Moritz. Would love to go to geneve kaso west side na and after punta kami ng italy so baka hindi kami madaan na dun...

We've been to munich na too and frankfurt and regensburg, heidelberg, etc. in germany (also to madrid, barcelona,paris & venice hehe) so yung mga tips na andito sa pag backread ko walang about switzerland eh :( so i thought you might have visited switzerland na and was asking for tips specific to switzerland lang kasi yung ibang tips na nabasa ko dito re europe tour, in general lang eh  medyo familiar na rin kami kasi nakapag europe tour na kami before hehe...

bale, will read na lang sa switzerland website :D
thanks sis! visit switzerland!!! pics pa lang im dying na! ;D

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #370 on: December 01, 2010, 03:25:33 pm »
^Then you can share your Switzerland experience here! The more info and tips the merrier.

 :)

snitch

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Re: European tours
« Reply #371 on: December 06, 2010, 10:19:05 am »
Anyone here who traveled in  Spain might stay there for good, i wonder kung may malaking filipino community doon any tips from here is higly appreciated. ;)

hi sis!
Visited madrid and barcelona last 2008 :) when i think of madrid, i always remember mango!!! r u a fan of mango? i found the price there cheapest! so if ur going in winter, might as well buy your coat there :)

food wise price, i find them also a bit cheaper than other european countries like italy and germany. in madrid, you have to try their tapas and our super favorite hamon iberico!!! it's really [textspeak!]!!! and super mahal nito dito sa singapore (where i live, not sure sa pinas). you have to try it when you're there! :)

haha yun lang pinaka naalala ko sa spain, mango at hamon iberico.
ill try to recall other tips :)

at barcelone, we stayed at agora bcn hotel. we love that place kahit medy pataas yung place nya kasi the price is cheap for the quality and amenities. it's my favorite "cheap" deals if you only want to have a nice hotel to stay the night with. I think we paid 50euro per night for 1 bedroom. has 2 beds and private toilet on the room itself. plus free breakfast! i think para siyang university dorm (so feeling college kami kasi daming college students) which they open up for public :)


iggypop

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Re: European tours
« Reply #372 on: December 06, 2010, 08:45:05 pm »
huhu my husband left for europe na, naiwan ako coz wala pa visa ko :( the embassy said 14 days to process but until now they don't have a decision yet. i have until wed coz after that pauwi na si hub and hindi na ako makakasunod :(

snix

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Re: European tours
« Reply #373 on: December 07, 2010, 07:50:00 pm »
nainggit naman ako..pangarap ko makapunta ng europe bta pako..

anyway mahirap ba when it comes to getting a visa for any european country? may interview din ba gaya ng sa states?

kasi yung tinignan ko yung french and spain embassy yung requirements nila for a visa parang ang mahal.. may travel insurance pang kelangan.. someone please enlighten me about this ng hindi naman masira mga pangarap ko..  ;D

babypowder99

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Re: European tours
« Reply #374 on: December 07, 2010, 08:29:46 pm »
thanks sa info sis snitch! by the way any idea kung ano mura na airline papuntang Madrid? Manila to Madrid? gusto ko sana yong budget airline lang hehe para tipid.

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #375 on: December 08, 2010, 08:12:58 am »
^sis recently nagkaroon ng sale ang Air Asia. Check mo their website baka meron pang naka sale na seats.

If you travel during non-peak season you can still get good deals on airfare. Maraming carriers going to Madrid but no direct flights from Manila. Personally I prefer KLM kasi one stop lang via AMS. Ayoko kasi ng maraming stops/transit, ang haba ng byahe!

 :)

mama squeak!

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Re: European tours
« Reply #376 on: December 08, 2010, 08:17:52 am »
nainggit naman ako..pangarap ko makapunta ng europe bta pako..

anyway mahirap ba when it comes to getting a visa for any european country? may interview din ba gaya ng sa states?

kasi yung tinignan ko yung french and spain embassy yung requirements nila for a visa parang ang mahal.. may travel insurance pang kelangan.. someone please enlighten me about this ng hindi naman masira mga pangarap ko..  ;D

sis backread ka lang to have an idea. You can also go to the Schengen Visa thread. Nadiscuss na rin yung concerns mo dun.

 :)

snitch

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Re: European tours
« Reply #377 on: December 08, 2010, 09:26:53 am »
@babypowder 99: naku sis sensya na, hindi ako familiar pag galing sa pinas. dito kasi ako sa singapore nakatira ngayon. ang alam ko lang, mahal talaga pag galing sa pinas  :( mas mura pa ang mga flights pag galing dito. tapos marami pang direct flights. sa pinas kasi, mahal na, me stop over pa. sayang na sa pera, sayang pa sa time pag me stop over hehe. so yung iba, ang nisuggest ko, is manggaling dito sa singapore. marami naman budget flights from mla-singapore (so daan na rin rin for trip hehe). like yung sa amin kasi sa jan, i bought that sale, lufthansa airlines. it's only around 30,000php, roundtrip na yun, direct flight from singapore-germany (12 hrs). mura na yun for round trip! normally, it can go as high as 60,000php (normal flight from here).

re bdget flight, from manila to madrid? sis malayo layo yun. personally, i don't advise you to get bdget flights pag super long trip, mahirap talaga. hindi ka makatulog masyado tapos no food. tama si mama squeak!, air asia would probably be the cheapest pero super liit ng plane nila..pero kung super cheap at carry mo naman nakaupo lang at hindi masyadong nakahiga yung upuan then go  :) sayang din hehe...

@ mama squeak!
sis you mentioned before regarding yung parang vest na coat which you put underneath for layering. normally, sa pinas, where do you buy those? and how much ang price range? im going home kasi this dec so was thinking baka mas mura sa pinas bumili kesa dito sa singapore  :) thanks!

maddie_girl

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Re: European tours
« Reply #378 on: December 08, 2010, 10:14:36 am »
^ sis snitch, i'm also living here in singapore and medyo di ako magaling maghanap ng mga sale seats for trips to europe. palagi kong old standy is emirates. although emirates is really not that ideal, pwede na din for the price.

how do you find those sale seats mga sis? i've tried looking at other airlines websites pero consistent na pinakamura talaga ang emirates. sabi ng officemate ko dito, it doesn't matter daw when you buy the ticket basta di lang lumampas ng 3 months before departure date because that's when the prices start to go up.

i need help talaga in getting cheap tickets to paris for september next year. honeymoon trip namin. was debating between santorini greece and paris and decided on paris kasi ang hassle pa to book separate domestic flight to santorini. ayokong mastress sa honeymoon namin.

which countries in europe do you recommend for honeymoon mga sis? ang problema ko kasi sa paris, the hotels are so expensive and if we get an apartment, parang di naman feeling honeymoon kami.  ;D

was thinking pa nga that for the price of the paris trip, we could get to stay for several nights at amanpuri in phuket. but i really want to go to europe. so looking for a country na di hassle puntahan plus has nice lodgings (fit for honeymooners) na di ko naman kailangan manghold up ng bangko to afford.  ;D

thanks mga sis.

snitch

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Re: European tours
« Reply #379 on: December 08, 2010, 11:06:57 am »
^ sis snitch, i'm also living here in singapore and medyo di ako magaling maghanap ng mga sale seats for trips to europe. palagi kong old standy is emirates. although emirates is really not that ideal, pwede na din for the price.

how do you find those sale seats mga sis? i've tried looking at other airlines websites pero consistent na pinakamura talaga ang emirates. sabi ng officemate ko dito, it doesn't matter daw when you buy the ticket basta di lang lumampas ng 3 months before departure date because that's when the prices start to go up.

i need help talaga in getting cheap tickets to paris for september next year. honeymoon trip namin. was debating between santorini greece and paris and decided on paris kasi ang hassle pa to book separate domestic flight to santorini. ayokong mastress sa honeymoon namin.

which countries in europe do you recommend for honeymoon mga sis? ang problema ko kasi sa paris, the hotels are so expensive and if we get an apartment, parang di naman feeling honeymoon kami.  ;D

was thinking pa nga that for the price of the paris trip, we could get to stay for several nights at amanpuri in phuket. but i really want to go to europe. so looking for a country na di hassle puntahan plus has nice lodgings (fit for honeymooners) na di ko naman kailangan manghold up ng bangko to afford.  ;D

thanks mga sis.

hi sis! taga singapore ka rin pala, hello! :)
I haven't tried emirates, hindi ko alam na meron sila hehe. So i tried now lang and I saw, like e.g you want to travel on sept 2011, sample amount is around 1286sgd per person for round trip fare. price wise, ok na rin siya kasi mine, i got for 1000sgd pero promo yun (so i need to book a certain time) plus non refundable. atleast dito sa emirates, pwede i cancel, me fee lang. so on that note ok. however, ang [textspeak!] ko gusto sa kanya, me stop over sa dubai (not a direct flight to paris) so ang tagal ng total flight mo. halos 18.5hrs including stopover and waiting time.

Hindi pa ako diretso nagpunta sa paris from singapore. lagi kasing kaming sa germany dahil yung company ko is germany based so some of my trips are business trips. pag qantas, lufthansa at singapore airlines kasi, direct, tapos 12hrs lang to germany. makakatulog ka na ng diretso, tipid pa sa time. impt kasi yung 6.5 hrs pang travel mo na rin at mas  efficient mo magagamit yung leaves mo for travelling. halos 13hrs din mawawala sayo, = 1 day if not direct flight.

how did i get sale tickets? first thing, i subscribed sa newsletter ng airlines na me direct flights to the place i want to go. so for me germany, im subsribed to qantas, lufthansa and singapore airlines. they will always send you newsletter pag me promo sale. prblem lang with this, me definite time sila at me definite travel period. so for you na me specific date na gusto, sept 2011, mahirap maghintay kasi baka walang dumating na promo sa time na gusto mo. and usually, promo are given a few months before the travel date. like now, me promo ulit ang qantas but for travel on jan 2011. so sa malayo pa na flights, i doubt na merong magsale ng malayo pa. the reason i think na nagsesale kasi sila is pag malapit na tapos hindi pa puno ang flights. so pag malayo pa, marami pang possiblity na me bibili ng tickets at normal price.

Sept ang wedding mo? sept this year din kami kinasal :D our trip on jan 2011 is our delayed honeymoon hehe! i was so busy kasi na asikasuhin ang honeymoon during wedding preps so niseparate namin. plus, i dont have leaves this year na for honeymoon. sayang naman kung 1 week lang kami sa europe. so tinaon namin next year, sa chinese new year kasi me shutdown kami sa office ng 1 week (so definitely forced leave kami) tapos magkakaron ako ng bagong leave credits. tama pa nag sale ang lufthansa for jan-feb flights so yun book na agad! :)

Sis, kahit na maganda daw sa amanpuri sa phuket (haven't been there), i really really prefer you both visit europe! been to phuket,thailand and  indonesia beaches, even in japan pero iba talaga ang ichura ng europe. it's like your in a different city talaga. you will feel kasi iba ang achitecture. for me kasi, pag asian countries, pareho ng feel sa pinas. so better to go and see europe para maiba naman  :)

For honeymoon, I always recommend Venice in Italy! It's so far my favorite city in europe specially for couples! super romantic and lovely! will those gondolas and water around you... its a city on a water so kakaiba. you get to travel by water taxi instead of land taxi. plus, getting on a boat at night with you partner is the most romantic! you may want to consider  :) me cheap flights naman from venice to paris.

Paris, ewan ko pero i personally didn't like it  :( i have so much expectation on it pero ewan ko, sa lahat ng napuntahan namin, aside form disneyland and eiffel tower, the rest, hindi ko na gusto. country side maybe would be wonderful but the city, i didnt like it that much. i found some areas dirty lalo na yung trains nila. plus takot ako sa mga tao dun haha. madami kasing blacks (racist ba hehe)tpos they would really approach you sometimes and look at you. sabi ko nga never akong sasakay ng train magisa dun.

How about alps? r u not a fan of it? france has Mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in the French Alps.  Alps are amazingly beautiful!!! and it's super romantic for you both :)
see: http://travelhothit.blogspot.com/2009/07/french-alps-tourism.html.

Imagine waking up (find hotel with alps view) with your hubby and looking at the window with  those snow-capped alps..it's literally breathtaking....when i saw the german alps (maliit pa to) last 2008, i promised myself i am going to to switzerland and see all these alps!! (hence the switzerland trip for honeymoon this jan hehe)

naku haba na pala dami ko ng sinabi hehe.
hth! :)


 

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