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Public Group active 4 hours, 4 minutes agoChat about travel in Europe; ask questions and have them answered. Please tag your posts with the country and city name (and other useful terms) when appropriate.
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Roger Musser replied to the forum topic Is Sicily worth a visit? in the group
Europe Travel May 17, 2012 7:03 pmI was just looking at Rick Steves’ ITALY, and I wondered why he neglected Sicily. Even his map of Italy didn’t go that far south. I was there last fall, in Messina, for just a day. My wife and I walked around […]
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Craig and Linda replied to the forum topic Is Sicily worth a visit? in the group
Europe Travel May 17, 2012 7:39 amDefinitely. I’d go for a few reasons:
* beautiful beaches, and relaxed atmosphere
* Mt Etna, and
* Nero d’Avola — the wine made from the grapes that grows on its slopes.I havent’ travelled all of Italy, […]
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Craig and Linda replied to the forum topic Berlin > Paris > Rome > Zurich > Berlin in a week in the group
Europe Travel May 17, 2012 7:14 amThat’s some fast travel! No matter what you do, you’ll spend a lot of time in transit.
Because you’re covering so much distance over such a short period, I’d recommend using the trains. The reason for this […]
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Craig and Linda started the forum topic Berlin > Paris > Rome > Zurich > Berlin in a week in the group
Europe Travel May 17, 2012 7:09 amJust had this question from a reader:
I am visiting Berlin from India for a month in July on a summer school
program with 4 friends. The thing is we plan on visiting a couple of other
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Roger Musser posted an update in the group
Europe Travel May 16, 2012 5:29 pmI just got back from 10 days in Italy. I had booked a 3-hour train trip online, months in advance. The day of the train ride I checked the price at a ticket vending machine in the station and found that I only paid about one-third of the walk-up price. I booked another ticket the night before a train trip and did not save anything. (My trip:…[Read more]
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Spencer Q started the forum topic French translator/guide needed in the group
Europe Travel April 4, 2012 11:57 amThe kayaking company I am working with is looking for someone who can help us set up a canoe trip in the south of France. We are looking for someone who is preferably already in Europe and fluent enough in French […]
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Angela started the forum topic Is Sicily worth a visit? in the group
Europe Travel March 25, 2012 7:38 pmLet me know what you think!
(this is a splinter topic. Original is here: http://indietravelpodcast.com/groups/europe-travel/forum/topic/what-do-you-want-to-know-about-italy/ -
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gooseislandchill replied to the forum topic What do you want to know about Italy?? in the group
Europe Travel March 22, 2012 12:03 pmI’m planning to spend three or more weeks in Italy with my wife before the year ends. I’m trying to map out a basic travel route to take. I might fly out of Madrid and into Italy…..where?…possibly […]
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Spencer Q replied to the forum topic What do you want to know about Italy?? in the group
Europe Travel February 17, 2012 1:42 amPlaces to eat, and activities away from the tourist zones!
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Craig and Linda replied to the forum topic What do you want to know about Italy?? in the group
Europe Travel February 12, 2012 5:25 pm@ukmike – Love me some Barolo
Thanks for the addition!@atlassliced – a great question; and one we’ll try and answer.
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ukmike replied to the forum topic What do you want to know about Italy?? in the group
Europe Travel February 12, 2012 9:24 amRome, Venice, Florence, Milan, all worthy of examination but avoid Turin, very industrial, however south of Turin is Alba, Bra and many other stand out villages, all in the Piemonte region and are superb for […]
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steven82 replied to the forum topic Picking a city to explore in Europe in the group
Europe Travel February 12, 2012 2:56 amThanks ukmike. We actually ended up choosing Prague over Berlin – it was so tough!
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ukmike replied to the forum topic Picking a city to explore in Europe in the group
Europe Travel February 11, 2012 3:36 amDefinitely visit Berlin it is awesome. Great building great history funky bars and cafes easy to get around using the UBahn (underground train) and can also be culturally very fulfilling!
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ukmike replied to the forum topic Picking a city to explore in Europe in the group
Europe Travel February 11, 2012 3:36 amDefinitely visit Berlin it is awesome. Great building great history funky bars and cafes easy to get around using the UBahn (underground train) and can also be culturally very fulfilling!
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ukmike replied to the forum topic Picking a city to explore in Europe in the group
Europe Travel February 11, 2012 3:36 amDefinitely visit Berlin it is awesome. Great building great history funky bars and cafes easy to get around using the UBahn (underground train) and can also be culturally very fulfilling!
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atlassliced replied to the forum topic What do you want to know about Italy?? in the group
Europe Travel February 5, 2012 9:35 amIs Venice overhyped and too touristy these days?
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