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Somos dos pibes uruguayos, que estuvimos viajando por Europa durante un mes. Realmente nos llevó bastante tiempo poder recolectar información útil para planear éste viaje. Entonces nuestra idea ahora es compartir con vos nuestra experiencia y que en EuroViajex.com puedas encontrar una guía de viaje práctica basada tanto en lo que nosotros conocimos, como en lo que averiguamos. Realmente viajar por Europa fue una experiencia increible, que hoy queremos compartir.
Explora nuestras distintas Secciones donde encontrarás información sobre las principales ciudades europeas, o envíanos tus consultas que en nuestro "Consultorio" te las responderemos a la brevedad.
Hola! me encantó su página, yo les escribo de México y vamos a visitar en diciembre de 2008 las ciudades de Roma, Venecia y Florencia en Italia. Mi pregunta es si hay alguna credencial que podamos sacar para algún descuento, ya que en ocasiones mencionan que los estudiantes tienen algún descuento, serán validas las credenciales de México de estudiantes?
Gracias y saludos!
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Hola Violeta, gracias por escribirnos!
Si tenés carnét de estudiante mexicano, no creo que haya ningún problema, y seguramente puedas obtener descuentos en todos los lugares que posean descuento para estudiantes. En todo caso, lo fundamental es que tenga una foto tuya, en lo posible fecha de validez, tenés que tener menos de 26 años (no siempre importa eso, pero en algunos lugares sí), y fundamental, que bien visible en la tarjeta esté la palabra ESTUDIANTE.
Por otra parte, si podés conseguir un carnét de prensa, eso es lo ideal! Entrarás a la mayoría de los lugares de forma gratuita!!!
Espero que esta información te ayude, seguí visitando nuestra web y no dudes en volver a escribirnos si lo creés necesario!
Hola, gracias por responder mi pregunta y pronto tendré más dudas que les estaré preguntando.... por lo pronto, a las personas de la tercera edad (60 años), les hacen descuento?
Gracias, saludos! bye!!!
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Hola,
Si, en muchos lugares les hacen un descuento, que generalmente es igual al de estudiante.
Si tenés mas dudas mandalas que te las responderemos!
Hola chicos! La página esta bue-ní-si-ma, re útil porque, viajaron en las condiciones que la mayoría de la gente puede viajar... Como nosotras, que nos vamos el 14! Te quería preguntar un par de cosas, tal vez ya te las preguntaron, perdón: - Hay algún tipo de descuentos en museos, monumentos, etc para gente con pasaporte comunitario? - Es útil la tarjeta Isic? - Te parece que sin incluir traslados, pero incluyendo el alojamiento, esta bien 100 euros diarios?? - Por seguridad conviene llevar travellers checks, o no hay donde cambiarlos? desde ya muchísimas gracias, un saludo grande Sabrina
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Hola Sabrina, gracias por escribirnos!
Te respondo tus preguntas:
- Con pasaporte comunitario, en algún lugar te hacen descuento, pero son los menos, por ejemplo, los miércoles entrás gratis al Palacio Real, en Madrid. Es el único lugar que recuerdo que sirvió para conseguir descuento. - La tarjeta ISIC creo que es tan útil como cualquier carnét de estudiante que puedas llegar a tener. Yo no la saqué para viajar, sin embargo en todos los lugares que brindaban descuentos por estudiante, presentando la tarjeta de estudiante de mi universidad ya me servía. Capaz tenés algún descuento más en algún lado... nosotros no la utilizamos. - Creo que con 100 euros diarios te debería hasta sobrar un poquito, seguro vas a andar bien con ese presupuesto. - Nosotros tampoco usamos traveller checks, el dinero lo teníamos en efectivo, teníamos tarjetas de crédito y también podíamos retirar del cajero. Manejándonos de esa forma no tuvimos ningún problema con el dinero.
Si se te ocurre alguna otra pregunta no dudes en enviarla.
Hola muchachos. Estaré todo el mes de Junio en Europa y tengo previsto visitar: Bacerlona, MAdrid, París, Berlín y Londres. Les escribo porque tengo muchas dudas con los traslados en trenes. Sé que existe Eurail pass (varios) para que selecciones el que más te conviene según el recorrido, pero estuve revisando y me parece muy costoso. Quisiera saber si es muy riesgoso irse sin los pasajes e irlos comprando en cada ciudad (estoy trabajando con el itinerario pero no me quiero limitar con las fechas). hay forma de hacer reservaciones por internet para los traslados nocturnos (si quieres dormir en una cama o camarote debes comprar el ticket con anticipación...)
Otra cosa. Lei en esta página que te puedes gastar 50 euros aprox por día. Esas cifras son referencia de este año?
Por último, qué tanto calor puede hacer en europa para el mes de Junio?. yo estoy acostumbrada a 20ºC max 30ºC. Pregunto esto porque quiero llevar lo necesario pero como son países diferentes no sé como sea lo del clima. TAl vez shorts, falditas y camisitas sea lo más recomendable!!!! Mejor me aclaran jajajajajaja
Saben de alguna hostales buenos, bonitos, baratos y seguros en París?
Bueno creo que por ahora eso es todo. Espero que me puedan ayudar! Besos y saludos desde Venezuela
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Hola Fabiola como andas? Muchas gracias por escribir.
Con respecto al transporte, para esas ciudades que mencionas creo que lo más conveniente en cuanto a precio sería realizar tu tour en avión. Eso lo tendrás que hacer utilizando vuelos baratos que rondarán entre los 20 y 50 euros, dependiendo las fechas de tus vuelos. (más información en nuestra sección vuelos http://www.euroviajex.com/2008/01/vuelos-baratos.html)
Si realmente estás interesada en hacer el recorrido en tren, te recomiendo esta página:
www.raileurope.com
Ahí encontrarás las tarifas de cada trayecto, los cuales te adelanto que rondan en los 100 dolares.
Con respecto a comprar los tickets con antelación te aclaro lo siguiente: Si no tenes pasaporte comunitario de la Unión Europea, sin duda te conviene irte con los pasajes y las reservas de hotel, ya que podés tener problemas para el ingreso a Europa.
Lo de los 50 euros diarios, no creo que haya variado. Considera que este monto no incluye el hospedaje. Este dinero lo estarías gastando en comida, museos, paseos, etc. Obviamente es un estimativo.
Bueno ahora el tema del abrigo. En junio hace calor, asi que andá con ropa de verano y la mas cómoda. Una mochilita para los paseos diarios, tomar mucha agua je.. Y algún abrigo por las dudas, para las noches de Berlin, Paris y Londres. Considerá también que tanto Paris como Londres son lluviosas, asi que llevate alguna camperita impermeable.
Bueno en resumen, short, falditas y un poco de abrigo jeje
Sobre los hostales de Paris, te recomiendo que mires la sección Paris, en la parte de alojamiento tenemos la referencia de el hostal donde nos quedamos. Era en la zona de Montmartre y estaba muy bueno y barato. http://www.euroviajex.com/2008/01/paris.html
tengo una duda me gustaria saber cuantas horas duran los viajes en tren entre las siguientes cuidades que son las q planeo visitar: Madrid-Paris-Roma-Florencia-Barcelona y nuevamente regresar a Madrid (voy a comprar eurail select pass de 3 paises 5 dias en 2 meses
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Hola Alfonso, gracias por escribir. Para estos trayectos, los horarios pueden ser los siguientes:
Madrid - Paris 13horas. Te lo tomas a las 19hs. desde Chamartin y llegas a las 8.15 a Austerlitz.
Paris-Roma 7 horas haciendo escala en Milan. o 10 horas con escala en Lausane. Este viaje te va a contar por 2 días de viaje. Salvo que te tomes el tren que sale de Paris a las 7am pero te viajas todo el día en tren, llegas a Roma a las 21hs(haces escala en Milano).
Roma-Florencia Deben ser 2 horas, y varia dependiendo del tren. Si tomas uno rápido seguro demores mucho menos y te salga mas caro (no olvides que el hecho de tener el Eurail Pass no significa que no tengas que pagar las reservas las cuales varían dependiendo del tren)
Florencia-Barcelona Me parece que acá tenes que usar dos días de viaje o salir muy temprano de Florencia hasta Milan. Pensá que el enganche tiene que ser desde Milan.
Hello! Very useful page, really, I will visit Europe, of course buy a tour, because as women we do not want dangers, or so we came out more expensive but there are things that are not included because I like to go to Madrid Toledo. I don't know how to do it. Could you recommend me about costs and tips on how to enter at a lower price to museums than on a Sunday? Thank you for help and advise us inexperienced travelers. Answer -
Hello Angie, thanks for writing!
Te story that to travel from Madrid to Toledo, the way we did it was by bus, and we thought that was very good. The bus leaves the bus station on Avenida americas (also americas Avenue subway station and spend several subway lines in there). The company that brings you is Continental Auto, the journey time if I remember correctly is about 45 minutes, and the cost of the ticket around 10 euros. Where you LOW, there is no near a post of tourism in which you give a Mapitico of the city with the main places to visit and all indications you need.
As for entering the museum at a lower price, being younger than 26 and with student card, in virtually all places make you discount. You can also handle the ISIC Card which I think in some places cheaper to sign. And finally, if you could get a press card, that's the best! As in most museums sign free! I hope you have served this information, and do not hesitate to contact us if you re-emerge more questions!
Hello guys! ... You do Not mention in this page about the Rome Pass, and I would like to know whether and to recommend a stay in Rome for two and a half days (20 euros). With this card I have free first two museums (do not rows), discount and transport included the following three days.
However, the question remains for me to acquire it because you speak about the reviews on the transport tickets, and maybe is not a good idea to pay for it. Do you know if the tickets for bus / metro have date?
Greetings!
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Hello Monica, thanks for writing again!
We don't know Rome Pass ... but if you leave 2 free museums, and for 20 euros, you are near the price... Regarding to transportation, we had no problem because they are not climbed any reviewer, but we do not want to say that never go up.
If you prefer to have the ticket, drivers will not sell them, but they are bought in some machines that are in the street near some stops (in our case we did not see any that work, all broken) or on machines that are within the Termini Station.
So well, that'll have to see it, but you can tell that we were 4 days, and I have many friends who have visited Rome, and none has met with reviewers, but anyways there is always time for a first time! As far as I could see people who do buy, it is necessary to validate the ticket in some machines inside the bus, so something else you could do is buy one, and not validate it unless you see that one reviewer climbs .. . capable is a little safer to travel without a ticket. With regard to whether they are dated, I do not have it, but I'm not sure.
Hi guys! Congratulation for the information so useful that you provide to prospective travellers to Europe.
I'm going in May and I have already virtually make the itinerary, but I would like to be advised on economic places to eat in Venice, Florence and Rome, I mean not the typical places where the Europeans because they eat leaves very expensive, but slightly more adjusted to the pocket and not necessarily involve sitting in a restaurant; recall if such markets, street, approximate prices and its location.
The same I would if I could advise on where to buy souvenirs at affordable prices.
Thank you and good luck with your next trip!
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Hi Monica, thanks for writing! To eat cheap, a first option that I recommend are the fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's, Burger King, etc.. It is not the best, but eat there around 5 or 6 €, and go to a restaurant you do not fall in € 15. This will serve to all cities.
Then, being in Italy, it really cheaper to eat are also pizzas and calzone selling everywhere. In Rome remember a place glued to the Trevi Fountain, I do not remember well the street, I suppose that would be the Via Poli or Via delle Muratte, but remained in front of the Fontana, on its side. That pizza was very good and very cheap, and you sold in the combos with drink.
In Florence we do not remember the addresses because we find it in passing ranging from the Duomo to the Ponte Vecchio, who had chicken menu item and was well on price, but the truth is that you do not know where to say is ... : (That I owe you!
In Venice, the same thing ... on their way to the Rialto Bridge, following the arrows on the walls there you suggest how to get there, and thousands of tourists, you appear seats that sell pizza and calzone, and purchases from the same street, at the counter . Those are the cheapest, there are several ... the watch when you're walking!
Finally, regarding the souvenirs, are always in the most popular tourist areas, and usually do not vary greatly in price between one seat and another ... to which they are able to buy relatively cheap is to hawkers ... us in Paris, a mini-Eiffel Tower leaving 6 €, ended up buying a 1.50 € ... but there is much that regatta!
Greetings guys, your page is very good and I drew lot of doubts that had .... I'm from Chile and I am going to honeymoon in Europe around April, nearly all have my doubts clarified in other answers, so I only have a few. Can I use Euralpass at any time on the travel days? -- How is nightlife in Europe to go out and walk, take a drink and all that .. is as safe as people have said? Thanks for the responses, and very good page
Ivan, thanks for writing! With regard to the Eurail Pass, there are 2 modes: one that applies to all who want to travel within a specified time, and a second that goes by a certain number of travel days within a period of time (for example there is a 10 day pass for travel within 2 months). Obviously this second option is cheaper and can agree that the case did not go to visit many cities. Anyway all is not included in the Eurail ticket, there are some things you need to pay (if you need more information in our section there Train explain a little better).
As for nightlife, we walked at night in all cities and none had the slightest problem. And in every city there is nightlife enough to go out and drink.
And finally, all cities where we were liked a lot! There was none of which I keep a bad impression and which does not feel like back ... Greetings, and do not hesitate to re-write!
Me ha sido de mucha utilidad el articulo que escribrieron. Porque aunque ya estuve navegando por las webpage de interail y eurorail, pero hay cosas que no tenia. Lo que si es que todavia me queda una interrogante, yo vivo en madrid por lo que me interesa saber si puedo tomarlo desde aqui (en el RENFE) o tengo que trasladarme a otra ciudad.
Espero su respuesta.
Gracias!!!
Tara
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Hola Tara, muchas gracias por escribirnos!
Al vivir en Madrid, asumo que estarás sacando el billete de InterRail ya que tienes la residencia en Europa, y no el de Eurail que es para no resdientes (de no ser así vuelve a escribirnos que te diremos como será).
El InterRail Pass te será válido para todos los países menos el de residencia, por lo que no podrás inaugurarlo hasta que salgas de España.
Esto no quita que no puedas tomarte un tren en cualquier estación de Renfe como Atocha o Chamartín hasta la frontera de España, y ahí si inaugurar tu billete de InterRail al salir del país. Al tramo que hagas en tren dentro de España, no se le aplicarán los descuentos de tu billete de InterRail.
Espero que ésta información te sirva, y no dudes en volver a escribirnos si lo creés necesario.
Muy buena la página!!! estoy organizando un viaje con una amiga (somos de la provincia de Santa Fe, Argentina), estaremos, como ustedes, 30 días, me podrías enviar el recorrido que han hecho?? alguna ciudad que lamentan no haber ido, o alguna ciudad que tal vez estuvo de mas ir. Desde ya, muchísimas gracias. (si conoces alguna persona que quiera compartir con nosotros el viaje, dímelo, en octubre estaremos yendo nosotros). Saludos. Ivan.
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Hola Iván, gracias por escribirnos!
Nuestro itinerario fue el siguiente:
Madrid 2 días
Munich 2 días
Füssen 1 día
Budapest 2 días
Viena 1 día
Roma 4 días
Florencia 1 día
Venecia 1 día
Amsterdam 1 día
París 4 días
Londres 4 días
Barcelona 3 días
Madrid 1 día
A esto hay que sumarle algun día que perdimos en traslados entre ciudades... pero esas fueron las ciudades que visitamos....
La verdad Munich y Füssen nos sorprendieron para bien... además de que la Oktoberfest está imponente, nos gustó mucho Alemania. De las ciudades que fuimos no nos arrepentimos de ninguna... ciudades que nos habría gustado ir... montones! Praga, Berlin, Atenas... pero no teníamos más tiempo!
Bueno, espero que esta información te sirva, seguí visitándonos y cualquier otra consulta que tengas estamos a las órdenes.
Hola Chavos! Un saludo desde Honduras!! Ya les habia escrito antes y tengo casi bien armado nuestro viaje a Europa, creanme que su sitio nos ha ayudado mucho, mi consulta especifica en esta ocasion es sobre un hostal donde poder hospedarnos recomendado por uds. los expertos en aventuras!!!! y que este en el centro de madrid y asimismo en londres pues pienso estar al menos dos o tres noches en esos destinos y no tengo idea de cuales son los mas convenientes y reunan mis 3 requisitos b! bueno, bonitos y baratos. me ayudan? Mercy Monroy
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Hola Mercy, gracias por escribirnos nuevamente!
En nuestra web, en las secciones correspondientes a esas 2 ciudades recomendamos hostales... puedes entrar ahí y fijarte mejor... pero a modo de resumen, en Madrid dos muy buenos hostales, céntricos y baratos, son el Cat's Hostel y el Mad Hostel. En Londres te recomiendo el Picadilly Backpackers, que queda ubicado en la zona de Picadilly Circus, una de las más céntricas de todas.
Espero que esta información te sirva, seguí visitando nuestra web, y no dudes en volver a escribirnos si necesitás más ayuda!!!
Hola! ¿Conoceis hostales que esten bien en Florencia y Roma?
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Hola Susana, ¿cómo andás? Muchas gracias por escribirnos!
En Roma nosotros nos alojamos en el Freedom Traveller, es un hostal ubicado a unos 200 metros de la estación de Termini, lo cual es bueno ya que de ahí podés tomarte el metro o buses para toda la ciudad. El precio rondaba los 25 euros la noche, y además en el momento que nosotros estuvimos, los martes eran la noche de "Pizza y Cerveza", que te la daban gratis en el hostal, y los viernes el día de "Vino y Queso", que también era gratis en la cena.
En Florencia te recomendamos el Ostello Archi Rossi... también estaba bien de precio y de ubicación, y el desayuno era buenísimo ya que podías elegir entre varios menú que ellos te ofrecían.
Espero que esta información te ayude, y no dudes en volver a escribirnos si lo crees necesario!
Guys, I am in Argentina. The story that I have a month's vacation, not much money ... Around 1000 euros and want to go to Europe ... In May. I really want to know France and Italy, and some other city. Never was in Europe. I was looking at your page and it is great!!¨ Thank you! Maky
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Hello Maky, thank you for writing!
As for France and Italy, we can give recommendations on Paris, Rome, Florence and Venice as they were in those 4 cities, and all are highly recommended.
Now ... On the subject of money, you are taking into account the passage when you say you have 1000 euros or buying the ticket, you are 1000? Because tené in mind that the passage and only costs about 1000 euros.
If you have to spend 1000 euro there, and go to hostels, or suddenly you get someone you accommodated, carefully gastarás that between 50 and 60 euros per day, which gives you for about 15 days, and if they ignore a very " gasolero "You can get to about 20 days! Paris is good to go in about 4 or 5 days, Rome also, and to Florence and Venice with 1 or 2 days reaches you, so if you want you can go to a couple of other cities.
Anything re-write that we do not have problem in reply!
I was re page, very thorough, I was happy to see re q were Uruguayans. Q story I thought I travel with my boyfriend in September this year. Q What I do not finish close is the subject of low cost flights, leaving even cheaper q q trains. They will be reliable? Thanks for the data q I can provide.
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Joseph Hello! Thank you for writing! We put too happy when we write jeje Uruguayans!
We count on the subject of low cost flights, we use 3 during our trip, and we did not have any problems of delays (beyond perhaps some half horita, which can spend up to the Best Airline) or otherwise . At the same time, while I lived in Madrid, I used 3 or 4 times more available flights, and I had no problem either. The comprás through the internet, you send your e-mail a passage which you print it, and with that and your passport and you can travel. Then you acostumbrás to that, it is much better to have the physical ticket in your hands, as it always is the risk of losing it, which if e can not pass because you always can be printed back. These flights generally do not include anything during the trip, but if you can buy something to drink or a snack to eat you sold on the flight.
In our section "Cheap Flights" can find much more information about the same, the major low cost airlines, and so on.
Feel free to re-write as many times as they believe necessary!
In May 2008 I will be travelling to Stockholm on matters of work, what do I have never travelled to Europe and I want to maximize the opportunity, so I will take a few days of vacation. I intend to go to Paris and stay there for only 3 days. In these days would like to know the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre Museum, the Cathedral of Notre Dame, the Champs Elysees and the Palace of Versailles. As I said, I do not know anything at all and would like to know if at that time I will be possible to meet this tour also abusing their trust, I would be very helpful suggestion from you about places that visitors every day.
Greetings from Costa Rica.
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Hello Jose Luis, thanks for writing! I think that it gives you time to three days to visit places that we provided.
Field trips to the Palace of Versailles and the Louvre Museum tours are 1 day, ie, start to finish of the morning and afternoon, which left almost no time to see you otherwise. On the other hand, I think to go to the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, Arc de Triomphe and Notre Dame could do in the 1 single day.
Finally, while Versailles and the Louvre take you one day nearly over, you would be the evening to make another trip such as go to the neighborhood of Montmartre with the Church of the Sacred Heart, or to return to the Eiffel Tower at night and watch the spectacle of lights engaged in it, or upload it again and see Paris from above at night, which is also divine!
I hope that this information will serve you, and do not hesitate to re-write when they believe necessary!
Hello! I have to travel from Madrid to Valencia, then to London and back to Madrid. What I advise plane or train? Is the most economical option. Thanks Betina
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Betina Hello, thanks for writing!
With regard to the route Madrid-Valencia, I think the best option is by bus. The ticket costs only 23 euros, and the trip takes 4 hours. Besides buses leaving virtually all hours.
From Valencia to London I would seek some cheap flight. The best site for that in my opinion are www.skyscanner.net and www.vuelosbaratos.es Finally, to return from London to Madrid, we also recommend that you do so by plane. When I made this trip I got a flight for 40 euros, and the trip takes 2 hours I think nothing more.
I hope this information will be enought you, and do not hesitate to re-write!
Hi guys, how useful the site and the evidence. I've got a query: what's happening with the Swiss travel on the roads? Seems to be a pass, can you clarify? We traveled with my partner in May, just now. Thank you, greetings.
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Viviana Hello, thanks for writing!
You commented that in order to drive on the highways Swiss actually going to have to buy a pass, called "Swiss Highway Vignette." As far as I know, I think it costs around € 30, is valid for 1 year during which you can drive on the highways Swiss without re-buy, and can be purchased at most border posts of Switzerland, in gas stations or in the Swiss post offices.
The pass is a sticker to put on the windshield of your car ... With a little luck, the car you rent it will ... But in the case that does not have one, it is highly recommended that the purchase, because if there is some control and not you, fine you going to be considerably more expensive.
I hope that this information will have served, I kept visiting and not hesitate to re-write in case you need it!
Hola chicos, qué útil la página y los datos que dan. Les hago una consulta: qué pasa con el viaje por las carreteras suizas? parece que hay que tener un pase, me lo pueden aclarar. Nosotros viajamos con mi pareja en mayo, ahora nomás. Gracias, saludos.
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Hola Viviana, gracias por escribirnos!
Te comento que para poder conducir por las autopistas suizas efectivamente vas a tener que comprar como un pase, llamado "Swiss Highway Vignette". Por lo que sé, creo que cuesta alrededor de 30€, tiene vigencia de 1 año durante el cual podrás conducir por las autopistas suizas sin necesidad de volver a comprarlo, y se puede adquirir en la mayoría de los puestos fronterizos de Suiza, en gasolineras o en las oficinas de correo suizas.
El pase es un sticker que colocan en el parabrisas de tu auto... con un poco de suerte, el auto que alquiles ya lo tendrá... pero en el caso que no lo tenga, es muy recomendable que lo compres, ya que si hay algún control y no lo tenés, la multa te va a salir bastante más cara.
Espero que ésta información te haya servido, seguí visitándonos y no dudes en volver a escribirnos en caso que lo necesites!
Che muy bueno el blog. Aparte soy uruguayo y la verdad que era lo que estaba buscando. Les comento que a partir de lo que estuve leyendo aca me di cuenta que estaba bien norteado con lo que habia averiguado antes. Ya que lo del Eurail Pass es una fija y los datos q tiran son posta. Voy a viajar con mi novia en Junio de 2008 y la verdad nos estamos fijando que para ser una pareja es conveniente un hotel en lugar de un hostal, ya que sale practicamente lo mismo si lo reservas con antelacion y la pagina es www.venere.com (la mejor). La única duda que tenemos es saber que es lo mejor para moverse desde Viena a Rep. Checa. Saben algo de esto, ya que en avión es muy caro y el Eurail no sirve dentro de Rep. Checa. Espero respuesta y sigan asi.
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Hola Juan, gracias por escribirnos!
Supongo que en Rep. Checa irán a Praga... no se que Eurail Pass estarás sacando... pero creo que lo más conveniente es que te tomes un tren usando el Eurail Pass hasta la frontera entre Rep. Checa y Austria, y ahí compres un pasaje de tren normal hasta Praga, y lo mismo cuando quieras salir de Rep. Checa. De ésta forma estarás sacando el mayor provecho posible del Eurail Pass y gastando lo menos posible en trenes que no estén incluidos.
Creo que la ciudad fronteriza a la que más te conviene ir es a Gmünd (o algo asi).... pero también tenés la posibilidad de ir a Breclav. En la primera de las dos hacés más recorrido dentro de Austria, por eso creo que te conviene más. Capaz hay alguna otra opción, pero yo lo pensaría así.
Espero que esta información te sirva, seguí visitándonos y no dudes en volver a escribirnos si tenés más consultas!
The only thing Madrid doesn't have is a beach, but it has everything else: museums, monuments, parks, good food, nightclubs, bars…
How to get to Madrid city centre?
-- Arriving by plane: The flights will arrive at Madrid Barajas airport, which has 4 terminals: T1, T2, T3 and T4. If you do not have too much luggage, or want to get to the city center as cheap as possible, the best is to take the subway (Metro). In the case of T1, T2 and T3 terminals, the subway stop (which is inside the airport) is "Airport T1-T2-T3." For T4, the subway stop is "Airport T4" and you can found it a few meters from the Arrival Gate. Line 8 is the one that takes you to and from the airport. The cost of the simple ticket is 1€, but as you are inside the airport you will have to pay an additional fee of 1€, so you will finally pay 2€.
-- Arriving by train: The two most important railway stations in Madrid are Atocha and Chamartin. The first is located in the south of the city center but you can walk up to "Puerta del Sol" without problems. In case you want other means of transportation, the subway line that passes through Atocha is the line 1. Chamartin station is located in the north of the city, but also a few minutes from the center, where you can go using lines 1 or 10, as both pass through this train station.
Where to go in Madrid? (click to see some pictures):
Madrid city map: Here is a really good map of Madrid city: Madrid Map.
Here is a little video about our days in Madrid and Toledo.
Eating in Madrid - Tapas Bars:
On weekdays, at lunch, many restaurants offer an "Executive Menu", that usually costs around 10 € and includes 1st dish, 2nd dish, bread, something to drink and dessert… the best if you are really hungry! My recommendation is to seek the place that best fit your tastes, because in the front door of all this restaurants you will find dishes offered.
In the afternoon the best is to "salir de tapas" and drink some "cañas". For those who do not know, a "caña" is a glass of barrel beer, and "tapas" is what they give you to eat with this glass of beer, usually a "tapa" consists of a little bread with something on it (bread with ham, tuna, pâte, "tortilla", etc.). The best time to start is at 8pm, and if you are with some other people will be more fun; but I think the ideal is being 4 people. It is the most typical way to have dinner, and the cheapest way too.
I specially recommend the next four Tapas Bars:
-- Bar "Los amigos": it is almost at the corner of Navas de Tolosa street and Veneras Street (metro stations: Callao, or Santo Domingo, or Opera). They serve excellent tapas with each beer you order, and I recommend to order too the "Patatas Bravas" (potatoes with some hot sauce, they are excelent!). -- La Esquina de Eusebio: it is located in the Caramuel street nº16 (metro stop Puerta del Angel). This is definitely the best Tapas bar in Madrid! The "caña" is only 2€ each and you can eat anything you want. Tapas are served on trays in the bar, and people are passing trays from hand to hand and serving themselves. You can also ask for some big meat steaks that here are delicious! (see picture behind). -- Casa Mingo: it is located on Paseo de la Florida nº34 (metro stop Principe Pio). Here their specialty is the roast chicken, and order it with a good cider! You can also take the opportunity to visit the Goya's tomb, located beside the bar. -- Cerveceria Galatea: the address is Principe de Vergara nº4 (located between the metro stops Principe de Vergara, and Nuñez de Balboa). Here their very best dishes are hamburgers and hot dogs! You can not leave Madrid without eating them.
Nightlife in Madrid - Night Clubs:
In Madrid if you like dancing, you can go 7 nights a week, but obviously when more people are going out is on Friday and Saturday. It has different options for everyone:
-- Huertas / Puerta del Sol: In this area you have many options, from little "bars" (places to have a drink, listen to music and maybe even dancing), until fairly large nightclubs. Weekdays, if you walk through this area, there are many people offering discount cards, and invitinge you to free shots ("chupitos"), or a beer or "sangria". If you do this, you can go walking and at the same time drinking for free! During weekends is not like weekdays, but you can always get some discounts on drinks. Usually you pay around 6€ to go in a bar, and a drink is included. -- Gaviria Palace: this is a pretty big club which is about 2 minutes walking from Puerta del Sol. Thursdays is the "Countries Party" in which when you go inside, they give you a sticker to put on your chest, that says your country, it's really funny! And the entry costs about 12 € and includes 2 drinks. On weekends is a little more expensive, but there are more people and different kinds of music. -- Kapital: it is located close to Atocha, and is a 7-floor nightclub! It has many musical styles, depending on the floor in which you are dancing, and the entrance is about 18 euros (a drink is included). -- Salsa / Merengue / Bachata: if you like dancing tropical rhythms, you have these two great places to go: "El Son", which is about 2 minutes walking from Puerta del Sol. Admission is free on weekdays and there is a band that plays live. On Mondays they bring Salsa classes for beginners. On weekends to enter you have to pay about 7€ with a drink included; "Azucar": it is located near Atocha, and the entrance on weekends costs between € 10-12 with a drink included. -- Torre Europa: it is between the metro stop Santiago Bernabeu and there are several small clubs all together. Admission is free every day for all of them, and the drinks costs around 7€. All this clubs play different kind of music as the night goes by.
Madrid city transport:
-- Metro (Subway):it is the better mean of transport of the city. The typical waiting time is between 2 and 5 minutes, but if it is very late at night, maybe you will have to wait about 15 minutes. It is open every day from 6 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. of the next day, so it is almost always working. The only problem is when you go out at night and you want to come back before 6am, but there are other means of transport to use. If you want to see the subway map, go to Metro de Madrid
-- BuhoMetro: This is one of the best solutions to the problem of going out at night and wanting to come back before 6am. This buses that operate only on Fridays and Saturdays, have a 15 or 20 minutes frequency and make the same way of the metro lines. They only stop in the bus stops that coincide with metro stations, and take the number of the subway line that emulate, for example L1, L2, L3, etc.
-- Buses: besides BúhoMetro there are also common bus lines. At every bus stop there is information about the lines that stop there and if you want to know when the next bus arrives, simply follow instructions and send an SMS! Overall, during the week, at business hours, it is not a good mean of transport as many traffic jams occur and it may take much to go from one point to another in the city. I recommend it for the night, or if there is no other choice! At night there are night services, that have the letter "N" before the number (N23, N1, etc..). The Plaza de Cibeles is a strategic point (near the zone with more bars and nightclubs) from which emerge services to virtually all city directions during all night.
Something that can save you a lot of money, is the 10 trips ticket sold in the Metro stops. It is useful for both Metro and buses (including BúhoMetro). The single ticket costs 1 € and the 10 trips ticket 6.40€.
How to get from Madrid to Toledo?
To travel from Madrid to Toledo, we did it by bus, and we both think that is the best way to go. Buses leave from Avenida America bus station, and you can get there by subway. The subway station Avenue America is located just inside the bus station (lines 4, 6, 7 and 9). The company that brings you to Toledo is Continental Auto, the journey time it is about 45 minutes and the ticket cost around 10€. The frequency of buses is really good, a bus every half hour or something like this. When you arrive to Toledo, near the station there is a tourist information office in which you can ask for a city map with the main places to visit.
Cheap accommodation in Madrid:
I looked for several hostels before traveling to Madrid. Basically services are the same in most of them, and prices too. After an intense search I decided to stay in the Cat's Hostel, because is very well located and is very cheap. You can search for more information below.
For these 2 cities we spent about 3 days (2 days in Munich and 1 day in Füssen), and we can say that we would liked to spend some more days in Munich... It gave us no time to see everything. In Füssen with only one day we visited all their most important tourist attractions.
Munich
Franz Josef Strauss airport is located approximately 40km from Munich city center, and if you don't have vehicle, the best way to get there, taking into account the price and duration of the journey is by Urban train (S Bahn). Tickets can be purchased inside the airport, in the sales point. You can take lines S1 or S8, and the name of Munich central train station is Hauptbahnhof. The trip takes about 40 minutes, and before boarding the train is necessary to validate the ticket in the machines that are located in the platform. One-way ticket: € 7.40. Round trip ticket: 13 €.
To move around the city, we used mostly the U-Bahn (subway), and sometimes the S-Bahn, and we think that is a very quick way to move from one place to another. The ticket costs € 2.20, but if you know you are going to take several trains, you can get the 1-day ticket, which costs 5 € and you can travel all day (this ticket does not include all areas, nor S Bahn trains, but it's useful to visit all places of the city centre). U Bahn works from 4:15 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., every day.
As we only stayed in Munich for less than 2 days, we cannot give advice on all the places to see, but there are 2 things that we highly recommend:
Dachau Concentration Camp: How to get to Dachau Concentration Camp? To reach Dachau from Munich, you have about 45 minutes. You have to take the S Bahn, line S2 heading toward Peterhausen and get off at "Dachau" train stop. There you take the bus number 724 or 726 right at the train station exit. Both will leave you a few yards from the Concentration Camp. Just follow the tourists that will be arriving, it is not necessary to ask how to get there! The entrance to the Camp is free, but if you want an audio guide you have to pay around € 2, which is highly recommended if you are not in a guided tour, because you will learn many important historical things.
Oktoberfest:
Oktoberfest (the beer party) lasts 16 days, and its dates varies somewhat from year to year, but it is usually about the last week of September until the first week of October (in 2008 will be from 20 September to 5 October). If you travel to Munich in this time of the year, you should be aware that it is very difficult to find accommodation, so you should plan it in advance. The festival takes place in a giant campus, and many people attend to it, so the best way to get there is by public transport: - S1 or S8: Hackerbruecke subway stop. - U3 or U6: Goetheplatz or Poccistraße subway stop. - U4 or U5: Theresienwiese or Schwanthaler Höhe subway stop.
The party starts in the morning, around 9 am or 10am, and extends until about 22.30, so it's good to try to get there early, or at least before 5 pm. The price of the beer is 9 € for 1 litre, and is the best beer in the world! We specially suggest you to drink the HB (Hofbräu). It was the more tasty! :D
Here we leave a video that shows a bit of our experience during the Oktoberfest!
Although we are sure that Munich has many other interesting things to see, as we didn't have enough time we could not saw them all. If anyone knows about other places to visit in Munich, and wish it to be here, do not hesitate to contact us and we will include it here.
Füssen
How to get to Füssen? To make the journey from the city of Munich to Füssen we used the train. Trains depart from Hauptbahnhof (main station) approximately every 1 hour, and the trip lasts 2 hours. As we had the InterRail/Eurail ticket Global Pass, and because it was a regional train (REG), we did not have to pay anything to make the trip, and neither had to make any reservation, it was enough just to jump into the train and nothing more. In case you don't have an InterRail/Eurail Pass, you will have to pay a € 20.80 ticket. (If you want more information about how to use the InterRail/Eurail Pass, go to our previous post: Trains: InterRail - Eurail).
It is very small city, so most of the trips can be made on foot.
Undoubtedly the most recommendable tour in Füssen is to visit the "Crazy King Castle": Neuschwanstein. It is about 3 km away from Füssen downtown so if you want (and the weather let you do it, because when we went it was raining and very cold), it's nice to go walking. If you are a bit more vague, you can take a bus near the train station. Lines 73 and 78 takes you there, and you have to get off in Hohenschwangau. Again, if you are a bit lost, follow the tourists. ;)
To visit both castles you have to buy the entrance in Hohenschwangau, before going up through the hill, to the castels. To go up, you can go on foot but are like 40 minutes uphill, or go by a car pulled by horses, or go by bus (the ticket costs around € 3). The horse cars are more expensive than the bus.
When you buy the entrance, you receive an entry schedule for your visit. This is really worthy because even though there will be many people over there, you will save time that in other case you would have been losing in the queue.
Lastly, while waiting for your turn to visit the castle, I specially recommend that you walk up to Marienbrücke, which is a bridge from where you can get the best views of the castle, the river and the Alps with a small waterfall that runs below this bridge! Simply amazing! It's just 5 minutes away by walk ... (The photo was taken from the Marienbrücke bridge).
Accommodation in Munich and Füssen
In Munich, as mentioned earlier, if you travel during Oktoberfest, you should take special care and look well in advance in order to have a cheap place to stay, as that time is considered peak season. In Füssen, the problem is that there are very few hostels or cheap accommodation, so you also must book with some advance to avoid running out of place. Below you can look for more information about accommodation in this two cities.
One of the most economical ways to travel between the different cities in Europe is using the cheap flights of the low cost companies.
These cheap flights have to be purchased via Internet, using credit card and they price varies depending on the date, the anticipation when buying, and the cities of departure and destination.
The prices of these flights are often between 25 and 30 euros. Usually no meals on board included, but you can buy drinks and a snacks on board if you wish.
About what we have been asked by several people, whether this kind of flights are reliable or not, we can ensure that they are. We took about 4 or 5 flights of some of these companies and we did not have any delay beyond what is normal that can occur at any airline, whether it is a low cost companie or not.
Cheap Flights Guide
1 - The first thing you have to do is choose the low cost company in which you are going to travel.
For the same route, these different companies usually have different prices among themselves, so before deciding in which you will travel, look at others because you may find a better offer. Note that sometimes leaving a day earlier or a day after the date you want to travel can make you save a lot of money.
In our case, we thought to travel from Paris to London on a Sunday, and when we ask for the price to travel on Saturday, it was 50 € cheaper.
Below we list some of the best-known and reliable companies in Europe. In their websites you can find prices, schedules, destinations and some special offers.
2 - Once you are in the page, search tickets for the dates and destinations you want. When you have found the one you want, select it, click 'continue', and automatically you will be entering the security area of the page, where you will pay for the elected flight.
3 - Concluded payment, the company will send you by mail a reference code. Companies such as EasyJet also give you the option of printing a paper with your flight and the reference code. Anyway, the ONLY thing you will need to take with you when boarding will be the reference code and your passport.
4 - Stay alert not to receive any mail from the company about the flight being cancelled. It is not quite common, but just in case ...
5 - The day of the flight, you should be 2 hours before departure at the airport. Look on the Departure panel where your company window is, and head toward it.
6 - On the desk of the company you will give the reference code and your passport, and then you only have to wait the boarding call.
Another place to finde cheap flights:
A cheap flights search engine we found before making our trip, that was extremely useful was Skyscanner. The best thing this web has, is a Route Map, in which first you have to select the departure city, then you 'throw' an arrow to the destination city, then click on the search button and you will go to a screen in which after selecting the month, you will see the prices 'day by day' of you ticket, so you can choose the cheaper fare to get there. We hope this page will be useful for you, and it can be found below.
The cheapest accomodation you will find in Europe are the Hostels. For people that have never used this kind of accomodation, they are similar to a Hotel, but with the difference that you share your room with other people. Hostels usually have from single or doble rooms, up to 10 or even 14 beds in a room. Rooms can be only for man, only for woman, or mixed. Most hostels have the three possibilities.
Actually this is a good option for a traveller, which is not claiming much more than a convenient place to sleep, take a bath, take their things safe ... and maybe to meet people from all over the world.
If you travel with your partner, hurry up to make reservations, because if you make them in advance, you can find very cheap double rooms in Hostels.
In our experience we stay in several hostels across Europe, some with more facilities than others, but none of them was a bad place to stay.
Prices vary between 15 and 25 euros a night. The check-in is usually after 2pm and check-out before 11 am. But sayway, all Hostels allow you to leave your baggage in a special room they have, in case you arrive before check-in time, or if you leave the city some hours after the check-out time. Also, you should know that in train stations, for about 3€ there are lockers specially design for that purpose.
It is very important to book in advance, otherwise you will not have place in the cheapest Hostels. A week at least, depending if it is high or low season when you will be travelling.
When you make a reservation from the internet, you will usually get a charge in your credit card, that is a percentage of the price for one night.
It is important to know that if you cancel a reservation, you have to do it 48 hours before your arrival in order to avoid being charged with the whole night on your credit card.
The page in which we found the best accommodation was Hostel World, but you can probably find good Hostels too in Hostel Bookers and Hi Hostels.
Hostelling International Card Although we took it with us, we didn't use it at all. This card is useful only for some specific Hostels which usually are not the best of the city.
Cheap Hotels In our experience, we did not use them, but for those who travel with their partner, can be a good kind of accomodation. These Hotels usually have their Internet portals. Below you may find some information:
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