Europe by Eurail
One of train traveler’s one-stop resource for visiting the Continent by rail for
more than thirty years. This time-tested and reader-friendly guide, newly
revised and updated, is packed with all the information you need on more than
ninety rail trips starting from your choice of twenty-four base cities located
in seventeen countries. With your rail pass in hand, you can explore each
country’s special attractions and learn about European life and culture.
Including step-by-step directions and advice on where to go and what to see and
do, this book helps take the puzzle out of rail travel on the Continent.
Helpful guide for making the most out of your Rail
Pass while in Europe. I wouldn't recommend this as your primary guide, but it is
good to read before you go.
First Time Europe a Rough Guide Special "Looking to answer some pre-trip questions?
This handy, entertaining, "How-to" manual
is the ideal planning tool for travelers to Europe.
Focused on the nuts and bolts of travel -
saving money, staying healthy and getting the most
out of your trip - this unique Rough
Guide features a wealth of visa, public transport,
accommodation, and communication
information, and even includes advice on cultural
do's and don'ts as well as a helpful
index of phrases in 15 languages. "
This is a cheap book with a wealth of very
helpful information for the first time traveler to Europe.
Western Europe Itineraries
So you're heading to Europe - that's a lot of continent to cover. We've combined
the Itineraries chapters from 13 different guidebooks and put them into one
handy volume. Each chapter provides suggested trips to suit your tastes and time
frames, so if you're wondering how best to spend two days in Ireland, a week in
Germany or a month on the Continent, this is the CUSTOM guide for you.
This book includes:
- Mapped itineraries for major Western European hotspots
- Multiple itineraries for each destination, including classic routes, trips
tailored to your interests and journeys off the beaten track
- Pre-trip planning information
- A guide to the local languages you'll encounter
- Thorough transport details - where and how to go
Amazon.com Description
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when
planning a Grand Tour of Europe. In this guide, Rick covers the best of
Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy,
the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland. You’ll find a healthy mix of big
cities, small towns, and exciting regions, such as London, Paris, Rome,
Amsterdam, Prague, and Barcelona. Also included are Rothenberg, Siena,
Toledo, Hallstatt, and Gimmelwald, as well as Provence, the French Riviera,
the Romantic Road, the Berner Oberland, and the Cinque Terre. Rick’s candid,
humorous advice will guide you to good-value hotels and restaurants. You’ll
learn how to find the right bus in Rome, an inexpensive crêpe in Paris, and
which museums and sights are worth your time and money. More than just
reviews and directions, a Rick Steves guidebook is a tour guide in your
pocket.
Rick Steves' Europe
101: History and Art for the Traveler Rick Steves' Europe 101
gives you a practical grounding in art history to thoroughly enrich your
sightseeing experience. Throughout the book you'll find handy lists of
sights that allow you to use your newly acquired knowledge to plan your
upcoming trip. Rick's unique approach, along with maps, timelines, and
illustrations, makes this "professor in your pocket" an essential tool -
whether you're a first-time visitor to Europe or a seasoned art traveler.
Organized chronologically from prehistoric Europe to the modern world, this
new edition is completely updated with new illustrations, photos, and maps.
Excerpt from back of book:
"Many thousands of independent, adventurous
Americans travel for extended periods in foreign lands every year. On journeys
counted in week and months, the modern explorers seek to discover and desire to be
amazed, following itineraries shaped more by imagination than geography. Most travel
on a budget; all travel simply. For these people, the desire for freedom and
experience is too potent to ignore. " ------Paul Otteson
Ever thought about grabbing a backpack and
hitting the road? You can do it! Featuring dozens of photographs, The World
Awaits offers encouragement and practical advice for independent travelers of all
ages. Experienced globetrotter Paul Otteson provides all the details you'll need to
plan a fulfilling journey, traveling only with what you can fit in your pack on your
back. Topics covered include:
Travel Goals --what motivates us to travel
Travel Approaches--including a unique new approach
called "threading"
Travel Preparation--how to plan, purchase, pack,
and go
Life on the Road--how to meet the challenges of
new languages, cultures, and politics
I really enjoyed reading this book. Paul Otteson's insights on travel are
fascinating and very helpful for a first time adventurer. Definitely read this book
before you go!--Kaaryn
The Frugal
Globetrotter
In this comprehensive budget travel resource, the author reveals how to get a lot of travel excitement for a little price with low-cost travel options available from air couriers, around-the-world airline ticket brokers, domestic and international air charters, auto
drive-aways, offbeat adventure travel companies, and many other resources.
Rite of Passage:
Tales of Backpacking 'Round Europe Product Description:
Backpacking through Europe for the first time changes your life. New
friendships are forged over a bottle of cheap wine; old friends go their
separate ways; you fall in love in the first town and forget about it in the
second. You get bored with wearing the same clothes, tired of sleeping in
crowded dorms…yet you still have an unforgettable, fantastic time.
In Rite of Passage, backpackers taking their all-important first visit to
Europe tell it like it really is. They describe crossing the language
barrier in Corfu, meeting the locals in Prague, surviving hostel life in
London, finding love in Paris and overindulging in Greece.
Rite of Passage is the perfect companion for backpackers – the stories are
raw and fresh, inspirational and honest, and cut straight to the heart of
the European travel experience.
Fifty-eight real stories from young travelers abroad offer the
budget, independent, and youth traveler vivid first-person accounts
of the countries and experiences of backpackers, students, and
sojourners. Offering more than just traveling facts, this guide
actually invites readers to see, taste, and experience European
adventures-from sneaking into Rome's Coliseum to running with the
bulls in Pamplona, Spain. These backpackers relate experiences that
people with suitcases and reservations wouldn't necessarily
experience, including sleeping in streets and hostels, 24 hours of
clubbing on the Spanish island of Ibiza, and train-travel debacles.
The stories offer dozens of glimpses of the most worthwhile
destinations in 11 of Europe's most well-traveled countries, not to
mention lesser-known lands revealed in the "Off the Beaten Path"
section. This collection of youthful adventures will keep aspiring
travelers laughing, wondering, and walking with the storytellers who
take them inside Europe's must-see places. Countries explored
include Amsterdam, Austria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany,
Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and the United
Kingdom
The perfect supplement to traditional guidebooks, Party Europe's
pages are packed with over reviews of fun and social, day and night
activities in the hottest European destinations. The unique manner in which
it is written enables young travelers to customize reviews to match their
own definition of fun in order to maximize every moment of their time
abroad.
Destinations:
A Travel Journal Product Description:
This portable and supple leather-bound journal features antique
color illustrations as well as indispensable travel facts and
modern-day information. Along with plenty of pages for recording
adventures abroad, there is a roomy pocket for mementos, making this
a beautifully distinctive keepsake book for travelers.
