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QuoteI'm bringing 40 in with style!
HUM, I may just revisit 40 since I didn't do anything last year at the time because of who I was with. (He didn't even give me a gift until weeks later...men.) We'll celebrate mine a year and change late!
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my roommate and I went to Ireland a few years ago. I was shocked at how cheap it was. Our airfare was around $300. (I just checked AerLingus, it's now around $500 for may-july from los angeles. Probably cheaper from florida)
We flew to Dublin, had reservations there for our first and last nights in Ireland, and the rest we just planned as we went along, talking to locals about what to do.
Our car rental for the two weeks was $600 or so, and we were paying the penalty fees for being under 25 years old.
We stayed in bed and breakfasts. You can find really nice ones for around $30 a night per person. They're much cheaper than hotels. B&Bs are also really nice because you can talk to the owner, who generally knows the local area really well and can recommend particular tours or places to visit.
In dublin, we stayed in a hostel. There's no age limit on hostels, you just have to be from outside the country. The hostel was around $14 a night per person.
I've got my whole trip logged on my website (linked below in my sig line).
I'd say that without factoring in souvenirs, we probably did the trip on less than $1500 per person, and we could've gone a lot cheaper.
I'd highly recommend any of the rick steves guidebooks (www.ricksteves.com) for anywhere you go in europe. His book saved our tails a couple of times. He lists hotels, b&bs and ranks activities, so you have a really good idea of what to see and what to skip. He also has small group trips that he organizes through his company. I haven't been on one, but some of my friends have, and they give their wholehearted recommendation, if you're looking for a pre-set itinerary and food and rooms pre-paid.
I'm hoping to scrounge the money to go back there this summer. Even though I spent two weeks there, there is so much more to see and do!
We flew to Dublin, had reservations there for our first and last nights in Ireland, and the rest we just planned as we went along, talking to locals about what to do.
Our car rental for the two weeks was $600 or so, and we were paying the penalty fees for being under 25 years old.
We stayed in bed and breakfasts. You can find really nice ones for around $30 a night per person. They're much cheaper than hotels. B&Bs are also really nice because you can talk to the owner, who generally knows the local area really well and can recommend particular tours or places to visit.
In dublin, we stayed in a hostel. There's no age limit on hostels, you just have to be from outside the country. The hostel was around $14 a night per person.
I've got my whole trip logged on my website (linked below in my sig line).
I'd say that without factoring in souvenirs, we probably did the trip on less than $1500 per person, and we could've gone a lot cheaper.
I'd highly recommend any of the rick steves guidebooks (www.ricksteves.com) for anywhere you go in europe. His book saved our tails a couple of times. He lists hotels, b&bs and ranks activities, so you have a really good idea of what to see and what to skip. He also has small group trips that he organizes through his company. I haven't been on one, but some of my friends have, and they give their wholehearted recommendation, if you're looking for a pre-set itinerary and food and rooms pre-paid.
I'm hoping to scrounge the money to go back there this summer. Even though I spent two weeks there, there is so much more to see and do!
Hello Andrea,
The area around Grenoble is beautiful if you are considering a summer trip too France, I stayed there for a few days in a lovely small guest house over looking the mountains.
Rail links are good for Paris and the South of France though you would probably want to rent a car to explore the area around Grenoble, There is a good choice of restaurant and bars in the city with a nice relaxed feel to the place.
Andrea take a look at this link tourisme Grenoble.
http://www.grenoble-isere-tourisme.com/english/defaulthtml.htm
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The area around Grenoble is beautiful if you are considering a summer trip too France, I stayed there for a few days in a lovely small guest house over looking the mountains.
Rail links are good for Paris and the South of France though you would probably want to rent a car to explore the area around Grenoble, There is a good choice of restaurant and bars in the city with a nice relaxed feel to the place.
Andrea take a look at this link tourisme Grenoble.
http://www.grenoble-isere-tourisme.com/english/defaulthtml.htm
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If you wanna make a european tour (but how? long budget?), i'd recommend 3 days in London, 3 in Paris, then 2 in Bruxelles, 2-3 in Amsterdam, 1 in Luxembourg, then towards Italy(Rome, Venise--5days) via Germany or better, Switzerland(2-3 days stop)....if you re still hungry, you can then do the south coast of France (make a stop somewhere like Nice/Monaco/Marseille (i guess the most touristic should be Nice) and then head towards Spain...and there Portugal's just a step away...i know it probably is unrealistic unless you've got one month to travel.
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