Insider tips on Paris
Travelling doesn’t have to be an expensive exercise. With careful budgeting, and a bit of insider know-how, you can enjoy a majestic city like Paris without emptying your wallet. These hot tips will help you on your journey.
Accomodation
Paris can be quite expensive when it comes to accomodation, but there a plenty of options for the budget conscious traveler too. There are many decent hostels in Paris that start at 20 euros for beds in sha ...
 
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Category Archives: Travel on a shoestring
Brittany by Rail
The travel story of Monash University students in Brittany – Located on the north western part of France, Brittany is a region and peninsula protruding into the Atlantic ocean. During our week spent in the region, we found out that Brittany takes pride from being a region which is distinct from the rest of France, both culture-wise and geographic-wise. The blend of magnificent coastal scenery, picturesque towns and cultural events has been ...
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Spending Valentine’s Day in Venice
As February is fast approaching, It got me thinking about the wonderful Valentine’s day that I spent with Tony (my husband) in Italy 2 years ago. I’ve been meaning to share my experiences with other romantic souls who are planning a similar trip.
We’ve never been big on celebrating Valentine’s Day, a low key dinner out somewhere is all it takes to keep me happy but with 2011 being our 5th Valentine’s Day together, we decided to spla ...
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Europe’s histotic capitals
Europe is synonymous of grandeur, fine architecture, quality of life and home to some of the world’s greatest cities. For someone from overseas, it is not always obvious how to reach the historic cities of Europe.
The best way to visit the main cities of continental Europe is by using the excellent train network. I did the test for you. Starting from London, the capital city of England, it is very easy to book a train ticket, hop on board the ...
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Our summer trip in Europe…in train!
We started planning our trip to Europe some 6 months back, and when the D-day came we were of course very excited. I think that excitation, a little bit of stress (good stress) and the feeling of discovering another country is part of very voyage. We’ve been together since 2 years, and every time Janice and I went for somewhere, we always enjoyed this part of the trip the most – the feeling we are about to embark on something new!
So, yes to ...
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The french Rivera
Who hasn’t heard of the French Riviera, its azur sea, its sandy beaches, pretty girls in bikini all plunged in a typical Mediterranean atmosphere. This year, we are heading there. We – a group of 4 guys – from Brazil. A sharp contrast with the image of sunny france. However we wanted to go to a place which was not overcrowed with tourists and yet classy enough to enjoy our summer holidays in france. We looked on the map – thanks googlemap ...
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Travel with the First Great Western to discover Bath
Travelling by the First Great Western, departing from London Paddington to Bath will guarantee to a complete relaxation. Indeed Bath is world known for its hot springs, Roman Baths and spas. A visit for the superb roman remains will let you discover its fine architecture. This Unesco world heritage site has more to offer – museums, galleries and gardens. Truly a unique town to visit.
In fact Bath has been welcoming visitors for over two thous ...
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France and Germany rail discount!
Travellers enjoying a trip by train between France and Germany can benefit from a 5 Euro discount on their ticket until 31st October 2012.
The Connect France and Germany promotion offers a limited amount of codes so the sooner passengers book the more chance they have of receiving a discount.
The high speed TGV and ICE trains link 25 destinations in France and Germany to the main hub, Paris, in a few hours only.
Popular routes from the French cap ...
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Using the best train tickets to reach the southwest of England
The best way to travel to the southwest of England is with the First Great Western trains departing from London. Travellers can either buy a point to point ticket or a BritRail England Pass from Rail Europe.
Point to point tickets are best used when visitors are planning few commutes between the capital city and the other towns of southwest England.
If the plan is to travel extensively by train in the southwest of England, then it is best to use ...
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The little Mermaid and other adventures!
For my mother’s 70th birthday I arranged for her and my daughter to join me on a business trip to Amsterdam. I had a two day meeting but it seemed such a shame to go all that way without seeing more and it tied in perfectly with mum’s birthday so I planned a 10 day trip to Holland and Denmark. Katie, my daughter is six and is at that age when she wants to know everything so when I mentioned the Little Mermaid was in Europe (she always thinks ...
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