Travelling

[jase]

Well, we just bought our tickets. After our wedding next year we are heading to Singapore for 10 days and will probably fly out to Langkawi from there, then off to Athens where we will travel around Europe for however long. Once we are done in Europe the plan is to head to Canada to find work and spend the summer downhilling in Whistler.

Anyone been to Europe before? Any suggestions as to what we should check out?

 

[bazeng]

I've been to Paris.

It was cold / dark and depressing.

Mind you I was younger and it was a family trip.

I suggest catch a bus / train to as many countries as possible!

Paris - check out the usual stuff. The artwork / history is amazing.

 

[jase]

yeah.. my fiancee has family in italy and switzerland that we are gonna hang with and scam food/accomodation from. the plan is to chill in europe for a few months then go to canada and end up in whistler.

 

[jase]

I'm bumping this back up. Surely you boys have been overseas a bit?

My current plan is to honeymoon in Langkawi for a week, then head to Western Europe for 3 months, and then work in Canada for the rest of the year.

Anyone else been backpacking before? Any suggestions or info?

 

[bazeng]

I've got a bunch of mates who have done this..
They came back different!!! LOL

What are you gonna do for work?
Sounds like fun Jase!

 

[CLuTZ]

I've been to Greece, Germany, Switzerland and France. Also done Hong Kong, Macau and China! Oh, and Australia heaps of times.....

New Zealand is an AWESOME spot!

I'll be in Thailand and Hong Kong in April- also have to go visit mates in England sometime next year- might go in August or September. Am keen as to drive from L.A to New York via Miami sometime in my life!

 

[jase]

I've got a bunch of mates who have done this..
They came back different!!! LOL

What are you gonna do for work?
Sounds like fun Jase!

Well with the way that I have scheme'd things at work (I love the Government :lol, I should be on annual leave at half pay for around 9 months. Not heaps of cash coming in, but it should mean that I'm on easy street for a while. I'm hopefully going to do some website work via the internet for a business in Australia while I'm gone, and for the rest - I dunno. Work in a pub, bike mechanic in Whistler, IT work if I can get it. Not really phased to be honest.

New Zealand is an AWESOME spot!

I picture NZ to be our local Canada. After this year I'm definitely having campervan mountain biking trip in NZ.

 

[Missile]

where we will travel around Europe for however long.

I like those words you lucky bastard :thumbsup:

A lot of people rate Croatia as the best place in the world. I would put it up there in the must visit list!

 

[Entaran]

Getting around Europe is -way- easier by train. Eurrail passes are cheaper to buy from Australia through your travel agent than to buy once you're actually in Europe if you happen to know what dates you're going to be moving around. Avoid the "cheap" air flights at all costs if you have anything more than hand luggage.

You must at some point in your life hire an SL-55 or GT2 and go for a day of Autobahnning in any random direction in Germany. Schedule it in and take a spare pair of underwear, the boys and girls on there go past you at 260kmh smoking and talking on their phones while driving with their knees. It's a different experience. If you really want to test your driving ability, drive in Rome. Good luck, make sure you have insurance.

Major cities that I would consider must see's include:

Vienna (Austria)
Munich (Germany) - Home of BMW (100km away is Audi)
Berlin (Germany)
Prague (Czech)
Stuttgart (Germany) - Home of Porsche, Mercedes, etc
Salzburg (Austria)
Zurich (Swiss)
Paris (France)
Nice (France)
Barcelona (Spain)
Modena (Home of Ferrari, Lamborghini, Pagani if you look hard enough, Lancia, Fiat)
Milan (Fashion capital of the world)
Florence (Schedule in 3-4 days)
Rome
Venice
Asissi (If you or your partner are even vaguely christian?)
Budapest (Hungary)

Amsterdam, Brussels and Lyon are quite beautiful if you can be bothered. Also, many people talk highly of Zagreb in Croatia but I've never been there. Croatian beaches however are +++.

Tips: In Europe very little is "free". In many countries public toilets cost about 1 EUR. Beaches have entry fee's and almost all major highways are tolled except in Germany/Austria.

I only really included cities because I figured you'd be doing the obligatory skiing in the Swiss/Austrian Alps. (One of the worlds best ski resorts is on the border of Switzerland, Austria and Italy and is majestic.)

If you have any more specific questions, feel free to PM me mate. I've been to Europe well... enough times. My family still owns their family homes there and we don't rent them out because we use them enough

 

[THE411]

When your in canada let me know, cause i may have to come over and join you at whistler!

 

[jase]

Bloody hell Lorrie, do some travelling! Unfortunately we don't really have a plan. Which is kind of part of the whole thing.
We will do things as we get to them. So it's a bit hard to pre-book the Eurail tickets.

When your in canada let me know, cause i may have to come over and join you at whistler!

I'll be there for the summer season riding downhill bikes as much as I can (hopefully not spending too much time in the emergency room either lol), and will then stay on until mid-winter season. Say May 2009 to January or February 2010. Drop me a PM when you're coming and if I'm around I'll catch up. :thumbsup:

 

[jase]

So yeah if anyone is interested in what I've been up to check out www.onthewaytosomewhere.com

It's out way of updating the family without really updating the family. :lol:

 

[thirteen]

Watch out for pickpockets in Rome.

 

[Jonson]

Good idea mate, that way people always know where you are if the worst happens. Your making me jealous. We have our Honeymoon march-april. 2 weeks in the US and 2 weeks in the UK.
It will give me an idea if I want o live in the UK or not. Looks like you guys are having heaps of fun, congrats on the wedding!

 

[JSTYLE]

id love to travel in the next 3-5 years once ive settled all my finances with my property(s)! then i can go travel stress free!

looks like you guys are having a ball!!!! weeeeeeeeeeee

Jon

 

[Squiddy]

Im off to Sweden and Croatia mid year god willing! Cant bloody wait

 

[jase]

Corey we went to Paris and I couldn't believe it. You hear about the "piece of string" and "I just found this ring" scammers, but assume you won't see them. Nope, they are everywhere. By the end of it I was considering buying a cheap ring, dropping it in front of one of them and trying to give it to them just to piss them off. Blatant scamming! It was just weird.

Squiddy Sweden is awesome. Apparently in Summer it just goes off. The locals go mad because of the good weather and the long sunlight ours.

Jon(son), sounds like a fun trip. Keep us updated when you go (even if you're not geeky enough to do the blog thing, chuck a couple of photos up in here). Do you know people in the US/UK? Do you have family in the UK? I think I remember something about that. We are heading there soon to catch up with some friends.

Jon, definitely do the debt free thing. So much less to worry about. The last thing you want to be doing when you're at a bar on the other side of the world is wondering if your house is being reposessed. :lol:

 

[CLuTZ]

Hey Jase- did you get travel insurance? Who did you use? I'm leaving in 3.5 weeks for Thailand, Macau and Hong Kong! Cant wait!

 

[olly]

hey dre

i'm heading to thailand and malaysia in 2 weeks

i used
https://www.insure4less.com.au/travel.php
i also got a voucher code "utimes"
costing me $73 bucks which is really cheap for the stuff they cover you for!

 

[CLuTZ]

hey dre

i'm heading to thailand and malaysia in 2 weeks

i used
https://www.insure4less.com.au/travel.php
i also got a voucher code "utimes"
costing me $73 bucks which is really cheap for the stuff they cover you for!

Thank link is mean as! Sooo cheap!!