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Essential Europe Travel Websites

This post is an attempt to list those sites that are genuinely and really useful to the independent traveller in Europe. Spammers please note that this topic will be heavily moderated.

3 years ago, November 10th 2009Delete | Edit No: 1 Msg: #92941

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

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This topic is basically a list of the essential websites for travellers in Europe; We'll be comprehensive and fair. This post will contain links and one line descriptions in categories. Once a link is placed here after someone has made a suggestion the post will be deleted by the moderators. So to get started:

Deutche Bahn , eurail.com - Train schedules
tgv-europe.com - train schedules and reservations
www.mitfahrzentrale.de - carpooling site for travel in Europe
neweuropetours.eu - 'Sandemans' - free walking tours

bulgariatravel.org - tourist info for Bulgaria - in Bulgarian, English, Russian and German

croatia.hr - Croatian National Tourist Board site - in Croatian, English and German

provenceweb.com - tourist guide for Provence, France

www.cafespots.de - overview (in German) of cafes with WLAN access in Germany.
toytowngermany.com - English language site for ex-pats in Germany

ferroviedellostato.it - train travel in Italy.

exploringmacedonia.com - Macedonia tourism portal with information on transport, accomodation and attractions.
travel2macedonia.com.mk - tourist info for Macedonia

montenegro.travel - tourist info for Montenegro in English, German and Italian

polimex.com - tourist information for Poland

romaniatourism.com - tourism info for Romania

slovenia.info - tourist info for Slovenia, in a number of languages

www.sj.se - train travel in Sweden.
www.resrobot.se - train, metro and bus travel in Sweden.

ukaccommodation.macrofind.com - accomodation search engine for the United Kingdom
avis.co.uk - car rental in the uk
visitbritain.com - official travel and accomodation guide for the UK.

[Edited: 08:52 - Jo Trouble ]

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137 weeks ago, October 7th 2010Delete | Edit No: 2 Msg: #120572

Mascarpone
Ada Petrova

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Hi! I would add sites about flights on sale:

myairdeals.com
kayak.com

and

skyscanner.net

Any more ideas, guys? Reply to this

117 weeks ago, February 22nd 2011Delete | Edit No: 3 Msg: #129669

lucalian
luca lianza

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Cabincharter.it - For booking your cabin on a sailboat sharing the cruise with other people like you. fun and easy. Reply to this

104 weeks ago, May 25th 2011Delete | Edit No: 4 Msg: #137117

grnidone
Heather Reisig

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http://www.Wien.info/en - The Vienna Tourism Bureau, run by the city of Vienna, has many resources about activities and prices of attractions in Vienna. They can also help you find accommodations.

[Edited: 2011 May 25 19:47 - grnidone:200313 - format issue.]

[Edited: 2011 May 25 19:48 - grnidone:200313 ]

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103 weeks ago, May 30th 2011Delete | Edit No: 5 Msg: #137476

luhu7
Lynzy Ford

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www.eurotrip.com - A great way to plan your trip and check out different eurail possibilities. Also more forums, travel tips and hostels to book!! Reply to this

36 weeks ago, September 11th 2012Delete | Edit No: 6 Msg: #160884

BeccasTravels
Becci Riley

N Posts: 1

What about:

Aupairnet24.com - An online portal for finding Au Pair jobs around the world for free

[Edited: 2012 Sep 11 08:22 - BeccasTravels:249282 ]

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