Next April I am spending a week in England, renting a cottage near Gloucester. After that I will have 5 days (not counting my flight day at the end) and am not sure where to go. Possibilities are Scotland, Netherlands, or Southeast England/London. I will have a car but don't want to continually drive around -- would rather travel to an interesting area and spend several days touring there. Any suggestions? Thanks...

I find these really hard to answer. I can help if you decide on Scotland; but why to pick one over another? It really has to be your call. What do you like?

You can fly very cheaply (£30--50) <BR>between London & Glasgow or London & <BR>Amsterdam, but not between Scotland <BR>and Holland.So you may be able to do all 3 from a base in south of england. <BR> Doing a triangular trip will be <BR>expensive unless you book well in advance.Alternatively you can also save <BR>on the Scotland/Holland part by changing <BR>flights in London(usually Gatwick) <BR>Try Easyjet or Ryanair for cheap scuzzy <BR>flights. <BR> There is an overnight boat from Hull to Rotterdam. <BR>Rotterdam. <BR>

On my first trip to Europe I was spending a few weeks on a foreign study program at Cambridge, and had planned to take a 4-day weekend in the middle of it and travel to Edinburgh. I was persuaded by some students to go to Amsterdam instead (a place which until then held no interest for me). Amsterdam was wonderful! It was a short, inexpensive flight out of London, and so different from England. I loved the Van Gogh museum and the Anne Frank house in particular. I really enjoyed it and have never regretted my decision. (I still need to go to Scotland though...) <BR>P.S. If you go to London and Amsterdam you should ditch the car -- two cities with incredible public transportation systems, very easy to get around. <BR> <BR>

On my first trip to Europe I was spending a few weeks on a foreign study program at Cambridge, and had planned to take a 4-day weekend in the middle of it and travel to Edinburgh. I was persuaded by some students to go to Amsterdam instead (a place which until then held no interest for me). Amsterdam was wonderful! It was a short, inexpensive flight out of London, and so different from England. I loved the Van Gogh museum and the Anne Frank house in particular. I really enjoyed it and have never regretted my decision. (I still need to go to Scotland though...) <BR>P.S. If you go to London and Amsterdam you should ditch the car -- two cities with incredible public transportation systems, very easy to get around. <BR> <BR>