Solo Travel Europe Winter

Old Jun 15th, 2016, 03:49 PM
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Solo Travel Europe Winter

I am studying abroad in Spain this September until December 17th and plan on leaving Europe the 2nd or 3rd of January. I am looking for opinions on what to do from the 17th of December until I leave. I am on a budget but am open to any trip ideas. I like outdoor activities, food, art, and am a very open minded person. I want the best European winter experience I can get, any ideas? Thanks in advance!

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Old Jun 15th, 2016, 10:59 PM
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I want the best European winter experience I can get, any ideas?

I have no idea what that means. You want to be cold and wet?

You have failed to mention:
-budget (as in actual numbers, not the word which itself is pretty meaningless)
-modes of transportation
-what you want to see/do (can you ski? snowboard?)
-anything you want to avoid?
-any particular place you wanted to spend Christmas? New years Eve?
-do you need to return to Spain to catch a plane out of Europe?
-do you have any special dietary requirements that need attended to?

You will be in Europe in prime time for Christmas Markets (actually you'll have about 7 days to visit them). I'd head straight to Prague and spend a few days there and hit the Christmas market then head to Germany and work your way West also hitting Christmas markets then head into Brussels for a few days, then Paris then back to Spain(?) to leave.
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Old Jun 16th, 2016, 01:18 AM
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>> the best European winter experience I can get
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Old Jun 16th, 2016, 07:29 AM
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I spent more than a week in Italy in December last year, most of it was solo. I had a great doing Rome and Florence and Tuscany. I'm not sure if Italy qualifies for a "winter experience", but the weather was brilliant, crowds were less,costs were less. Do have a look at my TR:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...n-december.cfm
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Old Jun 16th, 2016, 09:31 AM
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I think (speaking in the most general terms) that visiting cities works out better in the winter-time and when you're traveling solo than "outdoor activities".

Any particular places that interest you more than others?
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Old Jun 16th, 2016, 10:25 AM
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>>> September until December 17th and plan on leaving Europe the 2nd or 3rd of January.

I presume you have a proper visa, permit, visa treaty etc, to legally stay the intended length of days appropriate for your nationality. If you are subject to the Schengen 90 day rule, you need to mix Schegen / non-Schengen countries properly to stay within the rule.
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Are you under 26 -if so look at the cheap Eurail Youthpasses - for lots of good stuff to plan a rail trip check www.seat61.com; www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com - check the latter's online European Planning & Rail Guide for lots of suggested rail itineraries in all parts of Europe.
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Old Jun 16th, 2016, 02:34 PM
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I want the best European winter experience I can get, any ideas>

Though folks may recommend southern Spain or Italy or Greece IME London, Amsterdam and Paris are three cities that can be enjoyed at any time of year and cheap flights can take you to one or two of those - twin them - fly into London - take the Eurostar train to Paris and fly back from there.
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Old Jun 17th, 2016, 03:08 PM
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Thank you all for the input
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Old Jun 20th, 2016, 10:36 AM
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I want the best European winter experience I can get, any ideas>

Actually your OP is a big vague - do you want to see winter and do winter sports or do you want a place in Europe where winter is not winter but more spring or fall like?
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>>>I presume you have a proper visa, permit, visa treaty etc, to legally stay the intended length of days appropriate for your nationality. If you are subject to the Schengen 90 day rule, you need to mix Schegen / non-Schengen countries properly to stay within the rule.
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Um, she's only going from 17 Dec to 2 or 3 Jan. She won't even be there for a total of 90 days -- how would the Schengen zone affect her? Is there a nuance of crossing a calendar year? Even so, that's only for three days...

You missed the first few words of the OP...
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If she is studying there for some months would she not have a longer visa than a tourist?
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Not if the study program is designed to be within the limits of schengen (I.e. Just under 90 days) to avoid the hassle of an additional visa...
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So in that case they could basically only go to Britain or out of the Schengen area.

Winter in Britain can be nice - London area rarely gets cold enough to snow and London is always nice.
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