10 days trip to cover London-edinburgh-paris-amsterdam by train
Jun 13th, 2009, 10:13 AM
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10 days trip to cover London-edinburgh-paris-amsterdam by train
I'm frm Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia..we will b in London on 24july09..need advise and tips on where and what to do 1st within 10days trip. thinking to cover london city/edinburgh/paris/amsterdam withing 10 days and travel b eurostar. leaving via london on 3rd Aug 09.
Will b staying at YHA hostel but not sure of the mode of transport to use during the stay and how to book eurostar. can we travel to all the destination using 1 train or how do we go about.
Will b staying at YHA hostel but not sure of the mode of transport to use during the stay and how to book eurostar. can we travel to all the destination using 1 train or how do we go about.
Jun 13th, 2009, 12:23 PM
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Sounds like you're planning way too many cities. You'll hardly have gotten to one when you have to take the train to another. These are cities - meaning they're big and have lots to see, not just their railroad stations!
Jun 13th, 2009, 09:11 PM
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1. You'll get more response if you post on the Europe board
2. If you haven't already bought plane tickets you'd do well to fly open-jaw - into one city and out of another.
3. You are trying to do too much. You could easily spend 10 days in London or Paris alone. I'd suggest 5 days in each, connect by train.
4. You need to spend some time reading guidebooks
2. If you haven't already bought plane tickets you'd do well to fly open-jaw - into one city and out of another.
3. You are trying to do too much. You could easily spend 10 days in London or Paris alone. I'd suggest 5 days in each, connect by train.
4. You need to spend some time reading guidebooks
Jun 14th, 2009, 06:21 AM
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yes - re-post over on Europe.
But your initial plan is totally inadvisable.
You'd have about 2 free days in London, 1.5 days in Edinburgh, then travel back to London and have 2 days in Paris, 1.5 days in Amsterdam, travel back to London the night before your flight home. That is not enough time in any of those cities. Edinburgh maybe - since it is a small place and you can see a lot of it in 2 days - but even there you'd want more time.
You'd be spending nearly 2 days on trains, checking in/checking out, packing/unpacking and transferring to train stations.
But your initial plan is totally inadvisable.
You'd have about 2 free days in London, 1.5 days in Edinburgh, then travel back to London and have 2 days in Paris, 1.5 days in Amsterdam, travel back to London the night before your flight home. That is not enough time in any of those cities. Edinburgh maybe - since it is a small place and you can see a lot of it in 2 days - but even there you'd want more time.
You'd be spending nearly 2 days on trains, checking in/checking out, packing/unpacking and transferring to train stations.
