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Visiting Europe? Keep These 6 Tips in Mind!

Travelling to Europe can be a wonderful and life-changing experience, but many people don't enjoy it the way they could and should because of the little annoyances that pop up during the trip.

Here are a few tips to ensure you can make the most of your travel through Europe:

1. Instead of taking a taxi to your hotel it might be a lot better to share an airport shuttle with a few other travellers. Airport taxis are usually more expensive and some unscrupulous drivers will take side routes or even mess with the meter just to get more money out of your pocket.

With an airport shuttle you save money and you don't have to worry about directions or finding the hotel; plus, you can get picked up again at the end of your stay and dropped off at the airport.

2. Take your time when travelling! Some people go on vacation doing a speed tour of every city and location they can think of, and this really is not the way to travel anywhere. Travelling this way will only exhaust you and you won't get to enjoy each city the way you should.

Remember this: it's good to plan ahead but don't stick to it if you feel that you haven't spent enough time somewhere. It's better to go back another time and pick up where you left off than to go home tired and disappointed with the experience.

3. Are you sure you have enough time to visit all the places you want? Make sure that you reserve 2 or 3 days for each location and half a day or a full day for travelling from one place to another.

Given this reasoning for a 10 day trip you should plan to visit 3 or 4 places at the most, and a 15 day trip would be suitable for 6 destinations.

It is also helpful if you plan ahead for a route that will take you less time to travel from destination to destination - saving on travel time will give you more time to do other things.

4. Rent a car or go by train? Both options have pros and cons, so it's worth thinking which is suitable for you.

Renting a car can give you freedom that a train can't: for example in France there are a lot of vineyards that offer free wine tasting or dairy farms with free cheese tastings. Just pop out of the car and enjoy!

On the other hand, trains are best when you are short on time and money - unlike the United States, train fares are cheaper here and the distances are not that great. Also, if you stick to major cities you'll most likely get there faster than in a car. If you plan on visiting smaller towns or even villages chances are that a train runs through there, so going by rail is always a good choice!

5. Gas Prices - if renting a car you should also be aware of the higher gas prices in Europe. While the average price per gallon in the United States is hovering around $2.50 in Europe you won't find it cheaper than $4 per gallon, and that's at best. Some European countries have it at around $7 per gallon.

That train ride sounds better and better, huh?

6. Bring batteries and power adapters - if you're from Asia or the United States be sure to bring batteries and power adapters for every electronic device that you have with you.

Although you can find them in Europe too, they are cheaper in your country and you wouldn't want your camcorder dying on you when you really need it!

Keep these tips in mind and your trip to Europe will be the best one in your life!

Florin Costache

AAtravel is a Romanian travel agency that offers custom tourism packages (oferte turism) and helps clients with travel arrangements like airplane tickets (bilete avion) for various cruises (croaziera).

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