phobos
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Post by phobos on Jan 26, 2006 23:04:16 GMT -5
This spring when the semester comes to a close, my friend and I are planning on taking a trip to Europe. This is the first trip out of the US for both of us. We are planning on flying into London. Then we want to go see some things in the rest of England, Scotland, maybe Wales, and we definately want to check out Amsterdam. We only plan on stayin for 2 weeks. We want to travel by train and stay in hostels. My first question is; Is it possible to visit most of the castles and sights in England and Scotland traveling by train or do we need to rent a car? My second is; How much do you think it would cost for a 2 week stay? I have 5000 skymiles through American Airlines, would this be enough for a round trip ticket to London from an airport somewhere in Pennsylvania(really any airport in PA)? I don't really know how skymiles work... Do you have any other tips that could help us out?
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Post by me on Jan 26, 2006 23:11:46 GMT -5
I have 5000 skymiles through American Airlines, would this be enough for a round trip ticket to London from an airport somewhere in Pennsylvania(really any airport in PA)? I don't really know how skymiles work... AAdvantage miles program require 60,000 miles to go anywhere in Europe from anywhere in USA if any flight segment is in high season <between May 15 & Oct 15> 40,000 for low season <the rest of the year>. - d |
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phobos
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Post by phobos on Jan 26, 2006 23:53:28 GMT -5
thanks that is very helpful
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Post by MuvverRussia on Jan 27, 2006 2:22:34 GMT -5
In terms of budget, for the UK and Holland I'd look at around €100 a day after transport costs, so €1400 (or US$1700) per person. This would be enough for a fairly comfortable backpacking trip.
If you want to visit castles, most of the popular ones have fairly good transport links. You'd probably need to take a train and a couple of buses though. As to renting a car, 90% of cars are manual shift, you have to be at least 21 and in many cases 25 (pretty much all autos will be 25+, as they're only common on larger cars). Then there's the cost of fuel (85 UK pence/litre).
In other words, unless you really, really need a car, don't bother. It's not worth the cost.
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