|
 |
Going to Europe | ||
Share with:
| ||
 Language Learning Forum : General discussion |  | |
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6729 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes  Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 1 of 10 12 December 2006 at 10:01pm | IP Logged | ||
|
I mentioned elsewhere that I am going to Europe in the future.
I am looking at beginning to purchase the things I need, spanning out over the time I have until I go. But, I have realised that I have absolutely no clue what to pack - what is enough, what is too much, what isn't really needed and things that are needed that I don't realise. Does anybody know of a good website that will give me info on this sort of thing? The reason I ask is because I will be there from December to March (hopefully)... I know it'll be cold, but I have never so much as even seen snow, so I have no clue what I'll need to take! Any help would be greatly appreciated! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6729 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 2 of 10 12 December 2006 at 10:03pm | IP Logged | ||
|
I should mention that I'm not actually going to pack now... I mean that I will be watching for sales on the more expensive items that I figure out that I need, and getting them when the price is best!
1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| dmg Diglot Senior Member Canada dgryski.blogspot.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 7022 days ago 555 posts - 605 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Dutch, Esperanto | Message 3 of 10 12 December 2006 at 11:46pm | IP Logged | ||
|
Well, I suppose this would be the same as planning for any other vacation. I've heard good things about http://www.ricksteves.com/ and have had personally good experience with http://wikitravel.org/.
1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6779 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 4 of 10 13 December 2006 at 12:24am | IP Logged | ||
|
I don't know of any websites to recommend, but from my own trip to Europe, I recommend an umbrella and at least a bit of currency for every country you'll pass through.
Nothing's worse than arriving cashless in a European city after 6:00, when all the banks and bureaux de change are closed, and it's raining, and you're hungry, and the first bank machine you try erases all your cards. :) Edited by Captain Haddock on 13 December 2006 at 12:24am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Sir Nigel Senior Member United States Joined 7115 days ago 1126 posts - 1102 votes 2 sounds | Message 5 of 10 13 December 2006 at 12:41am | IP Logged | ||
|
When I go on fortnight holidays with my family we've learnt to pack lightly. Basically I take one bag to be checked-in and one computer case for everything else I want to take on the plane with me.
I'm not too sure I could help that much for a three month vacation as that's got to involve a lot of packing... But I would at least recommended looking into how frequently you'll have access to laundry services as that affects how many changes of clothing I would bring. Don't forget to leave room for all the souvenirs. Or as my family have done, buy another suitcase for all the wine and biscuits! 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
 Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6905 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map | Message 6 of 10 13 December 2006 at 4:10am | IP Logged | ||
I suppose it was a few years ago you visited (?) What you say is still valid but it is a little easier these days. Except for the UK and the Scandinavian countries the rest of Western Europe has switched to the Euro, so you won't need to fiddle around with different currencies for each and every one of the countries. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6779 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 7 of 10 13 December 2006 at 4:30am | IP Logged | ||
|
Yeah, I visited a few months before the euro countries completed their switch-over. Even now, though, besides the euro, you have the pound and the Danish and Swedish crowns, plus non-EU currencies (Norwegian crowns, Swiss francs, Eastern European currencies, etc).
1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Katie Diglot Senior Member Australia Joined 6729 days ago 495 posts - 599 votes Speaks: English*, Hungarian Studies: French, German | Message 8 of 10 13 December 2006 at 4:52am | IP Logged | ||
|
Well, I found a website (can't recall its name off the top of my head) that has indicated that I should take no more than a 55L backpack (and a day pack - one that fits to the backpack) for the three months! I'm not sure I can meet that little packing, but it does have a point that I can always pick stuff up there if I need it.
I am in the process of purchasing a laptop with a smaller screen (14") etc. Do you think it's worthwhile to take it? It will be almost 2 years old then, so it won't be worth quite so much (I may even be wanting to get a new one by then). I thought it would be useful to transfer my photos to it each night so that my digital camera doesn't just get full. Do I have any other options? That was my main thought for taking the computer, but if there is a better way (that doesn't involve paying lots of money to get the photos put to CD) then I would be glad to consider it! 1 person has voted this message useful |
|  | 
Printable version
|
| Copyright 2024 FX Micheloud - All rights reserved No part of this website may be copied by any means without my written authorization. |
