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Airberlin is one of the European “no-frills” airlines which has started offering flights between the US and Europe for great low prices. Currently Airberlin is featuring especially low rates between New York and Germany for the month of April 2008, with a one-way ticket as low as US$282 (including taxes and fees). See Airberlin’s website […]
Berlin is a city full of transportation options: U-Bahns (subways), S-Bahns (city trains), buses and trams await to whisk you across this giant metropolis in one integrated network. For around 6 euros you can purchase a day ticket and use as much of the transportation system as you like.
While the underground options are the most […]
Valentine’s Day is not so big in most of Europe. Yes, you’ll see heart-shaped boxes of chocolate here and there, and flower sellers do notice a nice boom in red rose sales today, but it’s not quite become the giant commercial romance-fest that it is in the US.
What this really means is that Valentine’s Day […]
Looking for some multimedia fun in Antwerp, Belgium? Check out Lucy.
Thinking about a trip to Scotland?Edinburgh offers free museums.
CNN offers tips for stretching those dollars in Europe.
Rick Steves expounds on the joys of Europe in the off-season.
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I’ve been working on a series of paintings that involves canal scenes in various European cities. Sometimes it’s only little architectural details which give away the cities depicted. Here you can see the skinny houses of Amsterdam with their characteristic large windows and sloped roofs.
Sometimes the best part of traveling in Europe is just walking […]
I just booked a quick and painless round-trip ticket from Munich to Zurich for 62 euros using Deutsche Bahn’s website. Deutsche Bahn is Germany’s national train company, and their DB logo is a familiar site for travelers in this country. This low fare was available for the fastest trains (with seat reservations), and I didn’t […]
Free fun to be had at British Tourism Week in March 2008.
An article about the budget hotel boom.
Subway maps for cities around the world (found via LIP)
Cheap lodging at Heathrow.
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Zoozie’z restaurant and bar was a lifesaver during my weeks without home internet access in January. Located next to the Isar River in the middle of Munich, Zoozie’z is the kind of place I’d enjoy hitting for dinner or drinks even if they didn’t offer free wireless internet access to their patrons. It just has […]
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