Itinerary Articles
May 11, 2003
What's the best place to start in Europe?
When you're planning to go to Europe, what should be your start city?
April 24, 2003
Why bother with all these cities?...
...when it seems so much of the life of Europe is outside them?
Since putting up the draft itinerary a last week, Philip, Aoife, Joe, Claudia, and other folks have sent in lots of comments—on the blog, in email, in conversation—wondering why we're having me focus on cities so much.
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Switzerland travel questions from me to Aoife
Switzerland is one that I've still been a bit unclear on. In my rough itinerary we slotted in Zurich, Bern...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (2)
Cities not making the cut this year
No matter how much you plan to see, there is always going to be much that you don't. The key...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (12)
Bugger Cardiff for Hay-on-Wye?
I'm on the phone with Joe E. We've been gabbing about travel gear, including the DreamSack, and then we got...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (5)
Draft itinerary - no, really, it is
The following is a draft. It's not bad. It's fairly close. Chris, Sean and I hashed this out over about...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (5)
How planning a trip is like a lion tracking a gazelle
You know, there are times during all of this posting and planning where I must sound pretty neurotic. Fact is,...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (0)
Dublin & Belfast: How might Ireland fit in to this Eurail trip madness?
Ireland has been a bit of a tough one, as far as planning and inclusion go. On the one hand,...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
Philip Blazdell on worthwhile cities
Philip's been all around Europe (amongst other places), and he gave his take on some of the cities we're kicking...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (3)
Eurailpass Dots only - what if?
The Eurail folks consider the following to be "European Countries":...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
The Dots, or, What if it were capital cities only?
What if we focused just on capital cities? That's pretty brass tacks. That would look something like this:...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (0)
The Dots, or, Hashing out my route
Time, place, all that stuff from previous post—same. Except I'm now one teapot to the wind. Let's try first instinct:...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
Maybe I can go where they grow those oranges for my tea
Day: Tuesday Time: 8:20pm, Pacific Rain Savings Time Location: Not Belgium. Eugene. Perugino. Back table. Drink: Tea, Earl Grey, hot...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (0)
Finland – country where I’d like to be… but won’t
Sean and I are making good headway on my itinerary. One of the things you learn as you go, is...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (3)
Europe destination cities – the long list
What are the top cities that would be great to see? Here's our top 50 (or so):...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (2)
Cortona, Tuscany: Italy travel tip
Northern Italy tip from Claudia: "How far south are you heading in Italy? I'm sure everyone and their monkey is...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (10)
3-4 months in Europe, what do you do?
My hunt for the ideal itinerary goes to the boards: 3-4 months in Europe, what do you do?...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (3)
Italy expert: David @ Perugino
Once again the baristas at Perugino, my fave coffee shop, come to my rescue....Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
4. Where to go in Western Europe: Scandinavia: Sweden, Finland & back to Germany
Whatever I wind up doing in Norway, I'm thinking of heading east to Sweden and then traveling south along the...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (2)
3. Where to go in Western Europe: Scandinavia: Denmark and Norway
There's a dear Finnish friend of mine, BootsnAll writer Carita Groundstroem, who just had to pick these next couple of...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (3)
2. Where to go in Western Europe: Belgium, Netherlands, Germany
Let's try this (granted I still need to match all this to a calendar, and to my final passes, at...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (2)
1. Where to go in Western Europe: England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Going at this kinda blind, consuming lots of hours and coffee trying to piece together the itinerary for this trip....Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
Where to go, what route, how's the weather, and for how long?
Remember the most important lesson: This is all up for grabs. So the nutshell seems to be about 4 months,...Continue reading... | by Ant | # | Comments (1)
