travel

[konka]

I'm going to Europe in August - return flights to London.

 

 

 

no real plans as to where to go, what to see yet, so looking for some good ideas.

 

 

basically, 5 mates going, looking to party.

 

 

where can we go :) / do you know of any big or really good music festivals on during this time?

[Lawson]

I'll find out for you soon :P

[konka]

ty

 

thinking of going to some of these places / need to get an idea of where we should start etc.

 

- amsterdam

- ibiza

- spain / barcelona

- greece (?)

- portugal (?)

- prague (?)

[Torag]

try runefest

[Hugh]

Outlook - Croatia

[Nippon]

ty

 

thinking of going to some of these places / need to get an idea of where we should start etc.

 

- amsterdam

- ibiza

- spain / barcelona

- greece (?)

- portugal (?)

- prague (?)

 

So you got return flights from London, where are you flying to first? How long are you staying?

 

Since your return flights are from London I suggest starting from south. Train is a relatively cheap and fast way to travel. I suggest getting an interrail pass for easier traveling http://www.eurailer.net/

 

So, a sensible way would be starting either from Italy or Spain. If you have plenty of time, checking out the old cities in Italy is definitely worth it for cultural value; Rome, Florence and the whole of Tuscany, Venice. After Italy your next train stop would be Nice in France. You can spend some time there and visit Monaco to see how the rich live in Europe. After that you'll be at Marseille.

 

Another option is starting from Spain, possibly visiting the coast (Ibiza) and cities like Madrid and Barcelona. Either way you'll end up at Marseille.

 

From there you could start making your way through France towards Paris. A couple of pit stops at smaller towns, wine tastings, and before you know it you'll be in Paris. Visit Louvre and whatever else you want to do in Paris from shopping to night clubs. Take a train towards Brussels and Amsterdam and spend whatever time you have left visiting A'Dam and other dutch cities with delightful coffee shops and infamous night clubs. London itself is worth checking out as well, so make sure you have a few days left when you head there.

 

Live in hostels, hostels.com will help you. Weekends and holidays are often full, so make reservations early.

 

 

As for your other destinations, Greece is quite far from your route unless you decide to go to East Europe, same goes for Prague. Portugal is a possibility if you start from around Spain, but I've heard it's pretty dull for young travellers.

 

All the best big festivals are in northern Europe, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands... UK?

Don't really remember what festivals are around August but google is your friend.

[AndyIbeat]

- amsterdam

 

Have you been there before? I loved it last time I went.