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Title: Travel Advice.
Post by: EDanaII on January 22, 2007, 06:51:37 PM

This post is directed to all the Europeans out there and any one with good experience on inexpensive European travel.

Last August, my father was contacted by a Belgium journalist concerning a B-17G that he served on. The plane had crashed near Grimbergen during the Battle of the Bulge. Previously, my father and I had discussed visiting the crash sight, but dad, after 62 years could barely remember where it was. Lucky for us, this journalist new exactly where the crash occurred and now the family are planning a "pilgramage" to Grimbergen to visit the sight.

We plan to spend a couple days in London, a couple more near the base where dad was stationed, and then two more days near Brussels and Grimbergen.

Some of us that are going, like my young nephew, aren't rich enough to afford expensive European hotels, so I'm looking for some advice and suggestions as to where to stay. Any other advice on cutting down expenses is welcome too.

Ed.

Title: Re: Travel Advice.
Post by: Wilse on January 22, 2007, 07:35:43 PM

This site might be of some use to you. (http://www.travelstay.com/cheap_london_hotels.htm?gclid=CPKHt8fh9IkCFRgNZwodyDau_g)

Title: Re: Travel Advice.
Post by: EDanaII on January 22, 2007, 11:58:28 PM

Thanks Wilse, I'll definitely look into that. :-)

Title: Re: Travel Advice.
Post by: X-ray on January 23, 2007, 06:43:49 AM

@ EDanall

Unfortunately I rent a single room in a house, otherwise I would offer to put you up for your visit in London.

Title: Re: Travel Advice.
Post by: odin on January 23, 2007, 12:21:41 PM

What about hostels and bed&breakfast type things? Usually you can also get singles/doubles besides the 1000 a room dormitories in hostels (http://www.iyhf.org/).



Euroline (http://www.eurolines.com/) is sort of like the American Greyhound long distance bus thing.

Ofcourse there's Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com) for low budget flights (mostly to and from Britain), crappy service is included free of charge :-D. But there are probably dozens of low budget airlines in Europe these days.

Title: Re: Travel Advice.
Post by: EDanaII on January 23, 2007, 05:05:47 PM

Excellent, thanks for all those tips. I'll definitely follow up on them. :-)

@ X-Ray

Thanks for the thought, but even if you could, there's gonna be a lot of us so... you'd probably be biting off more than you could "chew." ;-)

Ed.