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i mean, doesn't anybody go to Amsterdam for business anymore??????????? simplify... writing in the rAw
Nice to see everyone again.
I'd love to offer you lodging for a weekend... and then you could hop on the fast train to Paris (under 4 hours)...
While I live 40 minutes from Amsterdam, it is not the first place I'd bring you. So you could find a b&b there, do the city, then come to me on the weekend... Leiden is fabulous... lots of canals, great small museums... and near Delft and Utrecht.
maybe we could experiment with you and do a dKos / witr Europe thing and find lodging for a few nights in different places... I know there are several expats here on dKos...
i've come to realize less is more when traveling. too much over stimulation and you miss what you've seen. slow it down, take it in... Paris, Rome, Dublin, Brugge, Berlin, Antwerpen... Valencia ahhhhh... and then some smaller places, like Heidelberg and Aachen in Germany. Or villages in Donegal or Wicklow... oh, and Assisi and Perugia in Umbria...
find apartments so you can cook evening meals and breakfast. go out for lunch... in most places, better value for money. i can give you some good links!
let me know if you're ever here! simplify... writing in the rAw
Thank you for all of your generous offers. I may take you up on it for me or my number one grandson. Kevin turned 18 this week, and he is a sophmore at Michigan State University, chemical-physics is his major. As part of his research job, he might be taking a trip to Ghana this summer. I think his project has something to do with clean water, but I'm not sure. Anyway, he's pursuing his first grant to help pay for the trip. While exploring it, we found that all the airlines from Detroit to Ghana stop in Amsterdam or Frankfurt going and coming. I've suggested he spend a couple of days in whichever city his travel takes him to before joining the second leg of the trip to Ghana. Who knows if he'll ever make it back to Europe, and at least he'll get to see a bit of it. Who knew. When I encouraged him to travel, Europe is what I had in mind. He would love to spend time in Europe, but so far his education led him to New Zealand and now possibly Ghana. If he does make it to Europe, it would be nice to know he was safe with someone who could show him the ropes.
Do you think it's better to rent an apartment for one month and then travel around Europe from there? If you had two - four weeks, how would you approach it knowing it may be the first and last time there?
Thanks, P8.
does he speak any other language? coming to The Netherlands and Belgium are good places because everybody speaks English. it's a good way to start.
renting an apartment is also a good idea, but there may be cheaper alternatives... like hostels and such. but like I said, let me check with my step kids as they've traveled from here to Berlin, Prague, Budapest...
will any other family visit? if so, the apt idea gets better.
but we'd be very happy to have him start out his journey with us...
the best advice: decide where you want to go and what you want to see...
where in Ghana will he be? i have friends who have family there. they work with mothers and babies... simplify... writing in the rAw
Again, thanks for all of your interest and generous offers.
I am the worst traveler. "What did you do in Ireland?" Well, I went for a walk. For a month. And met some interesting folks. My usual m.o. is to obsessively plan for a month ahead of time, itineraries and schedules, and then when I land throw it all out the window and see what happens. Decline to Sign Ref 74 but vote to approve
and you'd like my husband! and my dog! and my interesting step children.
i don't know. some day you or jess or ucc will get here... masslass loved it. simplify... writing in the rAw
I am picturing you in a Vermeer. Do you ever sport pearl earrings? Decline to Sign Ref 74 but vote to approve
you'd like Leiden.
i loved ireland... london was okay. but only there a few days. need to go with someone who knows it. simplify... writing in the rAw
i realized that i wanted to be here. it just will be harder without her around. simplify... writing in the rAw
i'm glad you're here and thank you for your concern and support.
i'll do better this time around! simplify... writing in the rAw
