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UK, Belgium, Nederlands, France, Germany, Swizerland, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Gibraltar, USA (new York). Youtube
Travel & Hotels booking sites:
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Booking, Inhotels, Hotels combined, In via, Kayak, Budget travel,
Travel supermarket, Hot wire, Priceline, Hotels Reservation, Orbitz,
Travelocity, More hotels 4 less, Book it, Easy to book, Get a room, Google Hotels, www.stayzilla.com,
Car Hire: Travel Supermarket, Easy Rent Cars, Skyscanner, Europe car, Rental Cars, Hertz, Avis, Airport rentals,
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✈✈ Indian Citizens can get visa on arrival (VoA) in following countries:
Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Somaliland, Niue, Vietnam.
✈✈ Also: One 'Schengen Visa' issued before making journey by any member country can be used to travel all 26 member countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. UK is not part of Schengan Visa agreement.
Flight duration from Mumbai
Muscat, Dubai, Andaman 3 hours
Qatar, Kuwait, Tehran, Bangkok, Seychelles, Lakshawdeep 4 hours 20 minutes
Maldives, Kuala Lumpur, Hong kong 5 hours 20 minutes
Cairo 6 hours 45 minutes
Istanbul, Daressalam, Nairobi 7 hours
Guangzhou, Tokyo 7 hours 30 minutes
Jakarta, Manila 8 hours
Milan, Zurich, Frankfurt, Shanghai 9 hours
Paris, Amesterdam, London, Moscow 10 Hours
Perth 11 hours 30 minutes
Capetown, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki 12 hours
Melbourne, Sydney 14 Hours
New york, Auckland 16 hours
Vancouver 18 hours
Los Angeles, San Fransisco 20 hours
Rio, Mexico city, Lima 24 hours
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✈✈ British passport holders get visa on arrival (VoA) in 173 countries.
Anguilla, Alberia, Argentina, Andora, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Bahrain, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Doha, Ecuador, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldieves, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, Neth. Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Paragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portuga, Samoa Island, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, St Kitts-Nevis Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent/the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, UAE, USA, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela
✈✈ British passport holders require visa before travelling in 124 countries.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Cambodia, Camron, Canada, Cuba, China, Domenican Republic, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madgascar, Mongolia, Mayanmar, Napal, Pakistan, Russia, Surinam, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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United Kingdom: map... Counties...
England North- Manchester, Blackpool, Blackburn, Leeds, Stoke on trent, Nottingham,
England Midlands- Peterborough, Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham (Malls).
(London B'ham 206km), Visit Midlands, Heart of England, Visit England.
England South- Northampton, Luton, London (Sightseeing, Malls & Underground Map), Brighton, Worthing, Bognor Regis, Torquay, (English Riviera) Brixham, Paington, Ilfracoombe, Woolcombe, Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Chichester, Devon beaches, South England,
Wales- Rhyl, Llandudno, Bangor- Anglesey, Aberystwyth, New Quay, Tenby, Barry, Cardiff. Visit Wales,
Scotland- Lochaber, Ben Navis (Altitude 4400ft), Loch Lemond, Glasgow,
Visit Scotland,
Edinburgh (Distance between Glasgow Edinburgh 79km).
Northern Ireland-
Intercity Bus, Intercity Train, Trains through Channel Tunnel to Europe
London to Brussels is 235km, 2 hours, €40, 10 trains every day (North of Lille- France)
London to Paris (2 hours 15 minutes, 300km, €40) by Eurostar (South of Lille)
Europe Train map.... Trainline... Seat 61... Europe Map
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Belgium- Belgium population 12m area, Belgium map... Belgium Tourism...
Brussels: Brussels population is 1.2m and area 162Km2, Euro star runs direct train from Euston, London- to Brussels, 235km, 2 hours, £45,
Sightseeing- Cathedral, Royal palace, European parliament, European commission,
Links: Brussels map... Brussels metro... Brussels Tourism...
Antwerp: is second largest port city 40km from Brussels on river Scheldt, Also known as Diamond capital.
Beaches: 1 hour from Antwerp are beaches Knokke and Vlissingen (which is in Netherland)
Europe by Train: Europe is very easy to see by eurail, Rail Europe, .
Trains from Brussels to other European Countries. (Europe Map)
Brussels to London is 235km, 2 hours, €40, 10 trains every day
Brussels to Amsterdam is 212km, 2 hours, €30, 35 trains every day.
Brussels to Paris is 312km, 2hours, €40, 25 trains every day.
Brussels to Frankfurt through Cologne is 400km, 4 hours, €35, 20 trains.
London to Vienna (1500km) by Train in 24 hours There are average of 10 trains per day between these destinations. Europe Rail Pass.... 28 countries Global Pass
Option 1- Early start from London to Brussels (235km, 2 hours, €40) by Eurostar, ICE trains via cologne to Frankfurt (400km, 4 hours, €30) and Frankfurt to Salzburg or Vienna (715km, 7 hours, €30). In 15 hours by high-speed train from €100 Approx.
Option 2- Lunchtime Eurostar to Brussels (235km, 2 hours, €40), a high-speed Thalys train to Cologne (225km, 2 hours, €30) (passing Rhine) and the excellent Austrian Nightjet sleeper train via Frankfurt (200km, 2 hours, €30) (passing through Passau Danube) to Linz or Vienna (715km, 7 hours, €30), arriving in time for breakfast. Approx 15 hours journey.
Option 3- How about the scenic route through Switzerland? Travel from London to Paris (2 hours 15 minutes, 500km, €40) by Eurostar and Paris to Zurich (650km, 5 hours, €30) by TGV-Lyria, stay overnight in Zurich and next day take a superb railjet train from Zurich to Innsbruck, Salzburg or Vienna (750km, 8 hours, €80) through the fabulous Arlberg Pass into the Austrian Tirol.
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Nederlands- Nederlands population 7m, Netherland map & Nederlands Tourism.
Amsterdam (Holland province): Population is under million and area is 220Km2.
Sightseeing- Canal boat trip, Flower market, Amesterdam city tour, Tulip Garden,
70 acre Kuukenhof Tulip park is in the village of Lisse, south of Amesterdam between Leiden and Haarlem. Links: Amsterdam map... Amsterdam metro... Tourism...
Nearest beaches are Zandvoort and Bloemendaal (train from Amesterdam central to Harleem for next train or bus to beaches)
Amsterdam to Brussels is 2 hours train journey, 35 trains every day, fare 30 euro.
Amsterdam to Berlin is 650km, 7 hours train journey, fare €50.
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France- France population is 66m, France map.... France Tourism...
Paris: Paris population is 2.2m and area 105Km2, Tel code 33,
Sightseeing- Eiffle tower, City tours,
Links: Paris map... Paris metro... Paris tour... Tourism... Boat tour...
Beaches: Approximately 2 hours by train from Paris are Deauville and neighboring city Trouville.
Trains
Paris to Brussels is 312km, 2hours, €40, 25 trains every day.
Paris to Geneva is 312km, 2hours, €40, 37 trains every day
Paris to Nice (South) is 930km, 6hours, €40, 12 trains every day
Other beaches are in South of France.
Nice to Milan is 308km, 5 hours, €40, 1 train every day.
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Germany (Deutschland)-
Frankfurt: Germany population 80m, Germany Tourism, Germany map...
Frankfurt is largest city in Germany and population is under million and area is 248Km2. Tel code 49, Paris Frankfurt is 4 hours train, 570km 6 hr drive. 527km River Main (part of Rhine) passes through Frankfurt. Cologne 190km 1 hour journey, Munich 390km 4hr train journey. Links: Frankfurt map... Frankfurt tourism... Frankfurt sightseeing... Metro...
Trains- German Railways, Germany Map, Europe Map
Frankfurt to Brussels is 400km, 4 hours train journey, €35, 20 trains every day.
Frankfurt to Munich, is 400km, 4 hours train journey, 22 trains every day.
Frankfurt to Berlin (Capital), is 3 train hours journey, 20 trains every day, fare 20 euro.
Frankfurt to Prague (Czech Republic), is 6 hours train journey, 2 trains every day.
Berlin to Prague (Czech Republic railways) is 5 hours train journey, 6 trains every day.
Rivers from Germany:
River Danube- 2860 km Longest river in Europe. Starts from Black Forest area of Germany and passes through Germany (Ulm, Regensburg), Austria (Vienna), Slovakia (Bratislava),
Hungary (Budapest), Serbia (Belgrade), Croatia (Yukovar), Bulgaria (Vidin),
Romania (Drobeta), Moldova (Giurgiulesti), Ukraine to east in Black sea.
Danube Cruise: Vienna to Brtislava catarmaran takes 90 minutes, it is 60km distance. Danube River Cruise.
Vienna to Budapest cruise.
River Rhine- 1230 km 2nd longest river in Europe. Starts from north of Swiss alps (Basil), flows west through Germany (Strasbourg, Mainz, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf) than France (Moselle river through France and Luxembourge is left tributary of the Rhine) & Netherlands (Hague, Hoek van) to west into North Sea.
Rhine cruise 1, 2. at Cologne
Other train connections
Prague to Vienna (Austria) is 5 hours train journey, 8 trains every day.
Vienna to Bratislava (Slovakia) is 1 hour train journey, could also be done by boat.
Bratislava to Budapest (Hungary) is 5 hours train journey.
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Switzerland is small country with population of 8m, dominates world financial sector. Calling code +41. Geneva, Bern & Zurich are three major cities. Switzerland map... Tourism...
Geneva has 75km long, 14km wide lake not far from railway station and boat trips takes place. Lake goes up to France. Geneva city is around lakeose garden by the lake. Bern is capital city.
Zurich is another city with 40km lake, 3km wide for boat trips. Zurich lake goes up to Germany.
Interlaken town (1800ft above sea level) is beautiful region with hills. It has 14km long, 3km wide lake Brienz to east and 17km long, 3.5km wide lake Thun to wesst. Both lakes have boat cruise. Interlaken hills map (Altitude 1,800ft) where one can travel to higher altitude cities by cable car and small trains. Murren (5000ft), Lauterbrunnen, Titlis, Jaungfrau (13000ft). Lucern city with 30km lake is another nice city to visit.
Trains from Geneva passing Bern (capital) to Zurich takes 3 hours 280km.
For Interlaken changing at Bern connecting 1 hour train goes south to Interlaken, from here various trains goes to different hill stations.
Swiss pass offers unlimited travel on train, bus and boats anywhere in country. One can travel between cities and take some mountain trains too. www.swissrailways.com
Geneva to Paris is 312km, 2 hours, €40, 37 trains every day
Zurich to Munich is 312km, 5 hours, €20, 21 trains every day
Zurich to Vienna (750km, 8 hours, €80)
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Italy-
Munich to Zurich (Switzerland), is 4 hours train journey, 27 trains every day.
Zurich to Milan (Italy) is 4 hours train journey.
Milan to Nice is 308km, 5 hours, €40, 1 train every day.
Milan to Venice 2 hours train journey.
Milan to Rome is 3 hours train journey.
Milan Venice is 245km, 3 hours, €10, 56 train every day
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Portugal- Portugal population 10.5m. Portugal map... Portugal Tourism...
Lisbon: Lisbon population 500k, area size 85Km2.
Sightseeing- Lisbon map... Tourism.... Visitlisboa... Lisbon metro... Lisbon city tour,
Albufera (Faro): 3 hours train or 4 hours drive (285km) on E1 to beautiful region of Algarve- Faro, Faro map... Albufeira. Albufeira map... Algarve map... Algarve holiday homes
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Greece: Population is 11m, Greece map...
Athens (capital) has many small islands (21 up to 190km2 and in total including unhabitted has around 6000 islands. Major once are Crete, Rhodes, Chíos, Cephalonia, Corfu, Santorini etc Lesvos, Samos (2 hours from Kusadasi- Turkey) are close to Turkey and boat trips are possible.
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Spain- Barcelona to Marbella: Spain population 47m, Spain map and Spain Tourism.
Eastern Coastal areas from Barcelona to Marbella has many towns/ cities with developed beaches as favorite beach holiday country of Europe. Barcelona has two routes of sightseeing buses. Barcelona metro and Barecelona city map.
Coastal route- From Alicante Valancia 165km 2 hours drive on A7 or 3 hours train. City info & city guide. Further north 350km is Barcelona.
Alicante 160km 2 hours drive on A7 or 2 hours train. City info , Tourism & city map.
Sightseeing & Malls- Marina, Santa Barbara Castle. Panoramis, Puertadealicante, Mercodena, Migros, maxcoop, Carrefour.
Gran Alacant is between Alicante and Santa pola, a township of British expats and there are are many such areas on coastal route. It is popular retirement sunny country for people from northern European countries such as Sweden, Denkark, Germany etc.
Links- My Gran Alacant, Properties, Serviced apartments, Real estate agent, Masa & Iberian Developer, Gran Alacant Altomar II development), Arenalos beach is closest.
Gran Alacant map, Santa Pola is main town close to Gran Alacant on 3km and Torrevieja 18km, Lazenia referred as Costa Blanca beach areas. Coastal train runs through beach towns San Juan, elcampello up to Benidorm and takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Gran Alacant Forum... My Gran Alacant... British expat...
Southern Coastal areas from Marbella to Malaga are: Car hire from Alicante gives option to travel on coastal A7 road to (Murcia, Cartegena), (Almeria, Malaga, Marbella in Anadalucia region (map) also referred as Costa Del Sol to beach areas Nerjha, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengireiola, Mijas. There is 2 hours journey coastal train between Marbella to Malaga. Driving to Ronda, historical cities- Seville, Cordoba (Islamic centre of Andulicia Spain for 700 years), Granada (Alhumbra palace) & hill station Station Sierra Nevada (ski resort, Altitude 10K ft).
Boats leave from Algeciras to Tangier- Morocco and it is 2 hour trip on boat trip. The boats connects most south Spain cities to Algeria and Morocco.
Some popular Islands of Spain: Belaric islands- Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza (Ibiza map) and Canary Islands- Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Lanzarote.
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Gibraltar population is 30,000 area size is 7Km2. The name Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq, meaning "Mountain of Tariq". It refers to the Rock of Gibraltar, which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn-Ziyad who led the initial incursion into Iberia in advance of the main Umayyad force in 711 under the command of Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I. Now it is British Overseas Territory.
Links: Gibraltar Tourism... Gibraltar map... Gibraltar Info... Discover Gibraltar...
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USA- New York: USA population 316m, USA map... USA Tourism....
New York is also referred as 'big apple' population is 8.5m and area is 790Km2, It is in Northeast of country which is so vast that it has five time zones. New Jersey to the south and by Connecticut, Massachusetts to east. It is metropolitan city.
Sightseeing: Statue of liberty, Museum, Zoo, Empire state building, Central park,
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Little Italy, Chinatown, Bronx, Harlem, New Jersey (Nearby),
Links: New York sightseeing.... City areas... Metro.. Tourism...
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UK, Belgium, Nederlands, France, Germany, Swizerland, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Spain, Gibraltar, USA (new York). Youtube
Travel & Hotels booking sites:
Clear trip, Goibibo, Expedia, Yatra, Agoda, Trivago, Make my trip, Travel guru,
Booking, Inhotels, Hotels combined, In via, Kayak, Budget travel,
Travel supermarket, Hot wire, Priceline, Hotels Reservation, Orbitz,
Travelocity, More hotels 4 less, Book it, Easy to book, Get a room, Google Hotels, www.stayzilla.com,
Car Hire: Travel Supermarket, Easy Rent Cars, Skyscanner, Europe car, Rental Cars, Hertz, Avis, Airport rentals,
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✈✈ Indian Citizens can get visa on arrival (VoA) in following countries:
Bolivia, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hong kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Macau, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Somaliland, Niue, Vietnam.
✈✈ Also: One 'Schengen Visa' issued before making journey by any member country can be used to travel all 26 member countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Liechtenstein. UK is not part of Schengan Visa agreement.
Flight duration from Mumbai
Muscat, Dubai, Andaman 3 hours
Qatar, Kuwait, Tehran, Bangkok, Seychelles, Lakshawdeep 4 hours 20 minutes
Maldives, Kuala Lumpur, Hong kong 5 hours 20 minutes
Cairo 6 hours 45 minutes
Istanbul, Daressalam, Nairobi 7 hours
Guangzhou, Tokyo 7 hours 30 minutes
Jakarta, Manila 8 hours
Milan, Zurich, Frankfurt, Shanghai 9 hours
Paris, Amesterdam, London, Moscow 10 Hours
Perth 11 hours 30 minutes
Capetown, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki 12 hours
Melbourne, Sydney 14 Hours
New york, Auckland 16 hours
Vancouver 18 hours
Los Angeles, San Fransisco 20 hours
Rio, Mexico city, Lima 24 hours
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✈✈ British passport holders get visa on arrival (VoA) in 173 countries.
Anguilla, Alberia, Argentina, Andora, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Bahrain, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Doha, Ecuador, Egypt, Falkland Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (South), Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldieves, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Montenegro, Morocco, Montserrat, Namibia, Netherlands, Neth. Antilles, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Paragua, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portuga, Samoa Island, San Marino, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, St Kitts-Nevis Anguilla, St Lucia, St Vincent/the Grenadines, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, UAE, USA, Ukraine, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela
✈✈ British passport holders require visa before travelling in 124 countries.
Afghanistan, Algeria, Australia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Cambodia, Camron, Canada, Cuba, China, Domenican Republic, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madgascar, Mongolia, Mayanmar, Napal, Pakistan, Russia, Surinam, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
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United Kingdom: map... Counties...
England North- Manchester, Blackpool, Blackburn, Leeds, Stoke on trent, Nottingham,
England Midlands- Peterborough, Leicester, Coventry, Birmingham (Malls).
(London B'ham 206km), Visit Midlands, Heart of England, Visit England.
England South- Northampton, Luton, London (Sightseeing, Malls & Underground Map), Brighton, Worthing, Bognor Regis, Torquay, (English Riviera) Brixham, Paington, Ilfracoombe, Woolcombe, Portsmouth, Southampton, Bournemouth, Chichester, Devon beaches, South England,
Wales- Rhyl, Llandudno, Bangor- Anglesey, Aberystwyth, New Quay, Tenby, Barry, Cardiff. Visit Wales,
Scotland- Lochaber, Ben Navis (Altitude 4400ft), Loch Lemond, Glasgow,
Visit Scotland,
Edinburgh (Distance between Glasgow Edinburgh 79km).
Northern Ireland-
Intercity Bus, Intercity Train, Trains through Channel Tunnel to Europe
London to Brussels is 235km, 2 hours, €40, 10 trains every day (North of Lille- France)
London to Paris (2 hours 15 minutes, 300km, €40) by Eurostar (South of Lille)
Europe Train map.... Trainline... Seat 61... Europe Map
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Belgium- Belgium population 12m area, Belgium map... Belgium Tourism...
Brussels: Brussels population is 1.2m and area 162Km2, Euro star runs direct train from Euston, London- to Brussels, 235km, 2 hours, £45,
Sightseeing- Cathedral, Royal palace, European parliament, European commission,
Links: Brussels map... Brussels metro... Brussels Tourism...
Antwerp: is second largest port city 40km from Brussels on river Scheldt, Also known as Diamond capital.
Beaches: 1 hour from Antwerp are beaches Knokke and Vlissingen (which is in Netherland)
Europe by Train: Europe is very easy to see by eurail, Rail Europe, .
Trains from Brussels to other European Countries. (Europe Map)
Brussels to London is 235km, 2 hours, €40, 10 trains every day
Brussels to Amsterdam is 212km, 2 hours, €30, 35 trains every day.
Brussels to Paris is 312km, 2hours, €40, 25 trains every day.
Brussels to Frankfurt through Cologne is 400km, 4 hours, €35, 20 trains.
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London to Vienna (1500km) by Train in 24 hours There are average of 10 trains per day between these destinations. Europe Rail Pass.... 28 countries Global Pass
Option 1- Early start from London to Brussels (235km, 2 hours, €40) by Eurostar, ICE trains via cologne to Frankfurt (400km, 4 hours, €30) and Frankfurt to Salzburg or Vienna (715km, 7 hours, €30). In 15 hours by high-speed train from €100 Approx.
Option 2- Lunchtime Eurostar to Brussels (235km, 2 hours, €40), a high-speed Thalys train to Cologne (225km, 2 hours, €30) (passing Rhine) and the excellent Austrian Nightjet sleeper train via Frankfurt (200km, 2 hours, €30) (passing through Passau Danube) to Linz or Vienna (715km, 7 hours, €30), arriving in time for breakfast. Approx 15 hours journey.
Option 3- How about the scenic route through Switzerland? Travel from London to Paris (2 hours 15 minutes, 500km, €40) by Eurostar and Paris to Zurich (650km, 5 hours, €30) by TGV-Lyria, stay overnight in Zurich and next day take a superb railjet train from Zurich to Innsbruck, Salzburg or Vienna (750km, 8 hours, €80) through the fabulous Arlberg Pass into the Austrian Tirol.
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Nederlands- Nederlands population 7m, Netherland map & Nederlands Tourism.
Amsterdam (Holland province): Population is under million and area is 220Km2.
Sightseeing- Canal boat trip, Flower market, Amesterdam city tour, Tulip Garden,
70 acre Kuukenhof Tulip park is in the village of Lisse, south of Amesterdam between Leiden and Haarlem. Links: Amsterdam map... Amsterdam metro... Tourism...
Nearest beaches are Zandvoort and Bloemendaal (train from Amesterdam central to Harleem for next train or bus to beaches)
Amsterdam to Brussels is 2 hours train journey, 35 trains every day, fare 30 euro.
Amsterdam to Berlin is 650km, 7 hours train journey, fare €50.
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France- France population is 66m, France map.... France Tourism...
Paris: Paris population is 2.2m and area 105Km2, Tel code 33,
Sightseeing- Eiffle tower, City tours,
Links: Paris map... Paris metro... Paris tour... Tourism... Boat tour...
Beaches: Approximately 2 hours by train from Paris are Deauville and neighboring city Trouville.
Trains
Paris to Brussels is 312km, 2hours, €40, 25 trains every day.
Paris to Geneva is 312km, 2hours, €40, 37 trains every day
Paris to Nice (South) is 930km, 6hours, €40, 12 trains every day
Other beaches are in South of France.
Nice to Milan is 308km, 5 hours, €40, 1 train every day.
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Germany (Deutschland)-
Frankfurt: Germany population 80m, Germany Tourism, Germany map...
Frankfurt is largest city in Germany and population is under million and area is 248Km2. Tel code 49, Paris Frankfurt is 4 hours train, 570km 6 hr drive. 527km River Main (part of Rhine) passes through Frankfurt. Cologne 190km 1 hour journey, Munich 390km 4hr train journey. Links: Frankfurt map... Frankfurt tourism... Frankfurt sightseeing... Metro...
Trains- German Railways, Germany Map, Europe Map
Frankfurt to Brussels is 400km, 4 hours train journey, €35, 20 trains every day.
Frankfurt to Munich, is 400km, 4 hours train journey, 22 trains every day.
Frankfurt to Berlin (Capital), is 3 train hours journey, 20 trains every day, fare 20 euro.
Frankfurt to Prague (Czech Republic), is 6 hours train journey, 2 trains every day.
Berlin to Prague (Czech Republic railways) is 5 hours train journey, 6 trains every day.
Rivers from Germany:
River Danube- 2860 km Longest river in Europe. Starts from Black Forest area of Germany and passes through Germany (Ulm, Regensburg), Austria (Vienna), Slovakia (Bratislava),
Hungary (Budapest), Serbia (Belgrade), Croatia (Yukovar), Bulgaria (Vidin),
Romania (Drobeta), Moldova (Giurgiulesti), Ukraine to east in Black sea.
Danube Cruise: Vienna to Brtislava catarmaran takes 90 minutes, it is 60km distance. Danube River Cruise.
Vienna to Budapest cruise.
River Rhine- 1230 km 2nd longest river in Europe. Starts from north of Swiss alps (Basil), flows west through Germany (Strasbourg, Mainz, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne, Dusseldorf) than France (Moselle river through France and Luxembourge is left tributary of the Rhine) & Netherlands (Hague, Hoek van) to west into North Sea.
Rhine cruise 1, 2. at Cologne
Other train connections
Prague to Vienna (Austria) is 5 hours train journey, 8 trains every day.
Vienna to Bratislava (Slovakia) is 1 hour train journey, could also be done by boat.
Bratislava to Budapest (Hungary) is 5 hours train journey.
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Switzerland is small country with population of 8m, dominates world financial sector. Calling code +41. Geneva, Bern & Zurich are three major cities. Switzerland map... Tourism...
Geneva has 75km long, 14km wide lake not far from railway station and boat trips takes place. Lake goes up to France. Geneva city is around lakeose garden by the lake. Bern is capital city.
Zurich is another city with 40km lake, 3km wide for boat trips. Zurich lake goes up to Germany.
Interlaken town (1800ft above sea level) is beautiful region with hills. It has 14km long, 3km wide lake Brienz to east and 17km long, 3.5km wide lake Thun to wesst. Both lakes have boat cruise. Interlaken hills map (Altitude 1,800ft) where one can travel to higher altitude cities by cable car and small trains. Murren (5000ft), Lauterbrunnen, Titlis, Jaungfrau (13000ft). Lucern city with 30km lake is another nice city to visit.
Trains from Geneva passing Bern (capital) to Zurich takes 3 hours 280km.
For Interlaken changing at Bern connecting 1 hour train goes south to Interlaken, from here various trains goes to different hill stations.
Swiss pass offers unlimited travel on train, bus and boats anywhere in country. One can travel between cities and take some mountain trains too. www.swissrailways.com
Geneva to Paris is 312km, 2 hours, €40, 37 trains every day
Zurich to Munich is 312km, 5 hours, €20, 21 trains every day
Zurich to Vienna (750km, 8 hours, €80)
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Italy-
Munich to Zurich (Switzerland), is 4 hours train journey, 27 trains every day.
Zurich to Milan (Italy) is 4 hours train journey.
Milan to Nice is 308km, 5 hours, €40, 1 train every day.
Milan to Venice 2 hours train journey.
Milan to Rome is 3 hours train journey.
Milan Venice is 245km, 3 hours, €10, 56 train every day
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Lisbon: Lisbon population 500k, area size 85Km2.
Sightseeing- Lisbon map... Tourism.... Visitlisboa... Lisbon metro... Lisbon city tour,
Albufera (Faro): 3 hours train or 4 hours drive (285km) on E1 to beautiful region of Algarve- Faro, Faro map... Albufeira. Albufeira map... Algarve map... Algarve holiday homes
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Greece: Population is 11m, Greece map...
Athens (capital) has many small islands (21 up to 190km2 and in total including unhabitted has around 6000 islands. Major once are Crete, Rhodes, Chíos, Cephalonia, Corfu, Santorini etc Lesvos, Samos (2 hours from Kusadasi- Turkey) are close to Turkey and boat trips are possible.
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Spain- Barcelona to Marbella: Spain population 47m, Spain map and Spain Tourism.
Eastern Coastal areas from Barcelona to Marbella has many towns/ cities with developed beaches as favorite beach holiday country of Europe. Barcelona has two routes of sightseeing buses. Barcelona metro and Barecelona city map.
Coastal route- From Alicante Valancia 165km 2 hours drive on A7 or 3 hours train. City info & city guide. Further north 350km is Barcelona.
Alicante 160km 2 hours drive on A7 or 2 hours train. City info , Tourism & city map.
Sightseeing & Malls- Marina, Santa Barbara Castle. Panoramis, Puertadealicante, Mercodena, Migros, maxcoop, Carrefour.
Gran Alacant is between Alicante and Santa pola, a township of British expats and there are are many such areas on coastal route. It is popular retirement sunny country for people from northern European countries such as Sweden, Denkark, Germany etc.
Links- My Gran Alacant, Properties, Serviced apartments, Real estate agent, Masa & Iberian Developer, Gran Alacant Altomar II development), Arenalos beach is closest.
Gran Alacant map, Santa Pola is main town close to Gran Alacant on 3km and Torrevieja 18km, Lazenia referred as Costa Blanca beach areas. Coastal train runs through beach towns San Juan, elcampello up to Benidorm and takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
Gran Alacant Forum... My Gran Alacant... British expat...
Southern Coastal areas from Marbella to Malaga are: Car hire from Alicante gives option to travel on coastal A7 road to (Murcia, Cartegena), (Almeria, Malaga, Marbella in Anadalucia region (map) also referred as Costa Del Sol to beach areas Nerjha, Torremolinos, Benalmadena, Fuengireiola, Mijas. There is 2 hours journey coastal train between Marbella to Malaga. Driving to Ronda, historical cities- Seville, Cordoba (Islamic centre of Andulicia Spain for 700 years), Granada (Alhumbra palace) & hill station Station Sierra Nevada (ski resort, Altitude 10K ft).
Boats leave from Algeciras to Tangier- Morocco and it is 2 hour trip on boat trip. The boats connects most south Spain cities to Algeria and Morocco.
Some popular Islands of Spain: Belaric islands- Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza (Ibiza map) and Canary Islands- Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, Lanzarote.
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Gibraltar population is 30,000 area size is 7Km2. The name Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Ṭāriq, meaning "Mountain of Tariq". It refers to the Rock of Gibraltar, which was named after the Umayyad general Tariq ibn-Ziyad who led the initial incursion into Iberia in advance of the main Umayyad force in 711 under the command of Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid I. Now it is British Overseas Territory.
Links: Gibraltar Tourism... Gibraltar map... Gibraltar Info... Discover Gibraltar...
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USA- New York: USA population 316m, USA map... USA Tourism....
New York is also referred as 'big apple' population is 8.5m and area is 790Km2, It is in Northeast of country which is so vast that it has five time zones. New Jersey to the south and by Connecticut, Massachusetts to east. It is metropolitan city.
Sightseeing: Statue of liberty, Museum, Zoo, Empire state building, Central park,
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Little Italy, Chinatown, Bronx, Harlem, New Jersey (Nearby),
Links: New York sightseeing.... City areas... Metro.. Tourism...
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