Comments on: Cycling in Europe for the dollar-impaired visitor: the long and the short of it http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/cycling-in-europe-for-the-dollar-impaired-visitor-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/ The last honest travel site Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:03:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: laura http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/cycling-in-europe-for-the-dollar-impaired-visitor-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-7773 laura Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:45:14 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4679#comment-7773 I also found great info about Europe bike tours on this website: http://www.breakaway-adventures.com I also found great info about Europe bike tours on this website: http://www.breakaway-adventures.com

]]> By: Tim http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/cycling-in-europe-for-the-dollar-impaired-visitor-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 Tim Wed, 21 May 2008 03:27:22 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4679#comment-2196 Good article but you forgot to mention (maybe you do not know) that many of these main recreation areas in Eastern Europe are now the destinations for may students on their final school trip (basically, the European version of springbreak with the difference that these trips start in spring, peak in the summer and last unitl fall thereby being in the best season for cycling). So be prepared to find many young people drinking plenty of alcohol, being loud and making an ass of themselves. After all, students do not have much money and they go where the weather is good, and alcohol and accommodation is cheap. Have fun, Tim Good article but you forgot to mention (maybe you do not know) that many of these main recreation areas in Eastern Europe are now the destinations for may students on their final school trip (basically, the European version of springbreak with the difference that these trips start in spring, peak in the summer and last unitl fall thereby being in the best season for cycling). So be prepared to find many young people drinking plenty of alcohol, being loud and making an ass of themselves.
After all, students do not have much money and they go where the weather is good, and alcohol and accommodation is cheap.

Have fun,

Tim

]]> By: wndrlust.com http://www.consumertraveler.com/columns/cycling-in-europe-for-the-dollar-impaired-visitor-the-long-and-the-short-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 wndrlust.com Wed, 14 May 2008 19:38:42 +0000 http://www.tripso.com/?p=4679#comment-1956 Great write-up! Im jealous of anyone doing trips like that. Great write-up! Im jealous of anyone doing trips like that.

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