Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektools.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!tektronix!daemon!tektools!lizv From: lizv@tektools.UUCP (Liz Vaughan) Newsgroups: net.travel Subject: Re: Transportation in Europe Message-ID: <309@tektools.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 16:31:45 EDT Article-I.D.: tektools.309 Posted: Wed Jul 10 16:31:45 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 14:18:33 EDT References: <62800001@hpfclr.UUCP> <438@osu-eddie.UUCP> Reply-To: lizv@tektools.UUCP (Liz Vaughan) Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 24 I agree with previous postings on trains being a good way to see Europe, MOST OF THE TIME, but found them not very helpful for finding "out-of-the-way" spots -- you can't tell on the Eurail map if a little town is really fun and interesting or the armpit of the Western World -- you've got to drive through it and SEE, and doing this on the train can be a hassle. I've thought about buying an old VW bus the next time I go and just driving/camping (you can always leave the bus out in the 'burbs of major cities and rely on the local trains/subways to get around). Anyone have experience with repairs/insurance/title hassles? Selling a used car when you leave? Any recommendations for camping in Europe? Not necessarily wilderness experiences, but just as a cheap alternative to hostels/pensiones etc. Are there good books on this? Non-english books also OK if they're available. Do European equivalents of AAA put out lists of camping areas like they do here? Are there even state-run campgrounds in most countries? Does anyone out there have experience with this sort of thing? Liz Vaughan ....tektronix!tektools!lizv