Plan a European Holiday in 5 Easy Steps

Once you have decided to go ahead with the trip, and do the planning yourself, you need to get down to the task immediately. The entire planning process can be roughly divided into 5 distinct tasks :- Overall itinerary Flight booking Hotel booking Train booking Local itinerary Planning the Itinerary This is the first decision you have to make as all further planning will be based on your itinerary. Region. ...

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Eurotrip 2015 Episode 1 - Genesis

Background The idea of a Europe trip was the result of an offer from a friend to join him. The estimated expenditure for a 15 day trip through a travel agency was Rs 7.5 Lakhs per family. I openly laughed at the absurdity of spending such a huge amount and asked him to count me out. However, he persisted to try and convince me. So, to put an end to the pointless discussion, I told him that even if I wanted to go, it would never be with a...

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Eurotrip 2015 - Our Grand Tour

We are finally back from a wonderful trip to Europe, which we will cherish for a long time to come. During the 17th Century, young men from the European nobility and the wealthy upper classes would go on a tour of Continental Europe, called the Grand Tour. It was considered an essential Rite of Passage for a young man to understand art, culture and the roots of Western Civilisation. Our own tour closely mirrored the traditional Grand Tour, from...

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