Europe by Eurail 2008: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train) [Paperback]

LaVerne Ferguson-Kosinski (Author)

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"Europe by Eurail . . . is a definitive guide to traveling the overseas rail system."--Chicago Sun-Times

From the Back Cover

Europe by Eurail has been the train traveler’s one-stop resource for visiting the Continent by rail for more than thirty years. This reader-friendly guide provides detailed information on more than ninety rail trips starting from your choice of twenty-four base cities located in seventeen countries. With your rail pass in hand, you can explore each country’s special attractions and learn about European life and culture. Enjoy hassle-free day excursions by following the step-by-step directions described inside.  SUPERIOR TO OTHER TRAIN GUIDES!
Europe by Eurail is your best source for:
>  Fully updated information on fares, schedules, and pass options
>  Web sites and useful phone numbers for travelers
>  Sightseeing, attractions, and special tour information for each base city
>  Personally researched trips to take you throughout Europe
>  Fifteen-day European itineraries
>  Practical travel tips on keeping costs down, traveling light, conquering jet lag,
exchanging currency, and coping with language differences

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Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: GPP Travel; 32 edition (January 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762745444
• ISBN-13: 978-0762745449
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,073,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you follow the "base city-day excursion" travel plan, December 5, 2008

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Ally (AZ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Europe by Eurail 2008: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train) (Paperback)

This book has very detailed information about the base cities it chooses, usually one per country, and specific time tables for trains between the base cities. It also includes a description of the train stations for the base cities, how to navigate and what facilities are offered (shopping, dining, money exchange, luggage storage etc.). For the cities that are designed as "day excursions" from the base city, there is only information about what to do there, nothing about where to stay. There are only country maps, no city maps. There is no index to help you find cities in the back, but the counties are alphabetical so the book is fairly easy to use. Also, there are as few as 5 cities covered in some countries such as Finland, Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Plus, the recommendations are not very budget oriented. For example, the hotel the recommendation for Amsterdam is a 4-star hotel that costs over 300 euros per night. The book is kind of large to carry around.

As a budget traveler staying in many different cities, this book was only occasionally helpful, I looked to Europe by Rail far more often.

If you are not on a very tight budget and you plan to stay in main cities and make day excursions to cities near by (which is a comfortable way to travel, I did this in Brussels and Florence) then this book would be very useful.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Inadequate for my purposes, November 26, 2008

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This review is from: Europe by Eurail 2008: Touring Europe by Train (Europe by Eurail: How to Tour Europe by Train) (Paperback)

I was looking for information on what to do with our luggage if we take a train fropm Berlin to Prague. This seems like the type of info the book should include and it didn't. I get the impression that the book is based more on research then actual experience in useing the trains. It doesen't appear to provide much info that is not available on the internet.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Europe by Eurorail 2008, November 29, 2008

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Its a facinating overview of the European rail system from Norway to Italy and Portugual to the Balkans. I've ridden on part of the rail system from Avignon to Paris on a TGV Train. They have a great system in Europe. It would be great to have a similar system here.