Switzerland and France
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- lyrek
I'm hittin' switz and france this summer for two weeks. Anyone:
1. suggest hostels, cheap hotels, or campgrounds?
2. recommend some sites? towns? etc?
- bolus0
1. france is big you might wanna see beachtowns like biartiz.... visit paris for sure,
2. as for swiss: one word: Lausanne
it's a beautiful city with a good vibe, i stayed at the campground wich is down by the geneva lake, from there it's a ten minute walk to the city, it's a 4 star campsite but it isn't really expensive, there a are a lot of younger people on the campsite... like age 20-25, from different countries...i hope i was helpful, i went to lausanne 3 times and had a great time every single time
jan
- jox0
France- I would suggest Nice, a nice (haha) city with thousands of things to do, from St. Tropez to the italian border. Spent the summers around there when I was younger.
But bring a french dictionary, my experiences are that they either refuse to speak the little english they know, or they don't know a friggin word. Not even at McDonalds... (If you don't say *LE* big mac, they don't understand)
As for Switzerland, I second Geneva, one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to.
- luke0
if you can - switzerland: for sure zürich, bern, also should go to a smaller town called aarau near zürich if you get the chance.
france:dunno - i only traveled along the southcoast to spain - vou le vouz de beure? :)
- Antonelli0
go see Le Tour de France!!!
- 4cY0
Switzerland: just travel along the 'Lake of Geneva' (Lac Leman), it's awesome.. then you could visit both Geneva and Lausanne and smaller places like Evian (French side of Lac Leman).. there are a LOT of good campsites there. Also do visit the Matterhorn if you plan to visit/climb/walk some mountains, it's the most impressive mountain to see in Europe!
as for France: north of France: Calais (just south of it are great villages with a history in fishing.. very cozy and an amazing coastline with giant rocks etc.), to the northeast: coutryside such as Lorraine, just beautiful and quiet (maybe a bit boring for some).. do not forget Paris ofcourse... but be aware that food generally sucks there compared to the rest of France, and the people suck too there, lots of arrogant attitude (not all Parisians, but a LOT of them, hehe),.... then go south: Provence!!! One of the most attractive areas to be in Europe... fantastic environment, great art/culture, very, very, good food, nice 'REAL' people.. i recommend to visit places like Avignon (great culture/arts), Orange (ancient, Roman town) and go see the Mont Ventoux (i once cycled myself to the top, frigging heavy, but awesome once you get there), weird mountain with both tropical plants and polar/arctic plants... the only mountain in Europe with such climatic differences..
then head south to cool down in the mediterrannee, go see Nice, St.Tropez, Monaco (expensive!!) and lay yerself down on the beach...
mmm...luvlee when i think of it..
so, that's it..
oh, yeah, there are plenty of good campspots in France! it's what it's know for! (you can get many guides with that info there)..!
have fun!
- luke0
4cy - i bet you´re the fastest typedude here! :)
- pascii0
hello lyrek! i can only talk for seitzerland 'cause i only know the south of france (which is worth a travel in summer)
hotels/pensions in ch are very expensive, so i suggest you to take your sleeping-bag with you and sleep in hostels ( http://www.youthhostel.ch/ ) or find some cool camping ( http://www.swisscamps.ch/ ) and some more tourist information under http://www.switzerlandtourism.ch…if you come here you should visit lake geneva and the french part. lausanne is a great spot, neuchatel is all so wonderful and i suggst a visit in motreux. from montreux ( http://www.montreux.ch/index_en.…) from montreux you can take the glacier express which brings you through the mountains to the 'berner oberland' where gstaad and interlaken are. yes, its a little cheesy but if you never been here, its a good one. other places i suggest you to go are luzern ( http://www.luzern.ch/index_e.htm… ) berne and solothurn. zurich, the place where i come from, i s famous for it's nightlife and bars. there's a lot of stuff going on here. ( http://beautifulzueri.blogspot.c… ) in august there will be the 'streetparade' similar to the loveoparade in berlin where lot's of good techno djing is going on.
i suggest you too to visit the jura, the 3 lake site and the engadin (where st. moritz lies)
switzerland is quite an expensive place. if you want to cook by yourself i suggest you buy your stuff in migros. smoking weed is almost legal here and you can find good stuff by asking local reefers.
there's still ots more blabla, if you have some questions, feel free to send me a mail! enjoy!
- lyrek0
WOW!!! YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!
I'm heading down for Aug 13-27th. When's the streetparade? Pascii wanna meet up for a beer?
Flights to CDG from JFK are sooo cheap right now cuz of that whole war thing...i may end up flying there, renting a car for the two weeks, and treking thru france and CH w/ some friends. God it sounds like it's gonna be a blast!
Can anyone "caution" me about difficulties tourists normally encounter? scams? unexpected costs? suggested purchases?
Thanks for all your suggestions, all.
- jevad0
yeah watch out for them french - they talk funny, smell of garlic, and don't like you yanks very much at the moment!
(Juste badinant s'il y a des Français lisant ceci - je suis allé à l'école française dans le kong de hong et beaucoup de mes amis sont français - Vive la France!)
- lyrek0
Bon essai, Jevad. Je parle français. LOL
- jevad0
Vous été là avant ou est cette votre première fois? Dans tout le sérieux le Français peut être assez grossier autrefois - particulièrement aux Américains, ainsi à lui aide à parler la langue! La côte du sud de la France et du dordogne sont douce - Aix-en-Provence et Marseille sont beaux...
- lyrek0
Nah. Took it in high school. Sadly, I can't speak it well. :(
I totally have to see the southern coast. Everyone i ask tells me that's the place to go.
Thanks for the info. Don't suppose you're gonna be in the area?
- jevad0
I wish!
Live in London...getting married in July and off to mauritius for 2 weeks...mmmmmm.....
If you are going Paris way I can hook you up with a damn fine bunch of people....
- lyrek0
i'll shoot you an email when I get closer to figuring out the schedule. thx, bro.
ps. your portfolio is amazing. nice work.
- pascii0
streetparade is on the 9th august here! highly recommended on this day are ( http://www.lethargy.ch/ ) and the partys around the lake (from Hip-hop to cliq-hop to goa to dub)
- lyrek0
dang. gonna just miss it. thx for the info, tho.
- PuFFi0
http://www.lausanne.ch/view.asp?…
http://www.zermatt.ch/e/accommod…
a place to go (to tell your children)Travel around and tell us about your triop, enjoy
- lyrek0
I'm so friggin' excited. Bought the tickets today! 637.00 roundtrip w/ 3 nights stay in paris hotel. i can't sit still.