On Apr 24, 12:43 am, Avtar wrote:
> On Apr 23, 1:28 pm, justforposti...@iprolink.ch wrote:
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> > On 23 Apr., 02:46, Avtar wrote:
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> > > On Apr 16, 4:03 am, "yp" wrote:
> > > Here is what my first phase of planned travel to Italy is beginning to
> > > look like. I thought I update everyone since so many of you provided
> > > me with useful information.
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> > > Because the fare from Toronto (or any where in North America) to Rome
> > > was so much in July, i was able to get a really good fare to London
> > > from Toronto on AC. It saves me more than half if I flew directly to
> > > Italy. From London, I could take Ryanair to Venice (3.99 british
> > > pounds!). This would cut out Switzerland todaly, I think. The other
> > > choice is to take Ryanair to a place called Friedrichshafen (Germany)
> > > and then go to Venice from there. From Venice I am having a travel
> > > agency set me up with a self tour. I was beginning to lean towards
> > > bus tour but the travel agent convinced me that it is too rigid, like
> > > being on bus at 7 am which my 18 and 11 year daughers will not enjoy.
> > > And there were many other disadvantages mentioned.
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> > Easyjet has flight from London to Venice, but also
> > to Basle, Geneva, Zurich. Dont know about baggage
> > allowances as compared to Ryanair. But a flight to
> > Geneva and train via say Montreux, Interlaken, Lucerne
> > for Lugano, and from there a direct train to Venice in
> > some 4 hours might give a good "taste" of Switzerland
> > - and convenient journey (especially with luggage ..)
> > If travelling in Switzerland, you might take advantage
> > of having baggage delivered to a railway station
> > either next or within 2 days.http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reisemarkt/services/schalter/reisegepaeck.htm
> > So you could leave some of your baggage at a
> > railway station on arrival in Switzerland (or even at
> > departing airport - direct flight only!) and pick it up
> > at an other railway station on your way to Venice
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> > And regarding Friedrichshafen: sure a nice place to
> > visit, but would not be my first priority when travelling
> > from Canada to Europe if not specially interested in
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> My plan is taking some form now...
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> Fly from Toronto to London on June 29th that flight is already
> booked. I would stay with my cousin in London for a day and on July
> 1st fly to Italy. Here is where I found someting interesting. I know
> airlines like Rynaair, etc have cheap flights but with luggage
> restrictions and flying from odd places. But I was surprised to find
> that I at Expedia.ca, I could fly to Naples and back from Geneva for
> about C$800. So I have a travel agent working on a self tour from
> Naples all the way up to Venice and Milan. From Milan, I might take a
> day trip to Como and Lucerne. Then I plan on taking the train to
> Geneva and stay there for 1 and half day and fly to London. Now the
> flights from Expedia interestingly is via BA with no worry about
> luggage.
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> I could also have flown back from Milan but my kids want to take train
> once on the tour so that is the reason for flying from Rome. Have not
Sorry, I ment to say take train to Geneva and fly from Geneva to
London.
> booked the London->Naples and Geneva->London flight back yet.
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> Anyone know of good one or two day trip to Switzerland from Milan?
> Any other comments on above? I plan on updating my travel blog on
> Yahoo, which has been dormant since my Dharamsala (India) trip in Jan
> this year. Hopefully, some people may may find it useful. Thanks.
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