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FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">FONT color=#000000>17 October 2005/FONT>/A>/SPAN>/B>/P>P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">/SPAN>/B>/P>UL>/FONT>/A>/DIV>/LI>/UL>/TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>TD>/TD>P align=left>P>img src="images/uploads/Thumbnail Annual report 2004.jpg" alt="" width="84" height="118"> br>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>'ETC Annual Report 2004 A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/2005/">FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>Interactive/FONT>/A> / A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/resources/uploads/ETCReport_2004.pdf">FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>pdf for printing/FONT>/A>FONT color=#cc0000>FONT size=1>/FONT>/FONT>/P>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>/FONT>/STRONG>P>IMG style="WIDTH: 135px; HEIGHT: 33px" height=90 alt="" src="images/uploads/Harmonise2.png" width=305> A href="resources/uploads/DRY PILOT Aug 05.pdf">FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333 size=1>Data Exchange: Give us your opinion/FONT>/A>/P>P align=left>P>A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">P align=left>IMG src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1109239339.jpg" border=1>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">br>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1> 'City Tourism & Culture: The European Experience'/FONT>/STRONG> /P>P align=left> FONT color=#660099>/P>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>ETC Research Newsletter No.2/2005/FONT>/STRONG>/a>P align=left> /P>/li>P align=left> /P>P align=left> /P> /ul>ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>STATISTICS/div> li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=168&ac=7">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Your one-stop source of statistics about European tourism/STRONG>/li>P align=left> /P>FONT color=#660099>li>a href="http://tourmis.wu-wien.ac.at/index_e.html">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>TourMIS online/STRONG>FONT color=#660099>/li>P align=left>/P>P>IMG height=35src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1093862082.gif" width=140 align=absMiddle border=0>/p>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=100&ac=5">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Tourism Trends for Europe/STRONG>/a>STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=1>- outlines the major trends affecting tourism to and within Europe to the year 2007 and beyond/STRONG>/li>/ul> ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>TOURISM IN THE EU/div>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=165&ac=12">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Edited links about tourism issues in the European Union/STRONG>/a>/li>/ul> ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>NEW MEDIA REVIEW/div>P>IMG src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1109086271.jpg" align=absMiddle border=0> /P>li>a href="http://www.etcnewmedia.com/review/">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Use of New Media on a country by country basis/STRONG>/a>/li>/ul> /div>div id="cettime">23:48 28th December 2005 (CET)/div>br>div id="search">form name="searchform" action="modules.php?name=Search" method="post">Search input type="text" name="query" value="Enter query" size="15"> input type="submit" value="GO">/form>/div>div id="leftblock">/div>div id="content">div id="breadcrumb"> > a href="modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&cat=Home">Home/a>/div>table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="">tr>td>table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="">tr bgcolor="#ffffff">td>font class="title">Welcome to the European Travel Commission/font>br>br>A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=138">FONT color=#0000ff size=1>U>Version franaise/U>/FONT>/A>FONT color=#0000ff>/FONT> br>p align="justify">P>FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The European Travel Commission (ETC) is a non-profit making organisation with its headquarters in Brussels. 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Austria Travel Guide : BootsnAll Travel Network Visit other BootsnAll sites: BootBlog | Bali | London | Australia | Written Road | Travel News Daily Home | Ask an Insider | Members Forum Plane Tickets | Youth Hostels | RTW Guide About Us | Advertising | Contact | RSS | Staff First Time Visitor? Home » Europe » Western Europe » Austria Austria Travel Guide Austria Travel Resources Accommodation: Hostels | Hotels Advice: Travel Stories Adventure Trips Airfare to Austria Travel Insurance Books about Austria Travel Blogs Arguably the home of music in Europe, with claims to Mozart (and the namesake liquor!), the Vienna Boys Choir and some of the best symphonies around. Austria also claims a lot of history: read up on how WWI began because of the archduke. BootsnAll Newsletters Sign up for any of BootsnAll's community, regional or deals newsletters. Why should you sign-up? Austria Travel Info Vienna Austria Nutz And Bolts On Sisi\'s Path Austria Nutz and Bolts Austria Things To See And Do Gruenau, Austria - October 1999 Gruenau, Austria - August 1999 Austria Traveller Reports On Sisi's Path Submit your own Austria guide! Discussions Recent Austria Travel Stories Following Street Performers in Vienna - Vienna, Austria Curious about the real lives of street performers, Ira Koplowitz darts on and off trains and around buildings to find out. RTW Honeymoon #6: The Hills are Alive With the Sounds of Salzburg! - Salzburg, Austria to France Monastic breweries in Salzburg, liter beers in Munich, Disney castles, historic Bamberg, Switzerland, Amsterdam and finally to Paris. The Year of Living Differently #12: For Butter or Wurst - Enns, Austria to Witten, Germany While her Europe trip was not turning out terribly exciting, Trisha was happy to be able to catch up in person with friends she'd met on the road. Salzburg International Festival - Salzburg, Austria Salzburg and the Sound of Music are synonymous. Leif Pettersen, however, was fortunate enough to learn more about music when he attended Salzburg's Superbowl of international music. Valiant Vienna - Vienna, Austria Leif Pettersen gives his take on finding a hostel bed, summertime restoration...and Vienna. More Austria Travel Stories » Submit your own Austria story! Home | Email BootsnAll | Become a Member | Top of page Travel Guides, Stories, Information, and Newsletters Africa Travel | Asia Travel | Pacific Travel | Europe Travel | North America Travel | Central America Travel | South America Travel | Middle East Travel Odds'n'Ends | Travel Book Reviews | Insiders | Travel Blogs | Travel Newsletters Around the World Travel Around the World Tickets | Around the World Travel Guide | Cheap International Plane Tickets | Around the World Travel Tips Airport Parking Reservations Philadelphia Airport Parking | Newark Airport Parking | Oakland Airport Parking | San Diego Airport Parking | Phoenix Airport Parking BootsnAll World Adventure Travel Tanzania Safari | Viet Nam Tours | Thailand Tour | China Tours | New Zealand Adventure | Australia Tours Youth Hostels Europe Hostels | New York Hostels | Paris Hostels | London Hostels | Amsterdam Hostels Eurail Eurail Passes | Britrail Passes | Eurail Travel | Eurail Tips Book Tickets, Hostels, Hotels and more anywhere in the world Search for Hotels | Traveler's Toolkit | Plane Tickets | Rent Cars | Search Youth Hostels | Travel Insurance | Learn Languages | Backpacker Tours | Cheap Tickets | Cruise and Vacation Packages | Cheap Hotels | Cheap Vacation Rentals | World Music Downloads | Travel Bookstore BootsnAll Travel Community websites, blogs and About the Company Press Kit | Advertise with us | Internships | TripPlanner Affiliate Partners | Link to Us | Join Us! | Privacy policy | BootBlog | Bali Travel | Australia Travel | BootsnAll TravelBlogs | Travel Writer's Resource | Travel Gear Blog | Eurail Blog | London Blog | BootsnAll Travel: Australia | UK and Europe Travel | Travel News Daily | World Travel Watch BootsnAll in Other Languages Chercher des Auberges De Jeunesse | Ricercare gli Ostelli di Gioventù | Busque para Albergues Juveniles de Juventud | Suchen Sie Jugendherbergen Suchen Sie Hotels --
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Taking the Train in Europe - Rail Travel Info from Europe for Visitors You are here: About > Travel > Europe for Visitors Travel Go Europe Essentials European Vacation Planning Map Europe Travel 101 - Before you Go European Distances The Best of Europe European Photo Gallery Articles & Resources Europe Travel Planning What to do In Europe Lodging - Hotels and More European Travel Maps Sex and Nudism Travel Photography Transportation Benelux Countries France Germany Austria Switzerland Greece Italy and Malta Travel Info Scandinavian Travel Spain and Portugal United Kingdom and Ireland Buyer's Guide Before You Buy Top Picks Italy Travel Guidebooks Europe Travel Guidebooks German Travel Guidebooks Product Reviews Forums Help FREE Newsletter Sign Up Now for the Europe for Visitors newsletter! See Online Courses Search Europe for Visitors Taking the Train in Europe What you need to know about rail travel in Europe. Is taking the train better than taking a car? Well, it depends on what you want to see. Here are a few considerations: Train Travel Plusses Car Travel Plusses Trains allow you to move easily between cities and European capitals. Most train stations are located near the tourist centers and have hotels nearby. No parking worries. With an unrestricted Eurail Pass, you can get on and off when you wish, often without the hassle of dealing with ticketing agents. You can take the train on a rainy day just to see the scenery, without having to worry about the unscheduled expense. You can sleep on the train, saving travel time and some of the cost of a hotel. You can pay full attention to the scenery at hand--or read a book. You can meet with and talk to the locals--or get travel info from other travelers, while you're moving on to your next destination. It's easy to get to small, out-of-the-way towns and hidden romantic getaways. Go where you want, when you want. You don't have to go by someone else's timetable. Visit sites out in the countryside without having to sign up for an expensive tour. When in transit, you can leave your luggage in the car (albeit at some risk!) Many people can travel at the same cost. Train Travel Minuses Car Travel Minuses If you want to experience an event in the countryside, you'll most likely have to sign on to an expensive tour. Usually, two people travel for double what one person can travel for. A large family traveling on a train is usually quite a bit more expensive than renting a car, especially in northern Europe, where train fares tend to be higher. On the other hand, keeping young children entertained may be easier on the train. In a major city, you'll have to deal with parking and related fees, if you can figure out how to get to your destination in the first place. You'll have to deal with the worries involved with driving in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar rules. Young children may not like long journeys in the car. If you're traveling with a large group of people, want to visit small towns, and like to drive in Europe, then it's a no-brainer--you'll want to rent or lease a car . But if you're a single traveler or couple who wishes to visit the great capitals of Europe, then train travel might just be the best bet for you. There are options for people who want both experiences as well. A Rail 'n Drive Pass allows you to use both modes of transport. The EurailDrive ( buy direct or get information ) Pass, for example, allows you four days first class train travel and two full days of car rental over a two month period. Rail Passes If you're intent on seeing many large cities in a limited amount of time it might save you considerable money to purchase a rail pass. Most passes for European tourists require you to buy them ahead of time in your own country. In the '70s the issue was simple. You bought a Eurail Pass or you didn't. The pass was valid for a solid period. In other words, you bought a month's pass and it was good for unlimited first-class rail travel during that month--all you needed to do once you had your pass was to flash it at the conductor and go. Only if you wanted a sleeping compartment did you need to purchase a supplement. Lately the options have multiplied enormously. So have the complications in using and understanding them. See Rail Passes - Which Rail Pass is Right for Your Vacation . Rick Steves' How Railpasses Work is an excellent primer on getting to understand railpasses. Another good resource is The Backpackers Ultimate Guide to Rail Travel in Europe . You can purchase just about any pass you can think of from Rail Europe . And What if I want to see the countryside as well as the major cities? European trains go to many small cities and towns, but for the smaller towns not serviced by trains you'll often find a local bus making a round trip between your city and the town you wish to visit--busses scheduled so the locals can shop in the big city and get back before dark. Your best bet is to check out the bus stations in the city in which you're staying. Local bus lines with an Internet presence can be found at Budget Travel's excellent Europe Bus Transportation page. The other alternative is a tour. Huge, lumbering busses can be seen on all roads in the most remote areas of Europe during the season. Check at the local tourist office or at your hotel check-in desk. For other transportation ideas, see our Transportation links. For scenic train routes, see Scenic Rail Journeys in Europe. For tips on buying tickets and riding the train, see 10 top train tips . From James Martin , Your Guide to Europe for Visitors . FREE Newsletter. Sign Up Now! 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