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FurnaceFace · 04-30-2009, 03:51 PM

Staying in Munich and visiting Scandinavia is sort of like saying you're going to be based out of Ottawa and visit The Maritimes. Munich to Copenhagen is over 15 hrs by train.

If I was going for a year I'd try and hit some of the major sporting and other events. Try for some Tour de France, an F1 race - Monaco would be the pinnacle, hit up as many football matches as possible in as many countries as possible, maybe be in Helsinki for The Flames games, Cannes filmfest, Carnevale in Venice, that sort of thing.

Like many people I've done a month touring around "Western" Europe. I think it's hard not to pick good places to see. I've been to: France (see below), Brugges, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Aachen, Berlin, Heidelberg, Rhine vallley, Frankfurt, Salzburg, Venice, Florence, Geneva, Barcelona.

I've been to France a number of times and enjoy every minute there even the time spent in Paris. If you have any interest in war history, all the Normandy beaches, Deippe, Vimy, Flanders, etc are well worth the effort. I'll give you suggestions if you want them. Other places in France: Mont St Michel, St Malo, Brittany, The Loire Valley, French Riviera, and of course Paris....which I think I've been to 6 times now.

I also lived and worked in Finland for a few months and have travelled a bunch of Scandinavia. It's all fantastic, I don't think I've been to a bad place in Scandinavia. I've been to: Denmark - Copenhagen, Rosjilde, Fredricksburg, Sweden - Malmo, Stockholm, Umea, Gothenberg, Norway - Oslo, Bergen, Aulandsfjord, Sognefjord, Nordkapp (the top of Europe), Alta, Finland - Helsinki, Jyvaskyla, Tampere, Aland Islands, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Rovaniemi...Loki...I think that covers them all.

If you're in Helsinki I'd strongly recommend an overnight ferry ride to see Tallinn Estonia and as much of the Baltics as possible. Tallinn is a great place. I'd also suggest heading over to St Petersburg Russia...I think there are bus trips you can do from Helsinki. It's another awesome city that not everyone sees.

For The UK I've been to London, Stirling, and Edinburgh so I'm not a huge help there.

Any questions just ask away. I'm very jealous of your trip, enjoy it.

04-30-2009, 03:51 PM	#9
FurnaceFace Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 110 Exp:	Staying in Munich and visiting Scandinavia is sort of like saying you're going to be based out of Ottawa and visit The Maritimes. Munich to Copenhagen is over 15 hrs by train. If I was going for a year I'd try and hit some of the major sporting and other events. Try for some Tour de France, an F1 race - Monaco would be the pinnacle, hit up as many football matches as possible in as many countries as possible, maybe be in Helsinki for The Flames games, Cannes filmfest, Carnevale in Venice, that sort of thing. Like many people I've done a month touring around "Western" Europe. I think it's hard not to pick good places to see. I've been to: France (see below), Brugges, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Aachen, Berlin, Heidelberg, Rhine vallley, Frankfurt, Salzburg, Venice, Florence, Geneva, Barcelona. I've been to France a number of times and enjoy every minute there even the time spent in Paris. If you have any interest in war history, all the Normandy beaches, Deippe, Vimy, Flanders, etc are well worth the effort. I'll give you suggestions if you want them. Other places in France: Mont St Michel, St Malo, Brittany, The Loire Valley, French Riviera, and of course Paris....which I think I've been to 6 times now. I also lived and worked in Finland for a few months and have travelled a bunch of Scandinavia. It's all fantastic, I don't think I've been to a bad place in Scandinavia. I've been to: Denmark - Copenhagen, Rosjilde, Fredricksburg, Sweden - Malmo, Stockholm, Umea, Gothenberg, Norway - Oslo, Bergen, Aulandsfjord, Sognefjord, Nordkapp (the top of Europe), Alta, Finland - Helsinki, Jyvaskyla, Tampere, Aland Islands, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Rovaniemi...Loki...I think that covers them all. If you're in Helsinki I'd strongly recommend an overnight ferry ride to see Tallinn Estonia and as much of the Baltics as possible. Tallinn is a great place. I'd also suggest heading over to St Petersburg Russia...I think there are bus trips you can do from Helsinki. It's another awesome city that not everyone sees. For The UK I've been to London, Stirling, and Edinburgh so I'm not a huge help there. Any questions just ask away. I'm very jealous of your trip, enjoy it. __________________