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My girlfriend and I want to go to Europe for a couple of months as our honeymoon. How safe is it?
We were planning on flying to England, touring the British Isles, and taking the train through France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland, and pretty much every country between, using credit cards as our money. The exact itinerary isn't planned yet, but that is a general idea.
I am a semi-professional photographer, and we are both pretty well traveled, so we shouldn't look like tourists. Don't know if that has very much relevance in Europe.
Is there any specific countries we should stay out of? I know Spain was having a bit of a hard time, so it's not on our list.
And how bad is the language barrier? Give me an idea on how much we would need to know of certain languages to get by.
Thanks for your help! My #1 concern is safety and getting by as fluidly as possible.
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It is as safe as most of the USA and most of Europe is more safe than many parts of the USA.
There are some suburbs to main cities that have a less than good reputation but a short search on any of the cities you go to will show when there are problems.
Just like you will not go into the suburbs of the USA cities without checking.
No reasons just now to avoid any country, but you might keep any eye on BBC world news as well as the site of the USA foreign affairs people.
Using a credit card for the bigger payments is alright, but you will need cash as well, European shops often do not accept credit cards for small payment. Getting cash on your credit cards is often expensive, it is mostly much cheaper to use your bank card in the ATM.
Loads of tourists travel Europe only speaking English, never having any problems. Even in the smaller towns and out of the way rural areas you will find people speaking English fluently, if by no means all. But many people in Europe will understand the basic words, and most under the age of 40 will be able to answer you, if at times in a simple way.
If you are flexible with your language, know a bit of Spanish, French or German, it will be even easier, as you will be able to communicate with even more people.
I do not speak language other than my native Dutch and English and I have traveled the countries you name as well as a lot where English is spoken much less, like Japan, Slovakia and Czech republic, and had no language problems that stopped me from traveling nor enjoying it.
I have asked for help making reservations, tourist information offices are good places for that.
If you have the money to spend, combine train for long distances and into towns with car rental for getting around the countryside if you love making nature photos.
In the center of cities in Europe cars are mostly more of a hinder than a help, so better leave them parked out of town or even better, at the rental companies.
There are good buses and often underground/overground rail links all through the cities and a lot of smaller towns as well.
It is as safe as most of the USA and most of Europe is more safe than many parts of the USA.
There are some suburbs to main cities that have a less than good reputation but a short search on any of the cities you go to will show when there are problems.
Just like you will not go into the suburbs of the USA cities without checking.
No reasons just now to avoid any country, but you might keep any eye on BBC world news as well as the site of the USA foreign affairs people.
Using a credit card for the bigger payments is alright, but you will need cash as well, European shops often do not accept credit cards for small payment. Getting cash on your credit cards is often expensive, it is mostly much cheaper to use your bank card in the ATM.
Loads of tourists travel Europe only speaking English, never having any problems. Even in the smaller towns and out of the way rural areas you will find people speaking English fluently, if by no means all. But many people in Europe will understand the basic words, and most under the age of 40 will be able to answer you, if at times in a simple way.
If you are flexible with your language, know a bit of Spanish, French or German, it will be even easier, as you will be able to communicate with even more people.
I do not speak language other than my native Dutch and English and I have traveled the countries you name as well as a lot where English is spoken much less, like Japan, Slovakia and Czech republic, and had no language problems that stopped me from traveling nor enjoying it.
I have asked for help making reservations, tourist information offices are good places for that.
If you have the money to spend, combine train for long distances and into towns with car rental for getting around the countryside if you love making nature photos.
In the center of cities in Europe cars are mostly more of a hinder than a help, so better leave them parked out of town or even better, at the rental companies.
There are good buses and often underground/overground rail links all through the cities and a lot of smaller towns as well.
What actually happened to Americans and why are so many obese?
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I have heard it on the news many times but most of the time I just disregarded it.
But the stories kept coming, why are so many Americans obese?
Answer
We drive EVERYWHERE in cars, we hardly ever walk.
By the way we AREN'T the fattest country in the world anymore, Australia is, and Europe is catching up to us quick.
We drive EVERYWHERE in cars, we hardly ever walk.
By the way we AREN'T the fattest country in the world anymore, Australia is, and Europe is catching up to us quick.
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