Eastern Europe and Russia

**Saturnz^** · 29-09-2007, 11:56 AM

Hi there!!

Has anyone been to Eastern Europe and Russia before??
Intending to go there..

**Shannie** · 29-09-2007, 05:08 PM

Wah.. expensive leh. I wont wanna go, unless for honeymoon. LOL.

**Diaz Chua** · 24-10-2007, 09:57 PM

been to russia b4. Not recommended unless you dun mind looking at their churches. you may be fascinated by the structure at 1st but it gets bored coz u'll c so much of them. dun expect nice scenery. take a look at the pics in my profile

***StarDust*** · 25-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Think no one would want to visit Eastern Europe or Russian. It's dangerous.

**Saturnz^** · 25-10-2007, 01:58 PM

Wah Diaz..seems you have been quite a no. of countries..i've saw some pics on the web on Russia..the churches are very nice..but as wat u had mentioned earlier on..you will get bored of it after a while..so which countries do u recommend?Western Europe like France,Switzerland,Holland?

**Diaz Chua** · 28-10-2007, 01:07 PM

the world is so big i hasnt cover quarter of the globe lei

been to europe - italy and switzerland. Switzerland had nice scenery, italy is crowded especially in the summer mostly see buildings lor. but women will like it - handsome man and especially the branded goods is cheaper over there. i did post some pics in my profile duno y u're not able to view it

**Diaz Chua** · 28-10-2007, 01:09 PM

btw, dun think russia is a dangerous place lei. most ppl will oso think that turkey is a dangerous place but the ppl ther is v friendly and helpful.

**faraway** · 28-10-2007, 04:23 PM

russia dangerous meh?

**wildswans** · 29-10-2007, 07:54 PM

Why isit dangerous huh?

**jermiez** · 06-01-2008, 03:47 PM

i beg to differ....eastern europe isnt as dangerous as you think.

i grad from uk n have been to a number of places, incl eastern europe as well.

Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Czech....they are all beautiful places!

And, they arent really that expensive. Living expense il say its not much dif from Singapore.

In fact, some are cheaper. I totally and fully enjoyed myself backpacking and budgetting my travels.

**jermiez** · 06-01-2008, 03:48 PM

i havent been to places like Turkey/Russia so cant say much about them.

But from my mates who have been there, it was awesome!

**jermiez** · 06-01-2008, 03:51 PM

saturnz: have you gone for your holiday or still planning?

PinkLady · 08-01-2008, 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jermiez

i beg to differ....eastern europe isnt as dangerous as you think.

i grad from uk n have been to a number of places, incl eastern europe as well.

Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Czech....they are all beautiful places!

And, they arent really that expensive. Living expense il say its not much dif from Singapore.

In fact, some are cheaper. I totally and fully enjoyed myself backpacking and budgetting my travels.

Any pictures to show us? So have you been to Slovenia, Budapest?

**jermiez** · 08-01-2008, 08:33 PM

Yeah iv been to Budapest but not slovenia yet. haha
too many countries and places to go in Europe. geez....im just feeling soooo irritated iv not covered all! Must go back!!!

Il see if i can find some nice good pics in my archive to post up.

**jermiez** · 08-01-2008, 08:47 PM

oh shoots, i just remembered my budapest trip along with some others were gone when my laptop crash previously.

tried loading my mate's photos from there but think i cant do it as an image using facebook... sorry!

i might help if u need pics of other places

**Diaz Chua** · 08-01-2008, 09:08 PM

juz came back from my eastern europe trip which covered Budapest, poland, berlin, prague, vienna, and germany. I highly recommend Dresden - one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. However, my photos turn up to be quite gloomy as it is winter season. Visited lots of castle, cathedral and museums. You will like eastern europe if you like history, buildings and arts.

**jermiez** · 08-01-2008, 09:26 PM

eastern europe's the way to go man!!!

im kinda a lil tired of them castles and stuff from the western side! haha...i prefer the east side cuz its betta, more beautiful in its way and CHEAPER!!! woot woot!

diaz, were u travelling after exchange program or just pure bouts travel there from singapore?

**Diaz Chua** · 09-01-2008, 08:50 PM

it was juz a leisure travel. Ya tired of castles already. My next trip would definitely be a scenic place. Had been to switzerland b4. Any other recommendation?

**jermiez** · 09-01-2008, 09:34 PM

it depends what you're looking for in the holiday.

Example, Portugal's got some nice sightseeing combined with some nice chillin outs at really cool beaches such as ilha deserta in faro.
here's the webbie: http://www.ilha-deserta.com/

Dublin's got great history along with the famous guinness factory. btw, the guinness there is heavenly. totally beats the draft ones in singapore. night scene is good too.

belgium, france area is pretty good for scenic drives. so is croatia (different style though)

spain's very good all around. food, culture,night scenes etc. i love barcelona btw. the Market La Bouqueria is darn good for breakfast! the lunch/dinner is pretty good too. seafood n all. freshly prepared though there's always a queue behind u for the seats. really euro market culture.

belfast is pretty scenic too if u happen to go at the right time n visit the surroundings. very surreal though could be pretty cold!

n uv got other nice countries like germany, italy, holland, austria etc which doesnt really need introduction too! hahaa...

**vanco** · 12-01-2008, 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diaz Chua

juz came back from my eastern europe trip which covered Budapest, poland, berlin, prague, vienna, and germany. I highly recommend Dresden - one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. However, my photos turn up to be quite gloomy as it is winter season. Visited lots of castle, cathedral and museums. You will like eastern europe if you like history, buildings and arts.

Hi! How many days and how much you spent to cover so many areas? Is it safe for a gal to travel alone to eastern europe? TIA