Welcome
At EuropeUpClose, our goals are to save you time and money by sharing the knowledge and expertise we picked up during our years as travel agents, and to help you to discover the very best Europe travel planning resources available on the Internet.
Presented within these pages is a collection of some the most useful destination information we could assemble (much of it based on firsthand experience), as well as the most powerful and useful websites and tools we have found for planning travel to Europe.
You’ll find links and guides showing you how to find great deals and information on flights, hotels, trains, and more.
You’ll discover news, maps, traveler feedback, and local recommendations designed to make your Europe travel planning easier, more fun, and BETTER.
Many of our posts will link you to other websites, which are in our opinion the best sites on the web for that particular topic.
For example, have you seen:
ITA Software’s Month Long Flight Search?
Hotels-Finder’s Google Mapping Hotel Tool?
RailEurope’s Interactive Rail Map?
All of our blog posts are organized into the categories you see on the left side of the screen. If you do not see what you are looking for there, try using the Find box at the top of the screen.
Some recommended categories include:
- Flying To Europe - An overview of some of the best resources on the web for finding cheap flights to Europe.
- Before you Go - Essential information and advice for planning your trip to Europe.
- Current Travel News - Travel warnings and other timely information that could affect your trip.
- Getting Around Europe - Excellent resources for finding your way around the continent, from flights to trains, boats to buses.
- Great Maps - Cutting-edge map technology that can help you plan you trip to Europe more effectively.
- Hotel Research - Resources for finding the perfect Europe hotel for you.
- Message Boards - Check out what other travelers are saying in these forums.
- Timely Deals - We post some of the best deals that come across our desk here.
We strive to present the most useful information without overwhelming you.
If you would like to suggest a link, please email us at talktous@EuropeUpClose.com
Terri & Bill
Have a safe trip home.
Janet & Bob
You have a great site, but unfortanelly you dont have reviews on Portugal!
Do you need some help on that?
Regards
Could you add Romania to you site, as a destination, and Lipova City, Castelul Bran & Dracula, Ceausescu etc.
Please. TNX.
We are concentrating on getting most of Western Europe on the site and will try to add more of Eastern Europe in the Future. Thanks for visiting our site.
Great site you have here with lots of useful information for travel planning in Europe. Pity you don’t do Asia! Best of luck.
Nice site. You must check this whole site while planing your vacations on europe. Great work.
J Gonzalez
www.thereviews4u.com
Let us help you to decide.
Great idea for a blog, happy travels everyone!
Hi Terri
Excellent site and lots of useful information - well done! I hope you will add home exchange as a wonderful way to visit Europe - and save money on accommodation.
I have been running a home exchange service, Home Base Holidays, in London since 1985 and now also operate Guardian home exchange - so lots of great home exchange offers in London, throughout the UK - and the rest of Europe. Also see my home exchange blog for more information.
Cheers!
I found a good deal from 2 sites to fly Europe that was really worth the price: http://www.kayak.com and http://www.anyfares.com got me a flight to Frankfurt and St. Petersburg Russia cheaper than anybody else. I think with the US dollar so low to the Euro dollar these days, it counts to shop online till you find a site that gives you the rate you want. Great blog here, helpful information