Footprints by Flight Centre - Travel Magazine | Spring 2010

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CONTENTS

GERMaNY 7 Explore its cities & towns

INDEpENDENT TRaVEl 1 From a emale perspective

ROuND THE 1

WORlD TRaVElEasier than you think

HaNDS ON 1 Make-A-Wish Foundation

OuR TOp 15 1Ways to see Europe this summer

BackpackING EuROpE 1The ultimate travel experience

ITalY 2 A unique work o art

2010 EuRaIl paSS GuIDE 2A guide to Europes amazing train

system and most popular rail passes

TRaVEl NEWS 2Be in the know

EuROpEaN cRuISING 3High class or less

pHOTO cONTEST 3Top 10 photos rom our

winter photo contest

BRITaIN 315 things you may not know

TOuRS 3Let our experts guide you

cONTESTS & GaMES 3

Bernina Express (Switzerland to Italy)

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Landsberg at the river Lech

GNTB / Werner Stuhler

Edinburgh Castle & Ross Fountain, Scotland

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Its Strdy ternoon in sm town inGermny. Yo re rexing t n otdoor

over ot o oee nd resetbyomited wedge o torte, whied remon the side goes withot sying.

In the rey mintined mediev town sqre yo ongrtte

yorse or thining to bring, nd wer, those omortbe wers.

cobbestones re rt o the itre when yo go exoring the

origin ores o Germnys sm towns nd rger ities. How on

erth, yo wonder, n the o women not get those stietto hees

get ght between the obbes?

Then omes sond rom ross the sqre,

where mret vendors hve jst nished ting

down their sts. chrh bes! Time or vesersmybe, or evening mss, bt ertiny time to

str t the weeend. Time to simy be.

Soon the sqres wi ome ive gin with os

nd visitors dressed or the night ot, nie dinner

in restrnt or wine br, or jst good time with

riends over int or two o the o brew.

No other Western ontry is s deentrized s Germny; towns nd

ities everywhere yied srrises. The most stwr t big ity trveers

might wnt to reonsider nd do sm town side tor every one in

whie or ris missing some o Germnys tresres. a ew yers b ,

some 4,300 sm town msems monted more thn 8,000 sei

exhibitions, not to mention the 10,000 nd more o estivs nd

simir events.Mny towns re tresres their own, Bmberg, or exme,

uNEScO Word Heritge Site or its origin, ovingy et

townse. Or lndsberg, on the Romnti Rod trve rote,

65 iometres west o Mnih, on the leh r iver, n aine tribtr y

to the Dnbe nd home to three noted Germn hoey yers.

Inresingy, visitors re disovering these nd simir towns, sh

s the pied piers Hmein, in northern Germny, or Germn oet

Goethes sirit hometown o Weimr in the est, or histori

cohem on the Mosee river, in western Germnys

Riesing ontry. a eret vorite mong

niversity stdents, the town o Tbingen, on the

Ner river, ttrts stedy strem o visitors toits mediev ore o nrrow nes nd stee,

h-timbered gbes, s does Heideberg, so on

the Ner, 3.5 miion o them, in t.

In northern Germny, the ities o the ormer

Hnseti lege Bremen nd Hmbrg on the

North Se, or exme, lbe, Rosto nd Strsnd

on the Bti ost oer their own distintive fir.

Bit mosty in stye ed Bri Gothi, they evoe n er o bsting

trde nd wethy sering merhnts.

Germnys ities & towns

DIDYOUKNOW?

Germany is home to

several major European

airport hubs and is a

great place to plan or

a stopover.

Church of our Lady and New Town Hall, Munich

GNTB / Andrew Cowin

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. . . the cultural wealth normally associated

with the capital in other countries is here spread

among a score o cities.

Church St. Coloman, Fssen

GNTB / Hans Peter Merten

BMW Museum, Munich

GNTB / Andrew Cowin

Old Town Hall, Bamberg

GNTB / Gundhard Marth


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thn msems, more thn 300 modern ss nd heth resorts ,

exeent go orses nd tens o thosnds o we sign-osted

hiing nd biing tris. aso worth noting, over 300Michelin strs or

gstronomi exeene.

Thns mosty to history nd the Hoy Romn Emire o Germn

Ntions, the tr weth normy ssoited with the it in

other ontries is here sred mong sore o ities. coogne, or

exme, oers r more thn it s Gothi thedr (Germnys most

visited torist ttrtion) nd is nown mong ontemorry r t

roession s on r with Berin. Stttgr t nd Mnih re the es

to visit or msems o r s nd other things tehnoogi. Dresden

hs n stonding rry o rre, ntiqe r t tresres, inding ity

norm omosed entirey o setr Broqe bidings.

Whie gests in Germnys rgest ities Berin, Hmbrg nd

Mnih n sho to their her ts ontent, s one might exet,

mh smer Dssedor is eqy we nown or se

shion, nd coogne nd rnr t hve edestrin-zone

shoing streets where, t times, the rowds re so denseyo better be there the minte the dertment s tores

oen their doors in the morning.

city-hoing rhitetre bs n get their esiy,

eseiy sine Germnys renition hs sent restortion

nd redeveoment nds to the ormer Est Germn ities.

In Berin, no visitor shod miss potsdmer ptz, beore

WWII one o Eroes bsiest sqres, then brren

no-mns nd or the cod Wr yers nd then, Eroes rgest

onstrtion site or the dede ter renition. Tody it is gin n

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ndergrond ontemorry onert h with wood-need interiors

nd ostis tht the words msiins rve bot. Dssedor s new

k21 modern rt gery hoses exeriment rt rom the 1970s to

tody in biding tht is in itse wor o rt. a gss dome overs

the roos o this ormer rovini government omex, reting

hge msem izz tht n ommodte mtitde o rts

events nd henings.

and on it goes t every trn. and remember, when its time or

smer trets, the otdoor , the town sqre nd the Strdy

evening be is never r wy in ny town in Germny, rge or sm.

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Inside the Dome of the Reichstag, Berlin

GNTB / Lehnartz GbR

Outside the Reichstag

GNTB / Hans Peter Merten

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reommended I go to ight centre to get some ssistne bese

the onstnts were we trveed nd od he me n my ide

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ommodtion, trnsort nd some mes were sorted giving me

indeendene bt with bit o strtre. She so gve me oe

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nderstnd the stoms o dress tht my be dierent rom

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home t the end o the evening nd dont eve yor drin one

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oy o yor ssort i yo need to, bt ee the origin se.

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rts o astri, rts o the uSa nd Eroe on my own. Not the

bing rote bt nning tris tht re eonomi nd se or

n indeendent womn ment to see the word.

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Cruising

Switzerland by rail

1 Air

probby the most trdition wy to trve rom

destintion to destintion, fying is the stest wy to

get rom one end o the ontinent to the other.

With hndreds o irines oerting throghot

Eroe, its so qite ordbe with rtes str ting

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2 Rail

Trve the wy the Eroens do vi the trin.

Getting rom ity entre to ity entre is esy on

the we-onneted grid tht sns Eroe.Trveing in omort, normi views o the

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rom one to nother. a ot smer thn rise

shi, erries re qi nd eient wy to

get rond. Some erries rond Eroe bost

sinos, swimming oos nd restrnts to he

ss the time.

6 Caror those brve enogh to e the seed-imitess

highwys, driving in Eroe n be rewrding (nd

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o the beten th. Hving the biity to i

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h- h-ff B, l, eg Rhine River, Germany Avalon

Exploring on oot

G, vc, i

p C sg ng t v

7 B (h- h-ff)

por with visitors on their rst dy or two in

new ity, these tors rovide qi nd onvenient

wy to get n overview o ity whie yor tor

gide rovides history nd interesting ts o

the ity. Gret or visitors who ony hve imited

mont o time in n re nd wnt to exeriene

most o the mjor ttrtions o destintion.

BOOK ho-on ho-o bs tor o Mdrid or $27.

8 Gondola

See Venie the wy the trdition Venetins do:

vi the 117 ns tht me this rhiego.

Yor visit to Eroes rgest rbn, r-ree ity isnt

omete nti yo te one o these time-honored

wter txis or sin. BOOK gondo serende in

Venie or $78.

9 h b

The hot ir boon is the odest sess hmn-

rrying fight tehnoogy on the net. athogh

yo n te boon ride most es rond

the word, why not te in the setr views

rom bove in the birth e o this histori orm o

trnsorttion, pris.

11 River cruise

There is no better wy to disover the sendors

o Eroe thn on Eroen river rise. Its grnd

wterwys te yo to the hert o mny o Eroes

mgnient ities, nd to vineyrd-ined veys nd

mediev stes. This most -insive hoidy is

sre to deight.

12 Walk

Yo get very dierent view o things on wing,hiing or treing tor. Disovering destintion t

yor own e, yo get to now the e yove

hosen intimtey nd bsorb the sights, the sents

nd the tmoshere in wy yo never od

behind the whee o r or on set in bs.

BOOK wing tor o amsterdm or $30.

13 Sail boat

Siing n be rohed s sort or eisre

hoidy. Te hrge or simy eve the wor to the

exeriened sier whie yo rex nd dmire

the wves nd the se. Roming the shores o the

Mediterrnen t yor own e n be rewrding

nd nrived exeriene. BOOK 8-dy siing tri

o croti rom $965 uSD.

14 hg gg

Hng giding is the osest thing yo n get to fying

ie bird nd Eroe is one o the best es in the

word to do it! Whether yo wnt smooth seni

fight or drenin ming thri ride, this ride is try

n exeriene yo remember.

15 Segway

The Segwy is the rst o its ind, se-bningerson trnsorttion designed to go nywhere

yo go. len orwrd, it wi go orwrd. len

bwrds, it wi go bwrds. Its gret new wy

to disover Eroe, where yo dont hve to w

or sit in bs. Exore more whie enjoying ride

ie nothing yove ever exeriened. BOOK segwy

tor o pris or $136.

10 Bcc

Wht od be more n thn toring throgh

beti histori ities o Eroe thn by bie?

leisre ying tors te yo to the to

ttrtions t yor own e nd give yo hne

to get some gret exerise. Not to mention it is

one o the greenest wy to get rond this mzing

ontinent. BOOK biye tor o orene or $45.

B / t p

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Bing throgh Eroe is the timte trve exeriene.One ot o the ne, throgh stoms, nd on the grond,the hoies re imitess.

It is so esy to get rom ontry to ontry by ne, trin, shi, or bs, et one the thosnds

o edgy nd styish hostes vibe to ie down or the night nd meet eow trveers.

Hving sent 3 nd h months on the fy throgh Eroe myse, I n ertiny voh

tht its jorney ie no other.

My dventres begn in london, gret str ting o oint or ny Eroen jorney. Wht

reie it ws to grb my b, get on the trin, nd reize tht everyone soe Engish nd

ws hy to he one trveer nd their wy. another mzing s to nding in london istht its n eeti bend o Indin, Itin, amerin nd trdition British b re, oten in

the sme bo! I st yed t one o gro o uk hostes ed the Gobetrotters Inns, whih

re we nown or their eniness nd vish menities. There is even movie theter in this

hoste! The Gobetrotters Inn ws gret e to me riends, s ws the ashee Hose hoste

where I so styed. I m sti in toh with some o my eow bers rom those

hostes who hve beome ieong riends.

rom london, I trveed over Eroe. I sed two Eri sses or

the 3 nd h months, whih my hve been the best deision I od

hve mde. My ri ss got me some mzing disonts within Eroe

inding rising rom the white is o Dover t snset to rne, nd

so rising rom seni sothern Ity to the bonti shores o Greee.

I so got to enjoy some ntsti senery ssing throgh the montinso Switzernd nd ee ie od word nobiity with ree rst ss grde in Sin.

ights within Eroe re he nd heerRynir nd Esyjet re two irines tht

go wherever one might ee ie heding to t the dro o ht or nherd o ries

(one enny rom london to Dbin, nyone?)

The re highight o trveing s ber throghot Eroe is the indeendene to do

whtever yo wnt, whenever yo wnt, however yo wnt. I wod never n my tri more

thn one ity in dvne. When I ws eting izz in Rome, I wod now tht the next dy

wod see me siing the ns in Venie. The tre beyond tht ws wide oen nd the

whoe ontinent rey is yor oyster. This fexibiity so omes in hndy when yo meet some

gret eoe rom rwy es nd deide to join them or whie, jst bese yo n!

I too dvntge o this fexibiity in mny sittions. Some highights inde seeing in hmmo with hito view o the ahmbr pe in Grnd, Sin; jming down nyons

into rging wters in Interen, Switzernd; rebiding nient stone hrhes by hnd

otside o avignon, rne; nd stnding in we o the mn-mde wonders in St peters Bsii

in Vtin city. Every ontry hs something niqe to oer nd doing Eroe s ber

gives yo the hne to exeriene the best o eh one.

a tod, indeendent ber trve throgh Eroe is one o the best tris I hve ten,

nd one tht I m hy to shre nd he yo n yor own. ight centre is ho- o

indeendent trveers who re very svvy bot how to best n Eroen dventre s

ber. let s be yor nbetbe hoie or nning yor timte Eroen exeriene!

Bing EroeBY DaVID aRDaGH

. . . I used two Eurail passes or the 3 an

a hal months, which may have been the be

decision I could have made.


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The aost Vey with its montin mjesty, rom Mont Bn to Mont

cervino. piedmont with the intense sme o its renowned wines, sh

s Broo, its Oymi montins nd its broqe stye. ligri with its

oor se hmets. lombrdy with the enhntments o its rge es,

rom le Mggiore to le Grd. Trentino nd ato adige/Sdtiro

with the Doomiti/Doomiten goden tis.

Veneto with its mgnient vis nd r tisti towns, ie Venie.

rii Venezi Gii with its hrm ssended between nd nd se.

Emii Romgn with its Rivier romgno, or everyone eqivent

to gret n.

Then mos Tsny, nd o wonder ities ie orene nd

mgi his ie chinti. aterntivey, Mrhe, with it s ong behes,

sm hmets nd bmy high gronds. ltim o Etern Rome nd

ith visiting the poe. umbri, green hert o Ity nd rde to the

rnisn sirit.

abrzzo nd its mjesti Grn Ssso, its eversting gier, Eroes

sothernmost one. Sm Moise rih in gret ontry trditions.

cmni, with inry deights sh s sghetti nd izz, the

bety o cri nd Ishi nd the hrm o pomeii nd pestm.

Bsiit is the reios grdin to the cves o Mter, one o the

mny uNEScOs tresres in I ty.

ai, with its sendid behes nd rhitetr jewes ie the

Tri. cbri nd its brethting ostine.

The two rge isnds oow: snny Siiy, nd o imortnt

monments o the most imortnt st iviiztions, nd rod

Srdini with its enhnted se. Mny iees o one mrveos

mosi. Ity, s beti s movie.

The Cities o Art

Ity is iving msem. Her bi strtres omrise vivid, visibe

rt nd rhitetre tht s tnd s testments to the ontrys history

nd tre. The Romn nd Gree emires infened ery Itin

design with their mighty temes nd imressive mhithetres, whie

Renissne, Broqe nd Gothi design ter yed imortnt r ts

in insiring both rhitets nd r tists in the entries to ome.

Their tngibe, timeess egies n be witnessed in every mjor

Itin ity nd town. aording to uNEScO, the united Ntions

tr brnh, Ity hs more histori nd r tisti tresres thn ny

other ontry. It bosts 43 Word Heritge Sites, 42 o them ited or

their tr signine. Geogrhiy, the sites rnge rom the te

Broqe towns o the V di Noto in sothestern Siiy to the

a niqe wor o rt with twenty rotgonists:

this is Ity with its twenty Regions, sm ndrge oers hoding dierent bt eqyreios tresres.

continuation on page 2

QuiCk FaCts:

Thereareabout

33,500 hotes in It y.

TheVatican(surrounded

by Rome) is the wordssmest ontry.

Veniceisbuilton117small

isnds nd hs 150 ns

nd 409 bridges.

InItaly,thereareover

3,000 msems nd rt

oetions (both bi

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To open up the world for those who want to see

Roy Hose o Svoy residenes in piedmont in Itys northwest.

So wherever one goes in the ontry, theres Heritge Site nerby.

Rome

onded in 754 Bc by orhned brothers Roms nd Rems,

w throgh Rome is w throgh time. rom the coossem to

the pntheon to the immte qedts nd rods, the Romn

Emire infened design, engineering nd rhitetre or entriesto ome. The Vtin oers the we-insiring St peters Bsii,

the Vtin Msems, hosing enormos oetions o rt nd

the resoed eiings o the Sistine che by Mihengeo. rom

Bernini to Brmnte, Rhe

nd crvggio, mrve t the

msteriees tht embeish

nd dene the Etern city:

intings, stres, es nd

ever-fowing ontins.

vc

Venie is est o mgnient

hrhes, vish zzind sttey bridges, bit

on byrinth o wterwys nd streets tht re wors o r t in

themseves. Stro ross the Rito Bridge or n ege-eye view o the

Grnd cn nd the gondos. Deight in the Byzntine wonder o

St Mrs Bsii, wth St Mr s Sqre be tower iere the

sy nd reve in the rihes o the itys msems. The Gerie

deademi showses Venetin msters sh s Tintoretto, Bein

Giorgione nd crio, whie the peggy Gggenheim coetion

resents modern gints ie pisso, Di, poo nd Mir.

Florence

Bit by the Romns nd immortized by the Renissne, orene

ords n norgettbe voyge throgh timeess rt nd rhitetre

Svor the ontrst between the Boboi Grdens green, groomed

eretion, Brneeshis bod, red-tied Domo nd Giottos

14th-entry cmnie in red, white nd green mrbe. Gothi

nd Romnesqe des jost or ttention on the hrhes o

Snt croe nd Snt Mri Nove. prieess wors by Bottiei,

Giotto, Mihengeo nd leonrdo d Vini the hs o the uzi

Gery. Within the Brni che Msios adm nd Eve re

exeed rom the Grden o Eden, their shme nd desir be.

Menwhie, on the ponte Vehio, the test genertion o rtsmen

shion niqe rt one n wer. Its s i the Renissne never

esed: orenes enightenment ontines to enhnt the word.

Bg

This enhnting mediev ity in the her t o the Emii-Romgn

region is eered with red-bri roos nd mies o ortios,

rond whih wt intense roms o Boogns mos inry

deights. Visitors wi be temted by m torteini, srmtios

tgitee with rg, rgrnt mortde nd more. These herty,

svory dishes itery tre the tre fvor o this wonder

od town s we s giving gests the e to exore it! Stro

throgh the pizz Mggiore or se the Torre asinei, one o

From the Colosseum to the Pantheon . . .

the Roman Empire inuenced design, engineering

and architecture or centuries to come.

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Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal, Venice

Duomo, Florence

Gondolas

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