Europe For Dummies

Donald Olson (Chapter 1 11 and 15) is a novelist,playwright, and travel writer. His newest novel, Confessions ofa Pregnant Princess, was published in 2005 under the pen nameSwan Adamson. His travel stories have appeared in The New YorkTimes, Travel & Leisure, Sunset, National Geographic books,and many other publications. His guidebooks London For Dummies,Frommer s Best Day Trips from London, Frommer sIrreverent London, Germany For Dummies, and Frommer sVancouver & Victoria are all published by Wiley. He alsowrites England For Dummies, which won a 2002 Lowell ThomasTravel Writing Award for best guidebook. Liz Albertson (Chapter 12) worked as an editor forFrommer s Travel Guides for four years before making the leapto the other side of the computer as the author of Ireland ForDummies. When she isn t researching and writing, Lizspends much of her time in Ireland sitting in on traditional musicsessions, fiddle in hand. She currently teaches fifth and sixthgrade in New Haven, Connecticut. Joseph Alexiou (Chapter 13) works as a freelancejournalist and has contributed to France For Dummies andEurope For Dummies. His work has appeared in the New YorkPress, the New York Observer, and Newsday. Helives in Brooklyn and is currently pursuing an M.S. at the ColumbiaUniversity Graduate School of Journalism. George McDonald (Chapter 14) is a former deputy editor ofand currently contributing writer for Holland Herald, thein-flight magazine for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. He has writtenextensively about Amsterdam and the Netherlands for internationalmagazines and travel books such as Frommer s Belgium,Holland & Luxembourg and Frommer s Europe. Maggie Childs (Chapter 16) is a journalist and travelwriter for publications such as Conde Nast Traveller, TheVienna Review, Gig magazine, and various in-flight magazines.She has lived in Vienna for 14 years and also works for the Viennabureau of the Associated Press. She is the coauthor ofFrommer s Austria and Frommer s Vienna &the Danube Valley. Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince (Chapter 17)have written numerous best-selling Frommer s guides and areco-authors of Frommer s Europe. Porter is a formerbureau chief for the Miami Herald, and Prince, who beganwriting with Porter in 1982, worked for the Paris bureau of theNew York Times. Mark Baker (Chapter 18) is a long-time American expat wholives in Prague. He s one of the original editors of ThePrague Post and was for years a correspondent and editor forRadio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, based in Prague. He s now afreelance writer and reporter. He s the author ofFrommer s Prague Day by Day, and co-author ofFrommer s Eastern Europe and Frommer sPoland. Bruce Murphy and Alessandra de Rosa (Chapters19 21) are part-time residents of Rome. Murphy s workhas appeared in magazines ranging from Cruising World toCritical Inquiry. An avid traveler since her firstcross-Europe trip at the age of 2, de Rosa was born in Rome and haslived and worked in Rome, Paris, and New York City. They are theauthors of Italy For Dummies and Rome ForDummies. Neil E. Schlecht (Chapters 22 and 23) is a writer,photographer, and cycling aficionado who has lived in Spain,Brazil, and Ecuador. He has worked in Spain as an English teacher,as a consultant on social and economic development projects for theEuropean Union, and as a contributing writer for a Spanish art andantiques magazine. He is the author of more than a dozen travelguides, including Barcelona Day by Day, Mallorca & MenorcaDay by Day, and Frommer s Peru. Vancouver-born Tania Kollias (Chapter 24) longed totravel since a teen trip to England to meet the relatives, and useda Frommer s guide for her first solo journey to Europe. Adegree, four continents, and many journals later, she now lives inher father s native Athens, Greece, where she wrote thecountry s first comprehensive listings book for expats,edited the Now in Athens monthly for the 2004 Olympics, andstill works as a journalist and writer. She travels in and out ofGreece whenever she gets the chance.

Introduction.
Part I: Introducing Europe.


Chapter 1: Discovering the Best of Europe.


Chapter 2: Deciding When and Where to Go.


Chapter 3: Presenting Five Great Itineraries.


Part II: Planning Your Trip to Europe.


Chapter 4: Managing Your Money.


Chapter 5: Getting to Europe.


Chapter 6: Getting Around Europe.


Chapter 7: Booking Your Accommodations.


Chapter 8: Catering to Special Travel Needs or Interests.


Chapter 9: Taking Care of the Remaining Details.


Part III: The British Isles.


Chapter 10: London and the Best of England.


Chapter 11: Edinburgh and the Best of Scotland.


Chapter 12: Dublin and the Best of Ireland.


Part IV: Central Europe.


Chapter 13: Paris and Environs.


Chapter 14: Amsterdam and Environs.


Chapter 15: Munich and Bavaria.


Chapter 16: Vienna and the Best of Austria.


Chapter 17: Bern and the Swiss Alps.


Chapter 18: Prague and Environs.


Part V: Mediterranean Europe.


Chapter 19: Rome and Southern Italy.


Chapter 20: Florence and Tuscany.


Chapter 21: Venice and Environs.


Chapter 22: Madrid and the Best of Castile.


Chapter 23: The Best of Barcelona.


Chapter 24: Athens and the Greek Islands.


Part VI: The Part of Tens.


Chapter 25: The Ten Most Overrated Sights and Attractions in Europe.


Chapter 26: Ten Overlooked Gems.


Chapter 27: Ten Ways to Break Out of the Tourist Mold.


Appendix: Quick Concierge.


Index.