European Travel - Urgent advice needed

[Eli]

Hey,

I'm organizing a spontaneous trip to Europe in the next couple days with a few friends. The destination is still unknown (will be determined by last minute flight prices).

Can you recommend reliable websites for hostel reviews and bookings, and for train bookings?

General tips are also welcome.

Thanks.

[germanos]

Dutch railways: http://www.ns.nl/cs/Satellite/travellers

Dutch Hostels: http://www.stayokay.com/

Autumn is coming...

[duke o' york]

How long are you there for?

1) Visit Paris
2) Visit Rome
3) Visit London
4) Er, Madrid, Berlin, Prague, Stockholm, Barcelona, Florence, Vienna, Brussels....

Run out of time yet?

[Eli]

It's double destination at most, so I'm looking for two nearby major cities with interesting stuff in the middle.

[BeBMan]

Krauttrains: http://www.bahn.de/p/view/index.shtml

But we don't like people with big yellow smiles here

[Flatlander Fox]

If you can make it to Munich (Or pass through on a train connection), hit Oktoberfest. It's a big tourist trap, but at least you can say you were there once in your life...

[Drake Tungsten]

Dude, you're a Jew. Don't go to an anti-Semitic cesspool like Europe.

[Drake Tungsten]

And really don't go to Germany.

[Flatlander Fox]

Ze Germans love Jews, just ask them...

[Drake Tungsten]

I would ask the German Jews, but there aren't any left.

[Flatlander Fox]

Why do you think they brought in all the Ukrainian Jews? The accent isn't THAT far off from a German.

[Zkribbler]

I'm a sucker for Italian Renaissance art, and one out of every three pieces is located in Florence.

I'm trying to remember whether Venice gets flooded every spring or every autumn. Don't go there if it's flooding.

[BeBMan]

It's a big tourist trap

[Zopperoni]

-Eli, here's a site that has tons of resources for low-budget travel through Europe:

http://www.backpackeurope.com/

[Heraclitus]

I would ask the German Jews, but there aren't any left.

What are you talking about? Germany has the third largest Jewish population after France and the UK