YIIE 30 - Europe Travel Tips

[thewishfire]

"Gladys" sounds a good deal like Filbert from Rocko's Modern Life. Awesome.

[TheCitygirl91]

thumbs up for the Back to the Future poster.

[severnaya3]

whats the other london airport i can only think of 4, london luton, stanstead, london city and heathrow.

[KidFlyer1]

@severnaya3 Gatwick

[warriorprince1010]

1. Hostels are way cheaper than hotels, way way cheaper and if in groups it is great fun.

2. Cheap budget airlines from London can be really cheap if you book ahead.

3. Eurostar goes from London to Paris in 2 hours and from Paris to Amsterdam in 3, book early.

[artifex85]

@warriorprince1010 Great tips! Thanks! :)

[lordhuebi]

i got the same miles davis poster

greetings from hamburg, germany

[arrivaman007]

nice video!!

[braydentannerp]

thx for the info. nvr thought abt shower slippers or a lock. good tips..

[artifex85]

Thanks!

[Apeizzle]

Thanks for posting this, its really helpful! I'm planning on going there hopefully in October or November then traveling across Europe and leaving from Italy to go to South America.

And trust me, you're not missing out on anything here in Tennessee.

[artifex85]

No problem! I hope you enjoy your trip to Europe- it is an amazing place and tons of fun!

well, I do miss TN a tad...

[AcidSkater2008]

What kind of discounts can you get with your Student ID?

[artifex85]

Discounts off of food, tours, etc! No matter where you are, bring your student ID- doesn't matter where it's from, as long as it's valid. I'm in Dublin at the moment, and I've probably saved at least 5-8 euros with student discounts!

[nymarine21]

I heard the ISIC card comes in handy with student discounts as well.

[artifex85]

I just use my UCL student ID- and that works fine. I didn't need no fancy ISIC card!

[nymarine21]

Ah i see, i kind of figured using my regular School ID, makes sense. Those backpacks may as well be military packs. Look at the size of those things!

[nymarine21]

awesome vid!! definetly useful info on the cheap flights

[sexlessparents]

people in england are too nationalistic and xenophobic.

I say little things like the uk is a shit hole and you english accents are ugly and they freak out.

i love england and the uk , but as soon as i got back to america , it felt nice

[robbishka]

The production of this video was quite professional, well done!

[artifex85]

Thanks!!!

[kadavy]

You clearly know where your towel is.

[artifex85]

I'm a froopy dude.

[Ableushoe]

Heh...nice intro. I remember that day. There was much drinking and many drunks.

[Paulmark18]

The part with the layers was amazing, as was Gladys! -Paul

[artifex85]

it was a lot of work, but clearly worth it!

[benjkitz]

This is a really good set of tips, and really well done. I've never used wikitravel, thanks for the tip, I shall be using that when I head off to Innsbruck this weekend.

Though you must have had better experiences with RyanAir and Easyjet than I did...

[artifex85]

Thanks! And yeah, while they might be kind of cramped, they haven't been that horrible...

[IdiotFest101]

That was awesome! :D

I'd say something insightful and motivational, but I'm overcome by the coolness of your travel tips.

[artifex85]

Hah, thanks, Wally!

[pixonu]

Nice tips! Love the backpack bit :D

[artifex85]

Thank you, sir! I'm still waiting for your intro though.....

[mjholloway1]

Very very awesome.

Love my role!

[artifex85]

Thank you, Max. Clearly you should subscribe....

[sronan21]

YES I AM FAMOUS! / good one

[artifex85]

Heck yes!

And I just gave you some props now too!

[onearmedbandit86]

lol @ all the great cameos!

[artifex85]

Well, after all the postiiveness with MHM, I had to keep you in for at least another episode.....

[taraparadise]

Hahaha, simply awesome. Three things (it's like multiple choice - but not.):

a. Thanks for wikitravel! Will be very handy. I'm forever buying books.

b. Sketchy tip: try couch surfing! I've many friends who swear by it. Hmm, might be adventurous next year.

c. LOVE the music - I'd feel like supermario listening to it down the street.

[artifex85]

a. Me too (all those books I stacked were legit travel books.

b. But that requires you to know people who own couches!

c. You can thank Mike for that (onearmedbandit86)!

[KNoHistory]

great video! but, let's be serious...who doesn't think a keytar is essential??

[artifex85]

Hah...sadly, it's a MIDI controller, so I need a keyboard for it to work (its like the keyboard on a computer- you still need the computer bit for the computer keyboard to be worth anything).

[katalina2007]

BRAV0, ROB! It sounds like you are quite the SEASONED traveller! We take off for ROMA and AMALFI COAST next Tuesday--here's HOPING we purchase a new videocamera BEFORE HAND! CIAO--we leave for CA on JUNE 29th :(

[artifex85]

Grazie!

Have a great time in Rome- have some carbonara for me!

[billtvmacon]

Yup. Backpack is my friend in the UK. Although I would probably have to re-learn how to decode the bus schedules. lol

All of your videos are great, but the voiceover on this one was so effective and really funny! Great video!

[artifex85]

Why thank you, sir Bill!

[rudesmurf]

this was a great video, how much longer until you are back in America permanently?

[artifex85]

I'll be back in mid-September.

[jMANhcc]

So good, you have some leet skilz with editing/voice over man. (leet? I never say leet).

[artifex85]

I don't know what "thanks" is in leet, so I'll just say "w00t!"

[mynameischrisyeah]

LOL!!! 4:04! Great video!

[artifex85]

Gracias!

[AkashasSpawn]

I think that backpack is as big as I am tall. Jeez. Great video, Rob. :)

[artifex85]

Yeah...but I look like a real backpacker when I have it on...as in I almost look like I know what I'm doing, heh.

[GordonEdward]

I have a giant yellow bulgingness.

[artifex85]

Must refrian...must...must...eh, screw it.

THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!

[talkingxbird]

i'm laughing really hard at 4:04. you scared me. i peed a little. because i'm laughing so hard? because i jumped when i saw the yellow bag? i guess we'll never know...

[artifex85]

Seriously?

FIRST YIIE PEE!

Well, now that I'm thinking about that, I'm not exactly sure I should be happy about getting my subscribers to pee....

[talkingxbird]

well...no actual pee. BUT i did get a serious rush of adrenaline. like if you had done that in person, i might have just hit you in the face out of instinct. ha. be careful!

[artifex85]

Noted, ma'am!