- Discount Air Tickets to
Germany, Austria and Switzerland are available through the
old-line and reliable Atlantic
Fellowship which also handles rail passes, car rentals
and travel insurance.
- For
a list of theatrical events [including classical concerts,
rock shows, opera, operetta] in Germany, look at Tickets
Deutschland which includes both a search engine and
the possibility to purchase tickers.
- To
plan your Austrian, German and Swiss train routes and to
learn about fares and discounts begin at GermanRail
/ Deutsche Bahn. Special discounts for train
travel in Germany can be found HERE.
- For Austria,
train schedules and fares are also on the web as well
as those for
Switzerland.
- The
US travel newsletter Gemütlichkeit
has a website designed as an adjunct for the paid
subscribers to its print edition; there are, however, some
free resources about travelling in the German speaking
countries even for non-subscribers.
- Yumyum:
Wann, Was und Wo läuft in Österreich began
as an Austrian film and movie site. Now it's a cultural
calendar aimed not only at rock shows and movies but also
includes a search engine for opera, operetta, concerts,
museum exhibits throughout Austria. The search engine does
extend to German and Swiss cities but the results are
sparser there.
- A search engine from Vienna-On-Line
for cultural and non-cultural events in Vienna lets you
use drop down boxes to choose the category [theater,
classical music, rock, rave, exhibitions] as well as the
date to narrow your choice.
- A daily
list of theater, concerts and other cultural events in
Vienna is provided by the official Wiener Zeitung.
- "Telephoning from Germany to the United States or within Germany can pose difficulties and be expensive. Do you need coins or a card? Will your credit card do, or must you have a special card? Where would you get a special card? How much will it all cost? How do you get the help you need in your home language? You can find English-language information about this on a special page put together by 1+2 Telecom, a German phone services reseller." http://www.telefonmakler.de/
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