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It s inevitable that this time of year Americans begin dreaming of Tuscan hill towns, Provincial lavender fields and sweeping European country estates, and if summer 2013 is similar to 2012 over 5 millions US tourists will flock to Europe this summer hotel reservation to take in all the wonders the Old World has to offer.
That s why we ve created hotel reservation a European version hotel reservation of Cost2Drive, to help travelers budget for fuel costs on their summer trips abroad.  Similar to the US version , Cost2Drive Europe uses our proprietary GALCULATOR™ (gas calculator) to estimate fuel costs based on the fuel efficiency of the car you are driving and current gas prices along the route.  The European version also displays the top hotels, restaurants and attractions at destinations all across Europe based on user ratings and reviews on TripAdvisor.  However the European version replaces the US car models with over 15,000 European cars and provides gas prices and trip cost estimates in euros rather than dollars (note that gasoline is called petrol in Europe).
To make it easy to find the new site we ve added a convenient hotel reservation Europe  tab to the main navigation of the US site and provide some tips on the European site to help you plan your trip.  For example, many americans may be unfamiliar with European car models and so we provide suggestions of cars that are typically available as rental cars in Europe.
We re also going to make it easy to rent a car through AutoEurope, a leading car rental agency that has been doing business in Europe for over 50 years.  We ll share additional information on this capability soon, but meanwhile you may want to head over to the AutoEurope website to begin investigating prices and explore their early booking deals which expire Feb. 28.
Oh Matthew!  Why d it have to be Matthew.   For those still shaken by the tragic season finale of this PBS smash hit TV series, a quick hop across the pond this summer to visit Highclere hotel reservation Castle may be the perfect injection until the series hotel reservation resumes next fall.  Highclere is the setting of the fictional Downton Abbey, and its real-life history is often embedded throughput the storyline.
Rent a car for a week and visit both Highclere Castle and the majestical Inveraray Castle near Glasgow Scotland, the setting for many of the scenes from the final episode.  Fuel costs for the Downton Abbey Withdrawal Road Trip are around $153 (€116) for an economy class vehicle (Volkswagen hotel reservation Polo) and a weekly car rental out of London Heathrow airport is around $200 making a total excursion hotel reservation cost of around $350.
Many of the Bard s most famous plays were set in Italy and a flight into Florence provides the perfect hotel reservation launching hotel reservation pad for a summer road trip through northern Italy where you can sample four of these towns. The trip starts off with a visit to Villa Vignamaggio in the Chianti region, the location of the 1993 movie  Much Ado About Nothing staring Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson.  Although Shakespeare actually set the play in Messina, Sicily it s hard not to include this gorgeous setting in the agenda.
From there the journey continues north to Verona ( Romeo Juliet ) and from there heads east to Padua ( The Taming of the Shrew ) and finally Venice ( The Merchant of Venice ) before heading back to Florence. Driving a fuel efficient Mini class vehicle (Fiat Panda) makes the Shakespeare Northern Italy Road Trip a relatively inexpensive sojern costing a mere $70 (€58) in fuel.  The weekly rental with a pickup and drop off at Florence airport will run approximately $350 for a total road trip cost of under $500.
Our last European road trip excursion follows Ernest Hemingway as he wound his way across Europe during the twenties as part of the lost generation. hotel reservation  The first part of the trip involves Hemingway s frequent companion and fellow expatriate F. Scott Fitzgerald.  They met in a Paris bar and journeyed together to Dijon to pick up Fitzgerald s car ( A Moveable Feast ) and they both spent time together on the French Riviera where Fitzgerald penned his classic  Tender is the Night .
The journey continues onto Spain, the setting for a number of Hemingway novels on topics such as the Spanish Civil War ( For Whom the Bell Tolls ) and bull fighting ( The Sun Also Rises ).  This leads to Pamplona where Hemingway hotel reservation discovered, and subsequently made famous, the San Fermin festival hotel reservation that features the Running of the Bulls .  The final stop in this journey is San Sebastion, Spain ( The Sun Also Rises ) before heading back to Paris.
As this is an extensive road trip a larger car is recommended (Citroen Grand Picasso) so there is extra room for luggage.  Also, a two-week rental is probably necessary to spend sufficient hotel reservation time at each location.  The fuel costs for Hemingway s Take-the-Bull-by-the-Horns Road Trip are estimated at $345 (€262) and the 2-week rental at around $550 making a total excursion price of just under $900.
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