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Invaluable is any device which gives live traffic updates.
[QUOTE=Optimist;1954449]Invaluable is any device which gives live traffic updates.[/QUOTE]All smart phones do this, you don't need to buy an expensive GPS which may or may not update traffic conditions fast enough.
Does a day trip to Brussels out of Frankfurt make sense? Just for sight seeing. Is Brussels worth it? Although I think if I take ICE train, I'll get 5 or 6 hrs only in the city.
TIA.
[QUOTE=Breadman;1954628]All smart phones do this, you don't need to buy an expensive GPS which may or may not update traffic conditions fast enough.[/QUOTE]The problem for us -fly in guys is that we normally only have limited data plan on our German sim card, so GPS is only thing we got.
Hi guys,
I'll be in amsterdam for a few days next month and want to make a daytrip to an FKK (which must be easily doable using mostly trains).
Looks like there are 3 main options: YinYang, Goldentime, or Livingroom, with yinyang being the shortest journey and Livingroom being longest. Which of these do you guys think would be the best option? Priority for me is quality of line-up on a Tuesday or Wednesday and I'd have to leave early enough to get a train back to amsterdam on the same day.
[QUOTE=DarkSmurf;1954777]Looks like there are 3 main options: YinYang, Goldentime, or Livingroom, with yinyang being the shortest journey and Livingroom being longest. [/QUOTE]I'm thinking your answer is going to be the fact that the only place accessible by train will be LR. I'm not a public transportation guy but almost certain Bruggen (GT) is inaccessible by train and Roermond (YY) may have a train to the Outlet Mall but not near the club.
if you're in Amsterdam for a few days why not spend more than just a day trip for the sauna clubs?
[QUOTE=SaratogaX;1954728]Does a day trip to Brussels out of Frankfurt make sense? Just for sight seeing. Is Brussels worth it? Although I think if I take ICE train, I'll get 5 or 6 hrs only in the city.
TIA.[/QUOTE]Unless you want to retrace the footsteps of Jacques Brel, I would say definitely no. If you want sightseeing there are loads of places near Frankfurt
DarkSmurf. If you check via [URL]www.bahn.de[/URL] you will see that GT is in practice undoable on a day trip. LR is little better. The problem is that the train routes across the border are limited and infrequent. As BB says, much better to do at least do an overnight in NRW.
If you really only have one day, hire a car
[QUOTE=DaWong949;1954739]The problem for us -fly in guys is that we normally only have limited data plan on our German sim card, so GPS is only thing we got.[/QUOTE]Get Citymaps2 go. You can download complete countries, provinces, states and large metropolitan areas for offline navigation. [URL]https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/citymaps2go-plan-trips-travel/id408866084?mt=8[/URL].
Personally I would avoid the offline Google Maps. If I understand it correctly, it requires you to have a Google account and sign in and I guess that then they could theoretically track your movements. Fuck that NSA shit!
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;1954845]I'm thinking your answer is going to be the fact that the only place accessible by train will be LR. I'm not a public transportation guy but almost certain Bruggen (GT) is inaccessible by train and Roermond (YY) may have a train to the Outlet Mall but not near the club.
if you're in Amsterdam for a few days why not spend more than just a day trip for the sauna clubs?[/QUOTE]When I went to GT I came by train / taxi. Just dropped of at Breyell. Taxi was something between 14 and 17 euro from the station to GT. Cannot remember exactly. Seemed quite accessible to me, but trains only go once an hour between there iirc, so checking scheduels may be a good idea for sure...
[QUOTE=DaWong949;1954739]The problem for us -fly in guys is that we normally only have limited data plan on our German sim card, so GPS is only thing we got.[/QUOTE]For Android, get Navmii as it is offline navigation. You can download the country maps before you leave. I use it all the time in Germany. Also Google Maps now has offline maps that you can set up before you go and keep for 30 days, then you can use data for the navigation and avoiding road closures or heavy traffic.
[QUOTE=DaWong949;1954739]The problem for us -fly in guys is that we normally only have limited data plan on our German sim card, so GPS is only thing we got.[/QUOTE]I'm a fly in guy from the states and my cell provider gives me free texts and unlimited data free of charge in almost every country I feel like visiting.
Guys, thanks for your feedback, I think that GT is doable if I take a train as far as venlo and a taxi from there? Similar story for YinYang I think. But in terms of comparing the lineup between GT, YY and LR how would the 3 compare? I might consider overnight hotel nearby if I'm desperate but first I need to make up my mind as to which of these are most worth going to, as I understand it the GT lineup has declined somewhat while LR has been improving. But which is th better option on say, a Wednesday?
[QUOTE=Optimist;1954916]DarkSmurf. If you check via [URL]www.bahn.de[/URL] you will see that GT is in practice undoable on a day trip. LR is little better. The problem is that the train routes across the border are limited and infrequent. As BB says, much better to do at least do an overnight in NRW.
If you really only have one day, hire a car[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=BananaBoi;1954845]I'm thinking your answer is going to be the fact that the only place accessible by train will be LR. I'm not a public transportation guy but almost certain Bruggen (GT) is inaccessible by train and Roermond (YY) may have a train to the Outlet Mall but not near the club.
if you're in Amsterdam for a few days why not spend more than just a day trip for the sauna clubs?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Pistons;1955040]When I went to GT I came by train / taxi. Just dropped of at Breyell. Taxi was something between 14 and 17 euro from the station to GT. Cannot remember exactly. Seemed quite accessible to me, but trains only go once an hour between there iirc, so checking scheduels may be a good idea for sure...[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=DarkSmurf;1955605]I think that GT is doable if I take a train as far as venlo and a taxi from there? Similar story for YinYang I think. But in terms of comparing the lineup between GT, YY and LR how would the 3 compare? I might consider overnight hotel nearby if I'm desperate but first I need to make up my mind as to which of these are most worth going to, as I understand it the GT lineup has declined somewhat while LR has been improving. But which is th better option on say, a Wednesday?[/QUOTE]I'm just guessing but a taxi from Venlo to Bruggen would be 40-50 euro each way.
When guys on here say GT lineup has been declining it's because GT had set their lineup bar so high pre-2013 that anything less is declining. It's all relative. Only once have I been to LR where I would say the LR lineup was better than GT for a FIRST TIME visitor.
Wednesday night is a prime night to hit GT, LR, and YY so it is a non-factor. A bigger factor is your arrival time to the club. For a daytime club GT blows away any NRW club for lineup.
GT will be time consuming via train-taxi or bus. Several connections along the way (that will eat up time), etc. And as BB mentioned that taxi would be so expensive on top of train costs. It will be time consuming or very expensive. Might as well rent a car if that is the case.
Either YY or LR are more reasonable.
YY, you can take the train to Roermond, and the distance to the club is reasonable for a short cab ride.
For LR, you hit Duss, and from there you go to the Ikea stop. No need for cab.
Here is a website that gives you all the info on transportation and routes. [URL]https://www.rome2rio.com/[/URL].