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| ARGENTINA |
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Buenos
Aires: • Be
prepared to travel a lot to get to the school. • Know
where you are going. Taxi drivers will drive
in circles. • Upon arrival, if taking
a taxi or anytime, make sure you check for
a taxi badge and ask how much they will charge.
Also make sure there’s some sort of meter;
make sure it’s turned on. • Make
sure you take comfortable shoes, you’ll
be doing a lot of walking . • Bus is
good, but travel with group, and know that
subways close at 10:30 a.m.
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| AUSTRALIA |
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| Sunshine
Coast: • Be
prepared to wait a lot for busses and walk a
lot.• Bus system expensive. Swinburne: Student
transport cards can be used at most train stations
which cuts costs. |
| BRAZIL |
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| Rio: Bus
system available, school provides maps, did lots
of walking. • Buses
are good and inexpensive and best form of transportation. |
| BELIZE |
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• We
had to take taxis everywhere in Belize City which
eventually became expensive. • Transportation
around the country is good, in Belize City it
is below average. Belize Field School
Spring 2007: Driving in Belize is scary.
Need better arrangement for cab ride to airport.
• Back of van without air conditioning was roughing
it.
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| CANADA |
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Edmonton: • Transit
system is easy to navigate (familiarize self,
get bus pass-discount program for students). • I
drove and gas prices are double that of U.S.
and Canadian dollar now is same as U.S. dollar
in value. |
| CHINA |
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Shijiazhuang: • Queues
for trains involve some pushing and shoving
so be assertive or you won't get anywhere.
Trains are fast and cheap but get tickets ahead
of time so you'll have a seat.
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| CHILE |
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| • Metro
in Santiago is clean and reliable. |
| COSTA
RICA |
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CPI: If
using multiple sites, may have to pay a transfer
fee for transportation. • In Heredia some
students had to walk 45 minutes to the school
or take a bus. CPI did not provide transportation
for those students in Heredia. U
Nacional: • Everything
was great except the bus system. But it was still
fun despite crowding into old buses. |
| ECUADOR |
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| Quito: Avoid
trolley and bus system after 6 p.m., instead use
taxis. • Take bus, although a taxi only costs
$3 almost anywhere. |
| FINLAND |
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Turku: Be
prepared to live 5-13 km from cities and campus
so you will need a bicycle or bus pass (20 Euros
per month). • Difficult to get to a port
from which to depart the area, and costs about
60 Euros.
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| FRANCE |
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Lyon: • Great
train service, youth discounts, train station
within walking distance of campus. Paris: • Metro
is charged by zones and reasonable in cost.
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| GERMANY |
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| Würzburg: • Great
public transportation in the city. • Buy
a used bike. It saves time and is good exercise.
• Hamburg: Train pass more
expensive than planned. |
| GUATEMALA |
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| Proyecto
Linguistico: • The "chicken
buses" are perfectly ok to use and quicker
and more fun than the 1st class buses. |
| ITALY |
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| • Buses
and trains good except on holidays and when on
strike. |
| JAPAN |
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• The Tokyo mass
transit system is fantastic. • Pay
attention first time going through a major train
station, which makes it easier to get back. • Traveling
to Beppu City and back after 10 p.m. is difficult
because of lack of bus service and high cost of
taxis. |
| MEXICO |
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BridgeAbroad-Playa
de Carmen: • ... picked up at
the airport on time, the taxis and buses were
easily accessible and cheap. • failed
to be picked up at airport due to mix up in
arrival times and taking taxi was very expensive. Cuauhnahuac
(Cuernavaca): • ...
use buses for trips. • School
needs to tell you more about using bus system. • Get
school ID to get discounts on bus tickets. • Travel
by bus less expensive, but school transportation
more convenient. Zacatecas: • Taxi
drivers don't know all the specific streets
in Zacatecas, so not much help if lost. • After
I realized the difference between bus number
and route number, taking the bus was easy. • Ask
about bus transportation around the city and
to come back home. • Be prepared to walk
everywhere. • Could have used a list
of bus routes. TEC
de Monterrey: • As far as local
transportation, cabs and buses are relatively
cheap. Also, they are safe! I used them frequently
and never encountered any problems. (Monterrey). • Be
prepared to take a taxi from airport (buy ticket
from booth, won't take from street).
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| NETHERLANDS |
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| Utrecht: • Everything
is walking, biking, or bus and buses. |
| PANAMA |
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BridgeAbroad: • Be
prepared to pay $3-5 to and from the institution
by taxi. Transportation only provided to a group
of students of 3-5.
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| SPAIN |
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BridgeAbroad:
(Madrid) • Much cheaper to take
taxis as a group. • Learn subway system
to get around easily. (Malaga) • Pickup
fee was overpriced. • Cheaper options
for getting from airport to campus are available,
but the $75 arranged airport pickup saved a
lot of stress. • Best to travel in groups
in Malága, not because of safety concerns,
but because it is easier to communicate with
locals with a group. PIEE-Ronda: • Ronda
is much too small for public transportation. • Ronda
is small enough that you can walk around with
ease. Buses going to and from Ronda are plenty
and easy to use. Trains are full during June
and July. Texas
Tech Sevilla Center: • Be
ready for packed bus routes every morning.
Be prepared for a lot of walking. • Bus
travel is cheaper, but beware of connecting
buses that may be of different companies
and having to wait many hours late at night. • Some
live 5 minutes from facility, others live too
far to walk. UPO: • The
long commute to campus is unavoidable until
the metro reaches UP. • Trains cheap,and goes
about anywhere. • Travel
in groups and use clickair.com for travel in
Europe. • Local bus may not run on time,
so give enough time to get to classes.
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| SWEDEN |
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| Southern
Stockholm: • The bus/metro/rail
passes are expensive and have to be bought each
month. |
| SWITZERLAND |
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| Fribourg: • Travel
by train is excellent. Many student discounts available. |
| UK |
(England,
Scotland, Northern Ireland) |
British
Studies London Summer Program: • You
have to buy a tube and bus pass (about $180)
for unlimited travel in London zone. • Book
weekend travel well in advance to save money. • Use
the tube (subway), taxis expensive, but watch
when the tube system shuts down late at night. • If
you plan to travel in Europe during free time,
get a Eurail pass before you go--much cheaper
than individual tickets. Bournemouth: • Be
prepared to take taxis and they are expensive.
Stores are about 2 miles from campus. Find
a friend with a car or you will have long,
cold walks. Get a rail card and a national
express card at the beginning, it will save
you money even if your are not traveling far. • Learn
how the transportation system works for the
city, and get a bike to move around.
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