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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. |
AUSTRALIA |
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 |
AUSTRIA |
FH-Joannen: Transportation
to Bad Gleichenberg limited, however can
visit other places on the way. |
BRAZIL |
Rio: Bus
system available, school provides maps,
did lots of walking. • Buses
are good and inexpensive and best form
of transportation. |
BELIZE |
•
Transportation after 7-8 pm requires a
taxi. • 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. |
CANADA |
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 |
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. |
CHILE |
• Metro
in Santiago is clean and reliable. |
COSTA
RICA |
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. • School
helped to arrange rasnportation for students.
U Nacional: • Everything
was great except the bus system. But it
was still fun despite crowding into old
buses. |
ECUADOR |
Quito: Avoid
trolley and bus system after 6 p.m., instead
use taxis. • Take bus, although a
taxi only costs $3 almost anywhere. |
FINLAND |
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 |
FRANCE |
| 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 |
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 |
Proyecto
Linguistico: • The "chicken
buses" are perfectly ok to use and
quicker and more fun than the 1st class
buses. |
ITALY |
• Buses
and trains good except on holidays and
when on strike. |
JAPAN |
• 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 |
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.
FENIX (Zacatecas): BUS
TRAVEL GUIDE FOR FENIX • 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). |
NETHERLANDS |
Utrecht: • Everything
is walking, biking, or bus and buses. |
PANAMA |
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. |
SPAIN |
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. |
SWEDEN |
Southern
Stockholm: • The bus/metro/rail
passes are expensive and have to be bought
each month. |
SWITZERLAND |
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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