good sites for cheap europe fares?

chiquimonkey

i'm signed up on farecompare.com that sends me alerts, but wondering if there are any sites people use to keep an eye on good fares for european destinations? me and my sis are going to spain in the fall, and the prices usually run between $750-900 (from SFO). i doubt we'd find anything cheaper, but doesn't hurt to keep an eye out!

thanks in advance for any help

soulsinging

I've always just used the majors... expedia, travelocity, etc. The price is pretty much set by the airline and all those websites do is run searches for you to compare across airlines more easily. I just booked a round trip flight from Chicago to Paris and returning to Chicago from Madrid... cost $675. I can't remember what website my friend dug it up on, but I bought the tickets directly from the American Airlines website.

chiquimonkey

soulsinging wrote:

I've always just used the majors... expedia, travelocity, etc. The price is pretty much set by the airline and all those websites do is run searches for you to compare across airlines more easily. I just booked a round trip flight from Chicago to Paris and returning to Chicago from Madrid... cost $675. I can't remember what website my friend dug it up on, but I bought the tickets directly from the American Airlines website.

yeah i've been looking at orbitz and kayak too, just to get a feel. that's a great deal you got! we wanted to zip over to paris for a couple of days and thought of taking the train or a flight. i'll see about flying into madrid and then out of paris combo, in case that helps with the price any. thanks!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

QuarterToTen

found one here for $550

http://www.1800flyeurope.com/

good luck and have a blast!

chiquimonkey

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

we've been wanting to go and see family for a long time now, and decided to make it happen this year. after having 2 aunts pass away last year, it'd be nice to see the rest of our aunts and uncles while they're above ground. i'm gonna see if i can save up enough so i can pay for our dad to come along too. she's never been either, so it'll be a blast!

my boss gave me $500 as a xmas present, which she said had to be used only for travel....so i'm putting that towards the fund, along with my tax return

chiquimonkey

QuarterToTen wrote:

found one here for $550

http://www.1800flyeurope.com/

good luck and have a blast!

oooooh nice, i have bookmarked the site! i'll check it out more after dinner...thanks doll!

SPEEDY MCCREADY

chiquimonkey wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

we've been wanting to go and see family for a long time now, and decided to make it happen this year. after having 2 aunts pass away last year, it'd be nice to see the rest of our aunts and uncles while they're above ground. i'm gonna see if i can save up enough so i can pay for our dad to come along too. she's never been either, so it'll be a blast!

my boss gave me $500 as a xmas present, which she said had to be used only for travel....so i'm putting that towards the fund, along with my tax return

good for you!!!!!

i hope you have a great time cheeky......

soulsinging

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

Yup, I'm thinking of a huge road trip west too... Yellowstone, redwood forest, seattle and maybe the northern lights. Once I start working for a firm, I probably won't get a vacation for 5 years or so... might as well splurge and do it now. If I run up the credit card, I run up the credit card.

chiquimonkey

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

we've been wanting to go and see family for a long time now, and decided to make it happen this year. after having 2 aunts pass away last year, it'd be nice to see the rest of our aunts and uncles while they're above ground. i'm gonna see if i can save up enough so i can pay for our dad to come along too. she's never been either, so it'll be a blast!

my boss gave me $500 as a xmas present, which she said had to be used only for travel....so i'm putting that towards the fund, along with my tax return

good for you!!!!!

i hope you have a great time cheeky......

thanks! i'm real excited, i haven't been there for 10 years, it's long overdue. i really would love to have our dad come along...he's getting older, and to experience that with him would be awesome. well hell, we all are getting older but you know what i mean lol

SPEEDY MCCREADY

soulsinging wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

Yup, I'm thinking of a huge road trip west too... Yellowstone, redwood forest, seattle and maybe the northern lights. Once I start working for a firm, I probably won't get a vacation for 5 years or so... might as well splurge and do it now. If I run up the credit card, I run up the credit card.

very cool.....

next summer kathy and i are doing the mt.rushmore, grand canyon camping trip......

this summer its campgrounds and frog jumping contests.....

soulsinging

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

Yup, I'm thinking of a huge road trip west too... Yellowstone, redwood forest, seattle and maybe the northern lights. Once I start working for a firm, I probably won't get a vacation for 5 years or so... might as well splurge and do it now. If I run up the credit card, I run up the credit card.

very cool.....

next summer kathy and i are doing the mt.rushmore, grand canyon camping trip......

this summer its campgrounds and frog jumping contests.....

Damn, I should do the Grand Canyon too.

And don't feel bad, frog jumping sounds absurdly fun to me for some reason.

chiquimonkey

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

soulsinging wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

wow....

cheeky is going to spain....

and soulsinging is going to paris.....

must be fucking nice!!!!! hehehehe

this summer im going camping 2 or 3 times ......60 miles from the house......and cooking hot dogs on the grill......

but i plan on winning the big FROG JUMPING contest this year.......

Yup, I'm thinking of a huge road trip west too... Yellowstone, redwood forest, seattle and maybe the northern lights. Once I start working for a firm, I probably won't get a vacation for 5 years or so... might as well splurge and do it now. If I run up the credit card, I run up the credit card.

very cool.....

next summer kathy and i are doing the mt.rushmore, grand canyon camping trip......

this summer its campgrounds and frog jumping contests.....

ahhhh i've always wanted to see mt. rushmore. and i feel ashamed for never having been to the grand canyon :oops:

frog jumping contest sounds fun!

here's the town where my dad is from in northern spain, it's so peaceful



cleanest air and water i've ever come across too. i still remember when we went when i was 8, and how lit up the skies were with stars. 31 years ago and i remember it clear as day

SPEEDY MCCREADY

so last year we go camping....the 2 of us have never camped together in 12 years....

we borrow someones camping gear and head on out.....

WE HAD A FUCKING BALL!!!!!!!!

and saturday morning at 9:00 am sharp.....about 50 kids....who have been hunting down frogs for god knows how long......

all get together and have the big frog jumping contest....hehehehe

and it was just great to see good clean family fun.........

QuarterToTen

chiquimonkey wrote:

here's the town where my dad is from in northern spain, it's so peaceful



cleanest air and water i've ever come across too. i still remember when we went when i was 8, and how lit up the skies were with stars. 31 years ago and i remember it clear as day

looks so tranquil....so secluded, so peaceful
simply beautiful

and its those special childhood memories that make us who we are today

hope your dad can make the trip too

soulsinging

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

so last year we go camping....the 2 of us have never camped together in 12 years....

we borrow someones camping gear and head on out.....

WE HAD A FUCKING BALL!!!!!!!!

and saturday morning at 9:00 am sharp.....about 50 kids....who have been hunting down frogs for god knows how long......

all get together and have the big frog jumping contest....hehehehe

and it was just great to see good clean family fun.........

I'm happy to hear there are kids that can still have fun that doesn't involve $500 pieces of electronics and sitting on their ass in their own basement.

chiquimonkey

QuarterToTen wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

here's the town where my dad is from in northern spain, it's so peaceful



cleanest air and water i've ever come across too. i still remember when we went when i was 8, and how lit up the skies were with stars. 31 years ago and i remember it clear as day

looks so tranquil....so secluded, so peaceful
simply beautiful

and its those special childhood memories that make us who we are today

hope your dad can make the trip too

yeah it's a special place for sure. now they have tons of apartments and B&Bs for people who like to camp and ski there. which is great for the local economy. when i went 10 years ago, they had just put in a stop sign. and it was for the cattle :shock: nobody locked their doors either. my aunt told me they only lock them at night...i asked why, she said cuz of the wolves that come down from the mountains :shock: lol

thanks, i hope so too. he's not fully aware we're trying to do it, but like he's gonna complain haha

chiquimonkey

soulsinging wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

so last year we go camping....the 2 of us have never camped together in 12 years....

we borrow someones camping gear and head on out.....

WE HAD A FUCKING BALL!!!!!!!!

and saturday morning at 9:00 am sharp.....about 50 kids....who have been hunting down frogs for god knows how long......

all get together and have the big frog jumping contest....hehehehe

and it was just great to see good clean family fun.........

I'm happy to hear there are kids that can still have fun that doesn't involve $500 pieces of electronics and sitting on their ass in their own basement.

absolutely!

sounds like it was a great time speedy

QuarterToTen

chiquimonkey wrote:

QuarterToTen wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

here's the town where my dad is from in northern spain, it's so peaceful



cleanest air and water i've ever come across too. i still remember when we went when i was 8, and how lit up the skies were with stars. 31 years ago and i remember it clear as day

looks so tranquil....so secluded, so peaceful
simply beautiful

and its those special childhood memories that make us who we are today

hope your dad can make the trip too

yeah it's a special place for sure. now they have tons of apartments and B&Bs for people who like to camp and ski there. which is great for the local economy. when i went 10 years ago, they had just put in a stop sign. and it was for the cattle :shock: nobody locked their doors either. my aunt told me they only lock them at night...i asked why, she said cuz of the wolves that come down from the mountains :shock: lol

thanks, i hope so too. he's not fully aware we're trying to do it, but like he's gonna complain haha

better put the deadbolt on...i hear those wolves can be pretty crafty haha

sounds idyllic and very relaxing.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

soulsinging wrote:

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

so last year we go camping....the 2 of us have never camped together in 12 years....

we borrow someones camping gear and head on out.....

WE HAD A FUCKING BALL!!!!!!!!

and saturday morning at 9:00 am sharp.....about 50 kids....who have been hunting down frogs for god knows how long......

all get together and have the big frog jumping contest....hehehehe

and it was just great to see good clean family fun.........

I'm happy to hear there are kids that can still have fun that doesn't involve $500 pieces of electronics and sitting on their ass in their own basement.

some kid....about 7rs old....is watching me fish and he has a sad look on his face....i ask whats wrong...

he tells me he wants to go fishing but he doesnt own a fishing pole.....

3 minutes later i gave him his own fishing pole....a tackle box.....a bait bucket......and some worms....

he gathers it all together and runs away screaming MOM MOM MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe

the kid came back 10 minutes later with the biggest smile on his face.....and we ended up fishing together all weekend long.....heheheheh

his mom thanked me....and later that night she brought kathy and i some goodies she had baked...cookies, sweet rolls....blah blah blah....

it was a cool little weekend....

SPEEDY MCCREADY

chiquimonkey wrote:

i'm signed up on farecompare.com that sends me alerts, but wondering if there are any sites people use to keep an eye on good fares for european destinations? me and my sis are going to spain in the fall, and the prices usually run between $750-900 (from SFO). i doubt we'd find anything cheaper, but doesn't hurt to keep an eye out!

thanks in advance for any help

hey cheeky????

whats with the invisible mode????

redmosquito10

I just applied for a couple internships in Europe this summer, and I'm really hoping I get one of them, I've never been to Europe and have always wanted to go. They actually even let you kind of pick your working schedule so that as long as it averages out to working 5 days a week, if you wanted you could work 15 days in a row then have a week off just to travel and whatnot. If I don't manage to get an internship, I'm planning a huge backpacking trip this summer, hopefully out west, and Europe will have to wait a couple years until I graduate from college

chiquimonkey

QuarterToTen wrote:

better put the deadbolt on...i hear those wolves can be pretty crafty haha

sounds idyllic and very relaxing.

heehee i wasn't about to fuck with no wolves walking in my room haha

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

some kid....about 7rs old....is watching me fish and he has a sad look on his face....i ask whats wrong...

he tells me he wants to go fishing but he doesnt own a fishing pole.....

3 minutes later i gave him his own fishing pole....a tackle box.....a bait bucket......and some worms....

he gathers it all together and runs away screaming MOM MOM MOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe

the kid came back 10 minutes later with the biggest smile on his face.....and we ended up fishing together all weekend long.....heheheheh

his mom thanked me....and later that night she brought kathy and i some goodies she had baked...cookies, sweet rolls....blah blah blah....

it was a cool little weekend....

awwww, that is super sweet that's the thing about traveling, the great memories they give you!

chiquimonkey

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

hey cheeky????

whats with the invisible mode????

i dunno, i hit the setting by accident at first and then got to liking it....still getting settled here i guess lol

redmosquito10 wrote:

I just applied for a couple internships in Europe this summer, and I'm really hoping I get one of them, I've never been to Europe and have always wanted to go. They actually even let you kind of pick your working schedule so that as long as it averages out to working 5 days a week, if you wanted you could work 15 days in a row then have a week off just to travel and whatnot. If I don't manage to get an internship, I'm planning a huge backpacking trip this summer, hopefully out west, and Europe will have to wait a couple years until I graduate from college

good luck on the internships, i hope one works out for you!

chiquimonkey

chiquimonkey wrote:

i'm signed up on farecompare.com that sends me alerts, but wondering if there are any sites people use to keep an eye on good fares for european destinations? me and my sis are going to spain in the fall, and the prices usually run between $750-900 (from SFO). i doubt we'd find anything cheaper, but doesn't hurt to keep an eye out!

thanks in advance for any help

*bump* for the daytime crowd

strummers

www.kyak.com are pretty good.

chiquimonkey

strummers wrote:

http://www.kyak.com are pretty good.

did you mean kayak? that took me to some christian station? i could very well use god's help in this, so doesn't hurt lol

AmentsChick

www.kayak.com

and

www.tripadvisor.com

chiquimonkey

AmentsChick wrote:

http://www.kayak.com

and

http://www.tripadvisor.com

i forgot all about tripadvisor, thanks for the reminder

AmentsChick

chiquimonkey wrote:

AmentsChick wrote:

http://www.kayak.com

and

http://www.tripadvisor.com

i forgot all about tripadvisor, thanks for the reminder

It's one of my Top 10 favorite sites. I'm on there even when I don't have a trip planned...just to daydream! LOL!

chiquimonkey

AmentsChick wrote:

chiquimonkey wrote:

AmentsChick wrote:

http://www.kayak.com

and

http://www.tripadvisor.com

i forgot all about tripadvisor, thanks for the reminder

It's one of my Top 10 favorite sites. I'm on there even when I don't have a trip planned...just to daydream! LOL!

oh i feel ya sister, i love daydreaming about travel!

a friend of mine passed this link on to me:

http://www.parador.es/en/portal.do

you can stay in castles, old monasteries!! how fucking COOL is that?! *droooool*