1. i saw a thread about eurotrip, i think 10-12 days ago. can someone help me find it?

2. am planning on a mini-eurotrip (5-7 days only) on the first week of august. frankfurt-amsterdam-brussels-paris. i'm heading out alone. so if anyone wants to join, lets talk!

3. i know that there are lots of travel guides and blogs on the net, but i'd like to know the trip from a nepali perspective. if any nepali bro or sis has traveled/lived in the cities mentioned above, please do post here about the life in general in the cities and must-see-things

jaya hos

none, eh?

I m planning to visit Amsterdam this winter...and i heard that if you are not an US citizen, you have to get Schengen Visa. Does anyone know abt Schengen Visa and if you do can anyone briefly explain it?

i'm on schengen visa. applied to germany embassy via mail with a fee of about 80 bucks. they stamped my pp within 2 days. you can apply to any schengen nation embassy. all you have to show is enough funds and health insurance. if you are traveling on your own, you also need to show the travel itinerary i think.

basically, with a schengen visa, you can travel within nations that have signed the schengen treaty stuff. http://www.schengenvisa.cc/

btw, amsterdam in winter? smart way to bypass touristy season but summer has more charms!

and you call yourself a "bhikhaari" ,

yea.. bro ta naam matra po bhikhaari raicha kahiley nepal gayera SKH lai bhetchu bhancha kahiley euro trip janu paro bhancha, kahiley custom checking ko bare sodhcha, kahiley europe bata online phone order garnu paro bhancha. khoi K ho k. thats why I suggested u long before to change u'r name.

pls dont get mad. enjoy your trip!!

haha..
summer has been quite crazy this year guys - went home, now in europe, and then home again, then back to the states, feri graduation is near..halka tension pani chha
SKH bhetiyena ho, bichara le sajha nai chhode jasto chha!

final request: has anyone any info regarding my first post (please scroll to the top)

thanks

Since you got  visa from German Embassy make sure the first EU country you land is Germany and not any other.  After you land in Germany you are free to run whereever you like.

indeed, i landed in frankfurt few weeks ago. now just waitin for someone's advice/company for this eurotrip.

do i really need health insurance for Schengen Visa? what if you dont have any?

btw... SKH = JPEG

amazing discovery!! how did you know SKH = JPEG? man, am gonna love to revitalize my 'old relation' with SKH then!!

you need to have a health insurance (at least the german embassy made me show it) in case of any health problems for which you might need prescription drugs or to get admitted in a hospital for serious cases. and a funny rule these germans have is that your university insurance is accepted for 3 months but if you intend to stay longer, you need to buy one here, which is extremely expensive! and i am quite sure that it depends on the country you enter first. so, check different countries' embassies to know the rules.

if you don't show insurance, they don't give you visa. in case you don't have insurance, buy one for the period of travel only. shouldn't be so expensive just for your travel duration. but don't tell your insurance provider that you are traveling abroad. natra badhi daamchhan bajiyaharu.

while you search other embassies, also try to compare if the app fee for visa is cheaper than germany (about 80). it shouldn't be practically but just in case. and if you have american pp, you require no visa.

Well then i guess i m gonna get health insurance then for a short period. The application fee for Visa is $83.75 . Thanks bhikhaari bro for the infos. and yea  SKH is definitely JPEG.

good luck man. i'm finally done planning my trip. can't wait to head out next month!