Q. For me;
2000-Gladiator
2001-A Beautiful Mind
2002-The Pianist
2003-Lotr:Return of the king
2004-The Aviator
2005-Match Point
2006-The Departed
2007-No Country for old men
2008-In Bruges
2009-Inglourious Basterds
2010-Black Swan
What's your opinion?
2000-Gladiator
2001-A Beautiful Mind
2002-The Pianist
2003-Lotr:Return of the king
2004-The Aviator
2005-Match Point
2006-The Departed
2007-No Country for old men
2008-In Bruges
2009-Inglourious Basterds
2010-Black Swan
What's your opinion?
A. I'm gonna name you 3 movies of each ear which i consider the best in my opinion:
2000:
-Erin Brockovich
-Chicken Run
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001:
-A Beautiful Mind
-Iris
-Monsters Inc.
2002:
-The Pianist
-Spirited Away
-Gangs of New York
2003:
-Big Fish
-Mystic River
-House of Sand and Fog
2004:
-Million Dollar Baby
-The Aviator
-Hotel Rwanda
2005:
-Crash
-Howl's Moving Castle
-Brokeback Mountain
2006:
-Little Miss Sunshine
-Babel
-Venus
2007:
-Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
-Juno
-Sweeny Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleed Street
2008:
-Wall-E
-The Curious Case of Benjamin button
-Changeling (Should have won best picture)
2009:
-UP!
-Precious
-Inglourious Basterds
2010:
-The King's Speech
-The Fighter
-Black Swan
2000:
-Erin Brockovich
-Chicken Run
-Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2001:
-A Beautiful Mind
-Iris
-Monsters Inc.
2002:
-The Pianist
-Spirited Away
-Gangs of New York
2003:
-Big Fish
-Mystic River
-House of Sand and Fog
2004:
-Million Dollar Baby
-The Aviator
-Hotel Rwanda
2005:
-Crash
-Howl's Moving Castle
-Brokeback Mountain
2006:
-Little Miss Sunshine
-Babel
-Venus
2007:
-Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
-Juno
-Sweeny Todd:The Demon Barber of Fleed Street
2008:
-Wall-E
-The Curious Case of Benjamin button
-Changeling (Should have won best picture)
2009:
-UP!
-Precious
-Inglourious Basterds
2010:
-The King's Speech
-The Fighter
-Black Swan
What is the best way to plan a trip to Europe?
Q. My boyfriend and I are hoping to go a little over a year from now, either in November or January for about 3-4 weeks.
He has never been there and I went once, but as a child. We would like to see several different countries. What is the most efficient and most cost effective way to go about planning our trip?
Also, does anyone have any suggestions of "must see" things for some Southern California natives?
He has never been there and I went once, but as a child. We would like to see several different countries. What is the most efficient and most cost effective way to go about planning our trip?
Also, does anyone have any suggestions of "must see" things for some Southern California natives?
A. 1. Your first step is to go to a library or bookstore and get a good all-Europe guidebook. I would recommend Lonely Planet's "Europe on a Shoestring" or Rough Guides' "Europe". If you aren't interested in Eastern Europe at all, get Lonely Planet's "Western Europe" instead of Europe on a Shoestring. I don't recommend "Let's Go".
2. In 3-4 weeks, you don't want to try and see too many places, or you will tire yourself out. It's better to see fewer places and really experience them, than to be rushing around to try and "hit" everything, and wind up being too tired to enjoy the places you visit and spending much of your trip on trains and in train stations and going to and from hotels. In 3 weeks, even six cities would be kind of rushed when you consider the travel time to get between them, you would only have 2-3 full days in each city, which is not nearly enough in places like London, Paris, or Rome. If you have 3 weeks, that would allow 4-5 days in each of 4 cities, plus travel days. If you have 4 weeks, that would allow 4-6 days in each of 5 cities, plus travel days. I don't only mean "cities", and you could also include non-city destinations like the Swiss Alps or Greek Islands. However, in a small town like Bruges or Salzburg you might only want 2-3 days. That's my personal preference to see fewer places and spend more time in each of them, and I recognize that some people prefer to see more places for less time, but do be cautioned about including too many travel days in your trip, or not having enough time in a major city that really interests you.
3. Skim the guidebook you got in Step 1, and then you and your boyfriend should each make a list of the places that interest you most in order.
4. Then figure out which of the places on your list make sense in light of the amount of time you have and the other places you're visiting - if you decide you want to visit 5 places and your first four choices are London, Paris, Amsterdam, and the Swiss Alps, it probably wouldn't make sense to also go to Athens.
5. When you have a rough itinerary, you need to decide if you want to buy a Eurail pass or take a combination of buses, trains, and cheap flights. If you are under 26, you can buy a youth railpass that is a better deal. Generally the railpasses don't pay off unless you are under 26 or you are on the train constantly. Europe has a lot of cheap airlines that are often a better deal than the train - look at Ryanair, Easyjet, and Air Berlin. BTW, trains are cheap in Italy and Eastern Europe, so if you are visiting those regions mostly you don't need a railpass. The bus company Eurolines is often the cheapest way to travel if you are really on a low budget and don't mind long bus rides.
6. As a couple, cheap hotels are usually about the same price as hostels and you get a lot more privacy.
"Also, does anyone have any suggestions of "must see" things for some Southern California natives?"
My personal favorites are
for large cities: Paris, London, Rome, and Berlin. also consider Venice, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Prague.
best smaller places: Salzburg, Bruges, Rothenburg, Siena, York
for countryside regions: Tuscany, Provence, and Andalusia.
also: Swiss Alps, Greek Islands
2. In 3-4 weeks, you don't want to try and see too many places, or you will tire yourself out. It's better to see fewer places and really experience them, than to be rushing around to try and "hit" everything, and wind up being too tired to enjoy the places you visit and spending much of your trip on trains and in train stations and going to and from hotels. In 3 weeks, even six cities would be kind of rushed when you consider the travel time to get between them, you would only have 2-3 full days in each city, which is not nearly enough in places like London, Paris, or Rome. If you have 3 weeks, that would allow 4-5 days in each of 4 cities, plus travel days. If you have 4 weeks, that would allow 4-6 days in each of 5 cities, plus travel days. I don't only mean "cities", and you could also include non-city destinations like the Swiss Alps or Greek Islands. However, in a small town like Bruges or Salzburg you might only want 2-3 days. That's my personal preference to see fewer places and spend more time in each of them, and I recognize that some people prefer to see more places for less time, but do be cautioned about including too many travel days in your trip, or not having enough time in a major city that really interests you.
3. Skim the guidebook you got in Step 1, and then you and your boyfriend should each make a list of the places that interest you most in order.
4. Then figure out which of the places on your list make sense in light of the amount of time you have and the other places you're visiting - if you decide you want to visit 5 places and your first four choices are London, Paris, Amsterdam, and the Swiss Alps, it probably wouldn't make sense to also go to Athens.
5. When you have a rough itinerary, you need to decide if you want to buy a Eurail pass or take a combination of buses, trains, and cheap flights. If you are under 26, you can buy a youth railpass that is a better deal. Generally the railpasses don't pay off unless you are under 26 or you are on the train constantly. Europe has a lot of cheap airlines that are often a better deal than the train - look at Ryanair, Easyjet, and Air Berlin. BTW, trains are cheap in Italy and Eastern Europe, so if you are visiting those regions mostly you don't need a railpass. The bus company Eurolines is often the cheapest way to travel if you are really on a low budget and don't mind long bus rides.
6. As a couple, cheap hotels are usually about the same price as hostels and you get a lot more privacy.
"Also, does anyone have any suggestions of "must see" things for some Southern California natives?"
My personal favorites are
for large cities: Paris, London, Rome, and Berlin. also consider Venice, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Prague.
best smaller places: Salzburg, Bruges, Rothenburg, Siena, York
for countryside regions: Tuscany, Provence, and Andalusia.
also: Swiss Alps, Greek Islands
What are the best places in Ireland to see?
Q. I want to go to Ireland but i dont know that much about where to go i just know I absolutley love Irish dancing. I love to shop and i want to learn more about their culture so where are the best places in Ireland to go?
A. Well if I was planning the not-over-touristy, not-too-dreary trip to Ireland with the interests you have here's what I would do:
The Irish Dancing:
Attend the 'Fleadh Cheoil Na hEireann' run every year and get a dose of dancers, musicians from all parts of ireland and ages. 'World Fleadh' run every year in Portlaoise is the over-commercialised equivalent of the Fleadh Cheoil but you could opt for this if dates/locations worked out better.
There are one or two Irish dancing sources in or near Dublin. They tend to attract large group bookings (look up three rock, arlington hotel, johnnie fox's) and if you are travelling alone and trying to get the authentic experience I would opt for Fleadh Cheoil.
Shopping:
Well the bigger the town/city the better the shopping in general terms and you don't say what you might be after but if you have the moolah then there are plenty of places in the Grafton St area in Dublin after arriving here or just before you leave. However to pick one place for shopping and culture and convenient location I would opt for Galway or Kilkenny for a day or two out if coming in through Dublin. If landing in Shannon Bunratty is popular for so-called authentic Irish experience but then so is kissing a 'god knows what/who else has kissed' Blarney stone to get the gift of the gab.
Cultural:
Cultural knowledge implicates history and I guess if you visited Newgrange, Glendalough and Kilmainham Gaol you would get a broad idea of some important aspects of history. If you had more time I would recommend Trim Castle and to get away from the Dublin-centred base try Dingle and Connemara (need car for those destinations but I usually find that any place of interest you can't get to bus/train can be just as good if just for the feeling that maybe just maybe noone but you knows of the place!)
Two weeks of highlights could be Dublin - shop till you drop around south city centre area, visit Kilmainham Gaol, night out in a micro-brewery like The Porter-House in Temple-Bar (for that modern Ireland pub idea without being inundated with stag and hens) perhaps complemented by some market-style shopping in South Great Georges St or Temple Bar. Explore Stephen's Green area. For more culture in Dublin City itself visit the IFI and there may just be an arty Irish film on or you could buy an Irish-focused DVD for watching back home from HMV on Grafton St.
Take a couple of days out to visit Kilkenny, Glendalough and Newgrange while based in Dublin then choose some spontaneous exploration of a west of Ireland area for the rest of the holiday, get to an island if you can but whatever you do in the West of Ireland just loiter around in places your heart says you should and don't itinerise this part of the holiday.
Oh yeah throw Fleadh Cheoil in there too of course if the dates work. Finally I don't know where you are from but if they have that Rose of Tralee competition in your neck of the woods and as tacky as it may sound there is apparently enjoyment had in going to Tralee around the time of the competition but it isn't for me.
Television/Film to keep an eye out for if you get a rainy day, sorry WHEN you get that rainy day/week/month (or even as preparation) - The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Michael Collins, The Brylcreem Boys (Jean Butler of Riverdance fame dances a little in this wartime Ireland film), The Late Late Show (hit and miss though at times), naturally Roddy Doyle trilogy films like The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van. Good Irish comedy could include Father Ted, early Killinoskully TV series, Waking Ned, Man about Dog, most things that have Brendan Gleeson (actually In Bruges which is really a story about London Irish gangsters but was written and directed by Neil McDonagh from Dublin is worth watching too if you haven't seen it yet. More thought-provoking films to do with Ireland could include Some Mother's Son, The Garage perhaps and The General.
Hope that gives you some ideas.
The Irish Dancing:
Attend the 'Fleadh Cheoil Na hEireann' run every year and get a dose of dancers, musicians from all parts of ireland and ages. 'World Fleadh' run every year in Portlaoise is the over-commercialised equivalent of the Fleadh Cheoil but you could opt for this if dates/locations worked out better.
There are one or two Irish dancing sources in or near Dublin. They tend to attract large group bookings (look up three rock, arlington hotel, johnnie fox's) and if you are travelling alone and trying to get the authentic experience I would opt for Fleadh Cheoil.
Shopping:
Well the bigger the town/city the better the shopping in general terms and you don't say what you might be after but if you have the moolah then there are plenty of places in the Grafton St area in Dublin after arriving here or just before you leave. However to pick one place for shopping and culture and convenient location I would opt for Galway or Kilkenny for a day or two out if coming in through Dublin. If landing in Shannon Bunratty is popular for so-called authentic Irish experience but then so is kissing a 'god knows what/who else has kissed' Blarney stone to get the gift of the gab.
Cultural:
Cultural knowledge implicates history and I guess if you visited Newgrange, Glendalough and Kilmainham Gaol you would get a broad idea of some important aspects of history. If you had more time I would recommend Trim Castle and to get away from the Dublin-centred base try Dingle and Connemara (need car for those destinations but I usually find that any place of interest you can't get to bus/train can be just as good if just for the feeling that maybe just maybe noone but you knows of the place!)
Two weeks of highlights could be Dublin - shop till you drop around south city centre area, visit Kilmainham Gaol, night out in a micro-brewery like The Porter-House in Temple-Bar (for that modern Ireland pub idea without being inundated with stag and hens) perhaps complemented by some market-style shopping in South Great Georges St or Temple Bar. Explore Stephen's Green area. For more culture in Dublin City itself visit the IFI and there may just be an arty Irish film on or you could buy an Irish-focused DVD for watching back home from HMV on Grafton St.
Take a couple of days out to visit Kilkenny, Glendalough and Newgrange while based in Dublin then choose some spontaneous exploration of a west of Ireland area for the rest of the holiday, get to an island if you can but whatever you do in the West of Ireland just loiter around in places your heart says you should and don't itinerise this part of the holiday.
Oh yeah throw Fleadh Cheoil in there too of course if the dates work. Finally I don't know where you are from but if they have that Rose of Tralee competition in your neck of the woods and as tacky as it may sound there is apparently enjoyment had in going to Tralee around the time of the competition but it isn't for me.
Television/Film to keep an eye out for if you get a rainy day, sorry WHEN you get that rainy day/week/month (or even as preparation) - The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Michael Collins, The Brylcreem Boys (Jean Butler of Riverdance fame dances a little in this wartime Ireland film), The Late Late Show (hit and miss though at times), naturally Roddy Doyle trilogy films like The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van. Good Irish comedy could include Father Ted, early Killinoskully TV series, Waking Ned, Man about Dog, most things that have Brendan Gleeson (actually In Bruges which is really a story about London Irish gangsters but was written and directed by Neil McDonagh from Dublin is worth watching too if you haven't seen it yet. More thought-provoking films to do with Ireland could include Some Mother's Son, The Garage perhaps and The General.
Hope that gives you some ideas.
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