Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
Jul 17th 2004, 4:46 am
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Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
Hi.
I have a vague hankering to go.
Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
Constanta?
Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
Any thoughts? Anyone been?
TIA,
Martin.
I have a vague hankering to go.
Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
Constanta?
Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
Any thoughts? Anyone been?
TIA,
Martin.
Jul 17th 2004, 5:20 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
Never made it to the coast but i'd recommend a stopover at least in
Bucharest.
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi.
> I have a vague hankering to go.
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
> TIA,
> Martin.
Bucharest.
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi.
> I have a vague hankering to go.
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
> TIA,
> Martin.
Jul 17th 2004, 5:34 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
In article <[email protected]>, Martin
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
But I'm sure its a great drive, the Delta there is fantastic.
jay
Sat Jul 17, 2004
mailto:[email protected]
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>
> TIA,
> Martin.
>
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
But I'm sure its a great drive, the Delta there is fantastic.
jay
Sat Jul 17, 2004
mailto:[email protected]
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>
> TIA,
> Martin.
>
Jul 17th 2004, 10:12 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
In message <[email protected]>, Martin
<[email protected]> writes
>Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
>Constanta?
>Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
>then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
2.5 to 2.75 hour direct train ride (see http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/
and choose "English", or http://www.cfr.ro/default_engleza.htm ). The
basic fare for 218 km from Bucharest Baneasa or Nord stations will cost
you 408,000 lei in first class, 275,000 in second, on an InterCity train
(Hmm, according to the Universal Currency Converter that alarming
looking 408,000 lei is still less than 10 euros....), and the InterCity
supplement for a journey that long is another 219,000 lei 1st class,
158,000 lei 2nd.
I GBP = 62,156.52 lei today, or thereabouts.
1 EUR = 41,318.23 lei, or thereabouts
1 USD = 33,182 lei
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http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
<[email protected]> writes
>Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
>Constanta?
>Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
>then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
2.5 to 2.75 hour direct train ride (see http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/
and choose "English", or http://www.cfr.ro/default_engleza.htm ). The
basic fare for 218 km from Bucharest Baneasa or Nord stations will cost
you 408,000 lei in first class, 275,000 in second, on an InterCity train
(Hmm, according to the Universal Currency Converter that alarming
looking 408,000 lei is still less than 10 euros....), and the InterCity
supplement for a journey that long is another 219,000 lei 1st class,
158,000 lei 2nd.
I GBP = 62,156.52 lei today, or thereabouts.
1 EUR = 41,318.23 lei, or thereabouts
1 USD = 33,182 lei
--
Arwel Parry
http://www.cartref.demon.co.uk/
Jul 18th 2004, 7:30 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Hi.
>
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>
> TIA,
> Martin.
are you alright? I spent a week in Bucharest and a week in Constanta,
and while I had a good time, due to some other circumstances, I would
say unequivacably that both places are a dump. However, I am sure
there are nice places in Romania, unfortunately I did not have the
pleasure to see them. I took the train from Bucharest and found it
very comfy. It was winter, so I suppose Constanta in summer would
probably be a wee bit better with all those Romanians partying it up.
kentusha
> Hi.
>
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
> Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>
> TIA,
> Martin.
are you alright? I spent a week in Bucharest and a week in Constanta,
and while I had a good time, due to some other circumstances, I would
say unequivacably that both places are a dump. However, I am sure
there are nice places in Romania, unfortunately I did not have the
pleasure to see them. I took the train from Bucharest and found it
very comfy. It was winter, so I suppose Constanta in summer would
probably be a wee bit better with all those Romanians partying it up.
kentusha
Jul 19th 2004, 2:28 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
I haven't been to Costanca, would like to go, but agree that Bucharest is a
dump. We stayed at the Intercontinental, center of town, and saw one of the
bellmen carrying trash from the hotel to the park in front of the hotel where
he dumped it. Next year saw an intercontinental VP or President receive an
award at the Smithsonian for international environmental awareness.
John
dump. We stayed at the Intercontinental, center of town, and saw one of the
bellmen carrying trash from the hotel to the park in front of the hotel where
he dumped it. Next year saw an intercontinental VP or President receive an
award at the Smithsonian for international environmental awareness.
John
Jul 19th 2004, 3:04 am
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:46:39 +0100, "Martin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Any thoughts? Anyone been?
This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
You cab visit his tomb, the Casino (a patisseur's dream of a
building) and look out over the sea to Romania's best positioned
oil-rig. There's a decent enough fresco on the wall of the church
which sits on top of some ancient baths - complete with beast,
various sinners and all your fave fcharacters from the
Revelation. There's the mosque and Romania's largest "Turkish"
community complete wit restaurants and pictures of Kemal.
For seaside fun you have to go to Mamaia, about 10 km away to the
north. I swam. You have to - I mean, the Argonauts alighted here
you gotta share that water with Orpheus and friends... For some
reason the water was a deep fairy-liquid sort of green colour.
Sand was decent enough - lot's of people, though.
Stelios "" Zacharias
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Any thoughts? Anyone been?
This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
You cab visit his tomb, the Casino (a patisseur's dream of a
building) and look out over the sea to Romania's best positioned
oil-rig. There's a decent enough fresco on the wall of the church
which sits on top of some ancient baths - complete with beast,
various sinners and all your fave fcharacters from the
Revelation. There's the mosque and Romania's largest "Turkish"
community complete wit restaurants and pictures of Kemal.
For seaside fun you have to go to Mamaia, about 10 km away to the
north. I swam. You have to - I mean, the Argonauts alighted here
you gotta share that water with Orpheus and friends... For some
reason the water was a deep fairy-liquid sort of green colour.
Sand was decent enough - lot's of people, though.
Stelios "" Zacharias
--
The address in the headers is real and does not need de-mungeing
Jul 19th 2004, 5:27 am
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In article <[email protected]>, "Martin" <[email protected]>
writes:
>I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
>airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
>flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
Yahoo! shows connecting flights from London. Not cheap. See
http://edit.travel.yahoo.com/config/...ghtsO&.intl=us
Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in
address)
writes:
>I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
>airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
>flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
Yahoo! shows connecting flights from London. Not cheap. See
http://edit.travel.yahoo.com/config/...ghtsO&.intl=us
Larry in Berkeley, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in
address)
Jul 19th 2004, 5:55 am
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"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Yahoo! shows connecting flights from London. Not cheap. See
http://edit.travel.yahoo.com/config/...FlightsO&.intl
=us
You're not kidding - $1,000 plus! And they all arrive at 11.59 pm, most
convenient!
Perhaps I'll wait until they join the EU...
Martin.
news:20040719132741.27012.00000690@mb-
> Yahoo! shows connecting flights from London. Not cheap. See
http://edit.travel.yahoo.com/config/...FlightsO&.intl
=us
You're not kidding - $1,000 plus! And they all arrive at 11.59 pm, most
convenient!
Perhaps I'll wait until they join the EU...
Martin.
Jul 19th 2004, 5:57 am
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"kentusha" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> are you alright? I spent a week in Bucharest and a week in Constanta,
> and while I had a good time, due to some other circumstances, I would
> say unequivacably that both places are a dump. However, I am sure
> there are nice places in Romania, unfortunately I did not have the
> pleasure to see them. I took the train from Bucharest and found it
> very comfy. It was winter, so I suppose Constanta in summer would
> probably be a wee bit better with all those Romanians partying it up.
I imagine it's not good in winter!
Martin.
news:[email protected]...
> are you alright? I spent a week in Bucharest and a week in Constanta,
> and while I had a good time, due to some other circumstances, I would
> say unequivacably that both places are a dump. However, I am sure
> there are nice places in Romania, unfortunately I did not have the
> pleasure to see them. I took the train from Bucharest and found it
> very comfy. It was winter, so I suppose Constanta in summer would
> probably be a wee bit better with all those Romanians partying it up.
I imagine it's not good in winter!
Martin.
Jul 21st 2004, 11:24 am
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"Stelios Zacharias" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:46:39 +0100, "Martin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >Any thoughts? Anyone been?
> This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
> called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
> barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
I believe he was exiled there, not quite the same as a "visit". Could be
why he hated it!!
> You cab visit his tomb, the Casino (a patisseur's dream of a
> building) and look out over the sea to Romania's best positioned
> oil-rig. There's a decent enough fresco on the wall of the church
> which sits on top of some ancient baths - complete with beast,
> various sinners and all your fave fcharacters from the
> Revelation. There's the mosque and Romania's largest "Turkish"
> community complete wit restaurants and pictures of Kemal.
> For seaside fun you have to go to Mamaia, about 10 km away to the
> north. I swam. You have to - I mean, the Argonauts alighted here
> you gotta share that water with Orpheus and friends... For some
> reason the water was a deep fairy-liquid sort of green colour.
> Sand was decent enough - lot's of people, though.
> Stelios "" Zacharias
> --
> The address in the headers is real and does not need de-mungeing
news:[email protected]...
> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:46:39 +0100, "Martin"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >Any thoughts? Anyone been?
> This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
> called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
> barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
I believe he was exiled there, not quite the same as a "visit". Could be
why he hated it!!
> You cab visit his tomb, the Casino (a patisseur's dream of a
> building) and look out over the sea to Romania's best positioned
> oil-rig. There's a decent enough fresco on the wall of the church
> which sits on top of some ancient baths - complete with beast,
> various sinners and all your fave fcharacters from the
> Revelation. There's the mosque and Romania's largest "Turkish"
> community complete wit restaurants and pictures of Kemal.
> For seaside fun you have to go to Mamaia, about 10 km away to the
> north. I swam. You have to - I mean, the Argonauts alighted here
> you gotta share that water with Orpheus and friends... For some
> reason the water was a deep fairy-liquid sort of green colour.
> Sand was decent enough - lot's of people, though.
> Stelios "" Zacharias
> --
> The address in the headers is real and does not need de-mungeing
Jul 21st 2004, 8:22 pm
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On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:24:06 GMT, "Eradicator"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Stelios Zacharias" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:46:39 +0100, "Martin"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>> This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
>> called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
>> barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
>I believe he was exiled there, not quite the same as a "visit". Could be
>why he hated it!!
Should have kept his hands off the emperor's niece... still, if
he had it would have deprived us of some of his very best work.
Stelios
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Stelios Zacharias" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 17:46:39 +0100, "Martin"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >
>> >Any thoughts? Anyone been?
>> This poet guy called Ovid visited tha place back when it was
>> called Tomis and he hated it. Place was full of barbarians so
>> barbaric they had ice in their beards in the winter.
>I believe he was exiled there, not quite the same as a "visit". Could be
>why he hated it!!
Should have kept his hands off the emperor's niece... still, if
he had it would have deprived us of some of his very best work.
Stelios
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Aug 11th 2004, 7:38 pm
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Re: Constanta, Romania (Black Sea)
Martin schrieb:
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
There are packages from Germany. If you find cheap flights to Germany
avoiding Lautzenhausen/Hahn and Altenburg, there should be a way to do
so.
Romania is quite poupular in the former GDR.
Regards, ULF
> I have a vague hankering to go.
>
> Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
> Constanta?
>
> Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
> then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>
> I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
> airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
> flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
There are packages from Germany. If you find cheap flights to Germany
avoiding Lautzenhausen/Hahn and Altenburg, there should be a way to do
so.
Romania is quite poupular in the former GDR.
Regards, ULF
Aug 11th 2004, 11:41 pm
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Ulf Kutzner wrote:
> Martin schrieb:
>
>
>>I have a vague hankering to go.
>>Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
>>Constanta?
>>Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
>>then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>>I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
>>airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
>>flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
>
> There are packages from Germany. If you find cheap flights to Germany
> avoiding Lautzenhausen/Hahn and Altenburg, there should be a way to do
> so.
>
> Romania is quite poupular in the former GDR.
>
> Regards, ULF
It's a 2h30m train ride from Bucharest to Constanta, then about a 10
minute taxi to Mamaia, the beach resort hotel area north of the city. Go
for it.
John Bermont
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> Martin schrieb:
>
>
>>I have a vague hankering to go.
>>Are there any UK travel agents who do flight and hotel packages to
>>Constanta?
>>Having had a cursory look, it's easy enough to get to Bucharest, but
>>then it seems it's a four hour coach ride from there.
>>I'd rather fly to Constanta airport if possible, starting at any London
>>airport, although Stansted would be nice (I know, there are no direct
>>flights - I anticipate changing planes is necessary).
>
>
> There are packages from Germany. If you find cheap flights to Germany
> avoiding Lautzenhausen/Hahn and Altenburg, there should be a way to do
> so.
>
> Romania is quite poupular in the former GDR.
>
> Regards, ULF
It's a 2h30m train ride from Bucharest to Constanta, then about a 10
minute taxi to Mamaia, the beach resort hotel area north of the city. Go
for it.
John Bermont
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