Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Europe is safe. Almost everyone who goes there and gets scammed or robbed has done something that they would not have done if they had thought about it. Americans make excellent targets for themselves by failing to take basic personal security measures. Get a guidebook, read a little. It's not like going to Afghanistan or Democratic Republic of Congo where unpredictable bad things happen. Stan's daughter just needs to keep her head down, be sensible and she will be fine. She is vastly less likely to have something bad along those lines happen to you in Prague than in comparably sized cities further east. I have been there several times since 1995 and the changes are incredible. I felt 100% safe there the last time we went and joining the Eu means that all the banks change currency at fixed rates. You can also Western union yourself cash before you go. Marty On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:28 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > > I agree, Prague is fantastic, and even photogenic when it's overcast and > wet. > > Although, it must be said, that it is one of the places in Europe where you > are most likely to get mugged, robbed, screwed on currency deals and > charged > special tourist prices in restaurants, bars, hotels and cafes. > > I suppose everywhere has its downsides. > > Berlin is a good place to go, and much safer - and one of the least > expensive capital cities in Europe. > > Douglas > > On 26.01.2011 13:11, Marty Deveney wrote: >> >> Peter Turnley runs photo workshops in Paris and Prague; I'd nominate >> them as two of the most consistently photogenic cities in Europe. >> Even when they're not photogenic, they are, if you get what I mean. >> >> Marty >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Douglas Sharp<douglas.sharp at gmx.de> >> ?wrote: >>> >>> I'm very biased of course, but this tour of my home county looks >>> wonderful. >>> >>> http://www.europaphotogenica.com/Yorkshire.htm >>> >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> On 26.01.2011 06:40, Nathan Wajsman wrote: >>>> >>>> I am afraid she needs to be more country-specific. Also what kind of >>>> photography. For landscape, there are some very good workshops in the >>>> UK: >>>> >>>> http://www.lightandland.co.uk/ >>>> >>>> Light& ? ?Land also do workshops in other countries. Not cheap, but >>>> good. I >>>> once attended a discount version of one when I lived in Belgium, led by >>>> Charlie Waite. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Nathan >>>> >>>> Nathan Wajsman >>>> Alicante, Spain >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu >>>> http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>>> >>>> YNWA >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jan 26, 2011, at 5:03 AM, Stan Yoder wrote: >>>> >>>>> My daughter, a fairly serious amateur, asked me about guided photo >>>>> tours/operators in Europe. She wasn't country-specific. I dunno, so I'm >>>>> asking "yinz" (Pittsburghese for 'you all'.) >>>>> >>>>> Private responses probably best, and thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> Stan Yoder >>>>> >>>>> N.B. Go "Stillers", i.e., Steelers. >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >