Questions tagged [europe]
Question specifically related to European standards, European languages and Legality and obligations together shall be tagged under this Tag. Questions about a particular region in a country that belongs to European continent are not supposed to be tagged with this tag.
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Where in Europe is wild camping permitted?
Is there any resource (website, book, etc) that lists all European countries, and the state of free camping?
Specifically, I want to see in which European countries I'm not fined when I place my tent ...
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Why is it prohibited to sleep in a tent?
In many European countries like Germany, it's prohibited to sleep in the great outdoors with a tent.
While I understand that downright camps are a problem due to littering, fire etc., I don't get why ...
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Hiking popularity in North America vs. Europe
From browsing this site, I have learned that US national parks and wilderness areas have restrictions and that campsites need reservations, sometimes months in advance. I've never seen anything like ...
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Is Germany or any of Europe really rabies free?
Answers at a recent question say that Germany has been rabies free since 2008. My first response was how could that even be possible, must be some significant border protection that keeps wild ...
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Rifugio (Mountain Hut) trek in Austria
I'm interested in combining a three to five day "rifugio" based trek in southern Austria with a visit to Vienna.
In other words, I'd like to be able to fly in to somewhere nearby - Vienna, Salzburg, ...
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Where in Europe is wilderness meeting the U.S. wilderness definition?
In this excellent answer, LBell quotes the U.S. definition of wilderness:
(1) generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially ...
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Hiking in the Pyrenees late July/early August, what track should I do?
I'm looking for a 5-7 days hike. Or something around that, more or less, I'm flexible.
The idea would be to stay away from hordes of tourists. We don't mind people, but we don't like queuing up on a ...
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Am I allowed to "wild-camp" in my car?
It's generally prohibited to camp in the great outdoors in a few European countries like Germany (check out this related question). Speaking for latter, it's allowed to sleep in your car however.
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US vs central European bear advice
I was just reading through a couple of posts here on outdoors.SE and saw some advice which was a lot more strict than I am used to. For example, in the country where I hike (central europe, brown ...
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What would happen if I use a USA (GMRS/FRS) two-way radio in Europe?
This question is the opposite from this one: What would the consequences of using a US two-way radio (GMRS/FRS) in Europe? I know Europe has their own frequency range for two-way radios (PMR), but for ...
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How does a European Robin differ from an American Robin?
I live in the Northeastern region of the United States, and am an avid bird-lover. I love robins for their looks, and because they're harbingers of spring in my area. I thought robins were the same ...
