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How To Travel On A Shoestring In Europe

The strengthening of the Europe over the past number of years have resulted in European traveling becoming exorbitantly expensive for most of us. Below you will find a number of tips to help make a European trip less of a blow to your pocket.

1.Buy yourself a good budget travel guide before you leave. There are a number of very good ones on the market right now. This will not only help you to save money on accommodation and food, but it will also help you to plan your trip better and thereby save on transport costs.

2.If you are a single person, try to match up with someone else. A double room is seldom twice the price of a single room, so you could well save 30% or more on your accommodation costs.

3.Use buses to get from place to place, rather than flying. Someone once said that flying is the best way not to see a country. Taking the bus is not only much cheaper, but you will also see much more and meet many interesting people.

4.Ebook readers are great investments. If you don’t have one of these, you might end up going out every night – which is certainly fun, but will cost a lot of money. You can download virtually a whole library of books on the reader, so you can spend two or three nights a week reading up on the country you are visiting.

5.If you are fitness conscious, remember to pack your health drinks and your kirkland glucosamine – chances are things like that will be much more expensive in Europe.

6.If you can get a couple of travelers together, renting a mobile home instead of staying in hotels can save you a fortune. There are many petrol stations with facilities where you can refresh and even take a shower for free or very cheaply. You could also overnight in the parking area if you want, once again saving a lot of money.

7.Before you leave home, sign up for an instant messaging account, e. G. Skype or Yahoo Messenger. This is by far the cheapest way to stay in contact with the folks back home. Try NEVER to use the telephone in your hotel or hostel room. You might get a very nasty surprise when you check out – they normally load the bill by more than 100%.

The advantages of traveling on a shoestring are numerous. Many travelers swear that this is the only way to really get to know a country. It’s difficult to debate the point: staying with a lovely old lady renting out rooms and buying your food at the local market every day will certainly give you a much better look into daily life in any country than staying in a 5-star hotel and eating caviar every day. This way you won’t have to rob a bank and you can keep your nintendo stock.


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