I’ve been focused a lot lately on parts of the world that are both cheap and close, but the fact is many travelers are taking advantage of some of the best flight prices to Europe in years. They’re cashing on a high season that’s not feeling so high in this global economic funk. As the New York Times’ Frugal Travel Guy says, the 3-month trip he did last summer would cost a whole bundle of euros less this year. So here’s some advice from around the web on how to travel more cheaply in Europe.
Ed Perkins runs down the budget motel options in Europe. These mostly only work though if you’re renting a car and you don’t mind being very cramped. U.S.-style motels they are not. Budget Travel has a rundown on tiny rooms in better locations from Yotel, Qbic, and CitizenM.
EuroCheapo has a great rundown on the cheapest place to buy rail tickets for Europe . Hint: it’s not an agency.
Budget Travel has some good advice for a couple heading to Dublin, Ireland. Don’t forget to check out their tourism site as well for loads of free activities and attractions.
The new Transitions Abroad webzine has a quickie advice piece on traveling around Europe while studying abroad .
Lonely Planet has a rundown on the best strategies for beating the queue at Europe’s packed popular sites in the summer. (My advice, skip them altogether and head to rural Hungary, rural Czech Republic, Romania, or Bulgaria instead.)
This article of mine came out last year, but it’s still mostly applicable today. Stretching the dollar in Europe .
Don’t forget, if you’re going to travel by plane within Europe, you had better learn to travel light . Really light. Here’s an older post on the subject: Buy lightweight travel gear—or pay up .
If you care about having choice in your life, boycott the W.H. Smith bookstores in Great Britain: they are only going to carry the travel books from one publisher—Penguin. As Arthur Frommer says , their excuses for the move are really lame. It’s really all about a huge payment for exclusivity. Support an independent store instead.
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