Western Europe

Excuses to travel to Europe

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

The topic of Europe getting expensive for budget travelers is getting beat to death with the Euros gains versus the US monopoly dollar. With political biases aside Ron Paul not in office and a weak dollar trend seemingly endless, finding rational reasons to visit Europe for fun is nearly impossible to do when more budget [...]

Stay at Convents for Cheap Accommodations in Italy

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

If you’re going to Italy, or elsewhere throughout Europe and you’re traveling on a tight budget, staying at convents is a great option for cheap accommodations.

Europe Rail Travel Expansions challenge Airlines

Monday, February 26th, 2007

Is the European railroad system on a comeback? It’s definitely a question you must ask yourself, especially after reading a New York Times article on new European railroad expansions taking place. The article cites the several substantial decreases in travel time that will result from rail upgrades all around Europe.
Paris
First, the travel time between Paris, [...]

Working Abroad in the UK

Sunday, October 8th, 2006

As I have explored in previous posts, working vacations are a great way to finance your travels abroad. Previously, I noted Help Exchange and WWOOFing as options for working abroad.
I recently ran across Michael Page recruitment, which covers everything dealing with working in the UK. It’s a helpful resource that is a great starting [...]

Alphabet Europe - Travel Ideas

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

I’m kind of late to the party, but I just ran across an awesome travel blog idea. Its Europe on an Alphabet, and is about a woman who decided to travel all across Europe to cities starting with each letter in the alphabet. It’s a really unique idea that I find appealing
It’s too [...]

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