The Euro has become very strong against most other currencies during the past couple of years, pushing up the cost of traveling in Europe tremendously. Following the tips below will help you to save a small fortune while traveling in Europe.

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 traveler, why not try to find someone to travel with you? Staying in a single room will cost 30% to 50% more than sharing a double room with someone else. Otherwise you can of course stay in dormitories, but not everybody likes that.

3.Once you have arrived in Europe, start taking the bus to go from city to city. Flying is more expensive and is simply the worst way to see a country. Taking the bus will save you a lot of money and will also allow you to experience the country and its people in a totally different way.

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.For the fitness conscious among us, make sure to take along your vitamin tablets, your health drinks and your kirkland glucosamine. All these will most likely cost a lot more in Europe than in your own country.

6.To really save a lot of money on accommodation, try to get enough travelers together so you can rent a camper or mobile home. In Europe there are numerous filling stations where you can refresh and often even shower for free or for a small fee. Now and again you could also park the vehicle in the parking area overnight and save one night’s accommodation costs.

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%.

To travel on a shoestring is an excellent (some say the best) way of seeing Europe. Staying in a five star hotel in most cities will cut you off from real life in that city. Staying in a hostel and buying fresh food at the local market every day will allow you to experience the country like one of the locals would. Traveling is a wonderful experience, the value of which can not be calculated in hard currency. Even if you have to sell off an investment or two, such as your nintendo stock, it will all be worth the effort.

Related Blogs

Technorati Tags: ,