Comments on: Travel lessons learnt the hard way

by: Jutoome strong bones

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:39:07 +0100

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by: Abhinava

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:26:43 +0000

thanks sue..30 euro in western and 25 in eastern is not a bad investment at all:)) hope to go there pretty soon,

by: Sue

Sun, 25 Dec 2005 17:29:46 +0000

Thanks for dropping by, Sunil! I am a regular visitor to your blog, and am glad to see you here..

by: Sunil

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 23:50:25 +0000

very good tips…especially for Europe.

I’d backpacked across Italy last summer…..and and used a lot of things you mentioned. It’s very satisfying and great fun, and needn’t be expensive either.

by: Sue

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:42:17 +0000

Hi everyone, am glad you found the travel tips helpful..and thanks for visiting.

Quizman, have heard of Rick Steve’s guides, but I have never tried them before..

the One: budget airlines can be a good option, but I personally dont like them. I love train journeys, you get to see so much, unlike sitting two hours on a couped up flight. Plus, in many cities, the budget airlines fly to faraway airports, and then you have to find ways to get to the city center. I guess, finally it depends on your travel destination.

Abhinava, I tried to keep this post as generic as possible. Thats why I didn’t include such specific details, as they will change from country to country. To give you a rough idea - in western europe, if you are a budget traveller, you could get a bed for EUR15 a night, and then another EUR15 per day for food, travel, museum entries etc.

Eastern Europe will be considerably cheaper. If you don’t mind roughing it, you will get beds for less than EUR10 in many parts of eastern europe, and food and other prices tend to be considerably cheaper too.

by: Abhinava Garg

Sat, 24 Dec 2005 06:27:06 +0000

gr8 tips, could be more useful if u had given a rough estimate of the actual prices involved per day, wud have been very handy info for “never been there people” like me, but who plan to do it soon, keep travelling

by: the One (and Only)

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:57:59 +0000

Thanks! One was planning to travel a bit next week .. not the best of seasons, of course, but better late than never.

P.S. Budget airlines are also a decent option, right?

by: Quizman

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:08:42 +0000

Very nice and helpful post. I haven’t been to Europe yet, but we’ll keep your tips handy. Btw, one of my friends, who is a veteran tourist (and an American) suggested that I use Rick Steves guides. His programmes on tv are very popular in the US. My friend said that he gone per Rick Steve’s directions on three different Europe trips and had a tremendous time.

by: Sue

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:30:41 +0000

I agree a good dinner can be very satisfying at the end of a long day..have a good trip! =)

by: Anjali

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:37:40 +0000

Oh, and I forgot to comment on this earlier - the thing that has worked well for us is to eat a heavy breakfast, skimp on lunch (pick up a slice of pizza or sandwich) and then have a nice dinner. Works great in Europe where food is taken seriously. It is quite satisfying to have a lovely meal (complete with wine and dessert!) at the end of a long day involving lots of walking.

Yea, a little research does help - you can find some really good local restaurants that don’t charge an arm and a leg for a good dinner.