I’m tightwad wanderlust. collision interests? Absolutely not. people just can’t on budget, or can’t on – Rome, or that – it into contrarian. argue death. is I’d it.
First, you know hostels. Over five has hostel revolution. OK, it doesn’t rank more earth-changing revolutions, but you’ll to on this. the world, have up doubles rooms wouldn’t look place hotels you’d pay price.
Second, “glamping”. A word, but trend. hostels the cater with well-heeled sensibilities, campsites. those hear Miller a condo with ceilings ylang-ylang tent pegs? you in too. Kind of. GoGlamping.com yurts, vans Netherlands Airstream the Midi-Pyrénées
Third, outside box. The question eurozone. you haven’t noticed, the been for now, the pound’s modest rally, traditional – France, Italy, – than normal. isn’t they aren’t do-able. Destinations the states, the northern coming as hotspots, be they inflate.
Fourth, picnic. An one. There’s saying to restaurants you British seaboard. in supermarket and fresco is, believe, the things do travelling. When Rome, go Roman Tesco up decent fresh-baked focaccia, then to Steps down. a in munch the Rhône. that bit unromantic, your street food you go.
Fifth, like mad. with sectors, travel have the year. For flights, to kayak.co.uk. car hire, recommend traveljungle.co.uk; insurance squaremouth.co.uk; for travelsupermarket.com.
Hotels are fun. It’s the prices find same on night – a trivago.co.uk, hotelly.com, hotelscombined.com.
Finally, eye crises. It’s been visit Iceland.
Paris
Transport Buy a Card, of Travelcard, €8.80. ratp.info
Cheap eats Fodor’s has run-down eats the … superb L’As Fallafel Marais.
Museums your coincide first each month, all are free. you’re 25, the free 6pm Fridays.
Children Paris’s are the city’s iconic sights, don’t mums dads. Find the Sacré-Coeur, gardens, des Parc de Mars.
Hotels top recommendation Eldorado Montmartre: a with cute, rooms €35 per night. eldoradohotel.fr.
Entertainment The of Out, written locals, is city’s pulse. trendy owls, the du Oberkampf eastern Belleville Ménilmontant.
Useful information hostels uninspiring, in no exception. should a B&B if stretched, 2binparis.com from €35 night.
Top tip municipal scheme, Velib, credit visitors to deposit. Don’t put off, it’s one most cheapest seeing city. The an free, €1, €2 on.
Berlin
Transport includes transport city on 50 €15.90 hours. citytourcard.com.
Cheap eats Berlin of places Europe out. yourself. Alternatively, the city’s kebabs (Europe’s best) and currywursts.
Sights The Tours by English-speaking do day-long course €12. Highly recommended.
Hotels Circus trendy a option, just a the of Platz, with from €78 night. circus-berlin.de.
Children Knut, Knut Knut. polar Berlin become phenomenon. zoo-berlin.de.
Entertainment up of €2.50 news agents. It’s one best in Europe, has tips city itself late-night offerings.
Useful information Berlin’s Schönefeld the Germanwings, carrier lots of Ryanair don’t – particularly obscure destinations. Well as stop-over way Croatia, Albania, Bosnia.
Top tip is a atmospheric “honour-system” bars Zionskirchplatz Mitte, where a €1 pay wish wine. weinerei.com.
Istanbul
Transport the long-awaited do job the city, heavy renders redundant. Neatly, are cheap. Always price first.
Cheap eats In mosque-laden historical Sultanahmet, the at of Eminönü, popular are from boats. A must.
Sights vast Istanbul’s are enter conducting prayers, the Mosque, Süleymaniye New Mosque.
Hotels World a hostel-cum-hotel the area, value from €43. worldhouseistanbul.com.
Children A with tow. Princes’ a getaway, an boat centre town. Cars banned; the of is cart.
Entertainment of bars in European can for prices. Instead, perch a Nevizade, area’s most raucous, street, on of raki, the a of quid.
Useful information Ditch guidebook. Istanbul to English-language by locals; istanbuleats.com, pukkaliving.com istanbultrails.com.
Top tip summer, to rooftops, with open-air bars doing trade. popular pricey, but a the wonderful, Cezayir Beyoglu turn the guidebooks, are value big names.
Barcelona
Transport Barcelona allows on transport, a of museums, more. Two-day from €25, barcelona.com.
Cheap eats Don’t buy a restaurant. It’s a waste, for you’re from or selling churros, fried which of in Spain. €2 max.
Museums museums on afternoons. Failing that, €20 entry otherwise museums, including and Miro. at and offices.
Hotels It’s find hotels Barcelona, but España value, designed modernist Lluís Domènech and €90 night. Triples good value, €135.
Children ride funicular the amusement park, some rides haven’t for century. Go tibidabo.es.
Entertainment When weather’s right, entertainment city found Barcelona’s plazas. Reial popular locals, ringed that on street.
Useful information you’re a bar, is price Barcelona: is an table, which than table.
Top tip is of cool empire. book of beautiful in-the-know guidebooks made. An at €16. lecoolbook.com.
Rome
Transport When Rome, use (an ruin-heavy underbelly any system). pass €4.
Cheap eats neighbourhood trattoria mama’s remarkably little. your for favourite. Alternatively, the at dé superb “pizza bianca” (flatbread).
Sights of Rome’s hitters free, including Vatican, the Steps, the Colosseum, Fountain Forum.
Hotels Termini station, excellent hostel-cum-hotel has €25 and €70 (the-beehive.com).
Children 80-hectare park great kids off you spectacular temples, statues fountains. If it’s hot, at Explora, the children’s of Rome, interactive specifically youngsters www.mdbr.it.
Entertainment Spettacolo office Via Piazza sells last-minute, half-price tickets at Rome’s theatres.
Useful information EuroCheapo blog, good budgeting Europe, particularly section.
Top tip Sundays number from to Porta market Trastevere. The is souvenir bargains, the includes past Colosseum.
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