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Relatively new to Europe, Latvia became part of the EU in May of 2004 and still has not converted to the euro. Latvians use their own currency, the lat, which is surprisingly expensive to buy at about .50 Latvian cents per US dollar.
This, however, has little bearing on the actual situation of what things cost [...]

Welcome back to my weekly column, where I bring you the best of budget travel, cheap backpacker and student-minded bang-ups, cheap bites, affordable beds and inexpensive beers throughout Europe. A variation of it will be featured by our new partner, Sosauce, under the title of Thrifty Thrills.
Budapest is probably one of the coolest European cities [...]

Lonely Planet, purveyor of some of the most popular travel guidebook series in the world, has recently launched a new imprint of full color country guides, the Discover series. According to a press release about the books, Discover country guides, which are designed with the more discerning and attraction-oriented traveler in mind, highlight the most [...]

Sometimes here on Students In Europe, it is easy to take for granted our collective travel wisdom and forget that there are travel newbies out there that know nothing at all about traveling. In chatting yesterday with an American friend who is about to embark on her first international journey, I [...]

Welcome back to my weekly column, where I bring you the best of budget travel, cheap backpacker and student-minded bang-ups, cheap bites, affordable beds and inexpensive beers throughout Europe. A variation of it will be featured by our new partner, Sosauce, under the title of Thrifty Thrills.
Let [...]

Planning a trip to a city like London on a student’s budget can be an incredibly frustrating and trying affair. London is expensive and you are broke. I get it. But don’t be fooled into thinking that a city like London is totally inaccessible to you. With the London Pass, things are a lot easier.
The [...]

Welcome back to my weekly column, where I bring you the best of budget travel, cheap backpacker and student-minded bang-ups, cheap bites, affordable beds and inexpensive beers throughout Europe. A variation of it will be featured by our new partner, Sosauce, under the title of Thrifty Thrills.
Today, we’re going to [...]

The forint is the currency of Hungary, a country that has yet to change to the euro, despite being part of the EU for 6 years. By today’s exchange rates, US$10 equals about 2200 HUF.
Using a currency with such large denominations nods to a time when Europe didn’t have a pan-continental currency and every border [...]

There is nothing I hate more than worrying about money. And if I hate it, odds are, you hate it too.
That sinking feeling of whether or not your debit card is going to be declined. The dread just before your online banking statement open to reveal what could be a negative balance. Oh, the agony! [...]

And now, I bring you the best of budget travel, cheap backpacker and student-minded bang-ups, bites, affordable beds and inexpensive beers throughout Europe via my new weekly column. A variation of it will be featured by our new partner, Sosauce, under the title of Thrifty Thrills.

Now, I’m aware of the reputation that Bratislava has [...]