studentsineurope

As my search for cheap flights around Europe continues, I keep running across really helpful websites. Apparently, there’s a lot of student travelers out there who have trouble managing the myriad budget airlines that criss-cross the continent of Europe, and a lot of civic-minded web designers interested in helping us out!
My latest discovery is flylc.com [...]

As I continue planning my backpacking, figuring out how to get from a lot of random A’s to a bunch of unusual B’s, I’m running across quite a few helpful websites. My most recent favorite is a Dutch site, lowcostairlines.nl. Be warned, the site is actually in Dutch with no way to switch it to [...]

If the mere mention of travel evokes frightful images of airline tickets, hostel bills and unforgiving exchange rates, think again. While it’s more than possible to spend a pretty penny on a trip overseas, traveling on limited funds (as limited as 5 notes a day) is equally doable.
Enter Leon Logothetis, a London native now world-known [...]

The further north you get the more the cold stings if you find yourself in Europe during the winter, and those of you on a tight budget won’t want to be forking out Euro after Euro on hot drinks so that the cafes don’t kick you out into the snow storm.  Luckily there are a [...]

Taking the train is a popular choice for anyone trying to travel through Europe. A lot of the time, provided you plan ahead and buy the right pass, this is indeed the cheapest way to go about your Europe travels.  However, if you are travelling shorter distances and particularly if you are not crossing any borders, buses [...]

Planning on spending Valentine’s Day in Amsterdam this year?
Amsterdam may not be the first place that comes to mind when you think of romantic European cities (could the legal prostitution and drugs have anything to do with this?), but upon visiting, you might be surprised by its lovebird-haven potential.  The endless canals, cobblestone streets and [...]

A few tips for living, studying or traveling cheap in Europe, even if you don’t have a trust fund back home.

Almost every hostel you find in Europe will have some form of common room for guests to relax and socialise in.  Unfortunately, most hostels also have pretty strict check-in and check-out times.  These rules can result in you losing a lot of sleep if your train/bus arrives and or departs at a bad time.
Thankfully, many [...]

Cities are best experienced on rooftops and bicycles.  For the latter, the city of Paris, taking its cue from Amsterdam and other bike-friendly locales, operates a low-cost community bike rental program.  With hundreds of silver-framed bikes at little depots scattered throughout its many arondissements, you’re never far from an easy ride.  In a place where even breathing [...]

A laptop is expensive, heavy and often awkward to carry – not something that you want to lose on your travels and also something often only covered in travel insurance for an extra fee.  If you are travelling through Europe cheaply this can be an extra expense you don’t want to deal with.  So is [...]