studentsineurope

Winter is woefully delaying its exit, and — at least here — another weekend spent indoors approaches. And so, if you need a little reading material…
Don’t worry, travel is probably one of the only addictions that doesn’t require professional help. Still, it’s fun to guage whether or not your desire to explore goes beyond passion and [...]

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 [...]

I’m a big fan of any afternoon pick-me-up, but few variations compare to England’s clotted cream-complemented afternoon tea.
It’s a ritual as timeless as it is tasty and, though not exactly budget-friendly, must be experienced at least once while in London. For that one experience (and others, once the addiction sets in), a recent Rick Steves [...]

If you’ve ever thought about getting a passport, or have been thinking it’s about time to renew yours, you might want to do it soon. Passport costs are going up.
Well, not officially.  But last week a report in the L.A. Times said that a price hike had been proposed by the State Department and is [...]

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 [...]

Peggy Goldman, travel guru and founder of Friendly Planet Travel, a website dedicated to booking high-quality, cost-effective international tours to exotic places, offers up some of her best tips for students and young people traveling abroad in Europe.  Read on for expert advice on how to save money, live like a local, how to pack [...]

After a lot of annoying delays, I’m finally preparing to return to Europe for a few months of backpacking, seeing my old friends, and meeting some new ones. Like many long-time student travelers with friends all over the place, my itinerary looks like I spilled a box of thumbtacks on a map and decided 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 [...]

This selection of nine cool, stylish, unique and cheap passport covers would make great gifts for study abroad students or friends who love to travel.