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It’s hard to find student travellers who aren’t familiar with hostels, and the huge number of great hostels scattered throughout Europe make it a fair challenge to pick one that’s substandard. They’re inviting, located almost everywhere and have low prices that make them rather appealing (accompanied by the great catering, Internet and other facilities you [...]

On a recent trip to Portugal I happened to chance upon one of the hidden gems of Portugal in the city of Guimarães. Often referred to as “The Cradle City”, it was the first capital of Portugal and the place where the country was born. A quaint city just thirty minutes north of Porto, it [...]

School’s almost out. Summer’s almost here. You’re finishing up those last few exams and thinking about heading home from an amazing semester in Europe.
Sounds terrible, right? I know. So, instead, you should skip the crummy plane trip home sitting next to some awkwardly large businessman from Duluth and head to the south of France for [...]

It’s already well into the summer festival-planning season, and the myriad of foreign festivals doused in sun, sea and rum are impressive enough to be your sole reason to travel. If you’re lucky enough to be planning to go to Barışarock during a holiday in Turkey, the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, the Boom Festival [...]

Comfortably nestled in the Praca dos Restauradores just in across the plaza from a beautiful art deco building called Eden Cinema, Kitsch Hostel offers a chill and relaxed environment right in the heart of Lisbon. If you’re looking for a great hostel to meet an eclectic collection of students, have a beer or two and [...]

You can call it whatever you like; Port Wine, Vihno do Porto, Porto or simply Port. However you choose to call it, just make sure that if you ever find yourself in Portugal, you don’t miss out on the opportunity to sample this deliciously sweet wine.
Looking across the River Douro from the city of Porto, [...]

Even in the midst of the low season in Lagos, Portugal, the Rising Cock Hostel, still manages to come out on top as a hub for partying and fun. An ambiguous building located on a quiet side street of central Lagos, the only hint to the raging party hostel is a small tiled cock pictured [...]

Oh, Spring Break, how do I love thee? Seriously, just when you think you can’t take much more of this winter or of this semester, spring break rolls around and lets us all go nuts for a week. It’s wonderful. By far, my favorite spring break trips were when I was studying in Europe, [...]

Everyone knows about the liberal drug laws in The Netherlands, where marijuana is decriminalized and hallucinogenic mushrooms, while illegal as of late 2008, are tolerated.  However, few people are aware that Portugual has an even more progressive drug policy.  There, not only is marijuana decriminalized, but also cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, and virtually every other [...]

Megan Eaves is an avid traveler and contributing writer to Students in Europe blog. Learn a little more about her latest, best, worst and next Europe trips.