Budget

Welcome to the fifth Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for the Americas. Here you’ll find North American, Central American and Caribbean travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend. 
This week’s photographic inspiration comes from the Canada article at DirectoryM.  The entry is loaded with tons of information about the country, including a [...]

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A nine-day trip to four Spanish cities, including airfare to/from the UK, for under 150 euros? I’ll show you how after the jump.

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Another five days in London, including flights to/from Berlin, once again cost me under £100. How did I do it? I lay my budget bare and reveal the winner of the Reader Tips contest for London after the jump.

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While passing through the “Czech Republic,” I picked up a flier (similar to this one) targeted at German tourists on breweries in the Plzen region. (If you’re a beer drinker, you are certainly familiar with the anglicized name of their traditional beer, pilsener.) While the vast majority of beer consumed is today produced [...]

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A three-night trip to Malta, including round-trip airfare, cost me a whopping 50 euros. I’ll show you how after the jump.

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I spent four nights in/near Venice and barely broke 90 euros, including flights! See how I did it after the jump.

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Welcome to the second Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for the Americas. Here you’ll find North American, Central American and Caribbean travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend.
If you only have time to read one post this week, let me recommend the oddly named The Secret Lives of Travelers by Susan [...]

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Welcome to the first Travel on a Shoestring Carnival for Europe. Here you’ll find European travel tips for those without a lot of money to spend. We’ve got a number of interesting posts from around the blogosphere, sorted geographically.
UK and Ireland
Two posts this week deal with tours in and around London.
First up is Dana [...]

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I took a three-day weekend trip to Hamburg and didn’t even hit 65 euros. I’ll show you how after the jump.

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