When you are planning a trip to Europe (or anywhere else for that matter), one thing that you will inevitably come across in guidebooks or hear in advice from friends on the internet is the idea of taking a day trip. You know how the day trip works, right? You get up early, take a …
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Validating a Eurail Pass
So, you’ve decided to buy a Eurail pass for your trip to Europe. Smart move. If you’re anything like me, now you are spending your days staring at the map of Europe and train schedule that came with your Eurail pass imagining all the possibilities that lie before you. Could I pull off Paris to …
Great Stays: Ecohostel Andromeda, Ghent, Belgium
Many people skip Belgium on their Europe trips. And as I’ve preached before, this is a terrible mistake. For the few and the proud that make it to Belgium, most of them end up skipping Ghent in favor of bigger-hitters Bruges and Brussels. I did. Twice. Again, terrible, terrible, mistake. It actually took me until my …
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How to Save Money in Europe: Going to the Store
Wasting money really sucks. And no matter how big or small your Europe trip budget is, no one likes to spend more than they have to for things. Well, if you’re aren’t careful, you can throw away a ton of money on a trip to Europe. Especially on little things like bottles of water, soda, …
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The Most Beautiful Places in Europe (That I Almost Went to)
Every time I’ve come to Europe, there has been a place or two that I really wanted to go, but for some reason or another, I just wasn’t able to see. Some of these places have been missed on multiple trips now and are now just simply known as ‘the ones that got away’. The …
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Amsterdam Beer: What to Drink When You’re Here
I subscribe to the theory that imbibing in local beer and liquor when travelling is a big part of getting to know the flavor of a place. Amsterdam, lucky for us, is home to a handful of solidly established and up-and-coming craft breweries and a couple of monster brands in the beer world. It is …
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Europe Trip Planning: Booking the Bookends
In addition to figuring out what time of year to come to Europe and what places to see once you get here, another important thing you have to figure out is whether or not you are going to plan every day of your trip ahead of time or just figure it all out when you …
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Great Stays: Villa Park in Bran, Romania
Ever since falling head over heels for the Mountain Hostel in Gimmelwald, Switzerland, I’ve constantly been on the lookout for similar places around Europe. For years, my searching had sadly come up empty-handed until I discovered a place near Bran, Romania called Villa Park. Bran, Romania is most famous for being home to Dracula’s Castle, …