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Archive for December 2006

December 28th, 2006

Fine Dining on the Cheap

If you’d love to dine superbly and have luxurious taste, a trip to Europe is your best bet. This continent is, imho, an epicurean’s dream destination.
Problem is… you probably cannot really afford to pay to dine in any of those famous European restaurants listed on Michelin Red Guides, what next?
Well, you can check out […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

December 24th, 2006

MERRY CHRISTMAS

I hope that all of YOU are home with your friends and family or are, at least, on your way back home (especially those who were stuck in the UK and whose flights were delayed due to the thick fog).
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

December 20th, 2006

SkyEurope Pays Your Taxes

Tired of seeing all those ++ signs after the numbers which are supposed to tell you how much you need to pay when in fact you will be paying a whole lot more?
++ signs means additional $$$ for taxes and charges. With taxes, you can actually already gauge how much will be added on top […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

December 19th, 2006

London Entertainment on a Budget

Cheap ticket? Check.
Free couch? Check.
Cheap dining possibilities? Check.
So, you’re in London… now, what?!

Laura Potter gives you 10 interesting things which you can do in London for FREE.
Or, you can check out London Free List for a regularly updated list (what else?!) of current events and attractions in London for free or nearly free.

Whether […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2006

Win a skiing holiday in Switzerland

Skiing holidays in Switzerland are up for grabs, courtesy of Switzerland Tourism.
All you have to do is answer…
What is the name of the mountain next to the dog?

Eiger
Matterhorn
[…]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 3 comments

December 12th, 2006

Cheap Prague

For FREE, you can..

visit the National Museum (Narodni Museum) every first Monday of the month
check out the awe-inspiring view of Prague from the romantic Vysehrad Park
enjoy another great view from the Seminarska/Kinskeho Zahrada, a park on the hill above Mala Strana
yet another great view from Valdstejnska Zahrada, a park under the castle
visit the St. Ludmilla […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

December 11th, 2006

Budget Skiing in Bulgaria

Andorra used to be the budget skiing haven in Europe. When it became upmarket (improved facilities = higher prices), budget skiers looked (or, should I say skiied) elsewhere. As I previously mentioned, you can get cheap snow action in the Slovak Republic, Slovenia and Romania.
At that time, I forgot to mention Bulgaria (thanks […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

December 10th, 2006

Tax Hike for Air Travel from the UK

As reported, air passengers leaving UK will be facing an increase from February 2007.

On short -haul flights, you can expect a tax increase of £5 to £10 per economy class passenger.
On long-haul flights, you have to cough up £40 for economy class (double for business class but that definitely would not apply to you, dear […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

December 8th, 2006

Spend Christmas in Spain

Christmas is a Catholic holiday. Where better to spend Christmas and experience how it should be done than in Spain where they have strong Catholic traditions.
Apart from the traditional nativity scenes which can be found all over the country, you’d also enjoy Spain’s gastronomic wealth. Plus, Spain is generally cheaper than most of Western Europe.
Here […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

December 7th, 2006

Christmas Markets in Germany

The smell, sights, sounds and the mood of Christmas permeats the German air with the help of Christmas Markets.  The smell of stolen, gluehwein, sausages, lebkuckhen; the sound of christmas carols and the sight of colored lights and sparking decorations.
Christmas Markets (locally known as Weihnachtsmarkt or Christkindlesmarkt) can be found all over Germany. It is […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 3 comments

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