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You can get to most tourist destinations by foot. The city is flat and relatively small. Walking from one tourist site to another would be good for your health and your wallet. Plus, you’ll really see everything in detail.
There’s a wide range of budget hostels which would fit any Budget Traveler’s budget. As far as I can remember, the Flying Pig is the most famous of these budget hostels. For the cheapest option, look for a dorm room (obviously, you need to share your room with other travelers) in a youth hostel.
Several budget airlines …read more

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If you are planning on visiting any of Amsterdam’s famous coffee houses, make sure that you prepare ahead of time.  Before the store — the type where you can buy food — closes, you need to get some supplies for later. You know, when you get the munchies.
To save a few Euros, try buying at any of the Lidl or Aldi stores in the city. You can find them at the following addresses:
Lidl:
Hemonylaan 25, 1074 BJ Amsterdam
Sarah Burgerhartstraat 80, 1055 LD Amsterdam
August Allebeplein 61, 1062 AB Amsterdam
Aldi:
Nieuwe Weteringstraat 24 – 28, 1017 ZX Amsterdam
Pijnackerstraat 36, 1072 JV Amsterdam
Baarsjesweg 269-273, 1058 …read more

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Should you be heading this way, check out the following links for some tips on how to have a great time with the Catalonians (the way I did above!) without breaking the bank:

Get a Barcelona Student JetPack
Shop at Zara and/or Mango
Follow Diego’s tips on how to find cheap accommodations in Barcelona
Avoid the tourist traps and look for cheap eats
Visit the Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art on a Wednesday
Get Free Drinks at Port Olimipico
Watch Opera at the Liceu for only 50% the price
The lazy ones can take the bus

If you bump into me, make sure you say hi!

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Do you have luxurious tastes or habits, esp. in eating and drinking. However, if you had money to burn, you probably would not be reading Europestring, would you? So rather than give you a guide which your challenged-pocket will not be able to use anyway, I will just point you to some of the best alternative to fine dining options in Paris.
Alaine Senderens (one of the founding father of Nouvelle Cuisine) gave back his Michelin stars and re-opened Lucas Carton into a simpler brasserie de luxe. It’s not exactly cheap dining but if you want an epicurean’s …read more

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The French Riviera is one of those places where you can make your champagne wishes and caviar dreams come true.
Not exactly the kind of description which shouts budget traveling, isn’t it?
Well, you need not scratch it off your list just yet. There are still some places in this fashionable resort which you, dear one with limited finances, can afford to stay and enjoy.

Rather than look for a place in Monte Carlo, Cannes or Saint Tropez, consider staying in nearby Nice. It’s not cheap but it’s cheapER AND is also a great destination in itself.
Budget Accommodations:  Check out Gites de France for …read more

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La Rambla is the kilometer long iconic street in the center of Barcelona. It’s usually full of tourists walking down the street, watching the street performers, stopping in cafes or checking out market stalls. Cafes and restaurants located on La Rambla are, obviously, not really budget-friendly. Most of them are tourist traps.
So when your stomach starts rumbling and your pockets aren’t deep enough for those establishments, you can:

head out to the Born market in the La Ribera district. It’s near Museu Picasso.
look for family-run restaurants off La Rambla.
head for Mercat dela Boqueria which you can find …read more

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Off to Edinburgh to rock your socks off?
Well, here are a few more tips to help prevent your wallet from being emptied while you take a break from the Music Festival and check out what else Edinburgh has to offer:

Head over at the Museum of Scotland in Chambers Street and go up to the 7th floor of a FREE rooftop view of Edinburg.
Head for Inverleith Park (and its scenic views) and enjoy a nice cheap lunch. You can head for the supermarket or get something from the deli to fill you up.
Walk around rather than pay for transportation, if the …read more

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Going to a local bar could be an interesting part of your travel experience.  However, prices (especially in Sweden!) are not exactly a budget traveler’s dream. And unless you are a woman who could sashay into a bar and immediately get offered free drinks, you would have to cough up in order to get your choice of poison.
Unless…  you look for ways to hustle free drinks.
But before you go and find someone to bet with, you have to check out these videos first, to make sure that you win that bet hence, getting free drinks (or, even better, getting …read more

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Sure, it’s nice to explore all of the must-sees where all the other tourists probably are but there are times when I would like to discover a city the way locals see it. I would like to experience more than what a normal tourist does.
If you feel the same way, you may want to go look for friends of your friends who may be able to help you see your next destination the way locals do.
Or, you can go and register over at Like-a-local.
With Like-a-local, you will be able to…

LIVE in a local atmosphere
GO where the locals go and experience …read more

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Barcelona’s Port Olimpic is a marina lined with bars, restaurants and discos. It’s one of the best places where you can find excellent seafood restaurants.
If your budget is limited, though, you may want to keep in mind the following:

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