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Archive for the ‘Eastern Europe’ Category

July 17th, 2008

Public Transit Tours

I’m a walker - and will always provide walking instructions and suggestions to anyone who asks for directions - whether they wish to walk or not. However, taking public transit does have its perks: resting the tootsies, covering long distances, avoiding bad weather, etc. Some cities have normal bus/tram routes that practically double as […]

By Jacy Meyer -- 4 comments

September 6th, 2007

Getting Around Warsaw

GuestBlogger:  Karyn Lesniewski is half-American, half-Polish student who is trying to get to know her roots. She is now couchsurfing in Warsaw. 
Warsaw is in Poland. And Poland is in Eastern Europe.  Okay, now that the very basic Geography lesson is done with, let’s move on.
I have yet to discover the other parts of Europe but […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

August 12th, 2007

Budget Tours for Art Lovers

There is no better place to start an art lover’s tour than in Europe. Whichever class, form, genre, medium or style you may want to see, there is definitely no limit. Now, if you think that your budget will prevent you from taking an art lover’s tour, think again. There are ways around […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 3 comments

July 24th, 2007

Summer Music Festival in Budapest

Zöld Pardon — an outdoor club in Budapest — holds the longest summer festival with live concerts, discos all summer long.  A wide variety of music can be expected.
In addition, there are several other entertainment possibilities on location: WiFi, bike park, cocktail bar, restaurant and café.
Zöld Pardon is located in Goldmann György tér, déli olda […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

July 5th, 2007

Sophisticated Traveler

This is for our readers in the US who are planning their European sojourn.
If you do not have the time nor the energy to plan your trip, you may want to consider one of Sophisticated Traveler, Inc.’s Independent Travel Packages. I swear, they have one of the cheapest travel packages I have EVER seen.
As […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

June 24th, 2007

Gay Pride Parade Schedule in Europe

Whether you want to take a stand about the LGBT equality issue or you just want to see the festivities that happen during the Gay Pride parade, you can try and coincide your trip with the schedule of Pride events in the following European cities:
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By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2007

Turkish Bath for the Men

The hamam (also spelled as hammam in Arabic) is the steam bath variant in Turkey. It involves relaxing in a room where hot dry air is allowed to continuously flow to allow bathers to perspire freely. If you can take it, you can leave this warm room and head for the hot room […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 3 comments

June 21st, 2007

Tip of the Day: To market to market to buy a fat pig

Yes, do follow Mother Goose’s advise when you visit another foreign country. Of course, you need not follow Mother Goose to the letter by buying a fat pig (besides, even if you are willing to buy one, it will probably be out of your budget range).
What will you get out of it?
A trip to […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

May 14th, 2007

Rzeszów

As previously mentioned, I will be featuring destinations with the following criteria:

The names will be difficult to pronounce and/or spell. At least, for us, English-speakers. (inspired by a chapter in the book How Low Can You Go)
These destinations will be directly served by one of the many budget airlines in Europe
Your travel cost will be […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment

April 23rd, 2007

Beer in Czech Republic

Water is not FREE.
However, since Beer is the national drink (and they have the highest beer consumption per capita in the whole world!), it is (at least, compared to mineral water) the cheapest drink in the menu.
Want to know more about Czech Beer? Check here.
Tags: budget-travel, czech-beer, czech-republic, Eastern EuropeShare This

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

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