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Europe String

Archive for the ‘the British Isles’ Category

July 1st, 2007

The BEST in Budget Traveling

GOOD is when you have finally saved up enough for your dream to travel to Europe. Yes, even if it’s on a tight budget.
It’s even BETTER if you do get a great travel deal.
But, if you get a freebie, that is the BEST.
Complimentary… gratis et amore… handout… free…
Whichever way it may be labeled, this […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 4 comments

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:
Tags: europestring, gay-pride

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June 24th, 2007

Prince William back with Kate Middleton

If this news was good enough for CNN to place on its front page then, it’s good enough for Europestring.
What has this have to do with budget travel in Europe?  The Royal Family, of course.   Unfortunately, getting an audience with the Pope is a lot easier than seeing the Royal Family in the flesh.  Well, at least, you can […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2007

The Edinburgh Fringe

If you are planning on checking for yourself if the Loch Ness Monster is as real as Santa Claus, I suggest that you do so sometime between August 5 and 27.
Why August?
Well, since the chances of you NOT seeing the Loch Ness is very high, you might as well go there when there are other […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 4 comments

March 20th, 2007

London on the Cheap

London is one of the most expensive cities in the world.  However, you need not spend big bucks when you visit the Queen.  Believe it or not, there are actually tons of things you can do in London for FREE.
London for Free has kindly provided us, budget travelers, with 9 free downloadable London Walks. They […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

February 28th, 2007

Be a Brit Different

Visit Britain and Virgin Atlantic have joined hands for their marketing campaigns. These two will soon be offering reciprocal links on their respective websites for airline deals, featured destinations and travel.

It does not really mean that you’d get better travel deals all the time. But if a great deal does come up for a tour […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

January 27th, 2007

Update on UK Air Travel Tax Hike

As previously reported, air passengers leaving UK will be facing an increase from February 2007. Yes, even if you have booked and paid for your flight before the tax hike was announced last December.
To repeat…

On short -haul flights, you can expect a tax increase of £5 to £10 per economy class passenger.
On long-haul flights, […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 0 comments

January 18th, 2007

Get an Oyster Card

Save yourself time, money and the inconvenience of figuring out how much you need to pay while traveling in London by getting an Oyster Card.
At most, you would just have to pay £5.70 per day. With that amount, you can take as many trips as you’d like in central London on trams, buses, tubes and […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 2 comments

September 30th, 2006

Low-cost, no-frills Bus Service in the UK

RyanAir - Airline  :  _____ - Bus

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September 20th, 2006

Traveling from London Airports

There are 4 “London” Airports: Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted. Interestingly, none of which are really located in London. Heathrow is in Middlesex, Gatwick is in Sussex, Luton is in Bedfordshire and Standsted is in Essex.
So when you arrive, you need to figure out a way to get to London from those places.
It is […]

By Melissa Atienza-Petri -- 1 comment