Europe String

Yes, we are growing. Soon enough, wherever it is you plan to spend your vacation, b5media’s Travel & Culture Channel will have a blog to help you discover your destination of choice.
For now, we have three new great bloggers to guide you:

Jed can show you around the capital of England over at the London Traveler.
Geoff brings to you the beer-drinking sausage-eating German-speaking part in the North; the winde drinking shopaholics near France; the warmer part with cappuccino drinkers in the southeast; and the classi Swiss flugelhorns and mountain landscapes in the center over at the Switzerland Traveler.
Heather will …read more

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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 get to watch the Changing of the Guard at one of the royal residences, the Buckingham Palace for FREE. 

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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 the local market will expose you to the local culture. Imagine all that haggling going on between the sellers and the possible buyers. Think of all those goods — some of them may even be strange — that you would be seeing there. Check …read more

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If you find yourself with nothing to do in London and you have already covered all those tourist spots you have on your must-see list, you might want to consider checking out the numerous free concerts going on all over the city. Whichever type of music you prefer, there will definitely be something you’d enjoy.
Check it out…

Free Lunchtime Concerts at SW1, St Martin-in-the-Fields.
Southwark Concert Band at SE24, Herne Hill/Dulwich.
Billy Chong Blues Revue: Long Running Blues Jam at E9, Hackney.
Free Live Music Fridays and Sundays at SE23, The Hob, Forest Hill.
Open Mic @ Biddy’s Bar at NW6, Kilburn.
Acoustic Night Every Sunday …read more

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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 have also revealed the secret on how to go on a really cheap bus tour around London.
eHow, on the other hand, has instructions on how to get around London on the Cheap.
Soon Online Magazine has also listed down London attractions with Free entry.
So, are you …read more

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Cheap on-the-day theatre tickets for a wide selection of West End shows are sold at tkts booths. Tickets are sold at half the price. A service charge of £2.50 per ticket is added to the price.
To check what is on sale for the day, go to this page.
You can buy tickets at the tkts booth in Leicester Square or at the newly-opened Canary Wharf booth.

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