Gellert Baths, Budapest

With some Budapest hotels offering free nights over this winter, it might be a good time to pop by and then you can follow up my tip: a swim in the Gellert Baths and Spa.
You might be starting to think I’m obsessed with Hungarian baths after I raved about the Heviz Thermal Baths […]

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If you’re planning on spending a significant amount of time in Germany and traveling around a bit, it may be worthwhile getting a rail card (BahnCard). This card is valid for a year and will give you a discount of either 25%, 50% or 100% off the ticket price.

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The BahnCard 25 […]

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Welcome to the October 2008 edition of the Europe Travel Blog Carnival which features posts to inform, inspire and entertain readers who love travel in Europe.
Accommodation
In London Update: Where I stayed in Girl Scientist the Picadilly Backpackers Hostel in London is reviewed. Overall it’s rated quite highly for affordability (beds from £12 a night), […]

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A couple of weeks ago Jumbo Hostel rolled into its place at Arlanda Airport (Stockholm, Sweden), but it will be a few more months before it can start receiving its first guests. And the rumors are that allegedly there are alleged problems with utility hookups and proper permits. Let’s just hope they will manage to […]

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The Hungarian National Tourist Office is running a Winter promotion where some Budapest hotels offer the third night free you if you pay for 2 nights or the fourth night free if you pay for three nights. More than 60 hotels are taking part in the promotion. Unfortunately I couldn’t ascertain which hotels had which […]

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Ryanair are offering £1 flights from the UK to destinations all over Europe. I’ve checked and there is some availability of the £1 flights. I found flights from Edinburgh to Pisa and Newcastle to Girona during the second half of November for £1 total charge if:
1 You pay by Visa Electron there is no […]

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In my ongoing quest to conquer and make sense of the web’s online content, I landed my browser (currently Google Chrome, for those of you interested) on Eurocheapo.  Their tagline, ‘we’ve been there’, inspires confidence, and for good reason.  The site has city guides on various European destinations, large and small, and these guides are […]

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Trogir Waterfront

Trogir is located in the center of Dalmatia and is right on the Adriatic coast. The center of Trogir is a small islet that is in between the mainland hills and the island of Ciavo. The town of Trogir is pretty small, only 12,000 citizens, but it is a beautiful town rich in history […]

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If you’re looking for a hostel priced but hotel standard room in Valencia - look no further. Rooms Deluxe is just the spot, centrally located, clean and efficient there’s even a kitchen, residents lounge and free internet access.

City of Arts and Science, Valencia

Rooms Deluxe is a new breed of hotel, where each of the 28 […]

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Frankfurt Book Fair

When I realised I’d be living just a couple of hours south of Frankfurt, it didn’t take me more than a day or two to realise that I would be able to attend the Frankfurt Book Fair. As a lifelong bookworm and aspiring writer, the Frankfurt Book Fair seemed like a fairytale event […]

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