The worst thing about hippies: they??™re out there. Somewhere. And you can??™t tell by looking at ???em anymore.
Photo courtesy of hippies.
Why don’t all you damn hippies get a life?
Looking around, you don’t see many hippies these days. Sure, you see bellbottoms, tie-dyes and Birkenstocks ??“ why not, they’re comfortable ??“ but the people in them don??™t consider themselves hippies.
Planning a trip to Europe? You’ve got options beyond the traditional rail-pass.
Here are some practical, budget-minded tips about where to book planes, trains, boats, buses and automobiles when visiting the Old Continent.
Take to the Skies
You’ve probably heard of them by now; budget friendly flights are all the rage in Europe and offer some of the best deals when it comes to country-hopping.
Great Britain is one of the world’s most popular tourism destinations, luring travelers of all budgets and backgrounds, in all seasons.
Unfortunately for the budget traveler, Britain is also one of the world’s most expensive destinations.
The cost of living is considered unreasonably high by many of the British themselves, and when you factor in the exchange rate as well ??“ sterling easily outweighs most other currencies ??“ things can get pricey.
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By her own admission, Ayun Halliday will probably never set foot on the Moon.
But she will go just about anywhere else??”especially if someone else is footing the bill.
Finances, however, are not a deterrent to the budget traveler with an eye for adventure and a knack for comedy??”intentional or otherwise.
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Given my love of European travel, I fortunately had the chance of spending the last school year working and earning my salary in euros.
For several months I had the luxury of forgetting about the stress of traveling in Europe with a weak dollar.
A month ago however, when the European bank account had run its course, but my travel lust had not, I pulled out the American ATM Card and went to the bank.
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As the summer travel season peaks, budget-conscious travelers are facing what seems to be a perfect storm — continued increases in gasoline prices combined with rising hotel room rates.
Additionally, the Travel Industry Association predicts a 1.4 percent increase in summer leisure travel in 2007, which also adds to the budget crunch. Higher demand often can mean higher prices for airline tickets and hotel rooms. Despite these factors, travelers who pair a little flexibility with savvy ???know how??? when researching online can avoid paying peak prices.
Tags: Summer, Travel, BudgetWe found 20 cool travel tips in a recent issue of Budget Travel Magazine and wanted to share them with our readers!? Travel well and enjoy!
1. Use battery operated Motorola Talkabouts to keep connected on a cruise or vacation.
2. Protect your pod or MP3 player from rain and unexpected downpours with the newer (and thicker) Glad Press’n Seal Wrap.?
3. Map it out! When renting an apartment in another country take detailed directions and a map so that you have more time to move in instead of driving around in the cab.
4. Keen All-Terrain shoes help to keep feet dry while romping through rain!
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After nearly a year of vagabonding, I returned home for a couple of months to resupply, remind my apathetic cats that I still exist, and to sort through a precariously leaning stack of mail.
When I began to share my world adventures with friends and cubicle dwelling ex-coworkers, I either received blank stares of bewilderment or cold, hard looks of envy.
Like most things, a life of travel has been romanticized into something that unwitting people dream about whenever the going gets rough at home.
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