Have you ever wanted to travel through Europe? Here are plenty of ideas on how to travel there while saving a ton of money. These ideas will let you have an awesome experience without breaking the bank, or putting added pressure on your credit cards. Traveling is good for our health and is also a great way to stay young. Traveling has many health benefits and is also a fun way to get out and meet people. While you are traveling it will be important to cut costs and save some money. It will also be important to remember that you are on a vacation. Don’t allow yourself to be stressed, worry about things, or focus on any kind of work or things that will make you feel any kind of pressure. Just get on that plane and allow all of your worries to leave your mind and focus on things that will be stress free and fun.
One way of traveling through Europe is to backpack it. All you will need to do is pack up everything you will need to take in a backpack and go. You will want to make sure you have an itinerary of things planned out. It will be important to have a list of places you will want to stay, transportation resources, where and what you want to eat, and things you will want to do during your trip. It will be important to take time out to rest and relax.
You will want to go to a discount airline website to save money on your tickets. You can also save money by buying a prepacked trip. That way everything will already be paid for and arranged for you. The only thing you will need to do is go and enjoy yourself.
Something else that would help to save money is to carpool or take the bus.Renting a bike or walking are also good ways to get around. Renting a car or taking a cab can get pricey after awhile. Plus these are a great way to get out and meet people. It will also give you more time to go out to explore and learn your way around. Uber, Lyft, or Craigslist ride share are great carpooling sites to get around. A great website to rent a bike from is www.bikerentalsplus.com.
Some ways to find free lodging is to stay at campgrounds. There is also a volunteering opportunity called WWOOFING. You stay on someone’s farm and work in exchange for your room and board. There is also housesitting. Sign up for MindMyHouse.com and you can find great housesitting jobs. There are also a lot of hostels you can stay at by checking out the website www.airbnb/hostels.com or many of the other hostel websites for European travelers. Staying at a University dorm room or staying at a church guest house are great places to stay. You will be able to have a quiet place to stay and attend church services at the same time. .You will want to check out www.University-dorms.net and www.Religiousplanningguide.net. Staying at places like this will save you thousands of dollars.
Another way to save money is to skip eating at restaurants or fast food joints and buy your food from the local grocer or at the fresh fruit and vegetable stand. This will also help you to stay healthier and will burn calories and get your daily exercise while you’re doing your shopping. It will be important to eat lean meats, a moderate amount of carbs (whole grains, whole wheat type), and a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables. If you like to drink, it will be important to keep it under 2 glasses a day. Having 1 ounce of dark chocolate a day has a lot of health benefits. Calcium is also very good to add to your daily staple for it helps keep your bones strong and has a lot of other great added health benefits.
Day trips are a great way to meet people. You can take a cooking or art course, go hang out at the mall, or ask around and see what kind of other day trips are available. Yoga and dance classes are also a great way to get out and make friends. Sometimes going to the park or fast food restaurant are inexpensive ways to meet people. You can buy a bottle of water or tea or other beverage, a healthy small food snack like a Subway sandwich or a salad; take a deck of cards and ask someone to play. Sometimes just sitting outside striking up conversations with people are also great ways to keep busy and get to know people.