Comments on: 5 Simple Ways to Beat Your Travel Budget http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/ Dubious tips & essential ephemera for today's curious traveler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Stella http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-45392 Stella Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:12:05 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-45392 Tip number one is the most useful ;) As for the Louvre I believe it worth the ticket fee and more! Tip number one is the most useful ;) As for the Louvre I believe it worth the ticket fee and more!

]]> By: Anji http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-45164 Anji Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:17:40 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-45164 Sometimes, avoiding those main touristic places helps you discover the culture of a country even more! Discovering those local places and meeting local people is the key! And of course, being alert at not being taken for a ride while we travel. Sometimes, avoiding those main touristic places helps you discover the culture of a country even more! Discovering those local places and meeting local people is the key! And of course, being alert at not being taken for a ride while we travel.

]]> By: Dayna http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-44983 Dayna Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:13:54 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-44983 While a lot of these are common sense - they work! Around many cities, walking is a great way to get the vibe of the neighborhoods and connect with locals. I can also second the Eastern Europe tip! In my own experience, not only does your money go farther, but because they are less trodden the experiences are more interesting and unexpected. Where we are now in Bulgaria - a shot of whiskey at a village bar is about thirty cents. A quality beer is around a dollar. The locals are friendly and excited to meet foreigners, and it makes for a very rich experience. While a lot of these are common sense – they work! Around many cities, walking is a great way to get the vibe of the neighborhoods and connect with locals. I can also second the Eastern Europe tip! In my own experience, not only does your money go farther, but because they are less trodden the experiences are more interesting and unexpected. Where we are now in Bulgaria – a shot of whiskey at a village bar is about thirty cents. A quality beer is around a dollar. The locals are friendly and excited to meet foreigners, and it makes for a very rich experience.

]]> By: Keira http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-44978 Keira Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:13:56 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-44978 I went to the Louvre myself and it is worth the money to go inside. We saw many famous pieces of art that you'd hear of in any world view art class in college. It was fab and I knew going into the Louvre that the Mona Lisa was a highlight for a majority of the people attending the museum, but as an art student I knew it had very little to recommend itself other than a unique background painting trick and that it was super small. So instead I found the room and photographed the crowds from the entrance to the painting and then the painting itself. Talk about packed in like sardines. The only people looking at anything else in the room (which is packed with art, beautiful masterpieces) were the Asian tourists with the guided tour headphones. My tip with the Louvre is to not be single minded about where you're going and to really look at everything you possibly can. I went to the Louvre myself and it is worth the money to go inside. We saw many famous pieces of art that you’d hear of in any world view art class in college.

It was fab and I knew going into the Louvre that the Mona Lisa was a highlight for a majority of the people attending the museum, but as an art student I knew it had very little to recommend itself other than a unique background painting trick and that it was super small.

So instead I found the room and photographed the crowds from the entrance to the painting and then the painting itself. Talk about packed in like sardines. The only people looking at anything else in the room (which is packed with art, beautiful masterpieces) were the Asian tourists with the guided tour headphones.

My tip with the Louvre is to not be single minded about where you’re going and to really look at everything you possibly can.

]]> By: Anna http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-7452 Anna Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:10:31 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-7452 Interesting article, but advices which might be new and fresh for tourists from US or Western Europe are quite obvious for people from Eastern Europe :). We've benn cutting the costs since the borders have been opened. and it's nice that Author has mentioned Kraków, Poland as a place to visit. I live quite close to it and I can say that maybe it's as big and 'west-european' as Paris or Rome but has great historical architecture. Crowds of Japanese tourists can proove it. So, if you'd like to visit Poland I reccomend also cities like Wrocław, Gdańsk or Warsaw. Interesting article, but advices which might be new and fresh for tourists from US or Western Europe are quite obvious for people from Eastern Europe :) . We’ve benn cutting the costs since the borders have been opened. and it’s nice that Author has mentioned Kraków, Poland as a place to visit. I live quite close to it and I can say that maybe it’s as big and ‘west-european’ as Paris or Rome but has great historical architecture. Crowds of Japanese tourists can proove it. So, if you’d like to visit Poland I reccomend also cities like Wrocław, Gdańsk or Warsaw.

]]> By: Dennis Czigler http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-7038 Dennis Czigler Mon, 19 May 2008 17:26:39 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-7038 Great advice. I would like to add that in many cases buying food in small delis and grocery stores can be much better than eating in a restaurant catered to tourists. More often than not the servings are extremely small and not filling AND expensive. Dennis Czigler www.europetraveltours.net Great advice. I would like to add that in many cases buying food in small delis and grocery stores can be much better than eating in a restaurant catered to tourists. More often than not the servings are extremely small and not filling AND expensive.

Dennis Czigler
http://www.europetraveltours.net

]]> By: Heather http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-7021 Heather Sat, 17 May 2008 18:14:34 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-7021 I love staying a little bit out of the city center. You're closer to residential neighborhoods where you can really feel what normal life is like. I love staying a little bit out of the city center. You’re closer to residential neighborhoods where you can really feel what normal life is like.

]]> By: Nick http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-6952 Nick Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:33 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-6952 Generally a great article. There are some very useful ideas here. One thing: I live in the Czech Republic and 1 dollar = 16-17 Czech crowns. That's not enough to buy a beer, but maybe just enough to buy a pizza on the street. I think the zloti estimate is mostly correct. Thought that oughta be corrected. Generally a great article. There are some very useful ideas here.

One thing: I live in the Czech Republic and 1 dollar = 16-17 Czech crowns.

That’s not enough to buy a beer, but maybe just enough to buy a pizza on the street. I think the zloti estimate is mostly correct.

Thought that oughta be corrected.

]]> By: chris cook http://www.vagabondish.com/5-tips-beat-budget-travel/comment-page-1/#comment-6942 chris cook Sun, 11 May 2008 18:43:15 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=1971#comment-6942 Hey all, thanks for the comments. A bit of an update though, the roma pass mentioned in number 2 is actually only 20 Euro not 25 like I had previously wrote...even better!! It sure saved me a lot of money last week. Hey all, thanks for the comments. A bit of an update though, the roma pass mentioned in number 2 is actually only 20 Euro not 25 like I had previously wrote…even better!! It sure saved me a lot of money last week.

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