Travelling Europe

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Ready to head to Europe for the trip of a lifetime? Feeling unsure? Not enough money? Travelling Europe is the place to begin. Research better, travel smarter, spend less.

Independent travel doesn’t necessarily mean roughing it. Though it can if you want.

Get adventurous and ditch the tour guides to explore the world yourself. Explore foreign continents at a fraction of the price advertised in your local paper … and do it your way.

There’s really no reason you shouldn’t be chilling on a Greek island or getting your fill of history at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. With European Union money pouring into infrastructure improvements, there’s never been a better time to explore the Continent. And with the recent rise in low cost comparison websites it is easier than ever to find the cheapest airline tickets. You can easily go online, book a ticket and then be off in no time at all.

Between March 2006 and September 2008 we did just that: my wife and I spent two and half years travelling Europe, and visited 29 countries during that time. Since February 2007, Linda and I have been running the Indie Travel Podcast and this book is the culmination of all that research and travel.

Written for novice travellers and formatted in a friendly question-and-answer style, Travelling Europe will answer:

* How can I research my trip?
* Can I afford it?
* What are the visa requirements for visiting Europe?
* Can I work in Europe?
* You’ve taught English to fund your travels. Can I?
* Where should I stay?
* How should I get around?
* How can I research transport?
* Should I get a Eurail pass?
* Do you use budget airlines? What should I look out for?
* Should I learn another language? Which ones?
* Can I drink the water?

In addition to all that, specialist sections cover:

* Family travel
* Solo female travel
* Couples’ travel

Need to discover some online technologies to help you learn before you go and stay informed easily while on the road? How about unusual cities to explore or places to go with your kids? It’s all in Travelling Europe.