The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)

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The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget ($24.99) is out in April to help you plan a trip without going broke. The book includes suggested itineraries, adventure travel options, maps, hostel listings, transportation information, festivals, arts and culture, top attractions, climate charts and daily budget estimates --USA Today

[T]he guide convinces readers that with careful advance planning and booking, they can hold down travel costs if they visit the right place at the right time...In addition to money-saving tips, the Guide offers maps highlighting major sites, timelines on historic events, tips on local culture, etiquette and treat yourself suggestions for hotels and restaurants worth a splurge. --Kirkus Review

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The ideal guide to making the most of <place w:st="" />Europe</place /> without breaking the bank. This refreshing new guide offers a youthful, budget slant on travel in 32 European countries with additional information for <country-region w:st="" />Morocco</country-region />, <country-region w:st="" />Russia</country-region /> and <country-region w:st="" /><place w:st="" />Turkey</place /></country-region />. With extensive night-life options, and thoroughly researched sections on shopping, markets, sport and outdoor activities, this is the perfect companion for anyone travelling on a budget, from interrailing gap year students to professionals looking to spend less on their career break.  Clue-up on the basics with practical information on hostels, train and bus timetables and border crossings. You’ll find clear and accessible information on the key destinations in each country and the low-down on the best things to see, do and experience in each city, town or region. The guide comes complete with extensive language sections and "Treat Yourself" boxes that highlight great establishments worth splashing out on. With over 200 easy-to-use maps and exhaustive eating, drinking and accommodation lists, this guide is the budget-conscious traveller’s must have item for European trips.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1264 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 1st edition (April 21, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843539942
• ISBN-13: 978-1843539940
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,186 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Overview for the Budget Europe Traveler, September 14, 2008

By	Keith E. Webb "Cross-Cultural Leadership Coac... (Singapore) - See all my reviews

I travel to Europe a couple times a year for business -without a corporate budget! I needed a guide book that would help me find reasonable places to stay and the main sites to see in various European countries during my trips. (I rarely go to the same city twice.)

The Rough Guides are GREAT guide books. They are not for the backpacker crowd like Lonely Planet tends to be, nor the rich. Rough Guides cater to that middle crowd - me. Their single country or city guides go into great detail on each location. Don't miss these guidebooks if you are traveling extensively in one country. However, that's too much for my 2-3 day visits. That's where the "Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget" comes in.

The Guide covers 30 countries and appears to be an update of the The Rough Guide to Europe 2006 (Rough Guide Travel Guides). It gives a brief history, tips on culture, hotel and dining recommendations. It lists details on the top sightseeing sites. The photos and maps are better than many other publishers' single-country guide books. On my recent trips I found I was just as informed as my colleagues who invested (weight being a larger consideration than cost) in a single country guidebook.

"The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget" has plenty of information for the business or limited time traveler. If you are going to spend a week in a country sightseeing upgrade to a single country guidebook.