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GETTING THERE
12 STEPS TO CHEAPER AIRFARE 1-Search engines 2-Major airlines 3-Consolidators 4-Alternative airlines 5-Newsletters 6-Student airfares 7-Air-hotel packages 8-Air-car packages 9-Bidding sites 10-Big Ben Switch 11-Big Apple Switch 12-Last-minute
MORE ON AIR TRAVEL Major airlines Alternative airlines Airports Sleep in Airports Jet lag
TOURS & PACKAGES Air-hotel packages Air-car packages Specialty tours Active vacations Bike tours Student tours Seniors tours Family tours Women's tours Study tours Study abroad Gay tours Disabled tours Religious tours Guided tours
TRANSATLANTIC CRUISES
GETTING AROUND
NO-FRILLS AIRLINES No-frills in Europe No-Frills around the world Airports Sleeping in airports
TRAINS Europe's rail system Tickets & reservations Railpasses Overnight trains Train safety Train stations Saving money
RENTING A CAR Car Rentals Short-term leases Air-car packages Driving in Europe Road signs Metric system Saving money
FERRIES
BARGES & SAILBOATS Barges Chartered boats Crewing a boat
WHERE TO STAY
HOTEL TIPS Hotel basics Hotel hunting European hotels Hotel baths Hotel rip-offs Saving Money
THE BEST HOTELS Hotels in Florence Hotels in London Hotels in Paris Hotels in Rome Hotels in Venice
SLEEP FOR FREE CouchSurfing Crewing a boat Home swapping Hospitality Exchange Monasteries Overnight trains Servas Sleeping in Airports
ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATIONS Agriturism/farms Apartments B&Bs Camping Castles Chains Convents Cottages/gites CouchSurfing Crash-ins Crewing a boat For free Historic inns Home swapping Hospitality exchange Hostels Hotels Monasteries Motels Mountain huts Overnight trains Rental rooms Residences RVing Schlaf im stroh Servas Sleeping in airports Universities Villa rentals
SAVING MONEY
GETTING MONEY Changing money ATMs Credit cards Traveler's checks Cold hard cash Wiring money Rip-offs & scams
SAVING MONEY 12 Steps to cheaper airfare Use no-frills airlines Save on trains Save on car rentals Save on hotels Sleep for free Save on dining Save on sightseeing Free sightseeing Worst savings tips
TAXES & CUSTOMS VAT taxes US Customs
WHAT TO DO
SIGHTSEEING Planning your day Sightseeing passes Sightsee for free Museums 101 Microtours Avoiding overload Saving money
EUROPE FOR FREE
THEATERS & TICKETS
PHOTOGRAPHY Shooting Tips Video Tips Photo galleries My pictures
DINING European dining The meals Restaurant primer Restaurant hunting Fixed-price menus Local libations Picnicking & street food Saving money
SHOPPING & TAXES Europe's top gifts Top shopping tips Top 10 markets Art of haggling Clothing sizes Metric system Getting VAT back US customs
CRUISES & BARGING Sea cruises City cruises easyCruise Fjords & coastlines Barges Chartered boats Gondolas & punting River cruises Ferries
PLANNING THE TRIP
GETTING INFO Tourist offices Newspapers Magazines Newsletters Guidebooks Photo galleries Maps
PLANNING YOUR TIME Timing your trip Seasons Weather Festivals Top 10 Festivals Time to budget Time zones
PASSPORTS
GEAR & PACKING Packing light What to pack Moneybelts Backup info sheet Gear & gadgets Luggage Electronics
HEALTH General concerns Hospitals/pharmacies Jet lag Health insurance Trip insurance
SAFETY & CRIME Pickpockets Gypsies Moneybelts Rip-offs & scams Train safety Art of losing things Drugs & prostitution Issues for women Racial concerns Travel warnings Travel and terrorism Trip Insurance
COMMUNICATIONS Language Phrase book Polite English Gestures Phones Cybercafes Mail Metric system
TIPS FOR NICHE GROUPS Issues for women Racial concerns Tips for the disabled Gay travel tips Tips for families
ESSAYS
Austria Fleshburgers Mozart VonTrapp
Britain Flushing My Way Through Europe Britspeak
France Thin Walls Alain Ducasse, Paris
General National Cheese Month
Greece Delphi Dinner Sick on Santorini
Italy People Who Live on Glass Islands... The Melandris and the Mud Angels Etna Sweet Heaven The Madonna of Tears Brindisi, Waiting Room of the Aegean Pronto Soccorso The Orders of Scaffolding Italian Train Classifications Gianicolo A Small Receptacle
Switzerland And So, I Skied the Alps My Name Is Bramblett...Reid Bramblett The Rescuers
London Always Free Sometimes Free Churches Markets Parks/Gardens Experiences Discounts
Madrid Always Free Sometimes Free Churches Markets Parks/Gardens Experiences Discounts
Paris Always Free Sometimes Free Churches Markets Parks/Gardens Experiences Discounts
Rome Always Free Sometimes Free Churches Markets Parks/Gardens Experiences Discounts
GUIDES
Europe for Dummies
Eyewitness Top 10 Milan & the Lakes
Eyewitness Top 10 Rome
Eyewitness Top 10 Tuscany
Frommer's Europe from $60 a Day
Frommer's Italy from $70 a Day
Frommer's Memorable Walks in New York
Frommer's Northern Italy
Frommer's Portable Florence
Frommer's Tuscany & Umbria
Honeymoons for Dummies
Others
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