I came to Porto 8 years ago. It feels now like a different lifetime ago. I was visiting after a friends wedding in Vigo across the border in Spain. I had got a cheap Ryanair flight back to London from Porto. I was staying the one night. Naturally, after a…
The Lake District in the north of England is a great place to visit for a short holiday or as part of a longer trip. If you are looking to enjoy a break in the Lake District on a budget, here are my 5 top tips. Photograph courtesy of: http://www.flickr.com/photos/akandbdl/5739444501/ 1. Make the most…
Today’s Cheap Eats inspiration comes from the beautiful , historic city of Antalya on the southwestern corner of Turkey. Guest writer, Ellen Rabiner ( whose birthday it is today! Say hello, wish her an amazing day at http://www.facebook.com/elleninturkey or via Twitter @ElleninTurkey ) is an opera singer, recovering lawyer and expat blogging about…
Our second serving of awesome cheap eats across the world comes from Cardiff ( if you missed, here is last week’s cheap eats guide to London by Steve Lowy) – thanks to London based food/travel writer- Sophie Rae. When not eating she can be found planning her next meal. Find her recipes and ramblings…
Latest guest blogger for BudgetTraveller is Emma Sparks, talented upcoming blogger and blogger in chief at Sparky Sees the World. You can follow her on Twitter to keep up to date with all things ‘Sparky’ Today’s post is the first of a series of posts about a Eurotrip Emma undertook with her mum a few years ago…
Today sees the official launch of my guide to Luxury Hostels of Europe in partnership with Travellerspoint, easyJet, Interrail, Busabout and Travelzoo. The idea for the project had been in my head for awhile. It started germinating in my brain when I launched the BudgetTraveller. Everytime…
Below is a list of luxury hostels reviewed so far on the BudgetTraveller. In my opinion these are the best hostels in Europe but the list is still not comprehensive and will be updated in the months and years to come. If you like a tip or recommendation for a luxury hostel in a…
A word from my father: no such thing as a “cheap date” – you date them, you merry them, you divorce them, you’re broke! Martino Matijevic. Are you a cheap date? Often accused by loved one of not caring and putting your money where you mouth is? Well do…
(Updated September 2019 ) Nightlife in Rotterdam- What is it like? In short? Amazing. Probably one of my favourite places to party in Europe. My love affair with Rotterdam started 8 years ago when I visited Rotterdam as a guest of the tourism board to sample some of Rotterdam’s fabled nightlife. It was an awesome…
