June 6, 2008
website watch:
The Old Country
There are a thousand and one ga-jillion travel websites out there, and figuring out which one to trust can be a major time-suck. That’s where I come in.
J’adore Europa. And when I say that I mean j’adore waaaay more than your average beer. You see the first time I traveled to the Continent was in 1995 for a wedding in Innsbruck, Austria. My mom and I took an Alpine train ride (sooo pretty!) and partied at a local pub, where I tried RedBull for the first time. (At that point it had yet to be released in the U.S.—I know, so. cool.) We also toured Rome and Venice and drank viel Bier on a Sunday at the famed Hofbräuhaus in Munich, Germany. I had such a fantastic time exploring the Old World that (with the exception of 1997) I’ve been back to Europe every year since that first voyage.
But now with the Euro being so sky-high, it can be a challenge enjoying the finer things in the Old World without breaking the bank. Enter: EuroCheapo.com, a travel portal that specializes in highlighting the best—and you guessed it—cheapest dealios from Amsterdam to Vienna. The hotel reviews are what got this little site that could off the ground. And not only are the bits helpful, honest and insightful, they’re also crafted by folks who’ve actually stayed there. (I know it sounds crazy, but some guidebook writers just do site inspections, they don’t stay overnight in every. single. spot they review.)
But what I really like about EuroCheapo are the blogs. They are regularly updated with fantastically fun and uber cheap (and a lot of times free!) activities like the best walking tours in London and the coolest churches in Roma, plus they post deals on airfare, train travel and hotel stays. Vive le cheap!
Even though my play-group instructor taught me a ton of German songs when I was two, the only thing I can say now is vier Glas Bier bitte, which means “four beers” please. Thankfully at Munich’s Hofbräuhaus that’s all the German I need; well that andwo es das Zimmer der Dame(where’s the ladies’ wash room)? |
Posted by Jenna at 12:35 p.m.
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