Europe on a Budget: Real Stories from Backpacking Around Europe and Studying Abroad that You Won’t Find in Any Guidebook
This collection of 42 first-person accounts about backpacking in Europe will awaken a taste for adventure in those who have yet to travel, and bring back memories for those who have. Romance, surprise, discovery and wisdom all bubble through these authors’ riveting pieces.
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If you’ve ever wanted to backpack or study abroad in Europe...
If you want to relive your adventures...
If you love good travel writing...
Then sit back and enjoy Europe on a Budget – and feel your love for travel come alive in this one-of-a-kind collection of unique travel tales.
“The stories told in "Europe From a Backpack" give a more accurate description and feel of Europe than anything I have ever read or heard before.” Tiger News (Clemson)
“The book succeeds at grabbing the attention of the reader and not letting go until the last quest is finished...an alluring compilation of some of the most interesting travel stories and will definitely entice any reader to pack up and just go.” The Hurricane (University of Miami)
“Backpackers may travel to see the sights, but the stories are what make it back to the states.” The Daily (University of Washington)
“Important lessons about travel safety and strategies that will enrich soon-to-be young travelers ideas of what to expect and the book fills a void in the study abroad [budget travel] genre, as it isn't a guide book or a how-to.” Publishers Weekly
“The work is intended to go deeper than a typical travel guidebook, to convey the youthful follies of journeying with a backpack.” The Boston Globe
“What you learn is that travel puts you in situations you could never imagine and that young travelers on limited funds can land in some incredible circumstances.” The Los Angeles Times
“[the stories are] riveting because they are real, and they date from that heavenly time of life where freedom is a given and anything is possible.” The Seattle Times
“Although Lonely Planet travel guides may be must-haves for any backpacker or budget-minded traveler, there really is one thing they can't offer—a good story… these stories reveal the experiences of young travelers and inspire wanderlust in those who dream of doing it all themselves.” The Daily Cardinal (University of Wisconsin)
“An inspiration and a springboard.” Rick Steves
Ben Ingram somewhere between Munich and Venice Looking out the train window, I saw the first faint glow of morning light. It was light long in coming to one who hadn’t slept all night; a dawning that made me feel as though something had been both accomplished and lost. I was sitting on a padded […]
Read More“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
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