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