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
No-frills airlines
Airports
  Sleep in Airports
Jet lag

TOURS & PACKAGES

Air-hotel packages
Air-car packages
Specialty tours
Active vacations
Bike tours
Seniors tours
Family tours
Women's tours
Study tours
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

SAVING MONEY

GETTING MONEY

Changing money
ATMs
Credit cards
Traveler's checks
Cold hard cash
Wiring money
Rip-offs & scams

SAVINGS TIPS

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
Online Photo galleries
ReidsGuides photo galleries

DINING

European dining
The meals
Restaurant primer
Restaurant hunting
Fixed-price menus
Local libations
Picnicking & street food
Saving money on dining

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
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