Ahouxm.136 net.travel utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!duke!chico!harpo!mhtsa!eagle!ihnss!houxi!houxm!finn Wed Jan 20 17:20:49 1982 Cheap European travel Expensive countries include Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, but personally, I feel that it's a question of "you get what you pay for" -- they're incredibly beautiful countries. If you have the cash up front, it used to be economical to buy a car in Europe, drive it around, ship it back here and sell it, thus avoiding new-car duty. That bargain has diminished somewhat, but I recently saw an automaker's ad touting that as a money-saving option. Perhaps worth looking into. (Keep in mind that gas is MUCH more expensive in Europe, tho'.) If you join American Youth Hostel, you can stay in youth hostels (Jugendherberge, hospices) in Europe cheaply. Some don't require AYH membership; some have restrictions, e.g., no motorists, locked doors after x o'clock, etc. Also, for lunch, try to buy cheese & sausage to eat en route, rather than having a restaurant meal. Gute Reise! Rick Nylund, houxm!finn ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.