For questions involving terms such as: budget, low-cost, deals, shoestring, frugal, cheap, or sales.
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Student discount in Barcelona [closed]
I'm confused.
1) I want to do Basilic + Towers + Gaudí House Museum + Guided tour inside.
Is there such an option to buy online?
2) Is there any combined ticket to all Gaudi's attractions?
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Ways to travel from Leuven to Amsterdam [closed]
I want to go to Amsterdam this weekend. What are the possible modes of transportation and are there any discounts/offer available. Also I would like reach Amsterdam early morning so that my day ...
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Is it possible to travel from the Dutch to the Polish Border on a “schönes Wochende Ticket”?
I'm planning a trip from the Dutch border to the Polish border in Germany, as cheap as possible. I found out that there is something called a "schönes Wochende Ticket", a ticket which provides ...
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What is the cheapest way for intercity travel from Belgium(Brussels) to other countries and nearby?
I am here in Leuven on an internship and only have weekends when I can travel and see places around. So I plan to go to important cities, so it would more of intercity travel(let us say from ...
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What similar alternative to the Kolping House in Leipzig, Germany do I have?
I'm intending to spend this summer in Leipzig , Germany and I'm searching for an accommodation. My friends where in Stuttgart and the managed to find a good place in Kolping House in Stuttgart. It was ...
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Website/app with list of best low-cost flights deals within EU by city/airport?
I am looking for a website/application that will allow me to monitor some airport or airports in some area and send me the deals when something is interesting (much cheaper than average) to my mail.
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Which Lastminute.com local site has lowest prices / best selection?
Which Lastminute.com local site provides the lowest prices and best selection of routes? Is there any system? (possibly depending on region)
Background: I noticed that the localized Lastminute.com ...
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Are there any last-minute cheap Spain-domestic flights?
I'm travelling alone to Barcelona airport (BCN). I would like to take a cheap round-trip flight from BCN to Madrid.
Is there any web-site or smartphone app that sells last-minute cheap Spanish ...
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How can I most affordably use my iPhone in the UK during a long-term study abroad period? [closed]
I'm from the United States, and I currently have an iPhone 4s on the Sprint network. In late September (2013), I'll be flying to the UK for a year of studying abroad at Oxford University until June ...
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Options for prepaid cell service in Toronto [duplicate]
I'm visiting Toronto tomorrow and will be there for about two weeks. I have a 2G unlocked phone that I originally purchased from Fido, so I would only need a SIM card. I'm thinking about getting a ...
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Hiking near Barcelona - or alternative hiking cities close-by?
I am going to Barcelona in the start of July together with a friend. We have 3 to 4 days (in Barcelona) and we want to see some beautiful nature and the possibility to hike, and we also want to spend ...
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Free parking in downtown San Jose, CA? [closed]
What's the situation with parking in downtown San Jose, CA?
Can I park for free anywhere for short times in the daytime?
Or for a long time in the evenings?
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What's the most cost-effective destination for a four night trip from Berlin to a non-Schengen destination?
To avoid overstaying my visa, I need to leave the Schengen area for three full days (four nights). What's the most cost-effective way to do this from Berlin, Germany.
Here are the requirements:
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What rail cards / passes / discounts should visitors to Switzerland be aware of
Yesterday, I took a train from Zurich to Engelberg, and bought a ticket from a ticket machine at the station for the journey. I was running a bit late for the train, so there wasn't time to queue up ...
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Is it better to ship bicycle from Egypt to Leipzig, Germany or to buy/rent one?
I'm studying going to Germany and specially Leipzig this summer for around 100 days. Personally I am very interested in cycling as a sport and as a means of transportation. I have a good bicycle here ...
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Any free evening parking in downtown Denver?
I don't mind walking 15 to 20 minutes to where I need to be in downtown Denver, but it'll be useful to find some free street parking, during the evening time, 21:00/03:00 MT.
Any such thing in ...
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Are there hostels in Guernsey?
Hostel World and HostelBookers have no entries for Guernsey, and a Google search for "hostels in Guernsey" returns only links for hotels. Are there any hostels or shared non-camping accommodation?
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What is the cheapest way of traveling from Berlin to Krakow?
A friend suggested going by bus to Poznan and from there by train to Krakow.
He said there is no particular reason to go to Poznan, but as whole it's a nice trip. You get to know a bit of Poland and ...
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Using a Travel Agent for non-Complicated Travel
I am having issues figuring out the best way to go about booking travel for my honeymoon at the end of August (right in the middle of Labour Day weekend in order to add to the degree of difficultyl). ...
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What is the cheapest way to get from Düsseldorf Weeze Airport (NRN) to Nijmegen (NL)
What is the cheapest way to get from Nijmegen Central Station to Düsseldorf Weeze Airport and, after a trip of several days, back from the same airport to Nijmegen Central Station?
I want to minimise ...
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How can I travel to the north pole (Arctic areas) from Russia cheaply? [duplicate]
The best country to be able get the visa easier than the other countries to get to the north pole (Arctic area) is Russia. Now, how can I get there cheaply?
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What is the cheapest and most direct route from the UK to Malawi?
I'm researching a trip to Malawi and I'm struggling to find direct flights. I'd be happy to travel from any UK city to anywhere in Malawi.
I've only been able to find flights for around £900 with at ...
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What causes experts at sites like FlightFox to be so much cheaper than search engines?
I was looking at this: https://flightfox.com/contest/57321
And I checked the dates on Momondo, and it cost around $1400. (I only checked one set of dates though)
The searcher expressed that they'd ...
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Is there a point where it would make more financial sense to charter a flight than to buy tickets?
Say you're going from point A to point B and the only [reasonable] way to get there is by airplane (eg an island to mainland). Pretend your group is LARGE (at least 12 people)
Is there a breaking ...
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Cuban ferry services to other countries
Are there any sail/ferry services that (in the case of sailing, don't require you to be a crew member) will take you to and from Cuba to the various islands and countries around Cuba.
A few of the ...
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Can I get a rough estimate for a food expense budget for trip to the US?
I'll, hopefully, be going to Fairfield, CT (from Trinidad and Tobago) next month with my wife, a 2yo and a 9mo.
What's a reasonable amount of money to budget per day for somewhat healthy (or ...
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Seattle to Minneapolis - Cheapest flight option for the next 2 days? [closed]
So i need to travel this week to a state and return flight ticket is $800+. I obviously don't want to pay this much. Is there a way or "hack" by which i can get flight tickets for cheap?
Flying from ...
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What's the cheapest way to reach the Cristo Redentor (Corcovado)?
I've read about a trail to get to the Cristo Redentor, but I'm not sure about the safety of a trail like this in Rio de Janeiro. Tours to the Corcovado are very expensive and the cable car is not ...
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Which of the two peripheral Barcelona airports (Girona or Reus) has the cheapest connection to the city?
There are flights from Frankfurt Hahn Airport (HHN) to both Girona-Costa Brava Airport (GRO) and Reus Airport (REU). The flight prices are similar, so I am wondering which airport has the cheapest ...
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Menorca or other spanish Island [closed]
Looking for a nice cheap solution in Menorca, closed to the beach otherwise with shared swimming pool and a hippy vibe. First summer with our son that will be 6 month in July. Any suggestion?
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How to register while wild camping in the Balkans?
Many countries in the Balkans have the regulation that you must register your stay with the authorities after, let's say, 24 hours of crossing the border into that country. Registration is easy when ...
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Cheap places to store bags in London for a few hours?
Almost all of the main railway stations in London have left luggage facilities. However, unlike in some European countries, this is a privately run place that stores your bags, rather than lockers. ...
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The release date of the (cheap) airline tickets for a given day
I would like to book a return flight over the Christmas period from London to Warsaw, so I know it will be very expensive. At this time only a few airlines (mostly the regular ones, e.g. BA and LOT) ...
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Should i book now, Price has been the same for weeks? [closed]
I am in bit of a situation. I am flying from Melbourne Aus to Fayetteville NC during December and returning January.
i have been monitoring the sites for weeks now. I have my dates I want/need to ...
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The cheapest way to go from Lyon (France) to Milan (Italy)
I am from Egypt and I am going to Lyon for a conference which will finish on 27th of March. I need to go to Milan for a short visit after the conference. Is there anybody knows the best way to do ...
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Budget Amount? 2 Months Travelling Across Europe [closed]
I just need a bit of help and advice! I'm one of these people who like to plan a lot before a trip. I'm currently living in Honduras, Central America, and I've done a bit of travelling to the Bay ...
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Cheap multi-route (open-jaw) flights
I need to get a flight Prague(PRG) -> Paris(CDG) and Paris(CDG) -> Budapest(BUD), in June. The Air France web system offers me an unbelievable price EUR 680.
If I try similar thing on the Czech ...
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Cheap/free parking near Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
The official low-cost parking near Frankfurt-Hahn airport is not really low cost with prices starting at 3.50 EUR/day. I will fly to Scotland for a week and now I'm looking for an alternative ...
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Can you buy a longer ViaRail train ticket, but hop off with your stuff early?
So if you look at the deals for train tickets from Vancouver, there are about 3 trains a week heading east. They head through Jasper, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and onwards.
Now, for example, the ...
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Real-world Cheap Flight Tickets [closed]
Is there a website or other online community where people post the actual price they received for plane tickets, with dates?
If such a site does exist, what about one where each person also posts a ...
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Cheap flights in South-East Asia
What companies offering domestic flights in Thailand and countries near it like Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Burma?
Currently needed directions are:
Bangkok-Angkor
Chiang Mai- Angkor
Angkor-Hanoi
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Internet in Japan
During travel in Japan I would like to have internet in my laptop and Ipad. What is not very expensive solution to do that? Is there any prepaid internet in Japan? I Think I will need 1GB
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Cheap accommodation in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka [closed]
Is it possible to rent huts/cottages for within 1000 LKR per night near the beach in Hikkadua, Sri Lanka ?
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How to buy duty free other than at the airport?
Everybody knows you can buy things duty free at airports if you are leaving for or coming from another country.
(You can also buy on airplanes and I think I've seen on some international ferries and ...
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Are airport duty-free shops really cheaper?
I guess this one will be hard to answer because prices vary from airport to airpot, but...every time I travel friends tell me not to forget to "bring something from the free shop".
On a general basis ...
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How to interpret hotels.com search?
When I search on hotels.com for one adult, one night it shows the same as with two adults, one night.
What does this mean? Is the price per person? If so, does that mean a double room is twice as ...
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How to visit the Pantanal (Brazil) without tours?
I've been reading about the Pantanal (Brazil) and the information I have is that the two main cities in this area are Campo Grande and Cuiaba. The problem is that the blogs I've read states that the ...
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2 Months in Europe: Budget of $6000
I'm going to Europe in April for two months with my girlfriend. We don't have an exact plan, just sort of knowing where we basically want to go. Trying not to decide much and go with our wills during ...
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How do I minimize total cost of separate flights to the same destination plus optionally accommodation?
My girlfriend and I are currently living in different countries, and meet occasionally for a few days every month or so. We don't really care all that much where we are going, as long as we don't need ...
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How can I find the cheapest private hotel room (as opposed to a bed in a dorm) using online tools?
I tried the standard tools like Kayak or Momondo, but there the cheapest option is always a bed in a dormitory. In particular I was searching for Amsterdam and the first few pages of results (sorted ...
