The hostel reception at the 2am in the Kraków, the €12/night, the 12-bed dorm, the Australian who has been travelling for the 6 months, the Canadian who is on the 48-hour stopover before the Moldova, and the Korean who is on the 3-week Interrail, is the cheapest bed in Europe, and the hostel is the essential budget European experience. Europe on the budget is not the deprivation, it is the creativity, the priorities, and the decision that the experience is the more important than the comfort. Europe on the €50/day (the all-in, the accommodation, the food, the transport, the activities) is the possible, and the tips below are the essential for the budget traveller in Europe.

Europe on a Budget

• The budget, the €50/day strategy: The accommodation: the hostel dorm (the €10–25/night in the eastern Europe, the €20–40 in the western Europe), the Airbnb private room (the €25–40/night in the central/eastern Europe, the €40–60 in the west), and the Couchsurfing (the free, the community, and the best way to meet the locals. The essential: the profile, the references, and the request that is the personal, the “copy-and-paste” request is the rejected). The food: the supermarket (the breakfast: the yoghurt, the banana, the bread roll, the €2. The lunch: the bread, the cheese, the tomato, the fruit, the picnic, the €4. The dinner: the hostel kitchen, the pasta, the sauce from the jar, the €3, the €9/day for the food), the street food (the kebab, the €5, the best value calorie in Europe), and the lunch special (the “menu del dia” in the Spain, the 3 courses, the wine, the bread, and the best-value lunch in the world. ~€12). The transport: the FlixBus (the €5 for the Prague–Berlin), the Ryanair (the €10 for the Milan–Barcelona), and the Interrail (the €200 for the 4 travel days in the month, the best value for the multi-country trip). The activities: the free walking tours (the Sandernans, the GuruWalk, the tip-based, the essential first activity in the any city. The guide is the local, the route is the good, and the €5–10 tip is the appropriate), the free museum days (the first Sunday in the France, the last Sunday in the Italy, and the essential research), and the parks, the beaches, the cathedrals (the free entry). More travel tips →
• The cheapest destinations, the eastern Europe advantage: The eastern Europe is the cheapest region in Europe, and the essential budget destinations: the Poland (the Kraków, the €50/night for the private apartment, the €5 for the main course, the €2 for the beer, and the best value city break in Europe), the Bulgaria (the Sofia, the Plovdiv, the €25/night for the private room, the €4 for the main course, and the cheapest European country), the Romania (the Bucharest, the Transylvania, the €30/night, the €6 for the main course, and the best value for the experience in Europe), the Albania (the Tirana, the Sarandë, the €20/night, the €4 for the seafood main course, the best value in the continent, and the Albanian Riviera, the most beautiful undeveloped coast in Europe). The western Europe on the budget: the Portugal (the cheapest western country, the €50/night for the double room, the €8 for the main course, and the best value in the west). The essential strategy: the November–March (the off-season, the accommodation is the 30–50% cheaper, the flights are the half the price, and the cities are the empty). The essential destination: the Budapest in the January, the €25/night, the thermal baths, the snow, and the most beautiful winter city break in Europe