Travel Tips

Explore Europe confidently, efficiently and safely using these travel tips. Gather even more useful information by attending one of our free Travel Skills Classes.

• Packing Light and Right
• Rick's Packing List
• Packing Tips for Women
• Women's Packing List
• Packing Creative Extras
• Travel Store

• NEW! Losing It All...
  And Bouncing Back
• Outsmarting Thieves
• Tour of a Money Belt
• Political Unrest and Your Travel Dreams
• Tourist Scams
• Cautionary Tales
• US Embassies in Europe

• Discovering Back Doors
• Favorite Back Door Accommodations
• Europe's Best & Worst

• Comparing Guidebooks
• Rick's Guidebooks
• Rick's Guidebook Updates
• European Bookstores that Sell Rick's Books

• Staying Healthy
• Traveler's First-Aid Tips
• Finding a Toilet
• Women's Health on the Road
• Stretching for Travelers
• Jet Lag and the First Day of Your Trip

• Independent Travel vs. Tours for Solo Travelers
• Bus Tour Self-Defense
• Tour Guide History: Fact or Fiction
• ETBD Tours
• Comparing Tours

• Daring to Sleep Cheap
• Tips for Sleeping in Europe
• To Reserve or Not to Reserve?
• Making Reservations
• Hotel Reservation Form
• Booking Hotels Online: A Warning
• Europe's Hostels
• House Swapping Tips
• Camping European Style
• Tips for Eating in Europe
• Tips from Sweet Tooths
• Hauling Home Heavenly Wines

• Flying to Europe
• Flying Within Europe
• Using the Deutsche Bahn website
• Riding the Rails in Europe
• Guide to Railpasses
• Driving in Europe
• Bicycle Touring in Europe
• Campervanning
• Car Rental Companies
• How to Rent a Car in Europe

• Mobile Phones in Europe
• Public Phones, Hotel-Room Phones & Phone Cards
• Communicating over the Internet
• Be Smart About Smartphones
• Leaping over the Language Barrier
• Connecting with Europe
• Breaking the Ice
• European Gestures
• Telephone Tips
• Numbers and Stumblers

• Thrifty Fifty Travel Tips
• The Dirty 30 — More Cheap Tricks
• Money 101
• Making Change in €uroland
• Italian Lire Scam
• Successful Bargaining Tips
• Tipping Tactics
• Tipping Tips from Europeans
• Value-Added Tax (VAT) Refunds

• Timing your Trip
• Itinerary Skills
• Gathering Information
• Navigating Europe in the Digital Age
• Recommended Reading & Viewing

• Prepare for Spontaneity
• Taking Your Children to Europe
• Andy Steves' Blog
• Savvy Senior Travelers
• European Nudes and American Prudes

• Women Traveling Solo
• Gay Travelers in Europe
• Travelers of Color in Europe
• Resources for Disabled Travelers

• European Festivals
• Europe's Christmas Markets
• Museum Strategies
• Travel Insurance
• European Tourist Offices