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European Travel Skills: Packing Light - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Packing light is essential for happy, hassle-free travel. Choose your luggage carefully — a carry-on sized convertible backpack/suitcase is the best bet for most travelers. As you pack, carefully scrutinize each item to see if it justifies hauling it around. The payoff is sweet mobility, freedom and a better trip. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Arrival in Europe - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Upon arrival in Europe, getting settled and oriented is a snap. Your first stop should be a tourist information booth, where you can pick up a map and ask questions. Zip into town on the efficient local public transit system to reach your hotel. Conquer jet lag by staying active in the fresh air before going to bed at an early local bedtime. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Eating and Drinking - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

One of the great joys of travel is eating. Restaurants filled with locals are where you'll find high quality and good value. Order your meal with a spirit of adventure, seeking out seasonal and regional specialties. Markets and shops offer culinary delights as well. Think of cuisine as sightseeing for your palate. Bon appetit! More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Getting Around - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Throughout Europe, cities are becoming increasingly better organized. Visitors can easily master excellent transportation options: buses, subways, and taxis. Even if you never use public transportation back home, try it over here. After a few rides, you'll be getting around like a local. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Avoiding Theft - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

While Europe has little violent crime; it comes with plenty of petty purse snatching and pickpocketing. A great way to handle this problem is to zip up and secure your valuables in a moneybelt secured around your waist, under your clothes. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Driving in Europe - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Renting a car and driving in Europe is a breeze — cars get great mileage, distances are usually short, and roads are in excellent condition. Driving is ideal for countryside-focused trips and gives you maximum mobility. Clear signage makes navigation easy. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Planning Your Itinerary - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Developing a thoughtful itinerary helps make the most of a trip. Start by brainstorming a must-see wish list in logical geographic order, then pare it down based upon time and interest. Time spent planning will pay off later and help ensure rich, rewarding and efficient trip. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: On Your Own vs On a Tour - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

You can explore Europe on your own or with a tour. On your own, you have flexibility and you can connect more intimately with Europe. But the right guided tour can reward that traveler with some of the best travel experiences possible. Either way can be the right choice. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Avoiding Lines and Crowds - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

There are two kinds of travelers: those who waste valuable time waiting in long lines and smarter travelers who don't. Make reservations to get directly into crowded sights or arrange your schedule to avoid crowds. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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Travel Skills: Cruising

Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2018 | Setting sail on the Mediterranean, we'll explore the ins and outs and pros and cons of cruising. We'll learn how to get the most out of a cruise and exercise our independence to make smart use of limited time on shore by planning well, avoiding lines, and eating quick-but-local meals on the go. Along with the joys and efficiencies of cruising, we'll consider the downsides, including the inevitable congestion and commercialism that comes with mass tourism. Check your local public television station for this Rick Steves’ Europe episode or watch it on #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #cruising

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European Travel Skills: Staying Healthy - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Health concerns while traveling through Western Europe are about the same as traveling back home. Get plenty of sleep, eat healthy, drink lots of water, and pace yourself. If you do get sick, get help right away at the neighborhood pharmacy. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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Travel Skills: Enjoying Europe's Efficiency & Diversity - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Europe continues to unite — both politically and physically. European Union investments have beefed up transportation infrastructure — helping commerce, trade and travelers to move faster than ever. Visitors happily find that despite the onward march towards unity, Europe's hallmark diversity is still very much alive. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Hostels, B&Bs and Pensions - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Whether in a big city or a small village, your major expense each day is renting a bed. Outside of hotels, you have lots of homey options, from cozy B&Bs to no-frills pensions. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Sorting Through Hotel Options - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Many travelers opt for the big, international class hotels outside the historic center. While very comfortable, these hotels build a wall between you and the people and culture you traveled so far to experience. Europe's big cities still have well-located, characteristic hotels at an affordable price. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Taking Local City Tours - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

To give more meaning to the cultural and historic riches that surround you, take a local tour. Local guides, city bus tours, and audio walking tours on your mobile device can help you better understand your sightseeing. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Cruise and Wine on the Rhine - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Savor the good life in Germany's Rhine River Valley while picking up some tips for getting the most out of your sightseeing. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Finding Back Doors - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Europe's big cities are wonderful, but they're also very popular. Make a point to venture beyond the famous stops and the spiffed-up commercial zones. Explore. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Travel Skills: Numbers and Stumblers - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

In order to travel well, you need to be engaged. Learning the way Europeans use weights and measurements, and even how they write their numbers, will help you keep up. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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European Cheap Eats — Rick Steves Travel Guide

Some of Europe's least-expensive foods are also its tastiest: pizza in Naples, Venetian cicchetti, barnacles in Portugal, Vienna's open-faced sandwiches, Turkish pide, and tapas in Spain. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #europefood

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00:00 Pizza (Naples)
01:13 Cicchetti (Venice)
03:01 Barnacles (Nazaré)
04:30 Sandwiches (Vienna)
05:08 Pide (Turkey)
06:25 Tapas (Madrid)

European Travel Skills: Hurdling the Language Barrier - Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide

Today's Europe is increasingly bilingual — and lucky for us English is its second language. You can manage just fine by being polite and by speaking clearly and slowly. Starting conversations with Do you speak English? in the local language shows you are willing to try and is appreciated. Communicate with curiosity and an appetite for learning local lingo and gestures. More European travel tips: #ricksteveseurope #ricksteves #europetravel

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