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Top 10 Summer Concerts in Europe - Best Summer Concerts in Europe and Summer Music Festivals in Europe 2012 Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Summer concerts in Europe are here and that means some of the biggest, as well as small but hot, bands in the world are hitting Europe for huge summer music festivals. Several-day extravaganzas wit...
Pukkelpop Festival - About the Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival Created: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 21, 2012
Bjork, The Stone Roses, The Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, The Hives, Magnetic Man and one of our old faves, Social Distortion, are among the approximately 200 excellent names entertaini...
T in the Park Festival - About the T in the Park Music Festival in Scotland - T in the Park Festival Created: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Big stages, big steel fence, and big names like Snow Patrol, Florence and the Machine, The Stone Roses, and Kasabian are headlining for scores of hot-now names including Tinie Tempah and Calvin Har...
Oxegen Festival - About the Oxegen Festival in Dublin Ireland - Oxegen Festival Created: Saturday, June 27, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Unbelievably to most, the Oxygen Festival is taking 2012 off. That's right, the Dublin stages will be dark: no Oxegen Festival 2012. Check back nest year!
Roskilde Festival - About the Roskilde Festival - Denmark Music Festival Concerts at Roskilde Festival 2012 Created: Thursday, June 18, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Learn about the Roskilde Festival for 2012, Denmark's major summer music festival. Band lineup, skate show links, how to camp at the Roskilde Festival, and more.
Sziget Festival - About the Sziget Festival - Hungary Sizget Festival Summer Concerts Created: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
If you can only make it to one music festival this summer, make it the Sziget Festival -- Hungary's finest music festival is the place to see some supreme concerts this summer in Europe. Get detail...
Bed Bugs - About Bed Bugs and Travel and How to Find and Kill Bed Bugs Created: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 Updated: Monday, May 14, 2012
Bed bugs are simply not a travel scourge for student travelers and backpackers. Bed bugs don't carry disease and hostels don't harbor bed bugs. Let's lay some bed bug myths to rest and learn about ...
What Can You Carry On a Plane? Created: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
The perennial question for even long-time travelers: what can you cary on a plane? Well, it varies...
Traveler Favorite Best Amsterdam Hostels Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Among the Amsterdam hostels travelers like are Flying Pig Backpacker's Downtown Hostel, Bulldog Hostel and Flying Pig Palace Hostel. Check out review links and get prices and maps.
Hostel FAQ - Top Ten Frequently Asked Hostel Questions Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Hostel FAQ: A hostel is the way to stay on student travel and backpacking adventures, and a FAQ is a Frequently Asked Question. Let's get the answers to the top ten frequently asked hostel question...
Which Airports Have Xray Full Body Scanners at Security? Created: Sunday, November 14, 2010 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Which airports have full body scanners? Across the US, 65 airports now have xray full body scanners, at airports security (they don't really use xrays, but yeah, those). Here's a list of the US air..
Best London Hostels Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Top London hostels like Astor Museum, London Backpackers, Wake Up London and Ace Hotel are favorites with backpackers and student travelers. Check out a list of top London hostels with individual p...
Planning Student Travel Created: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Before you travel, do some student travel planning -- life on the road will be easier if you know what you need and at least a little about where you're going, what you're doing, how you'll get the...
Hop On Hop Off European Bus Passes from Busabout Europe Created: Sunday, December 26, 2004 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Busabout is way to do European bus travel tours -- economical and easy. Students can get deals - check out Busabout details and Europe bus passes.
Top Ten Foreign Taxi Safety Tips Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Taxi safety is pretty simple and foreign taxis are generally perfectly safe, but very bad things *can* happen on a foreign taxi ride. In April 2006, the bodies of two Austrian backpackers, victims ..
International Electrical Adapter and Surge Protector Created: Friday, December 24, 2004 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
This international electrical adapter with surge protector has four kinds of international electrical plugs built into one small box, with each set of plugs being good for a different part of the w..
American Road Trips 101 Created: Thursday, April 20, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
How to have great road trips - get or ready a car for a road trip, learn about food on road trips, get US maps or Mexico maps, understand AAA, see gas claculators, and view some US road trip photos..
All the Good Spring Break Ideas Created: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
If you're looking for spring break ideas, it might be because you mainly wanna know where to go -- and we've got a list of the hot spots, all right. Lots o' other spring break ideas to consider, to..
Point to Point European Train Tickets or Single Tickets Created: Sunday, March 11, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
You can buy Europe train tickets for a single destination, also called point to point tickets, as opposed to buying a Eurail pass, and you can buy single Europe train tickets before you leave the U..
Ways to Avoid Being Ripped Off in a Foreign Taxi Created: Friday, June 15, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Top Five Ways to Avoid Being Ripped Off in a Foreign Taxi
Find International Country Calling Codes Created: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
International calling codes, or country codes, are digits that must be dialed to reach a telephone number in another country. Learn how to dial an international call with country code and find coun..
How to Get Student Travel Discounts Created: Monday, July 17, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
If you're between 12-26, the travel industry considers you a student traveler and you are eligible for student travel discounts. Travel companies from Rail Europe to Greyhound offer student travel ...
Top 5 London Shopping Spots for Women Created: Friday, May 05, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Top 5 places for London shopping for women - faves for London shopping are Top Shop, H&M, Mango and Zara in Soho are all great for bargain fashion London shopping, with cool Carnaby Street stores n..
How Night Trains in Europe Work Created: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
A night train in Europe is one that is traveling from well before midnight until morning, which is generally understood to mean after 7:00 a.m. Night trains in Europe have sleeper compartments - yo...
Best US Cities for Student Travel Created: Sunday, June 12, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Student traveler looking for the best US cities? A recent poll shows students favor (in order) New York, Las Vegas, Orlando, Los Angeles, San Diego, Chicago, San Francisco, New Orleans, Washington,..
Riding London Doubledecker Buses Created: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Riding London doubledecker buses seems like a dream, but for Londoners, double decker buses in London are simply some of the ways they get around. That's true for tourists, too, but it's still an
MTV and Frommers Travel Guidebooks Created: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Christmas Travel Planning - Christmas Airfares and Holiday Student Travel Planning With Student Discounts - Christmas Travel Planning Created: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
The Christmas holidays can be an expensive time to travel; most of the student travel discounts you can find during the rest of the year kinda apply for Christmas travel, though, with a few much la..
Eurail Passes - How Eurail Passes Work Created: Saturday, June 24, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
How Eurail passes work, like how travel days work on Eurail passes, how night trains with Eurail passes work, how Eurail passes and reservations work, how to validate Eurail passes and how to buy E..
Nomads Industry Melbourne Hostel - Melbourne Australia Created: Friday, December 29, 2006 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Melbourne, Australia's city of the arts, is home to a fine strain of nightlife and a way welcoming atmosphere which the Nomads Industry hostel exemplifies. You need to sample Melbourne's scene as p...
Couchsurfing Crosses Cultures - CouchSurfing.com Profile and How Couchsurfing Works Created: Sunday, December 11, 2005 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
Couchsurfing is a non-profit outfit seeking to unite world travelers with a couch on which to flop and with siblings under the skin espousing similar messages of unity; in fact, one might say the c...
Your Opinion Wanted: Couchsurfing, Hospitality Club, or GlobalFreeloaders? Created: Monday, April 30, 2012 Updated: Monday, April 30, 2012
We've only Couchsurfed, and want to know: which is best -- Couchsurfing, Hospitality Club or GlobalFreeloaders? (Or, of course, something altogether different.) And why? No need to sign in to answe...

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