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Mira

(22,380 posts)
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 01:56 PM Feb 2018

How to save money traveling in Europe (and possibly elsewhere)

My young, poor, jobless college graduate friend who worked hard for Bernie running the local office (that's how I met him), took his girlfriend to Italy and the Dolomites, and to Amsterdam
on a 10 day shoestring trip.

They just got back brought me a few tulip bulbs and shared wonderful tales from their travels.

My most important questions though concerned money. How in the hell did you do this on 30 bucks a day? Each. For everything, food and travel and lodging?

The answer was:
"All you have to do is to say "Fuck Trump" and offer a high five.
We had a bus driver who went into the next bus and asked the driver there to take us with him for free.
People reduced their rates, and gave us food."

"It was easy.
Next time he said I'll put it on a T-shirt and go to Paris."
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How to save money traveling in Europe (and possibly elsewhere) (Original Post) Mira Feb 2018 OP
Just sent this to may daughter who's in Paris Heartstrings Feb 2018 #1
Great!!! I am thinking that more and more places in this ... SWBTATTReg Feb 2018 #2
Trump has made traveling in Europe much more expensive with the falling dollar. alarimer Feb 2018 #3
Awesome! Im going to Europe this summer angrychair Feb 2018 #4
I'm cackling Mira Feb 2018 #5
Very cool angrychair Feb 2018 #7
I going to Europe next month kimbutgar Feb 2018 #6
Late comment, I just saw this.. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #8
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2018 #9

Heartstrings

(7,349 posts)
1. Just sent this to may daughter who's in Paris
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:03 PM
Feb 2018

What the hell, hopefully she'll get the same reaction!

It's her first time abroad.....thank you!

SWBTATTReg

(22,100 posts)
2. Great!!! I am thinking that more and more places in this ...
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:10 PM
Feb 2018

country (USA) this is becoming true also!! If I hear someone groaning and moaning about tRUMP somewhere, I do tend to want to buy them a drink!

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
3. Trump has made traveling in Europe much more expensive with the falling dollar.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:11 PM
Feb 2018

But I'm not sure most people notice. Your money will not go as far right now, and I think that is an important consideration for some.

angrychair

(8,690 posts)
4. Awesome! Im going to Europe this summer
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 02:13 PM
Feb 2018

Going in my notebook...easy to remember, those words are on my lips 24/7 already😁

Mira

(22,380 posts)
5. I'm cackling
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 03:31 PM
Feb 2018

they are on mine as well. It was good for me to know, since I'm leaving for Berlin in a month. I will take my anti Trump T shirt and wear it out.

angrychair

(8,690 posts)
7. Very cool
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 04:04 PM
Feb 2018

I’m going to Italy, Germany and Netherlands...including Berlin. Spending 3 days there.

kimbutgar

(21,111 posts)
6. I going to Europe next month
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 03:55 PM
Feb 2018

I will take my” not my potus” shirt now. My hubby has a hat that says “make racism wrong again” I will tell him to wear it.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
8. Late comment, I just saw this..
Thu Feb 22, 2018, 11:24 PM
Feb 2018

What a wonderful idea....Trump inadvertently saving people money.

wonder if they charge more if an American does NOT say they are against Trump. That would be so fitting if so.

Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #8)

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