Links
Below you will find links that may be helpful in planning your travels.
Travel information and resources:
bootsnall.com (Answers to all your questions and more from people who have been there – Quite possibly the best travel resource on the internet)
Lonely Planet (Thorn Tree travel forum)
bugeurope.com (Backpacker’s Ultimate Guide - country specific info, and some job listings for expats)
transitionsabroad.com (magazine for expatriates and soon-to-be-expats)
Accommodations:
Consider researching hostels in your destination city with these booking engines and then booking your bed directly with the hostel when possible
gomio.com
hostels.com
hostelworld.com
hostelbookers.com
small-hostels.com (A listing of small hostels in Europe with fewer than 30 beds)
Free Accommodations:
Join the international networks of people like you who open their homes to fellow travelers in the interest of cultural exchange and global goodwill.
couchsurfing.com
hospitalityclub.org
globalfreeloaders.com
Transportation:
Bus
eurolines.com (Bus fares and schedules throughout Europe)
Train
bahn.de (Train schedules throughout Europe - no fares listed unless traveling within Germany)
voyages-sncf.com (Train fares and schedules to and from France)
renfe.es (Train fares and schedules to and from Spain)
Plane
skyscanner.net (Discount airfare search engine - includes most discount airlines, but not Ryan Air)
flycheapo.com (Another discount airline search engine)
ryanair.com (Discount airline)
easyjet.com (Discount airline)
airberlin.com (Discount airline)
jet2.com (Discount airline)
wizzair.com (Discount airline)
skyeurope.com (Discount airline)
Ride Share
hitchhikers.org (Shared ride board for trips throughout Europe in addition to information about hitchhiking)
taxistop.be (Rideshare board for nearly free car travel in Europe)
123envoiture.com (Another Rideshare board)
Other sites of interest:
hosteljobs.net (Find youth hostels looking for staff or post a job request)
hostelmanagement.com (Excellent resource of information and support for current or potential hostel owners - there is also a job listing section)
hostelhog.com (Find youth hostels looking for staff or post a job request)
eslcafe.com (generally accepted as the definitive authority on teaching English abroad)
ef.com (a variety of study abroad programs and cultural opportunities)