One Summer in Europe – the backpacking Europe podcast

In anticipation of the Andalucia episode coming any day now, check out this neat video of a sunset in Granada, with a flavor of local music. The view from the hill overlooks this fascinating and vitally important historic city, and the building repeatedly shown at the top of the hill is the legendary Alhambra, the [...]

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Our simulated backpacking Europe itinerary continues – after leaving Paris on a night train, we arrive 11 hours later far to the south in the capital of Spain, Madrid.
Cosmopolitan and alive with life and energy, Madrid has a lot of appeal for any European traveler. This is the center of Spain in a number of [...]

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Recent news:
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The Eurail Group G.I.E. has reported a modest drop in Eurail Pass passengers triggered by the global economic downturn, but expects a full recovery in the coming years.
The Eurail Group’s passes offer flexible travel throughout Europe to overseas visitors. With a total of just over 433,000 customers, passenger numbers in 2008 were down by [...]

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Listeners to the podcast know we sometimes recommend discount airlines such as Ryanair to connect backpacking destinations in Europe quickly and cheaply. For example, we recommended Ryanair as an excellent way to connect Dublin to Paris for a reasonable price.
Ryanair is the biggest discount airline in Europe and has hundreds of routes criss-crossing Europe so [...]

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We arrive on the European continent in perhaps the most enchanting city in the world, Paris. It may be an acquired taste for some travelers, but it is fairly easy to see why Paris is the favorite city of so many people from around the world. It’s an unmissable destination for your European adventure.
With countless [...]

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