Question of the week: Can you recommend an affordable weekend getaway? "The cheapest and best weekend are often where you know someone to go stay with, even if the area they live doesn’t make the top ten tourist lists. Accommodation the price of dinner for your host, and means you’ll be spending time with someone who knows you, and how to get the best out of the area.
If that’s not an option, then think first about where you want to go and why, and then about the money – a cheap trip somewhere that you don’t enjoy is pretty poor value for money!
Cheap rail tickets, (generally booked far in advance, but sometimes a couple of days ahead is enough) and a good hostel or self-catered accommodation is my preferred recipe for a budget weekend away, both in the UK, and in the parts of Europe served by Eurostar services. OK, so staying in Paris is unlikely to be *really* cheap, but the less obvious destinations can be a real bargain, and as you’re under 26 you get special prices on Paris and Brussels by Eurostar! National Rail is the best place to start experimenting with dates, times and destinations to get rail prices in the UK, and if you’re planning several UK rail trips, consider investing in a Young Persons Rail Card."- Miss Alice
* Photo by Jsome1, used under Creative Commons, with thanks.
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