There are many ways to get a Schengen visa and there are definitely different offices where you can apply for one. I have previously written how to apply for a tourist Schengen visa at the German Embassy and French Embassy. To continue this Visa Series, I interviewed one of my good friends, Angel, who is [...]
How to Apply for a Schengen Visa at the French Embassy and get it in 5 days
Many readers have been asking me about Schengen visa application so I decided to do a series of posts about getting one from the different European embassies. I previously wrote a piece on how to apply for a Schengen visa at the German Embassy which includes a brief intro about Schengen visa and the different [...]
Best New App for Backpacking Europe: Your Passenger Rights
Your passenger rights at hand, everywhere. That’s what the new free smartphone app, Your Passenger Rights, promises to people backpacking in Europe or frequent travelers in Europe. Released by the European Commission, this app allows travelers to be more easily aware of their rights if something goes wrong with their trip, regardless of the mode [...]
Ridesharing in Spain: the BlablaCar Experience + Infographic
There are many ways to make your backpacking trip in Europe cheaper and more affordable and one of them is to use ridesharing when traveling between cities. Train rides, specially in Western Europe, can be quite expensive (yes, Germany I’m talking about you!) so it’s great to have cheaper alternatives like taking the bus or [...]
How to Plan a Euro Trip Itinerary: the EPIC Strategy
This is Part 2 of the ongoing How to Plan a Euro Trip series which covers the essential details on how to plan your Euro Trip itinerary. It shows the simplest possible flowchart for planning one plus a sample (and actual) 3-month summer Euro Trip itinerary which I am doing right now. Greetings from Valencia, [...]

















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