Pocket-friendly Travel

STUDENT AND BUDGET TRAVEL

• Visit the International Student Travel Identity Card home page to find out where to get a card and what you can get for it.
• The Internet Guide to Hostelling has lots of info for hostel-bound travellers.
• With branches in London and Toronto and tales from all round the world, the Globetrotters Club is a good resource and sounding board for trips, tips and plans.
• Shoestring Travel is organised strangely but has good feature articles, travel tips and a comprehensive list of travel-related Web sites.
• Eurotrip has reviews of European hostels from fellow backpackers, as well as loads of other tips for backpackin' round Europe.
• The Internet Traveler Information Service has on the road backpacker reports and a nice community feel. It's in English and Japanese.
• If you really want to sleep on the cheap, check out The Budget Traveller's Guide to Sleeping in Airports
• Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door is full of advice, stories and information about Europe for the American on a budget.