{"id":1035,"date":"2013-02-20T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T13:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2013-02-17T19:23:34","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T23:23:34","slug":"tom-traveling-all-around-europe-for-dummies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/02\/20\/tom-traveling-all-around-europe-for-dummies\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom: Traveling All Around Europe for Dummies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/01\/Tom-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-289\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"Tom Image\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/01\/Tom-Image-150x150.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/01\/Tom-Image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/01\/Tom-Image-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2012\/01\/Tom-Image.jpg 869w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Hello all! And \u201cCheers\u201d from across the Atlantic, where I am studying abroad at BU\u2019s London Internship Program. I arrived in London a little under two months ago and have been having the time of my life: from taking in all the culture and theater London has to offer, along with getting to travel around Europe on the weekends!<\/p>\n<p>Now the thought of traveling around Europe and studying abroad can seem daunting but with a few tips, you can make travelling around Europe easy and seamless (and most importantly\u2026 cheap). This is precisely why I have titled this short guide: <i>Travelling Around Europe for Dummies.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Plan, Plan, PLAN. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When choosing to go to a specific city, make sure you know what you want to do and how long you want to stay there. As a travel tip, get together with your travel companions the day before to plot out what you want to do and how you are going to navigate the city (walking, metro, bus, etc.). Also make sure your hostel (the cheapest and best way to book places to stay) is near all the major sights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tomparis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1036\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"tomparis\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tomparis-150x150.png\" \/><\/a>Pick your travel buddies carefully<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are choosing to book a trip with a group of friends, make sure everyone is on the same page with what you want to do. I was lucky enough to have great companions for all the trips I\u2019ve been on so far \u2013 but some other friends were not as lucky on other trips.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Make a Checklist\u2026 But be flexible<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The greatest suggestion I have for travelling is to make a checklist for everything you want to do. For example, when I went to Paris, some of the things on my checklist were \u201cSee the Eiffel Tower, Visit the Louvre, Eat a Crepe, and buy a Baguette.\u201d Make sure you allot enough time to do everything, but also be flexible.Some of the greatest things you\u2019ll do abroad will happen spontaneously (such as when I found the beach in Barcelona or stumbled onto a parade in Paris).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>No matter what happens\u2026 Stay Positive<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No matter what may happen, always stay positive and remember you are having a once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel. Many people don\u2019t get the opportunity to gallivant around Europe like BU Study Abroad students, so take in everything that the cities have to offer and don\u2019t get worried if you don\u2019t do \u201ceverything\u201d.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tom.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1037\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" title=\"tom\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tom-150x150.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tom-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tom-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/files\/2013\/02\/tom.png 319w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Those are my top tips for travelling which have been helpful in my weekend trips to Paris, Barcelona, and Cardiff. I\u2019m looking forward to the rest of the semester travelling to Rome, Venice, Dublin, Prague, and more! (and of course, getting to find all the hidden gems of London).<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about going abroad? Shoot me an email (<a href=\"mailto:tschrank@bu.edu\">tschrank@bu.edu<\/a>) and I\u2019ll offer you plenty of tips and advice.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers,<\/p>\n<p>Tom<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello all! And \u201cCheers\u201d from across the Atlantic, where I am studying abroad at BU\u2019s London Internship Program. I arrived in London a little under two months ago and have been having the time of my life: from taking in all the culture and theater London has to offer, along with getting to travel around &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2013\/02\/20\/tom-traveling-all-around-europe-for-dummies\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tom: Traveling All Around Europe for Dummies<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3892,4534,2379],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1035"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1039,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1035\/revisions\/1039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}