"Practical Tips For Americans Traveling Abroad" was written to guide foreign travelers and to spare them mistakes that could embarrass, hurt, cost money, and ruin their trip. Each book describes hundreds of country-specific cultural and social etiquettes. The information came primarily from representatives and officials from each country in the region.

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe. With Rick Steves Europe Through the Back Door, you'll learn how to: Plan your itinerary and maximize your time Pack light and right Find good-value hotels and restaurants Travel smoothly by train, bus, car, and plane Avoid crowds and tourist scams Hurdle the language barrier Understand cultural differences and connect with locals Save money while enjoying the trip of a lifetime After 30+ years of exploring Europe, Rick considers this travel skills handbook his life's work, and with his expert introductions to the top destinations in Europe, choosing your next trip will be easy and stress-free. Using the travel skills in this book, you'll experience the culture like a local, spend less money, and have more fun.

This practical guide for Americans and other international travelers addresses matters of safety, health, shopping and driving abroad, and incorporates recent guidelines and changes in air travel including airport rules and procedures.

Does this book really have over 127 tips and tools for planning an international trip? Well, let's just say we stopped counting at that number. You see, this little handbook is packed with over 127 insights, websites, and resources that are essential for any traveler planning to go abroad. Are the tips and tools really secret? Actually yes, they are secret-at least no one told us about them before we journeyed abroad and we had done a lot of research and preparation. We had to discover many of them the hard way as we traveled around the world to more than 70 countries. These are the secrets we wished we had found, in a concise and consolidated book like this one, before we went abroad. Why did we write this book? We love to travel, and the more we traveled the world, the more we learned how to travel smarter, safer, and cheaper. When friends realized how much traveling we had done, the more questions they would ask us about how to travel. We soon realized we could answer just about every question that came our way. That is when we decided to share our travel knowledge as a way to help, enable, and inspire others to travel abroad. From that desire sprang over twenty classes that we teach in person and online, as well as this handbook, the first book in our Travel Smart Strategies series. Now you can travel smarter, safer, and cheaper too. Happy Travels!

A budget-conscious traveler who toured the world for eight years offers tips for saving thousands of dollars on the road, featuring advice on such topics as avoiding currency conversion fees and acquiring free frequent flyer points.

Are you sick of the daily grind? Want to travel the world? Change your life NOW! What are you waiting for? Create Your Escape is the comprehensive guide you need to plan the trip of a lifetime. This book will help you transform your life from one of daily routine and job dependency to one that feels like a 365-day weekend of continuous spontaneity. Inside, you'll find invaluable tips to teach you how to do just that - modify your lifestyle so you can afford to globetrot for an extended period of time. Experienced backpackers Mike and Tara Shubbuck - known in the online travel community as Two Travelaholics - will take you through every step of pre-departure planning: - Reduce your possessions - Implement money-saving techniques - Draft a dream itinerary and create a budget - Discover necessary life skills for travelers - Choose the best credit cards and health and travel insurance - Learn about visas, immunizations, and important legal documents - Announce your trip to family, friends, your boss, and coworkers - Pack for life on the road - Track and analyze your spending abroad ... and more! With the purchase of this book, you'll also receive: - A bonus chapter with more than 75 tips, tricks, and creative ways to save money - A code to download planning checklists and worksheets, as well as a spreadsheet to track expenses while traveling Leave behind the days of "I can't" and "it's not the right time." NOW is the time to create your escape! Buy this book and take action now. You won't regret it.