« Tourists ghetto » and visiting sites in a jiffy don’t match your interest ? Have a look on these following tips. A special thanks to those who contributed, that is to say : various young Europeans.

IN MEANS OF TRANSPORT

- Bus Eurolines
Eurolines connects more than 500 destinations in Europe (and outside Europe like Morocco). The website extras: weather conditions and informations (in cooperation with Octopus) for some destinations and hostel booking by Internet. You might buy your tickets online or in an agency (Inhabitant from Luxembourg must join the french agency located in Metz).

- A European hitchhiking platform : Hitchhiking in Europe
You might find on this website hitchhiking’s advert throughout Europe. You might register your journey and the number of empty spaces you have in your car.

- A french hitchhiking platform : 123.envoiture.com
You might register online as a driver or a rider, for a route in France or transborder.

- A german hitchhiking platform : Mitfahrgelegenheit
You might register online as a driver or a rider, for a route in Germany or transborder.

- A book website of train tickets : RailEurope
Reaching European capitals, picturesque village or places difficult to attain, with the rail. The web-site extras: sales campaign and the cooperation with railways located outside Europe.

- low-costs flights platform : Flycheapo
This web-site is a data base where you might found low costs flight trips.

- A booking low-costs flights platform : Travel Overland
You might find on this web-site attractive prices tickets.

- A low cost airline company : Germanwings
This company stops over 60 destinations across Europe.

- A low cost airline company : Ryanair
This company stops over 150 destinations across Europe. (and Morocco)


IN MEANS OF ACCOMODATION

- Couchsurfing website
You like to offer hospitality, you have a sofa or you have the possibility to guide travelers in your town ? To host or to be hosted takes a real spirit of friendship and trust. This website is build upon worlwide fraternity !

- Hospitalityclub Website
Based on the same principles of couchsurfing’s site. If you cannot host at home, travellers might ask you for a guiding visit or to have a nice drink outside.

- WarmshowersWebsite
A worlwide fraternity website ones again, dedicated to riders : cyclist hosting other cyclists…

- Youth hostel worldwide
You must have a member card to access the youth hostel network, valid for one year. The breakfast is not always included with the price of the bed (in mixed dorms or unmixed dorms).

- Organisation des Villes du Patrimoine Mondial
An initiative proposed by UNESCO and the Youth Hostel network : leaving in a town that belong to the Organisation des Villes du Patrimoine Mondial network, gives the opportunity to spend a free night in a Youth hostel across the world. More information on the website.

- Hostelworld.com
Lowcosts hostel online and many tips on various destinations.


TIPS FOR YOUTH: THE INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CARD :

The International Student Card allows you to benefit of reduction during your travel: transport, accommodation, museum etc. This offer is on for students from 12 to 26 years old, and for teachers.





c) Mélanie Petton, European Voluntary Service, Vosges (France)