You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Europe...After 40+ 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.- adapted from Amazon.

Includes index.

Travel skills : Budgeting & planning -- Paper chase -- Pack light -- Flying -- Trains, buses & boats -- Driving & navigating -- Money -- Sleeping -- Eating -- Staying connected -- Getting around in cities -- Sightseeing -- Outdoor adventure -- Shopping -- Theft & scams -- Hurdling the language barrier -- Health & hygiene -- Photography & sharing your trip -- Travel styles -- Bus tours & cruises -- Perspectives -- Back doors : Traveling through the back door : Italy -- France -- Spain -- Portugal -- Great Britain -- Ireland -- Scandinavia -- The Netherlands -- Belgium -- Germany -- Switzerland -- Austria -- Czech Republic -- Poland -- Hungary -- Slovenia -- Croatia -- Greece.