Europe presents an irresistible challenge to the budget traveller. A potent mix of culture, landscape and history on the one hand and a cash-gobbling monster on the other, sticking to your daily ...

Scotland is a relatively expensive place to visit, with travel, food and accommodation costs higher than the EU average. The minimum expenditure for a couple travelling on public transport, ...

You’ll find some of the city’s most famous landmarks around the Champs-Elysées, including the Place de la Concorde, Tuileries Gardens and the Arc de Triomphe. It’s also one of the most exclusive parts ...

Coffee is king in Albania. Consumed throughout the day, espresso now trumps the old traditional Turkish-style, with grounds at the bottom (kafe turke). There are cafés on every corner, and it’s worth ...

Visiting Peru is complicated by huge differences in temperatures across the country’s different regions. The best time to visit Peru will depend on which regions you intend to go and what activities ...

Taiwan is one of Asia’s most developed countries, and, as such, is a more expensive place to travel than say Thailand or Vietnam. Still, you’ll find it considerably cheaper than Hong Kong, Japan or ...

How do you decide where to stay in New York? This massive city is dynamic and a global leader in art, architecture, music and food. It's crammed with iconic sights, too, from the raised torch of the ...

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Unless you’re camping or staying in a hostel, accommodation will be your greatest expense while in the USA. A detailed breakdown is given in the Accommodation section but you can reckon on at least ...

The battle for the liberation of Normandy commenced on what we now know as D-Day, 6th June 1944. By nightfall on that day, the Allied forces had established a foothold on all five landing beaches.

In 1982 we published our first guidebook, The Rough Guide to Greece and since then we’ve become an authority in travel worldwide. In 2017, Rough Guides was acquired by APA and in 2018, we launched a ...