http://www.twojetsetdivas.com/2008/01/21/almighty-dollar/ International Travel...with a little bit of spice. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:31:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.twojetsetdivas.com/2008/01/21/almighty-dollar/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Ryan Brunner Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:35:48 +0000 http://www.twojetsetdivas.com/2008/01/21/almighty-dollar/#comment-9 I hear ya' on the exchange rate! I started my European travels 4 years ago with a trip to England, and have had to slowly inch my way east as the dollar has declined. Coming off the British pound, the euro felt like a bargain for awhile. Not so much anymore. But I've found that the dollar still has some legs in Eastern European countries that haven't fully adopted the euro yet. Czech Republic is a great alternative to Germany, and Prague is a dream. Even more affordable are Hungary and Romania, where you can travel like a king (or queen) on a pauper's purse. Plus, these countries are still newly open for tourism business, and haven't been taken over by Starbucks and Burger King yet. Maybe not the first places a diva would think to go, but sipping Polinka at the birthplace of Vlad Tepes (Dracula) does have its charms. Oh, and the knockoff Prada shoes sold on street corners are a dime a dozen! I hear ya’ on the exchange rate! I started my European travels 4 years ago with a trip to England, and have had to slowly inch my way east as the dollar has declined. Coming off the British pound, the euro felt like a bargain for awhile. Not so much anymore. But I’ve found that the dollar still has some legs in Eastern European countries that haven’t fully adopted the euro yet. Czech Republic is a great alternative to Germany, and Prague is a dream. Even more affordable are Hungary and Romania, where you can travel like a king (or queen) on a pauper’s purse. Plus, these countries are still newly open for tourism business, and haven’t been taken over by Starbucks and Burger King yet. Maybe not the first places a diva would think to go, but sipping Polinka at the birthplace of Vlad Tepes (Dracula) does have its charms. Oh, and the knockoff Prada shoes sold on street corners are a dime a dozen!

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