How to Travel Europe Cheaply, Book 1

Tips and Guide from a Digital Nomad of 7 Years

By: Andrew Weilbacher

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

How to Travel Europe Cheaply (Book 1) is the no-BS blueprint for seeing Europe on a tiny budget without sleeping under bridges, gambling on sketchy rides, or pretending €50/day is still “cheap” in 2025.

This first volume (Chapters 1–3) doesn’t throw you a list of random “hacks.” It rebuilds your entire approach to money, routes, timing, and comfort so you stop guessing and start planning like a pro.

You’ll get a clear picture of what Europe really costs now, what “almost free” actually means in numbers, and how to design trips that you can afford for weeks or months—without feeling like you’re doing poverty tourism.

Inside Book 1, you’ll learn how to:

• Cut through the fantasy:
  Get region-by-region baseline costs for Western, Northern, Southern, and Eastern Europe, and why the old “€50/day everywhere” advice is broken.

• Redefine “almost free” in real euros:
  Understand realistic daily targets for accommodation, transport, and food—and how much of that you can swap for time, work-exchange, or miles instead of cash.

• Ditch the “free travel” myths:
  Learn why couchsurfing every night and hitchhiking every mile usually fails in 2025—and what to do instead if you still care about safety, privacy, and sanity.

• Use the assets you actually have:
  Turn time, flexibility, skills, and even your attention (content) into leverage, so being “time-rich and cash-poor” becomes an advantage, not a curse.

• Decide if this play is really for you:
  See exactly who this book is written for (18–35, limited savings, high flexibility), and how the strategy shifts for solo travelers, couples, and small groups.

• Hold the line on comfort and safety:
  Apply the “no poverty tourism” rule and “strategic luxury” mindset—when to be ruthlessly frugal, and when you absolutely should spend.

• Build a trip you can actually afford:
  Set realistic 2-week, 1-month, and 3-month budgets; choose the right mix of cheap vs expensive regions; time your trip around price curves; and design linear or loop routes that don’t burn you out or drain your wallet.

If you’re serious about traveling Europe for weeks or months on limited savings—without being reckless or miserable—Book 1 gives you the hard numbers, mindset, and planning framework you need before you even think about booking a flight.