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Welcome to The Thrifty Travel Blog!

"Travel is never a matter of money, but of courage" - Paulo Coelho

Hi everyone! This blog is for my marketing assignment and is for anyone who, like me, loves to travel but doesn't want to break the bank whilst doing so. I will be sharing the tips and tricks I have learned during my budget travels of Europe so far, and will be uploading a blog post/guide for each of the places I have travelled. These travel guides won't be for a specific type of travel (I will try to make them as inclusive as possible!) - so I hope they can be useful to you whether you are travelling solo, as a couple, family, or in a group! 

Please bare in mind that most of the flight examples I will use will be from Scottish central belt airports (Glasgow or Edinburgh) - as these are where I look to travel from! But... feel free to get in touch if you'd like some examples from other departure airports and I'll do my best to assist! :) Everything else should be fairly universal.

If you need any advice or would like help with your own budget travel itinerary, please leave a comment or email me at rachel.conroy.2021@gmail.com.

Happy Travelling! 

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