Lynette Tan, the Singaporean girl who budget-travelled 10 European countries rampaging through 33 cities for a measly S$5,260 (£2,500) in 30 days in mid-2014, has come up with another blog post to roughly explain how she managed to spend so little while going to so many places.

This was her previous post:

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In her latest post, she explains briefly how she did it.

However, a lot of her advice might come across as obvious, but hey, not everyone is savvy enough to know that it is apparent you can save money in Europe if you employ more common sense.

Here goes:

1. Walk

To explore the country more intimately, strolling along the streets in the cities or take a long hike up the mountains.

In most cities, metro stations are not too far from one another. So if you are just travelling one to two stations, walk if you can. You can actually save a lot over the course of your travels. And don't be afraid to get lost! You can always ask locals around, or navigate around with your map.

2. Don't buy a map until you arrive

You can actually get a map for free or at low cost from most tourist information counters and airports in the country you're visiting.

If you buy a map in advance, you tend to purchase it at a much higher price.

And even if tourist information centres are closed on Sundays, don't panic. Just drop by any hostel or hotel. They will be more than willing to give you one.

3. Don't buy day passes as they may not be necessarily cheaper

In most of the European countries, they do offer a 24-our day passes at metro stations for an amount that is cheaper if you are taking a lot of trips.

But if you manage to get an accommodation that is close to the city centre, you may not need even need to take a metro as often. Single trip usually cost less than 2 euros, regardless of the distance.

In London, metro prices are slightly different. Prices differ depending on zones. The further you stay away from central London, the more you are likely to spend on travelling.

London is more costly as compared to other parts of Europe. Therefore, get an Oyster card!

Using the Oyster card, they will cap at a price. Meaning, if you purchase a day pass from Zone 1-2, it will cost you £12 but with an Oyster card, the price cap is £6.40.

Thus, the maximum amount you spend if you travel Zone 1-2 is £6.40.

4. Travel second-class

There is usually a huge price difference between the second class and the first class for train and bus travel.

However, I do think that most of the second class seats are fairly comfortable. I have never travelled via first class but I can see that people who do are usually business people.

For night sleeper trains, you can also pay slightly more to reserve a couchette. It is slightly more expensive than regular seats, but it does make your train journey so much better. You will still save a little compared to staying in accommodation in the cities. First class private sleepers are also available, but at a more costly price.

5. Avoid booking return trips as they are not necessarily cheaper

In E.U. countries, the booking of flights and buses with a return journey does not guarantee you get much savings.

Try checking individual tickets and also round trip tickets before finalising with your plans. Being able to book one way tickets allows you to have more flexibility in your trip.

6. Make use of discounts (e.g. Railcard, student cards)

If you are a student on a budget trip, PLEASE remember to bring your student cards.

In the E.U countries, they are not as strict with what kinds of student cards you are having, based on my personal experience. You can get discounts when visiting the museums or attractions upon presenting a student card. Railcards mainly apply to people who want to travel mainly in UK.

Getting a Railcard will allow you to save one-third the amount of the ticket. Also, it is valid for a year!

So if you are in central London, you can visit any ticket office in the Tube station, and request to tap your Railcard discount onto your Oyster card! That will give you a saving when travelling during off-peak on the Tube! I do recommend you to get a Railcard if you are having many trips in UK. You can apply the Railcard discount to check if you will save more than what you will spend.

7. Do take-away to avoid service charge

When you are dining in restaurants, there will be a service charge. But in the E.U., it is common for people not to pay for service.

In London, even if service charge is added to the bill, some places do state that service is discretionary. Thus, if you really encountered a bad experience, you can actually ask them to take out the service from the bill.

However, it is not nice to scrimp on service just because you want to save. I believe that it is a very good form of appreciation. If you do not want to pay service, you can grab food to go, fast food or street food.

8. Drink tap water

Water is essential to keep our body well hydrated at all times. The cheapest way to save money on water is to drink tap water. Tap water is drinkable in most parts of EU. However, there are still some parts of EU that do not have drinkable tap water.

Try purchasing big bottles of water in the supermarket and not in convenience store if you have a choice. You will be able to see the difference in prices. Click here to check which parts of Europe has potable tap water!

9. Bring cash and carry a money pouch

There are many ways to travel cashless as many banks or post office do sell travel cards which gives you a good exchange rate that allows you to withdraw money in foreign countries with a fee.

However, I believe that the best way to travel is with cash. I exchange currencies that I will need for my trip before I depart. Do not put it in your bags as there may be pickpockets on the trains and buses.

So whenever I have excess currency that I have left, I will go to any money changer and swap the leftovers to the currency of the country I am visiting next. So this process repeats until I reach my final destination.

10. Travel off-season

Many people have emailed me for tips to budget travel in Europe. My answer is to travel off-peak!

You may even spend lesser than what I did in summer! I travelled in June, when it is the peak period. We experienced times when we were unable to reserve tickets. And also, you may even need to spend on train reservations. (I made many trains reservations during summer even though it is not compulsory, just to make sure that I will definitely be able to board the train. Most train reservations I've made for these trains are for more than 2 hours travelling time.)

Usually if you are checking on EUrail and Interrail passes, the price for passes off-season ought to be cheaper than the prices in summer! I believe that if you travel off-peak, 90% of the time you will not need to make train reservations if it is not compulsory. I travelled in Germany off-peak and I do realise that the trains were fairly empty. So, always check everywhere before you book!

Travelling off-season also allows you to save on accommodation.

You can check out her blog post here

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