Post-graduation travel can be fun, inexpensive
All over the country
graduates are prepar
ing tor the future They
are applying for jobs, gradu
ate schools, and generally be
ginning to look at life a little
more seriously For many
however, the time is right to
explore the world before be
coming a settled part of it
Often accompanying grad
uation is the annual rite of
summer vacation
Whether graduation has
provided a nice gift of a fi
nanced vacation, or student
type budgets remain the mam
source of revenue, lengthy va
cations are a definite option
for nearly anyone, according
to some local travel agents
We re seeing a lot of stu
dents going to Europe right
now. said Betsy Ragland,
consultant at the American
Youth Hostels Travel Center
But. this is also going to be a
big year for people traveling
closer to home because of the
economy ’’
If financing is not a major
concern, there are several
constructed tours to places
such as Europe and Hawaii
said Alice Sabin consultant
for Ambassador Travel
"Some of these packages ire
geared toward younger people
and are good for people who
want to leave the United
States, she said
The constructed package
typically is escorted, involves
bus tours and provides lodg
ing for a couple of days in dif
ferent cities
For travelers on a tighter
budget who still want to leave
the country, the hostel sys
tern provides good a< comma-'
dations Ragland said
We see a lot of people
who go for extended periods
of time, often one or two
months, she said Hostels
accommodate that type of
travel, requiring interaction by
being set lip similar to dorrnt
tones"
Many of the hostels in Eu
rope are in historic buildings
castles and boats and are in
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It s a great way to travel
meet other travelers and find
out about hot spots Ragland
said
There are more than 5,300
hostels m 59 countries around
On' world and 320 in the Unit
ed States
With the intention of Keep
ing expenses down, the aver
age overnight stay in a hostel
is $7 to $10 Many ot the hos
tels also provide rooms lor
couples and don’t have age
limits Ragland said
In addition to hostels the
cost ot a vacation in Europe
can be Kept at a minimum
with Eurail passes, interna
(tonal student r arcis and tour
books
The Euraii pa ,s which an
be used throughout Europe
(excluding Great Britain) has a
price range of $370 tor 15
days to $1,042 for three
months A youth hostel mem
bership is $25 and a student
card is $14
After the initial costs m
eluding a plane ticket and
passport people say about
$30 a ifay is a good amount to
plan on spending it all de
pends on what kind of travel
ing you do Ragland said
It Europe is either too ex
pensive or simply does not
pique any interest, traveling in
the United States i an he fun
cheap, and an easy option
There are numerous hos
tels clean camp sites and in
expensive motels throughout
the country While there are
many discount plane con
pons bus packages and tram
discounts a good way to see
the country at an individually
suited pace is try > ar
One little known auto tiavel
option is the Driveaway Sys
tern The Driveaway System
involves customers ontrai t
mg with a Driveaway affiliate
to have a • ar driven to a speci
Tied location The affiliate
then hires anyone who is in
terested to deliver the car
You - an go from city to
city and see the country
said Beverly McCall of In
Mi red Drive a way System
Over the years quite a tew
students have taken advan
tago of this hut mainly . for
eigners use it as a way to see
the United States it's got
ten around Europe by word of
mouth
The system is organized so
that the first tank of gas is
paid for and a $200 deposit is
put down for the ear The do
posit is returned when the car
is delivered
It s really the cheapest
way to travel McCall said
It s easy to take bicycles
and unlike Greyhound or Am
trak d s easy to get off the
beaten track
The drive aw ays are ar
ranged fairly last minute so
Mi ( all re. .immends traveling
with a fairly louse schedule
and having a destination in
mind
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