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  • Stone archway of a historic city gate in Valencia's old town, Spain, with pedestrians walking through
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    Cartagena to Valencia on €17/Day: 5 Cities & Sleeping in Car

    ByFrank July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

    Sleeping in a car between Andalusia and Catalonia: a three-night road trip through Cartagena, Murcia, Elche, Alicante, Valencia, and Peñíscola. A rental car would add €4/day to the number.

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  • Colonnaded courtyard with carved arches inside the Nasrid Palaces, Alhambra
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    Granada and Almería on €22/Day: Alhambra and Sleeping in Car

    ByFrank July 8, 2026July 10, 2026

    We drove our own car, but renting one for this route would’ve added just €4.80/day. Granada to the Murcia border, Alhambra included.

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  • Interior of the Mezquita-Catedral de Córdoba with hundreds of columns and red and white striped horseshoe arches
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    Córdoba, Sierra Nevada, Mulhacén on €16/Day: Sleeping in Car

    ByFrank June 28, 2026June 28, 2026

    Córdoba (with its Mosque-Cathedral), Jaén, Baeza, Úbeda, and Mulhacén – the tallest mountain in mainland Spain at 3,479 m. 4 days in Andalusia sleeping in a car – add €5/day to the number if renting.

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  • Caminito del Rey suspended bridge over the canyon with river below
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    Málaga, Ronda & Caminito del Rey on €15/Day: Sleeping in Car

    ByFrank June 26, 2026June 28, 2026

    One Sunday in Málaga and every major sight is free. 4 days in inland Andalusia sleeping in a car – add €3/day to the number if renting.

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  • Wide view of Plaza de España with canal, bridges and twin towers at dusk, Seville, Spain
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    Andalusia – Seville, Gibraltar on €16/Day: Sleeping in a Car

    ByFrank June 24, 2026June 25, 2026

    Seville (Alcázar and the cathedral), Cádiz, Gibraltar. 5 days in Andalusia, sleeping in a car – add €6/day to the number if renting.

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  • Golden limestone rock arches and sea stacks at Ponta da Piedade near Lagos, Portugal, with turquoise Atlantic water and waves breaking between the formations
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    Portugal – Alentejo & Algarve on €13/Day: Sleeping in a Car

    ByFrank June 23, 2026June 24, 2026

    Most people fly into Faro and head straight to the Algarve. The protected coastline two hours north is almost empty. Four days from Lisbon to the Spanish border.

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  • Active lava flow on Mount Etna at twilight, photographed during a hike on the Pista Altomontana trail, Sicily
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    Southern Italy & Malta on €31/Day: Rome, Naples, Sicily

    ByFrank June 17, 2026June 17, 2026

    11 nights sleeping in rental cars, 12 nights in hostels.

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  • Northern lights over a snowy road near Rovaniemi, Finland, March 2026
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    Finland & The Baltics on €23/Day: Buses, Hostels and Aurora

    ByFrank June 15, 2026June 15, 2026

    25 days, five countries, northern lights included.

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  • A vibrant display of the Aurora Borealis with green and purple lights arching across the night sky above a snow-covered landscape in Rovaniemi, Finland.
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    Helsinki and Rovaniemi on €29/Day: Northern Lights in March

    ByFrank June 15, 2026June 18, 2026

    Five days in Finland – one day in Helsinki, three nights chasing northern lights in Rovaniemi.

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  • Medieval Viru Gate towers at the entrance to Tallinn old town, with flower stalls and pedestrians in the foreground, Estonia
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    Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia on €18/Day: 3 Baltic Capitals

    ByFrank June 14, 2026June 16, 2026

    Three Baltic countries, one week each. Here’s what it cost.

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  • Black Dacia Sandero Stepway parked on red volcanic soil by the ocean, São Jorge, Azores
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    5 Azorean Islands on €31/Day: Sleeping in 5 Rental Cars

    ByFrank June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

    21 days, five Azorean islands, five rental cars, sleeping in all of them. Return flights from Lisbon included.

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  • Malbork Castle viewed from across the Nogat river, Poland — largest brick castle in the world by land area
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    Northeastern Poland on €24/Day: Sleeping in an €8 Rental Car

    ByFrank May 23, 2026June 10, 2026

    Malbork Castle, Wolf’s Lair, bison searches, a kayak trip, and a beach 2km from the Russian border. 10 days in northeastern Poland at €24/day.

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