Since I have been interested in traveling for quite sometime, and spent about 4 years as a travel agent, I found afew ways to travel for quite cheap! Car rentals are good if you want to go and explore (and maybe get lost abit), check out the top 10 from any search engine, grab the first 5, write them down and then call your local travel agent to compare which prices are cheaper. You can also do this traveling in the EU for Eurail too (sometimes you can get discounts for the specific places you are going, if you book in advance). This also works with coach fares as well. A little research can save a ton of money in the end! :)