I booked Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

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Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

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I took a $185 lie-flat overnight bus across Europe instead of the train. It was slower — but I slept better.

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A woman wearing a facemask on an overnight bus.
Megan Carnegie was able to get good sleep on the bus.

Megan Carnegie

I visited 13 major European cities in 6 months. Here are 2 I can't wait to visit again and 2 I probably won't return to.

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Emily and her husband take a selfie in Amsterdam, with a canal and buildings behind them.
My husband and I spent six months moving around Europe.

Emily Pogue

I booked budget Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

Tech Insider : Travel, Business
A composite image of the author in a cap and blue polo standing in front of a tub-shaped brown building with trees and grass in the background and a sunlit field in front of houses with mountains in the background
Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland.

Joey Hadden/Business Insider

I backpacked across Europe for 2 weeks. Booking Airbnbs in small towns to save money was the most unexpected highlight of my trip.

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I loved my first visit to Switzerland — but my trip would've been better if I hadn't made these 5 mistakes

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I rode trains to visit three towns in Switzerland, and there are only a few things I would do differently.

Morgan McFall-Johnsen

I paid $1 to see Zurich from a train that's been around for 130 years. It was unlike any railway I've taken.

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Left: A red elevated railway car, Polybahn, stopped at a station with trees in the background. Right: A view of a railway leading to a building with blue skies
The Polybahn in Zurich is a train that runs on a steep incline. It's also known as a funicular.

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Zurich is trying to claw back $200 million after accidentally paying city employees double their salaries

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Zurich old town by the Limmat river on a sunny summer day in Switzerland
Zurich, Switzerland

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The global cities with the best quality of life show how dire the affordability crisis is

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People relax on a Sunday at Lake Zurich during the coronavirus pandemic on July 12, 2020 in Zurich, Switzerland.
Zurich, Switzerland is the sixth-most liveable city in the world, according to an Economist Intelligence ranking, but it's also one of the most expensive.

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Apartment prices in Zurich are skyrocketing, with property being seen as 'concrete gold'

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Zurich old town by the Limmat river on a sunny summer day in Switzerland
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