Travel Happy, Budget Low informs you how to travel economically in planes, trains, and buses, how to find inexpensive meals, and how to book inexpensive hotel rooms or stay for free with locals. With more than 200 tips and 160 website resources, Travel Happy, Budget Low covers the topics of frequent flyer mile tricks, health/safety, expenditures,packing, passports/visas, preparation, customs and more. Budget travel does not mean you will spend weeks on rickety old buses with no ventilation or spend the night in run-down hostels. You will realize that you too can see Paris, The Great Wall of China, the Vienna Opera, and other great sites without breaking the bank. Enrich yourself culturally without being rich! Advance Praise for Travel Happy, Budget Low ¿Susanna has written a digestible, yet comprehensive, guide to help travelers save money, be comfortable, journey light and stay happy in the process!¿ -Beth Whitman, author of the Wanderlust and Lipstick guides for women travelers "Susanna is able to combine her personal experience to give the reader some essentials in seeing the world on a budget. This book will enable many folks to see more of the world for less." -Albert Yu, Group Sales Manager, Four Seasons Silicon Valley ¿A practical read and must have for any budget conscious traveler. Share in Susannäs experiences and learn from her mistakes to become a savvy globetrotter. This book is for both beginners and experienced travelers, with a wealth of tips and resources covering all areas of travel.¿ -Kristine Ng, co-founder of Esplora, an online resource and social networking site for women travelers ¿I found Ms. Zaraysky¿s book an invaluable source for an independent traveler. It is very useful, up to the point and very functional. I wish I knew some of the tips that I found in this book during my earlier travels.¿ -Leon Gendin, 27 years of travel, visited 63 countries, lived in 12 countries. ¿Do you feel grounded by high priced airline tickets, lousy exchange rates, and luxury hotels? Susanna Zaraysky, the quintessential budget globetrotter shows you how to travel well without breaking your budget. A must read for would-be world travelers!¿ -Prof. Lois Lorentzen, University of San Francisco "An excellent book. For the tourist it is useful since it helps in knowing on what to plan, and for a seasoned traveler it is a checklist. The most wonderful part that I see is - it brings together all the tiny little details, that every traveler would have experienced in various trips, under one umbrella." -Dilip Menon, Traveled in 12 countries, lived in five