Sarah and I did our first trip to Europe 10 years ago. We pinched and squeezed, staying at the dregs of the listings in Rick Steve's 1996 Best of Europe. Shared bathrooms, anonymous hairs, paper thin walls. One place we had to put coins in the shower to get hot water.
Over the years, I sometimes think we've sold out. Rick's listings now include some nice splurges, and we've started sliding towards them. Case in point, this weekend. We're taking a much needed distraction, escaping the Paris rain, and popping down to Avignon for the weekend. We're staying at a nice hotel with a Michelin 1 star restaurant, and we have reservations for a special dining experience across town at another Michelin 1 star. It's a dinner where the chef is supposed to join you for dinner. I'm not sure how that works, but it is bound to be interesting.
We've still had awesome experiences at some well priced places. For instance, an awesome time at a cheeeeap place in Berlin. But we've also had some experiences that are not "Rick Steves" type, for instance, Hotel Negresco in Nice.
If you are wondering who Rick Steves is, he's the god of budget European travel. www.ricksteves.com .
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