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Barcelona on 10 Euro Per Day For Two People 
Recently a visitor came to my site via the key phrase European Travel for Two People on 10 Euro per Day. Immediately I thought, 'No way. It's not possible'. But then I started thinking about it and how two people could travel on ten euro per day. Did the visitor want sleeping accommodations included? Was the visitor just thinking about food and drink? What about entertainment? I've decided not to say that it can't be done. Instead, I decided that it can be done and to offer an example of where to do it. Barcelona is a European Hot Spot where two people can travel and have a wonderful vacation on 10 euros per day, including sleeping accommodations, food and entertainment, and love every minute of it! About a month ago I visited Barcelona. Although I paid to stay at the Sea Point Hostel which sat directly on the beach, in Barcelona, and is a mere 10-minute walk to Barcelona's old town, there was a sign in the hostel's reception area which stated that visitors could stay free (even for an extended period of time) if the person was willing to do a little bit of work (about three hours a day) which included cleaning rooms or setting up and taking down the breakfast which was served from approximately 7-10am.  My favorite place to eat in Barcelona was Que Bo! This quaint little, local restaurant that was on the way to Old Town Barcelona from my hostel on the beach. My favorite dish was the Ensalada (salad). The first time I went there I got it by mistake. I had actually ordered the Pollo Ensalada (Chicken Salad). Nice mistake. The ensalada is huge and enough to fill a person for an entire day. And, it only costs 4 euro! The last day of my trip, I was only able to eat about half of my ensalada. The lady behind the counter was concerned that I hadn't finished it and insisted she wrap it and give it to me to go. That worked out fine as I finished it later in the day. On one of the days I had the Pollo Ensalada and, honesty, it wasn't nearly as good as the plain Ensalada which cost 2 euro less - this is noteworthy because I love chicken and meat in general but the salad is made with so many wonderful things in it, it just can't be beat. So far you and your traveling companion have only spent 8 euro and you have a safe place to sleep and plenty of really good food to eat.  Next... what to do? Barcelona is an amazing city with a lot to see and do. There is no need to spend money on entertainment in Barcelona. All the best stuff is free! I suggest walking along the beach. It's lovely. I took an accidental tour of street sculptures and graffitti over a large area of Barcelona's downtown. It was accidental because I hadn't intended on seeing so many beautiful places and having the desire to continue on and see more of the expansive city's art and culture.  The graffitti art in Barcelona is absolutely amazing. It's fun, insightful, political, whimisical. Calling it graffitti just doesn't do it justice. It is street art completely embraced by the city and it's people. Grates which protect storefronts during closed hours have been painted by graffitti artists. The stores that are open during in the day are different then the stores that are open at night. So you can walk around the same area at night and during the day and get a completely different feel and view of the same area. Much of the architecture is gorgeous both new and old. Barcelona has put much thought into both it's growth and preservation and has incorporated both splendidly.  Las Ramblas is a long and wonderful street filled with street performers, cafes, flower and souvenier shops. I strongly recommend taking a leisurely stroll along Las Ramblas during the day as well as at night, as the street happenings are completely different during the day and the evening - different tourists, a different feel, different stores that are open, different street performers work during the day than at night, etc.Coming up from the water and walking along Las Ramblas there is a street on the left that has a Gaudi building which anyone can visit for free.  A little further up Las Ramblas, also on the left side of the street, is a huge open air market which offers just about anything and everything you can think of. It's terribly easy to spent lots of time experiencing this truly wonderful market. I recommend a fresh fruit smoothy for 1 euro each.  If you can think it, they've made it. I had a strawberry and kiwi smoothy. There was a lot of cheap fruit salads for 1-3 euro each. In the center of the market is a huge fish market well worth experiencing.Slightly further up Las Ramblas, on the right side of the road and across the street, is the beginning of a multitude of maze-like streets lined with every kind of clothing store you can think of. It's a wonderful place to browse and window shop for absolutely everything from fine antiques to bohemian locally made clothing at incredibly reasonable prices.  Down by the port, Barcelona has built a wonderful mall right on the water. It's a lovely place to spend a couple hours walking around or to hang out and watch the sunset.I don't recommend taking the double decker city tour bus. I took both the blue and red tours. For 20 euros per day, per person, you can ride both lines unlimited. It simply isn't worth it. First off, you don't get good photos. Second, you can't really see anything unless you continually get off then back on. Third, there isn't enough time in the day to go to all the places the bus stops at, or even very many of them. So, if you want to go to Parc Guell... just go there. Take a local bus. It's cheaper, more direct and you'll have more time experience what you actually want to see. The headset tour isn't really worth the cost of the ride. The only really interesting thing I learned was that Gaudi died in his 70s after getting hit by a tram. I do recommend bringing a camera. It's a lovely town and worth documenting your trip. I went to Barcelona by myself for four days. I felt totally safe. I was out very late taking pictures and up very early to leave for the airport. I don't recommend being out super late or super early, but hey, that's probably a good recommendation anywhere.  When I was on my way to the airport it was about 5am and I was walking through the center of town toward the bus that would take me to the airport. I had stopped to take a picture of some street graffitti. There were two girls sitting nearby still out from the night before. One of the girls said I should take their picture. I asked if they had a camera. They did not. I made the observation that if I took their picture with my camera they would not have the photo. The girl kind of fumbled with her words and said she would take my picture. I said that I found other things much more interesting to photograph and passed on her offer. Basically, she wasn't very good at suggesting I should give her my camera so that she and her friend could run off with it. I think that sort of thing is to be expected if one is going out early enough in the morning to find others still out from the night before - particularly if you are a woman since that always makes you more vulnerable.Voila! Yes, it is possible for two people to travel in one of Europe's most fabulous cities on 10 euro per day. I have outlined above how you and your traveling partner can travel together on a total of 10 euro per day for the two of you including sleeping arrangements, food and entertainment, and most importantly in a fabulously fun location and without sacrificing anything worthwhile! Barcelona has an easy bohemian feel about it, yet it still has an equally haughty-taughty element, as well. Barcelona is a city with something for everyone.  I did a lot of shopping in Barcelona. I'm not much of a shopper but Barcelona has tons of stuff I wanted at prices I could easily afford. We live in Strasbourg where it is very difficult for us to find the style of clothing that fits our taste. The clothes in Strasbourg are pretty conservative. It is absolutely impossible to find big bulky, clunky shoes or funky clothing in Strasbourg. Strasbourg offers a range of expensive, mid-range priced and kind of inexpensive clothing options. Barcelona, on the other hand, offers a wide array of fabulously different, crazy, wild, fun and adventurous clothing and shoes to fit any funky persons mood and style any day of the week or year. Then again, if you go for that rather conservative style that everybody is wearing so you fit right in, no problem, Barcelona has that as well.In the four days I spent in Barcelona I barely touched the surface of things to do and all of the best things I did were free! 
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