Some good articles, especially the one about the discount airlines (which backpackers sometimes overlook) but I was disappointed to see yet another article stating as fact that European rail passes are a way to save money.

They're convenient, but usually don't save money for the youth traveller. Now that the Euro is so weak, it's almost always cheaper to buy point-to-point BIJ youth tickets (which allow unlimited stopovers along the route) in Europe. Also, you don't end up laying down a few hundred dollars and then feeling like you have to get your money's worth by railing around like crazy.

Just my two cents' worth.

Yonatan