The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-10-22
EUROPE.
How TO SEE IT AND WHAT 1T CosTs.

| well, van, WnaC 90 you expect your
trip abroad will cost your" was ques-
tion frequently asked me before leav-
ing home. Approximately, 1 inform
ed them how much believed the eX-
pense of the trip would be. Some be-
Ilieved me. many doubted, some laugh
ed and called me a tramp,while others
/ thought was poor in figures and un-
acquainted with the ropes of travel;
but be that as it may, have made
quite an extensive trip through Eng
land, Scotland, France, Switzerland,
Germany aud Belgium, have returned
to America and figured up the cost,
and it don't surprise me to inform you
| that it is less than the estimate. Can
everybody travel as economically as
youp No. Ladies, English gentle
men, American aristocrats and fools
would not find it pleasant to travel so
cheaply. But thoroughbred Yankee
that knows exactly how many cents
there are in dollar and what every
cent is worth, possessed with patience.
grit and ShrewdnesS to overcome the
many difficulties encountered in travel
for instance, to dispel greedy Eu,
1 r0pean that you are nothing more than
aabag of gold to satisfy them, that a
twenty-five cent meal is not worth a
dollar, and if you are obliged to indulge
in that abominable practice of feeling
to be able to inform them that just be-
cause you are unfortunate enough to
1 be Yankee, that you don't propose to
| pay a days wages for five Or ten min
utes' services. Such person, depriv-
ing himself of few of the luxuries.
can make such trip, if he live within
800 miles of New York city, for $500,
all told. / have been absent from
home more than fourteen weeks, have
purchased clothing. guide books. ETC.,
that would make quite a respectable
bill, and it has cost me altogether sew
eral dollars less than the above amount.
But many have been over the same
ground and doubled or perhaps tri-
pied this amount, and not seen no
more and perhaps not as much as your
humble servant. Now, then, [ will tell
you how to do it, and if my style of
travel suits you, adopt it and give it a
| trial. But let me say right here, kind
reader, if you have been rocked in the
cradle Is years of your life and slept
on springs and curled hair mattresses
the balance of your time. and have had
"a kind mother or a waiter to bring
your meals to your room, read this ar
ticle if you like, but don't adopt my
plant won't suit you. First decide
whether you will travel by wheel or
not-my advice is to travel in this
manner by all means. If you wish to
see Europe as it is, this is your only
means, unless you travel on foot; rail.
road travel is no comparison. You
can do the trip with an ordinary bicy-
Gle. although l am particularly partial
to the Star. / have used it on all kinds
of roads by the side of the best ma
chimes. and am satisfied that there is
no wheel that answers the purpose of
touring as well as this. If you wish to
l purchases wheel of another kind, pur-
chase in Europe, as they are much
cheaper there. But if you have a
wheel, by taking it apart and packing
it in box you will be able to ship on
board the vessel as baggage, and by be-
i ing careful in building your box it will
costsyou nothing, as it will come with
in the number of feet allowed you.
Pack with your wheel all extra cloth
ing that you can't carry in hand
satchel, and leave the same, except
what you positively need, where you
begin your wheeling tour. Box tight
and you will get single express rates to
New York. If you ship by express,
don't forget to ship in care of the
steamer you wish to sail with, Buy
SecOnd-class or scalper's ticket to
New York and a second-class steam
ship ticket. If you can afford to be
extravagant it is more convenient to
travel first-class, but I preferred to de-
prive myself of this privilege and use
the extra expense for another purpose.
After the voyage is completed, calcu-
late to be your own cabman. In the
country you will have no use for car
riage, and in the city use your wheel if
you don't care to walk. Should it be
rainy, travel on a street car or bus,
and wherever you stop engage only
your room. Lodgings can be engaged
in any of the cities of England and
Scotland from 25 cents and upward
per night, depending on the length of
time you engage your room and the To-
cation. 1t is cheaper and much pleas
anter for two to travel together. In
London you can get meals very cheap.
At any of forty different cocoa rooms
located in all parts of the city you can
get lunches very reasonable that you
can make answer for a breakfast or
tea, and there are plenty of restaurants
where warm meal can be had from
25 cents up, depending on the quality
and quantity, paying, you understand,
for what you order and no more, un-
less you choose to fee the waiter One
dollar per day will lodge and board you
if you are economical, but you will
need considerable in addition to this
for guide books and sightseeing, and
what is true of this city is also true of
all the larger cities of England and
Scotland. When travelling through the
country it will average a little more
than this. as you will generally stay
but one night in place. But by care
| full management even here you can
travel on this amount. In selecting a
lodging place don't be in a hurry and
register at the first brown stone front.
Such a place usually swarms with
white-aproned fellows that are very
polite and attentive, but service and
fees, which they all expect, will make
long string of figures, / assure you.
Keep on the lookout and near by
you will generally find house con-
Quoted on a smaller scale, clean and
comfortable, and for rates much less
than the former. 1t is a good plan to
join the Cyclists Touring Club. 1t
costs but one dollar. and you will be
able to get special rates at hotels that
you could not otherwise get. But
make up your mind to stop here only
when You are unable to secure a good