Compared to North America and other locations in the world, Europe is a compact continent that is generally easy to traverse by public transportation, especially if you have a rail pass. Sometimes, however, life is best enjoyed at your own pace and with your own schedule. Instead of racing to catch a train so that you can get to your next destination, you’d rather be sitting in a café sipping coffee and enjoying the splendid feeling of being in another country.
That is when it is very handy to have your own set of wheels. A car means independence and it gives you the means to get off the beaten track. Renting a car in Europe can be an expensive proposition, especially when you factor in the high price of gasoline.
British Airways and Alamo have a nifty deal on flights and rental cars for some of the most popular destinations in Europe. You get a plane ticket and the keys to a car for one low price. The prices are significantly lower in the autumn months and if you can put off your travels until then you will most likely find that the roads are not as busy and the driving is much more enjoyable.
If you have paid a visit to your local gas station recently you know that gas prices continue to soar. Things are likely only to get worse when the summer travel season kicks in to full gear. At this rate you will have to mortgage your house to drive to the beach this summer. You might have to sell blood just to be able to fill up your tank. You might need to rob a bank just to take the kids to soccer practice.
As a highly paid world mogul, the only kind of vehicle good enough for my bum to sit in is a limousine. If I am not rolling down the road with a scotch on the rocks in one hand and a remote control in the other, than I might as well be walking. Mine is a vehicle that is the envy of all high school prom queens.
Unless you are planning on renting a fancy new sports car or a classic automobile, the fact is that renting a car is never the most exciting part of a vacation. It shouldn’t have to be either. There is little worse than having a rental car break down or arriving in a new city only to find out that the discount car rental company you paid to rent you a car has run out of vehicles. Believe it or not that type of thing happens more times than you’d care to imagine and when it does it stinks worse than a rental car that has been used by chain smokers.
Texas is a big place. You can drive your car from one side to the other in about the same time as it would take to drive across a large swath of Europe. If you ever want to feel the rush of being alone, head on out to west Texas and drive at night. You’ll hardly see a soul and you’ll hardly hear anything other than the country music coming from your radio.
If you are a bargain traveler like me you probably are more than willing to rent an economy car to save a few bucks. Frankly I could care less how much horsepower my rental car has just as long as it gets me from point A to point B without needing the assistance of a tow truck.
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