Not to be the bragacious one in the room, but I’m the guy all my friends come to when planning their yearly Eurotrip. With 40+ European countries under my belt—that’s virtually all of them, mind you—and 100+ cities, it’s fair to say I know the Old Continent like the back of my hand: from the …

Majestic snow-capped peaks, alpine lakes and valleys dotted with picturesque chalet towns: Switzerland is one of Europe’s most beautiful countries, for sure, but if only it weren’t exorbitantly expensive… Between the $87 rate for a simple, round-trip cable car ride in Grindelwald and a whopping average daily cost of $295 for tourists visiting Interlaken, it’s …