Originally Posted by
safariofthemind
I was in Europe when the Euro was 1.35 to the buck. It hurts, but one adapts. Shopping at markets, staying outside big cities, camping, etc. All the tried and true methods. The real killer is when you need to stay in a hotel or buy gas for a rental car, both of which bike tourers avoid. Another plus for bicycle touring in 2011!
A handy currency calculator:
http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
I try to avoid hotels but not always successful. I try to use warmshowers, couchsurfing and hostels all in that order but not always succesful so then I go to hotels. The last think I want to do is to drag a bunch of camping equipment to Europe. Of course most of my tours are short term 2 weeks or less.