💰 **经济型住宿发掘意外惊喜**：为了控制旅行开支，作者选择在欧洲大城市（如柏林和苏黎世）的郊区预订Airbnb。她发现这些位于火车一小时车程外的住宿，不仅节省了费用，还意外地带来了独特的旅行体验，让她有机会探索她原本可能错过的地方。

🌳 **德国新施特雷利茨的宁静魅力**：在德国新施特雷利茨（Neustrelitz）的经济型住宿，让作者体验到了远离城市喧嚣的宁静。她享受在当地悠闲散步，感受这个鲜为人知的小镇的魅力，并认为这里是体验本地生活和放松身心的绝佳地点。

🏞️ **瑞士罗格维尔的壮丽景色**：作者在瑞士罗格维尔（Roggwil）的葡萄酒桶屋住宿，为她的欧洲之旅画上了难忘的句号。这个位于连绵起伏的丘陵地带的小村庄，提供了她整个旅程中最令人惊叹的景色，尤其是一次即兴的徒步中看到的日落，让她深刻体会到预算旅行带来的非凡体验。

💡 **拥抱慢节奏，探索小镇**：通过这次经历，作者认识到在欧洲旅行时，选择住在小镇的住宿不仅能节省开支，更能让她体验到一种更为舒缓的郊区生活节奏。她表示未来会继续寻找类似的住宿，以更深入地感受当地文化和风情。

I backpacked across six cities and four countries in Europe in 2022, including Berlin and Zurich. I booked two Airbnbs in the suburbs to save money, and the towns surprised me.These crowd-free places were hidden gems. I would never have seen them if I weren't on a budget.

When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six European cities, the last thing I expected was to be blown away by my budget bookings in the suburbs.

In October 2022, I traveled to Berlin, Vienna, Venice, Rome, Milan, and Zurich. In most of these destinations, I booked accommodations within city limits. But to save some money, I stayed in Airbnbs about an hour outside Berlin and Zurich by train. 

When I visited Berlin, I spent two nights in a tiny-home hotel in Neustrelitz, Germany, for $140.

My hotel was a 20-minute walk from the train station.

Sure, it would have been easier to wake up in Berlin. But to my surprise, I enjoyed starting and ending each day with a relaxing walk through a place I'd never heard of, where I spotted the occasional backpacker among mostly locals.

I thought it was a peaceful town with charming cobblestone streets. If I hadn't been traveling on a budget, I probably never would have visited it.

When I left Germany, with stays in Vienna and three Italian cities ahead of me, I was already looking forward to my final accommodation in Switzerland. 

Zurich was the last stop of the trip. For $400, I spent two nights in a tiny wine-barrel home in a small village called Roggwil.

Roggwil rests in the rolling hills of Switzerland, and I thought it had the most striking scenes of the entire trip. On my final night in Europe, I took an unplanned hike in the area and caught a gorgeous sunset over the village.

It was an epic ending to my two-week adventure, and like in Neustrelitz, I couldn't help but think that if I hadn't booked that specific Airbnb, I would never have seen it. 

I expected nothing more than a place to sleep in these towns, so I was pleasantly surprised that they felt like hidden gems. Neustrelitz and Roggwil were relaxing counterparts to my travels in Berlin and Zurich.

Next time I backpack through Europe, I'll find more accommodations in small towns to experience the slower pace of suburban life — and save some money.