It’s hard not to be jealous of the New York Times’ Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross. This summer he had 13 weeks to travel around Europe on a budget of 100 euros a day for his Grand Tour series. Although in places like Paris 100 euros may not seem like a lot, I personally wouldn’t complain about having 13 weeks of travel fully-funded (and he got to write about it!). In any event, after his summer adventure, Gross has come up with some conclusions which I thought were worth posting as they are good travel tips, some of them applicable no matter what the destination:

• Think like a local
• Make yourself useful
• Go beyond the Eurail Pass
• Rely on the kindness of strangers
• Generosity trumps frugality
• Redefine “Europe”

Read the whole Grand Tour wrap-up here.