I took advantage of the strong US dollar to spend 11 days touring Spain - and it was completely worth it
Libby Kane
Visiting my friends in continental Europe, where the Euro was worth about 1.3 USD, felt like a bargain at the time.
So when EUR and USD inched closer to equal value over this past winter, Americans started to get excited. "Thanks to a strong dollar, it is now the best time for Americans to travel abroad," headlines exclaimed. "It's now cheaper to travel to Europe than it has been in years."
I took the advice of the internet at large and booked an 11 day trip to the Balearic Islands off the southern coast of Spain with a friend: Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, and Menorca.
Before I tell you how it went, let me be upfront about one thing: I could have done it cheaper. I could have stayed in hostels and spent eight hours on a ferry between islands instead of shelling out more for flights. I could have begrudged every 10€ admission, refused to rent a car, and never set foot in a restaurant.
But I didn't do any of that.
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