The scrimpers guide to travel

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I%26rsquo;m like a rich person, only without the money. By which I mean I%26rsquo;m tight %26ndash;
not dry-teabags-on-a-draining-board tight, but I like to look after the
pounds (I%26rsquo;m not bothered at all what the pennies do).

And I love a bargain, especially when I%26rsquo;m on holiday. Trouble is, I don%26rsquo;t like
to subject myself readily to holiday misery.

I refuse to save %26pound;50 by flying from somewhere horrible, such as Stansted, at
some godforsaken hour, on a plane that won%26rsquo;t allocate me a seat or serve me
a nice bloody mary. And I won%26rsquo;t stay in a two-star tower block at the wrong
end of town just because it%26rsquo;s a third of the price of somewhere good.