Taking the bus to France from London works out much cheaper than flying or Eurostar. Use the money saved for more fun!

FirstGroup today unveiled the first Greyhound coaches which will introduce the iconic brand to the UK. Greyhound UK will launch on September 14th between London and the two cities of Portsmouth and Southampton and the company hopes to add further destinations from 2010. 

Grab some great fares for traveling around the UK until 30 November 2008.

Tim Leffel at Cheapest Destinations has a really informative article up about costs and other practicalities of traveling in South America

Bus travel is economical, eco-friendly, and sometimes much faster than other options. In Mexico and Brazil for example, it's the cheapest way to get around, and quite comfortable as well.