When you are studying or traveling abroad you will have to get around somehow. In most cases you will travel by bus, train, or plane when you are going long distances. Booking these in advance is always recommended. For the shorter trips, like traveling from you hotel or hostel to a museum or monument, you can walk or ride local transportation. Taxies are often expensive but you know exactly where it will drop you off and you shouldn’t have to walk far. Your other choices are train or bus. I personally really liked the underground trains like the tube systems in Rome and London. You can get anywhere in the city and if you think it through you can be there faster than the buses in most cases. I didn’t mind the buses but I did prefer the underground. Buses are not that reliable on time and it seems like you always stop way to much. Also if you don’t know exactly where you need to get off then you can run into problems. I got off early a few times and had to walk along ways to where I needed to go. I also had to back track a few times because I would be spacing out and miss my stop. Also be warned that the buses may not stop at every bus stop. If nobody is waiting to get on and nobody pushes the button to get off than it will not stop. This is why I liked the tube systems better. They always tell you what stop is next and where you are. There are also maps everywhere inside the train and out so that you don’t get lost and you can find your way around.