I booked Airbnbs in small towns while backpacking Europe and found 2 hidden-gem destinations I'd never heard of

Business Insider's reporter booked Airbnbs outside major European cities and found some hidden gems in Germany and Switzerland. Joey Hadden/Business Insider I backpacked across six cities and four countries in Europe in 2022, including Berlin and Zurich.  I booked two Airbnbs in the suburbs to save money, and the towns surprised me. These crowd-free places were hidden gems. I would never have seen them if I weren't on a budget. When I planned my two-week backpacking trip through six Europea...