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Planning a eurotrip

EightySix Four

EightySix Four

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Me and my long time high school buddy are planning on taking a eurotrip this summer. We are not really interested in doing a tour group kind of thing but we obviously need to come up with a pretty good plan and are trying to figure out how much money we realistically need to come up with. We'd like to stay as long as possible and it still be realtively affordable (probably around 2 weeks, though we have no problem staying longer), we don't care about staying in fancy hotels or eating really nice food, we just want to go on a big trip and explore the world a little bit before going our seperate ways.

I really need help coming up with a good route of travel, figuring out transportation, places to stay, and looking for any suggestions as to places we need to visit besides the major cities/off the beaten path.


Thanks in advance.
 
I would check out old run-down Hostels run by sketchy looking Euros with an affinity for sharp objects.
 
I did it during the summer of 2002. I spent a month backpacking through Europe. It was very inexpensive back then (everyone was still scared to fly due to 9/11 and airfare was dirt cheap). We stayed at youth hostels and some inexepensive hotels along the way. If you're going to travel between countries, get a rail pass (Eurail). All in all, I spent around $2500 for a month in Europe. Expect to pay roughly double that now.

HTH
 
For a good Eurotrip I recommend inviting Michelle Trachtenberg and leaving her lame brother at home, especially when you hit the nude beach.

Also, stay away from hostels in Eastern Europe.
 
I went last summer for a month with a friend of mine and it was a great trip.

travelpunk forums is a great board for people that like to budget travel.

I tried couchsurfing in Austria and Germany, but it's not a very practical option. It's rare to get people to respond in a timely manner (And Austria/Germany was cold and I wasn't in the mood to camp out) I never spent over 20 euro for a night in a hostel, and I'd reserve them maybe a day or two in advance.

If I had to choose just one country to go back to, I would see Italy all over again. That is the best place on earth. Southern France is a close second. I loved the Mediterranean.

here's a map of where we went Text
 
Go to Luxembourg 🙂 My favourite place in Europe. Spent 7 months or so backpacking/hitching/camping there in 1995.
 
I am going to say the obligitory, Amsterdam..... but I've been there... wasn't that fun. At least not where I went...
 
2 weeks, plan for about 1000$ usd spending, and of course 1000$+ for flight. thats a medium-conservative spending figure. 1500$ for more breathing room. 2000$ to be realistic to have fun... especially if its the summer when prices are ++

to save money dont do the typical sht and go to all the typical places american youth go
 
Originally posted by: LS20
2 weeks, plan for about 1000$ usd spending, and of course 1000$+ for flight. thats a medium-conservative spending figure. 1500$ for more breathing room. 2000$ to be realistic to have fun... especially if its the summer when prices are ++

to save money dont do the typical sht and go to all the typical places american youth go
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Can you give me some reccomendations to non "typical shit."

Would you think $5000 for around a month is survivable?
 
Originally posted by: crazySOB297
Originally posted by: LS20
2 weeks, plan for about 1000$ usd spending, and of course 1000$+ for flight. thats a medium-conservative spending figure. 1500$ for more breathing room. 2000$ to be realistic to have fun... especially if its the summer when prices are ++

to save money dont do the typical sht and go to all the typical places american youth go
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Can you give me some reccomendations to non "typical shit."

Would you think $5000 for around a month is survivable?
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just get the rick steves book and read the websites. there is ample information. don't be lazy.
 
Know someone who just came back yesterday from a trip in France, but it was a tour group. All I can give in terms of advice is to watch Trainspotting and not do what the tourist does😉.
 
Originally posted by: crazySOB297

Can you give me some reccomendations to non "typical shit."

Would you think $5000 for around a month is survivable?
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5000$ for a month is good. paris and london are not only THE most touristed cities in the world (think LINES), theyre also some of the most expensive. go to smaller, less visited countries and cities. couch surf. bike tour. go to small towns and villages. etc
 
Czech Republic is cheap once you get there. I recommend:
From east to west, I recommend

prague
plsen
konopiste
karlstejn
Brno
Ostrava
Cesky Budovice
 
Originally posted by: Schloonce
I did it during the summer of 2002. I spent a month backpacking through Europe. It was very inexpensive back then (everyone was still scared to fly due to 9/11 and airfare was dirt cheap). We stayed at youth hostels and some inexepensive hotels along the way. If you're going to travel between countries, get a rail pass (Eurail). All in all, I spent around $2500 for a month in Europe. Expect to pay roughly double that now.

HTH
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You're joking, right? That's almost $100 a day! I didn't spend nearly that much when I was backpacking through Europe in 2005.

Originally posted by: soxfan
Czech Republic is cheap once you get there. I recommend:
From east to west, I recommend

prague
plsen
konopiste
karlstejn
Brno
Ostrava
Cesky Budovice
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Cesky Krumlov is another good one IMHO.
 
Man, backpacking Europe is my dream... I WISH I had the money to do it. I recommend traveling by rail once you get to Europe since it's nice and convenient. IIRC a Eurail pass will cost you about $150, maybe more. Stay in hostels, it will save you A LOT of money. Also, keep in mind that the exchange rate from US Dollars to Euros is pretty shitty and you should expect to take a decent financial hit. I would actually recommend getting a debit card (if you don't have one already) and using that as much as possible. Always keep a decent amount of Euros on you though just in case. Get something that you can attach your passport and money to keep it close to you. Most of the cities in Europe seem safe, but trust no one.
 
Originally posted by: jagec

You're joking, right? That's almost $100 a day! I didn't spend nearly that much when I was backpacking through Europe in 2005.
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the dollar is worth diddly squat right now. hostel = 30$ per person in a mixed room (could be much higher in bigger cities.. especially summer). lunch = 10$. dinner = 15$.
thats 55$... not counting water/snacks/soda/beer during the day. no cafe. no internet cafe. no nighttime. no entrances to museums/attractions. and no cost of intermediary travel (trains, buses, short flights) figured into the equation.

that only thing hes got going for him are built-in tax/vat/tips
 
Originally posted by: crazySOB297
Me and my long time high school buddy are planning on taking a eurotrip this summer. We are not really interested in doing a tour group kind of thing but we obviously need to come up with a pretty good plan and are trying to figure out how much money we realistically need to come up with. We'd like to stay as long as possible and it still be realtively affordable (probably around 2 weeks, though we have no problem staying longer), we don't care about staying in fancy hotels or eating really nice food, we just want to go on a big trip and explore the world a little bit before going our seperate ways.

I really need help coming up with a good route of travel, figuring out transportation, places to stay, and looking for any suggestions as to places we need to visit besides the major cities/off the beaten path.


Thanks in advance.
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With $10 mil, you can fly first class and stay at the ritz carlton each night for a month without breaking a sweat!

 
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