backpack through Europe

how do we find good locations that we could camp out in if we decide not to stay in a hostel for the night? any tips on finding good locations where we won’t get robbed in the middle of the night?

what airline offers the cheapest tickets leaving from pearson int’l airport, toronto, ont, canada? i looked at airgorilla, cheaptickets and airtransat rates, but i don’t know the tricks to get the cheapest ones (i’ve heard of $7oo tickets) any tips?

i’ve heard of the flying to the popular cities trick, such as paris and london. but what about the dates of departure and return?
i’m thinking of a month and a week long trip for summer ‘o9, but i’d like to take up july. i’m flexible with the dates, if it means being less costly.

any tips? tia!

easiest part: giving birth to the idea with more commitment
hardest part: finding people to join in with commitment

i hope the people i asked to come with will actually . . . come with. it’s a big thing (atleast to me it is) and i hope it works out. but i don’t know where to start. that’s a major road block for all things i guess. first i think, what should i pack, then my friend (a bit more experienced in the whole backpacking thing) tells me not to pack anything. great. then i think, where should i go. i guess wherever i want? that’s a lot. europe has a lot of countries. meh, i still have a long time to think about it before it happens. but i want to think about it early that way i know for sure whether or not that happens. but i’m the only one in on this right now. =D too bad backpacking isn’t a good solo job . . .