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no money, no time. i give up on this.
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How to backpack through Europe
It made me
 "An awesome adventure and I am so glad I did this. It opened my eyes to travel, my life's true joy, and made me feel more self-sufficient."
How I did it: I saved up my tip money that I earned as a cocktail waitress my last two years in college. I drove an old beater car and saved everything I could until I had $22,000 saved up! I booked my trip, flying into England, and set off with nothing but a Jansport backpack and a youth hostel book. I made so many wonderful friends and saw some amazing sites. If I can do this, anyone can. Lessons & tips: Fly into an English-speaking country if this is your first time traveling. You have enough stres without worrying about the language barrier. Resources: Rick Steves' First Time Europe
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How I did it: slept in some crappy hostels,shared a night train coupe with what i'm still convinced was a czech hit man, kissed on all the bridges in Venice...amazing:) Read how I did it…
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content /happy
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love traveling
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How I did it: It took me 2 years to save up for my plane tickets, train tickets, and boarding expenses. I stayed at hostels, befriended people, and spoke enough French to have a basic conversation! Read how I did it…
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overjoyed!
How I did it: I worked a horrible retail job for eight long months, and barely spent a penny. I didn't completely have this goal in mind the whole time I was doing it, mostly because I didn't think I'd be brave enough. But six weeks before I went, I convinced my boyfriend that spontaneously running off to Europe was a great idea, and suddenly everything just happened. It's easier than it sounds, more expensive, and more amazing than y… Read how I did it…
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europe
6 days ago
i have wanted to do this for a few years, but just can’t afford to do it yet, within a few years i will definitely be going and doing this.
Planning on Doning thid
3 weeks ago
Lo,lo. im ryder, and i plan on doing this with my girlfriend and bestfriend, and his girlfriend when we are 16 or 17. we are SO going to amsterdam, we`ll go to italy,france,england,maybe belgium and ireland.
Expensive, unexciting
4 weeks ago
Maybe it’s just who I went with but I found the whole experience to be a painful drudgery during which I put up with my friend’s desire to get black-out drunk in every country we went to. It was a three week whirlwind of looking at cool stuff, meeting well-traveled folks, sharing stories then coping with existential loneliness as you get drunk with people you barely know and an old friend you now want to murder, feeling close to nothing on a continent thousands of miles from anyone you care about.
During the experience, I went broke and I feel like I could’ve done this better. I learned a lot though so if you don’t want your experience to be like mine, you should make sure you and the people you’re going with have the same interests, plan your trip heavily, skip on Eurail passes (which are far too expensive) and keep a journal of everything you do.
The journal’s the part I least regret. It’s details how not-worth-it the trip was with excruciating detail.
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Awesome!
2 months ago
This is one of my main goals on life. I love to travel have done a little here and there and definitely traveling around Europe it’s something I’ll do one day :)
Old Backpacker
3 months ago
Tried this in my youth but would like to do it more thoroughly in my old age
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stargirl0 asks,
“Eurail passes: are they worth it or not?”
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Jeff asks,
“This may seem like a silly question, but do hostels usually provide towels? If Douglas Adams has taught me anything, it's to travel with a towel, but it's one more thing to carry around. Secondly, would it be unwise to bring my laptop?”
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Toronto
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cnytllcartel asks,
“i'm planning a trip this summer and i'm looking into buying a bag. i found a bag on ebay that will be around 8oCAD (noname), but i don't know if i should get one from a more reputable brand? most that i find are around 2ooCAD. any good cheap ones?”
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 Minneapolis
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sarah127 asks,
“Can I plan on locking my backpack up in hostels when I travel, instead of carrying it everywhere with me? I bought an internal frame backpack, but I'd rather return it and just take a smaller normal backpack that I can just lock up somewhere instead!”
— 2 years ago |
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 Boston
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The_Last_Muse asks,
“Which is better when traveling through Europe, alone or with close mates?”
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 Toronto
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all_things_grow_11 asks,
“Is it necessary to book all in europe flights before hand or is it easy to show up at the airport and get a ticket”
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Toronto
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all_things_grow_11 asks,
“I'm planning a one month trip this summer through a combination of germany,spain,portugal, belgium and france, and I'm wondering what are some good places to visit in these countries?”
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pearl_0475 asks,
“What is the best size or kind of backpack to use on a month or so long trip??”
— 2 years ago |
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University Of Missouri - Columbia
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alee2003 asks,
“Any tips on transportation or activities, must sees, etc.?”
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jdub237 asks,
“hey everyone, my friend and I are planning a trip to backpack through Europe for about two-to-three weeks. I have one question, how much money do you think is necessary to save up/bring for a trip like this?”
— 2 years ago |
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