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How much would it cost to travel around Europe?

How much would it cost to travel around Europe?

  • So this wont be happening for at least a year or two. I want to travel Europe for a Summer in between my Senior and Super-Senior year. All I wish to take is a suitcase and backpack. I want to travel in a circle around europe. I want to experience the culture and learn what they have to offer in the fields I'm interested as well as some other fields that I want to know about. So what should I bring with me, and how much will the estimate cost be?

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    Prices depend on exactly when you go, where you go, the kinds of places you stay, how you get around and other factors. First, you need to make at least a rough plan for the places you'd like to visit. Trying to guess where prices will be in a couple of years would be hit or miss, but here are some resources that can help you plan and check options and current prices (see the seat 61 link for information on railpasses): http://www.kayak.com/ - airfares http://www.skyscanner.it/ - budget flights especially good within Europe. For longer trips, this can be a better option than the trains. The places you're thinking of are far apart and flying would be the best option. http://www.seat61.com/ - trains throughout Europe including much more information on selecting ans using railpasses to get around if they suit your trip. As noted above, it is not always best to use a pass. This site will tell you how to determine whether a pass is worth th money and which pass will best suit you. It also has links to the national train sites where you can find schedules and price individual tickets. Right now, railpasses are almost never worth the cost here in Italy. The German website is one of the best resources for finding train connections throughout most of Europe: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/USA/en/index.s%E2%80%A6 - you'll need the other sites to price trips that don't include Germany. http://www.venere.com/ - hotels/B&Bs - prices for the same hotel can vary hugely depending on the season and what local events are going on. http://www.hostelbookers.com/ - hostels. http://www.monasterystays.com/ - monasteries & convents that offer accommodations http://www.whatsonwhen.com/sisp/index.ht%E2%80%A6 - festivals, exhibitions and events http://www.backpackeurope.com/ - information & advice What's a "must see" in a given country is subjective and really should depend on your specific interests. Check the websites for entrance fees for the museums & galleries you're interested in. I spend anywhere between nothing and 40 euro a day depending on exactly what I go to see when out exploring. You can get a combined ticket for the Colosseum, the Forum and the Palatine Hill in Rome for around 12 - 13 euro. If you go to the Palatine Hill ticket office you can buy the ticket without the huge lines at the Colosseum and then just bypass the ticket line when you go to the colosseum. The Vatican website is here: http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.%E2%80%A6 I often spend 25 to 50 euro for a meal, but I like to try the local specialties and some of the better restaurants, but you can eat well for less. Here in Italy, a pizza is 8 to 13 euro and a panino or wrap is around 3 to 6.50 euro in many places. You can also shop in the markets and put some meals together for yourselves.

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You really need to nail down an itinerary before you can start planning your packing and cost. Eastern europe is generally a bit cheaper. During high tourist season (summer, about May 20th to about September 5th) everything is more expensive. I suggest avoiding high tourist destinations (Paris, Rome, London, etc). You learn a lot more from the people you meet in the smaller towns than you would in the city. Plus they're much more accepting of tourists and are more open to communicating and are more understanding of a potential language barrier. If you want to be gone for all 8 weeks of summer I suggest saving about $8000, a $1000 a week is pretty stingy for food, room and board. If you're going to try and avoid staying in youth hostels I suggest closer to $10,000. If you don't care where you stay or what you eat (when I traveled around europe I bought a french loaf of bread, nutella and cheese everyday and it was great. I'd indulge once a week and go out to a nice restaurant. I stayed at hostels and was able to get by on $4000). That was in 2009 when the euro to dollar wasn't as bad though. This summer I went to spain and spent that on a weeks trip. But you really need to nail down where you want to go and what you NEED to see, that will greatly influence how much you spend. You mentioned learning about culture and the fields I suggest looking into woofing. Farmers will give you room and board in exchange for you working on their farms. You can easily travel around that way and save money. Sorry this is so long I hope I helped!

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