Backpacking Europe

[andy206]

Anyone been? Tips/suggestions?

Me and a group of friends will be backpacking for the whole month of March - starting in London

 

[water]

In 

 

[isco]

something I've always wanted to do..

I go to Spain every summer

look up hostels..train fares (u can take trains at night when traveling to diff countries..) this will save on staying at a hotel or hostels on some nights..

ask all of the locals on good places to eat at good price points ..

bring one and only one backpack only the bigger..camping ones..travel as light as possible..the essentials only..

don't worry about exchanging ur currency..you will get hit so bad with the exchange rate..just call your bank and let them know which countries on which dates....when u land just withdraw from ATMs..it will save u a lot..I'm not sure about the U.K. but in Spain the max u can withdraw is $300 USD..u can increase ur allotment if you request it at your bank

also take bus and trains as often as possible ..cabs are so expensive..

if I think of anything else I will add ..

 

[ice city fc]

For anyone who likes to travel or just plain never wants to think twice about what ATM they're going to use ever again, open a Charles Schwab High Yield Investor Checking Account. 

It's completely free, no annual fees or minimum balance.  You have to also open a Charles Schwab brokerage account but it's also free, no minimum, and doesn't require a deposit or funding to open. 

The reason it's so great for travelers is because it comes with a Visa debit card with no foreign transaction fees. No ATM fees, like none period anywhere in the world. If the foreign ATM or a local ATM, say Wells Fargo or BoA, charges  you a fee to use their ATM then Charles Schwab reimburses your account at the end of the month. 

 

[bendover]

Air b n b 
This is the website to finding cheap hostels brotha. Your welcome 

Change money to pounds and euros at your bank. (it takes 3 days) They will rip you off if you change over there
Keep some money in a empty chapstick
Don't be afraid to go away from the itinerary. You will meet a lot of cool people that might be going to another part and doing the same thing as you.


 

 

[isco]

the allotment I was referring to was max within 24 hr period

 

[andy206]

^thanks for the tips

we've planned most of our month out with what places we plan to visit:

London
Paris
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Madrid
maybe Ibiza
Venice
Cinque Terre
Santorini

I'll try to post my adventure in here as I have down time. Follow me on instagram too!

http://instagram.com/andizzzle

 

[isco]

^thanks for the tips

we've planned most of our month out with what places we plan to visit:

London
Paris
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Madrid
maybe Ibiza
Venice
Cinque Terre
Santorini

I'll try to post my adventure in here as I have down time. Follow me on instagram too!

http://instagram.com/andizzzle

nice itinerary ..while ur in France u should stop in Nice... Barcelona is my favorite place in the world ..also there is t anything going on in Ibiza in March..just letting u know

 

[andy206]

nice itinerary ..while ur in France u should stop in Nice... Barcelona is my favorite place in the world ..also there is t anything going on in Ibiza in March..just letting u know

damn...it's on my bucketlist to hit up a rave in europe lol

 

[ice city fc]

Man there's hardly anything going on in Ibiza in May. 

Was planning a trip to Ibiza for May 12th - 22nd, had to push it back starting May 25th. 

 

[tsamshox]

I'll be backpacking for 3 weeks in Europe next month.... Will add more but keep the info coming!

 

[doublemesh96]

White thread is white. KIDDING! I wish I could backpack thru Europe

 

[rck3sactown]

I done this back in 2013 

 

[ice city fc]

White thread is white. KIDDING! I wish I could backpack thru Europe

You can bruh. Join me in breaking barriers.

 

[andy206]

bump

nobody has suggestions on what to do for my itinerary?

 

[blueribbon23]

^thanks for the tips

we've planned most of our month out with what places we plan to visit:

London
Paris
Amsterdam
Athens
Barcelona
Madrid
maybe Ibiza
Venice
Cinque Terre
Santorini

I'll try to post my adventure in here as I have down time. Follow me on instagram too!

http://instagram.com/andizzzle

London is the safest city I have ever visited. Paris on the other hand, is sketchy be aware of your surrounding at all times. A lot of pickpockets do not carry much on your side pockets or easy accessible pockets. Watch out for the teenagers trying to make you sign paper work for "school projects." Lastly, crazy cab drivers; my friend got assaulted by a cab driver she ended up in the hospital.....