Backpacking

My friend backpacked Europe and got a Euro rail ticket which works out quite reasonable. As for wear to start, what types of cultures do you want to see? I would recommend the rough guide to Europe. x

Books, read lots of books. theres so much to see and do its definatly hard to pinpoint a best place, but a good launching point on your trip is london. as for how much you should save, well how long do you want to go for?, are you going to stay at hotels or hostels?. as for the tourist area’s try and go in the off season. Now I know I might have caused more questions than answered, But think about what it is that draws you to europe and start there. My trip started with wanting to see rome,,, six months after getting to london I finaly got there lol.

Hope this helps

First thing, research. Try hostel.com for the hostels. Frommers.com for travel tips and to connect with other travelers.

For the budget airlines, there are so many…aer lingus, wizz air, bmi baby, german wings, ryan air, easy jet, thomsonfly, flybe…just look it up in the internet. Fact is, there are numerous budget airlines flying to the UK. Buy your tickets now and it will be so cheap. Cheaper than buying the Euro Railpass. In fact, there are several on sale now for travel next year.

First country - UK. I suggest the UK because for the language convenience. I gather that you are a native English speaker and people there speak English. While you are getting started backpacking, at least language will not be your problem.

You can make London your base and just go to other countries for a few days or a week.

As for your budget, $80 a day should be enough, including bus fare and minimal entrance fees, if you really can stay on the cheap. I have in mind that 1GBP=2USD.

Oh, one last thing, the fantastic museums in London are free!!! But you will thoroughly appreciate them enough though to donate.