Tips for Low Cost Backpacking to Europe (I)

Posted by mzPOTTER | February 4th, 2010 in Backpacking | No Comments »

1- Determine the time you want to travel

In Europe, most people want to travel during the late spring and summer. Traveling in these times has advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages:

If you are young, you make friends. There will be youth with backpacks everywhere. It is warm and pleasant. There are also events, concerts and festivals of all kinds by many European cities.

Particularly, it is an excellent time to visit the Mediterranean. No need to go to Monaco or Nice. There are also beautiful and fun places such as Valencia, Naples. And even beautiful cities like Dubrovnik, in Croatia in the Adriatic Sea. This must be stressed. Not only the European Union countries are beautiful.Disadvantages:
Everything is more expensive. There are crowds. It can happen that you can not take the train because there is no quota. This sometimes happens in Spain, especially in August when summer vacation started. May be difficult even to find cheap. You can find backpackers who thought going to a city and stranded on the other because there was no lodging.

In terms of economy, it may be cheaper to visit Europe in late autumn and winter. The tourist sites remain, entertainment and also in some places are added as snow. In cases such as hostels, service is even better because fewer people.

And still other backpackers with whom to share experiences. Either way, if you can only travel in summer, in the following paragraphs you will find useful tips.

2 – What cheaper places to visit

Countries are not capitals. While many people want to know Paris, London, Rome, other cities, less expensive and offer too many attractions. If you do not have much money, it is preferable to visit the most expensive cities (Florence, Venice, Paris, London, etc..) Three or four days and then go to other less known sites from the same countries.

For example, if one thinks of the Czech Republic, the first thing that comes to mind is Prague. Prague, although it is an expensive city compared to London or Paris, it is compared with the other Czech cities are also attractive. For example Olomouc in Moravia, or Brno, with historic sites, castles (over a thousand!) And beautiful scenery. They are also economically sensible and places nearby cities that also have attractions such as Vienna.

The most expensive European city is London. It should be noted that its currency, the pound sterling, equivalent to one euro and fifty cents or so. Given this, a light breakfast in London can cost 6 euros (4 pounds) while in Barcelona, a breakfast with the same features can cost 4 euros.

It is worth noting that among major cities, Madrid surprisingly reasonable prices compared with London or Paris.

source: http://www.viatgeaddictes.com/dst/altres/exp1_europa.php

Incoming search terms for the article:

advantages & disadvantages of backpacking in europe/
Tags: ,
Loading...

Leave a Reply