Hi all,
I’ve saved up / am saving up and am doing a backpacking trip round Europe this summer. I was supposed to be going with a couple of mates from uni, but they’ve bailed out on it. I have booked a flight to Venice on July 7th and am staying witha friend for a few days. I then plan on getting the train to llubljana ( slovenia ) and then onto Croatia (supposed to be beautiful) and through eastern Europe to Germany, where I have some friends. If money allows I would like to go over the Alps and into Spain as well ( have always fancied Barcelona). I plan on seeing the various sights theses places have to offer and enjoying the local nightlife. I am going to stay in hostels / camp along the way. Although if necessary I will go alone, I think it will be more fun if I could find a travel buddy to come along with me. So if anyones interested in doing this trip or meeting up along the way, feel free to reply to this or message me.
Cheers
Nick
Hey Nick, I’m Aaron from the US and planning on doing a very similar trip. I’m planning on flying to London around the 23rd of July to visit some friends, then flying to Prague ~July 30 and making a loop thru Czech, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, and working my way back to Prague in August. I’ve not yet reserved flights, but am looking to book them in the next week or 2. Let me know if you want to meet up somewhere.
Aaron
Hey guys’ wats up,
I am as well going to Europe for the months of July and August. I am flying into Europe on July 8th. I am flying into Sweden and from there making a big counter-clockwise circle around Europe eventually ending up in Sweden again. Do u guys know around wat days u will be where?
If we are in the same are we could meet up for a bit.
Message me or post on here, I try to check at least once a day.
-Mike
Hey
My name is Justin and I’m planning to backpack through Europe from July 16 to August 17, staying in hostels and doing that whole bit . Also, I’ll be flying into London (Heathrow) and leaving from there. Let me know if you are interested in meeting up along the way and/or forming a larger group. Some of my friends from the states may be flying into London in late July who may also want to me up along the way as well. I’m pretty much up for anything whether it be sightseeing, drinking with locals…whatever. Anyone on this post who is interested message me or post me. Happy travels.
—Justin
Justin
check your inbox, i messaged you
nevermind ill post here…
where at in europe are you thinking of going to see? ill be flying into sweden a few days earlier and going to several places. maybe if we are in an area around the same time we could meet up for a drink.
-mike
I’m flying into Heathrow airport and then I was going to see London for a few days and then probably do some hiking in the lake district and visit a friend in Dublin. Since this is my first time to Europe I’m still trying to plan things out, and see where outside of the UK I want to go. I fly in on the 17th and plan on traveling around for 12 days before I have to go back to London because I have a friend flying in on July 29 and we had planned on taking the rail to France and then down to Italy where my friend will fly out on August 12. What countries are you planing on seeing besides Sweden? I’m fairly flexible in my schedule, so let me know if you’re going to be in the area.
-Justin
Justin
hey justin wats up,
, haha then this is my plan…
have u thought of london to amsterdam/netherlands? im meeting someone there and we could also meet up there.. its still kinda close to london so u wouldnt be far away for when you return for your friend. we could meet up for a drink and hang out for a day or two in the area. if the amsterdam idea or meeting up in general sounds good, lemme know so we can get something for sure. im up for meeting/making as many new friends as i can, funnest thing 
so far this is what i have planned… this could change though as i met a few people to possibly meet up with. a few seem interested somewat, so assuming they all blow me off, hopefully not! it would be sad
flying into stockhol, sweden > denmark > germany > austria > switzerland > italy
depending on how many days i have left ill decide to go to spain and what not… that isnt set however, as it can change any day like i said. everyone who im talking to is traveling west europe so if i find someone then ill be doin a west path instead, and depending on what your doing i could change it up so we could meet up.
However; sweden, netherlands/holland, austria and switzerland i wanted to go to for sure. those 4 places i am meeting up with people for sure
alright, gotta run bye!
London to Amsterdam/Netherlands sounds like it would be doable for me. I could definately meet up and have time to get back to London to pick up my friend. Also, you said that you were going to Italy. Let me know around what dates. I’ll probably be heading there sometime in August. One of my buddies friends is also going to be in Europe at the same time. She is flying in to Paris and will probably follow us down to Italy, so there might be a decent size group of us in Italy if you would want to join us. Alright talk to you soon.
-Justin
Justin
Justin, whats up.
Regarding Italy… hopefully (just gotta confirm with someone) ill be in backpacking in portugal with a buddy until august 3. From there i wasnt sure of where to spend my last week and a half. if your gonna be in italy though, i wouldnt mind heading that way by train or flight and staying for a few days. i just have to head to paris by august 11, 12th the latest, to fly back to the states. where at in italy were you thinking of going? oh and staying in hostels yea?
Hey Nick (and others who have replied to this thread),
I’m at 20 year old aussie chick, I am currently travelling around europe solo until the end of July. I really wanted to check out some places in Eastern Europe, your itinerary sounds pretty good…still looking for travel buddies? Anyway here’s my facebook http://www.facebook…., let me know
Cheers,
Nadia
I was thinking of going to Cinque Terre and Levanto to start off, which should make it easy for you to get to if you’re coming from Portugal. I have to head back to London on the 14th or 15th of August at the latest to fly back to the states. Also, I plan on staying in hostels for most of the trip…at least that’s the plan. I plan on seeing Rome and then I’m not sure where else I would like to go…maybe someplace in Southern Italy. It seems like we’re on the same time frame for that last leg of the trip, so let me know once you finalize your plans.
-justin
Justin
hey justin, whats up.
I have an eurail pass so from there i could train to where you are and meet up 
If you are good for meeting up then I was going to change my flight back home, Rome to the states, so i could spend a little more time in italy 
let me know, so i will buy the ticket.
hey you have msn messenger? probably could be alot faster talking on there
anyways, from portugal to italy, i was looking at easyjet flights and the only place they could fly me to, from lisbon (portugal) is to milano, italy
Mike,
It’s not too bad getting from Milan’s airport to the Cinque Terre. You bus from the airport to the train station and it’s about three hours on the train.
hey augustin thanks for the info
justin, yea just lets do that ^^^ meet up in cinque terre, ill buy the plane ticket to milan then just either bus or train it to cinque terre. ill buy the ticket in a bit
Sounds like a plan. I don’t have msn messenger, but it sounds like you have everything squared away.
Justin
hey justin,
so unless you want to meet up a bit closer to la spezia central ill be in cerre terre around 8:30 
are u going to have a cell phone with you, i could call wen i arrive in la spezia and find a place to meet at 
or will you be checking your emails often?
i bought my plane ticket to milan malpensa. After checking things out unfortunately the earliest train (unless im lucky and find a ealier one) will be 4:00PM and ill arrive in La Spezia Central around 7:17PM. From there Ill either take a train or bus to cinque terre. Checking google maps it says its basically an hour ride
-mike
Hey Mike
I’m going to get a cell phone when I get there bc my blackberry doesn’t work internationally
I will be checking my email a couple times a day. My personal email is jrobs1980@hotmail.com. If you post on here I will check that too.
Justin
Hey Justin,
and just wanted to make sure you will still up for meeting in Italy 
I am leaving soon
O yea, where did you plan on getting your cell phone from? I wanted to do the same and was hoping I could buy one from a liquor store, or some store to that extent….
I’m still up for meeting in Italy. I haven’t looked into where the best place to get a cell phone. Let me know where you get yours or if you know of any good places once you get there. I’m in colorado hiking and fishing for about a month so the best way to reach me is through email. Internet conectivity is kind of spotty on my blackberry.
-justin
Justin
Hey Justin,
If the prices are cheap, Ill get one in europe. Ill let you know when I get there.
After looking around I think im going to skip on getting a cell phone for europe
They are kind of expensive everywhere I looked, and I probably wont be using it much. I am going to more then likely get a phone card
-Mike