travel advice & savings
 
RAIL PASSES GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICES at RAILPASS.COM Click Here
9 replies
July 2010 - Auguest 2010 - First time outside of Canada
watermb1
watermb1's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 26
Member: 15376
Joined: 06/23/2009
User offline. Last seen 15 years 29 weeks ago.

Well, im heading to Europe for the first time next summer. Ill have 5000 to spend for a month. This will include having my plane ticket to london already booked and possibly my train tickets. Never traveled on my own before and don’t know what to expect from traveling europe. What should i expect with traveling on my own. Ill be 20 and im male, it is easy to meet people. I herd about people getting robbed on night trains. Check out my itenary, i wouldn’t mind traveling with someone else if anyone else wants to hop along.

I have a travbuddy page setup if you wanna check it out.

http://www.travbuddy…

I am leaving from Calgary, Alberta with $5000 for 32 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berne, Florence, Rome, Venice, Kraków, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Requesting help with Hostels, Nightlife, Food, Sights
keppiezbt
keppiezbt's profile picture
Traveler
TravelerTravelerTraveler
Eurotrip Points: 193
Member: 2844
Joined: 01/03/2007
User offline. Last seen 14 years 51 weeks ago.

you are doing all that in one month? In one month, do two or three countries and really explore them. otherwise, you will be really burnt out.

in travel, less is much much more

NickL
NickL's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 37
Member: 14565
Joined: 05/30/2009
User offline. Last seen 14 years 38 weeks ago.

Do you mean July 2009 to Aug 2009?
I don’t think you can book flights this early for July 2010.
I am from Alberta and will be traveling in May-June 2010 and also will be 20 by the time.
I think I will have similar amount of budget as well.
However I think you should reconsider some of the destinations since the distance you have to cover is very long. Athens to Warsaw is a long way and you are staying in Athens for 2 days and Warsaw for 1 days, so that would be hard to cover and you won’t have much time to spend.
Maybe you could spend less time in Venice as I hear that it’s not a very big city and costs a lot. So spending more time in Poland will save you budget and gives you more time to look around.

I am leaving from Calgary with $3000 for 34 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza Town, Rome, Venice, Interlaken, Munich, Prague, Berlin, Damme, Amsterdam, Brussels, London
Requesting help with Transport, Hostels, Budget, Itinerary, Nightlife, Sights
watermb1
watermb1's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 26
Member: 15376
Joined: 06/23/2009
User offline. Last seen 15 years 29 weeks ago.

so do you think it would be better if i went over a 2 month span then? and go with 6 grand?

I am leaving from Calgary, Alberta with $5000 for 32 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berne, Florence, Rome, Venice, Kraków, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Requesting help with Hostels, Nightlife, Food, Sights
NickL
NickL's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 37
Member: 14565
Joined: 05/30/2009
User offline. Last seen 14 years 38 weeks ago.

If you can do that i say go for it. I think 6-7weeks will be enough for your initiary although I am no expert in this =]
And by the way, can i ask you how much you are paying for the ticket from calgary to london?
I’m trying to find a good deals on calgary to london or paris or even madrid…

I am leaving from Calgary with $3000 for 34 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza Town, Rome, Venice, Interlaken, Munich, Prague, Berlin, Damme, Amsterdam, Brussels, London
Requesting help with Transport, Hostels, Budget, Itinerary, Nightlife, Sights
watermb1
watermb1's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 26
Member: 15376
Joined: 06/23/2009
User offline. Last seen 15 years 29 weeks ago.

I seen a few flights for $450 without tax. How many days are you spending in each country?

I am leaving from Calgary, Alberta with $5000 for 32 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berne, Florence, Rome, Venice, Kraków, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Requesting help with Hostels, Nightlife, Food, Sights
NickL
NickL's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 37
Member: 14565
Joined: 05/30/2009
User offline. Last seen 14 years 38 weeks ago.

yeaa but tax and fuel surcharge costs quite a lot..
I’ve seen few cheap ones for this june and july.. as low as 500CAD including tax and all.
I just hope i can find a good deal for next year…
I’m not completely finished with the planning.. but when all the adding and dropping cities are done, i will have about 3 days a city..
but some smaller cities are about 2 days..

I am leaving from Calgary with $3000 for 34 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza Town, Rome, Venice, Interlaken, Munich, Prague, Berlin, Damme, Amsterdam, Brussels, London
Requesting help with Transport, Hostels, Budget, Itinerary, Nightlife, Sights
watermb1
watermb1's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 26
Member: 15376
Joined: 06/23/2009
User offline. Last seen 15 years 29 weeks ago.

the one I was looking at comes to $527 inc. taxes

I am leaving from Calgary, Alberta with $5000 for 32 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berne, Florence, Rome, Venice, Kraków, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Requesting help with Hostels, Nightlife, Food, Sights
watermb1
watermb1's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 26
Member: 15376
Joined: 06/23/2009
User offline. Last seen 15 years 29 weeks ago.
NickL wrote:
yeaa but tax and fuel surcharge costs quite a lot.. I’ve seen few cheap ones for this june and july.. as low as 500CAD including tax and all. I just hope i can find a good deal for next year… I’m not completely finished with the planning.. but when all the adding and dropping cities are done, i will have about 3 days a city.. but some smaller cities are about 2 days..

how many of you and your friends are traveling? I might be going solo if my buddy from Halifax doesnt decide to come along but would prefer to be with a group of people.

I am leaving from Calgary, Alberta with $5000 for 32 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Berne, Florence, Rome, Venice, Kraków, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam
Requesting help with Hostels, Nightlife, Food, Sights
NickL
NickL's profile picture
New Member
New Member
Eurotrip Points: 37
Member: 14565
Joined: 05/30/2009
User offline. Last seen 14 years 38 weeks ago.

Theres two of us right now. But theres still a year left so plan might change.

I am leaving from Calgary with $3000 for 34 days
London, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, Ibiza Town, Rome, Venice, Interlaken, Munich, Prague, Berlin, Damme, Amsterdam, Brussels, London
Requesting help with Transport, Hostels, Budget, Itinerary, Nightlife, Sights