2) I wouldn’t necessarily recommend it… BUUUUT, you can always sleep at an airport or trainstation (you are “waiting” for your plane/train to arrive[]), or a park (always somewhere to hide), or better yet, a wooded area (noone will find you if you don’t light a fire)
 
Like I said, I wouldn’t recommend these, but you could definitely get away with it. And hey, if you come to Scandinavia… I hear a good “first night” is by getting arrested; the jails are supposedly like low-grade hotels HAHA…. but then, I wouldn’t recommend that, either []

I wouldn’t worry about being asked for proof of resident status.  If you’re only renting short term, nobody’s going to ask you about that.  I would check out craigslist—>Vienna to see current prices, but $3000 seems do-able if not a little tight.




I’ve never been asked for this.  I guess it all depends on how you look and behave.

2) The worst that would probably happen is the police telling you move along.  There is no way you’d get deported, and a very slim chance of being arrested. I’ve slept outside a few times without incident, and was more worried about theft/mugging than police problems.

2.  Thats happened to me a couple of times, its not as bad as it sounds.  I once slept on the beach in Barcelona after getting back from Ibiza in late at night.  Turned out it was in the middle of a festival so there were no rooms anywhere.  Wasn’t bad, but a bunch of drunken gay Moraccans moved my shows 20 feet away for some reasons.  Spent the night in a phone booth in Stirling once, I was tired the next day, but it at least had some Internet access.
 
3.  My bet is that they are supposed to but don’t.  Never heard of it happening to anyone.
 
4.  I bet its very plausable.  You’ll often be approached by residents at train stations wanting to rent out a room for a few nights.  If they like you they’ll probably be happy to have someone staying a longer time so they don’t have to go look for more people.  Definitely won’t need any type of proof of resident status.

2) Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us. Like already said the worst case scenario is you are told to “move along”. Train/bus stations are best as there are bathrooms, places to leave your bag, and it won’t rain on your head.

3) How old is the book? The only way I could see this happening is if you were to fly into Czech, but even still I wouldn’t think so. If you go by train from say Germany, it’s the same as any other border crossing within EU countries. There are no customs and it’s no different than crossing borders between states in the US. You’ll get on the train in one country and get off in another, simple as that.

4) I guess it’s plausable but it’s also pretty retarded unless you’re in a really small town. I mean what are the chances of asking someone who actually had a room to rent in a large city? What would you think if you were coming home from work and some random dude on the street asked if they could stay in your house? Me personally, I’d probably look at you strange and then tell you to fuck off – but that’s just me.  Look for the touts at the train station trying to rent rooms and check flyers at churches and expat bars.

Oh yeah as for #3… the closest to anything like this was when I flew into Stockholm, the person that stamped my passport kinda eyed me and asked suspiciously “How long do you intend to stay?” (guess he saw the twinkle in my eye[]) I responded something like “Not long enough [&o]” and the guy sent me on my way, hehehe… but they never asked specifically how much $ I had or anything like that.

The only time i’ve ever heard anyone needing proof of funds on entry was in NZ and OZ.  I’ve never heard of that in Europe before, and i’ve flown into about 7 or 8 different cities.

Thank you all sooooooooo much for answering my questions! very much appreciated! (and here i was expecting to be ignored ). i feel far more reassured now.
 
nadrazi, i think the book was from 2001. as for the other thing, hahaha yes i know it’s retarded, and i’d probably have to lose a lot of dignity doing it, however, what i was thinking of is if there were no other options. and if it worked? well then to me it’d be worth looking retarded (even though i’m generally not keen on making an ass of myself in foreign countries). besides, couldn’t i just feign “foreigner’s knowledge”— pretend, if someone thinks it’s strange, that this is what we do all the time in my country: go up to random people and ask if we can live with them?

i guess you could go to McDonalds and if they’re open 24 hours sleep there

Ive slept in a maccy d’s before. Uncomfy seats tho. Couldnt b bother to pay for a taxi home so waited for the busses to start again haha.
 
Can I ask a question 2? Iv herd of Austrailans being sent home from the UK when first arriving because they think that they are gona try live there. Has anyone else herd of this and whats the normal thing to do and what should i not do when arriving in London. Im really clueless to how it all works because iv never flown anyware before and its my first time in another country. I really dont wanna get sent home on the next flight like the people iv herd about.
 
Cheers
 

i’m surprised they wouldn’t kick a person out for sleeping there :O
 
anyway, i’m sure there’s someone who can answer your question better than i can, but i think so long as you have a return ticket to prove when you’ll be leaving i can’t see why you would have a&nbsproblem.

You know, somehow for me, I always managed to find a palce.  Whether I was with friends, or on my own, I/we would meet other travelers on the train, and if I had no idea where I was going to stay, I would follow them to their hostel, or vice versa (they’d follow me to the hostel I was going to stay at).  Sometimes (rarely) it was a bitch, and I had visited like 3 or 4 hostels before deciding to settle into  a cheap hotel.  Sometimes, hostels are full, but you find a cheap hotel.  Somehow, it always worked out…even when it took longer sometimes…if hostels are full, do not overlook cheap hotels.  I guess the lodging industry has enough beds; simple economics (high demand, and relatively fixed prices most people won’t travel if prices are too high push up supply.)  Unless it’s a very busy festival in a small town (like Sanfermines festival in Pamplona, but again, you can find lodging in nearby San Sebastián).

Make sure you have a guidebook with you, like a Lonely PLanet, which lists hotels/hostels/pensions/b&b’s/etc… Michelin lodging/restaurant guides are awesome too, but they don’t list hostels, (at least my Michelin France 2005 book doesn’t).

LTB’s right, there’s usually always a way if you look hard enough. I even rented a storage closet for the night in Florence (I got it on Friday night around midnight right before a big festival the next day so the whole city was booked up.)