Livingood said:

Are you a hot chick?  If you answered yes then you shouldn't travel alone..  Sorry.  Check out some back packers forums, you might find someone nearby who's going the same time you are..

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BestDay said:

I really would like to go this summer, but the ticket prices are insane. I think im the only person out of my group of friends who could afford it. Is this a good or bad idea?

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StatuesCryBleeding said:

BestDay said:

I really would like to go this summer, but the ticket prices are insane. I think im the only person out of my group of friends who could afford it. Is this a good or bad idea?

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I've looked into it extensively myself and I founf out the cheapest (and possibly funnest) route is to take air-lingus to Ireland (~350$ both ways) and to hitch-hike to England. From there you can either take a train for 100$ or hitch-hike your way to Holland.

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GGTBod said:

StatuesCryBleeding said:

BestDay said:

I really would like to go this summer, but the ticket prices are insane. I think im the only person out of my group of friends who could afford it. Is this a good or bad idea?

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I've looked into it extensively myself and I founf out the cheapest (and possibly funnest) route is to take air-lingus to Ireland (~350$ both ways) and to hitch-hike to England. From there you can either take a train for 100$ or hitch-hike your way to Holland.

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That is hillarious - Hitchhicking from Ireland to England then accross England then across either the English Channel or the North Sea crossing, you could pay to cross these are either crossed by ferry boat of the channel tunnel, this is not something you could hitch - never mind ignoring the thought of getting through the backwaters of middle England hahahaha there are no go areas all over the place depending on your race and skin colour all accross this area of Britain, not to mention all the hick crazy country folk who dont like folk who are doing whatever you are doing when they found you - not to mention any time your in the cities and your at the mercy of the chav gangs of youth and thuggery would would stab you for your sneakers and whatever is in your bag hahaha England is a very rough place especially in the low income areas, here we don't have many guns so the violence is always up close and very personal, I am 243lb and 1m82cm and i have been knifed twice and i live in a half decent area

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hmm, perhaps england is worse than I thought. In my youth (ok, like last year) I'd hitch-hike from Sudbury, to barrie to Toronto and back. I even hitched  rides from Orangeville all the way across the border to Cleveland. (9hr non stop trip. Took me 26hrs. About 7 of those hours were trying to find someone willing to lemme cross the border with them.

So a trip is possible, and even quite feasible. And I've never been stabbed, or robbed, or raped. (moderately attractive girl). Always carry a 8'' serrated knife though, just in case.

And I thought there was a Bridge across England and Ireland.....

Reason for editing: spelling errors

GGTBod said:

You will be sound, only street to avoid in Amsterdam is the very top end of the Shopping street kalverstraat where it changes name to Nieuwendijk as this turns the corner it is a prime mugging zone, it is locally known and you will see lots of signs warning you about zakenrollers (spelling might be wrong there but it is pickpockets). This area is alright in daytime but becomes abandoned once it is after 1am and if you accidentally find yourself here this is bad, I once was down this way in a coffeeshop after visiting the Amsterdam branch of Midtown Records for some serious gabba shopping and as i was travelling back through this street to my hotel it was about 2am and I noticed i was being marked as a possible target and three lads were debating whether they could take me, they were on opposite sides if the narrow street i was walking through ansd they were coordinated without speaking, as i realised they were plotting and readied myself to possibly defend myself until i could run they realised that i realised they were plotting and i guess this changed their minds about whether or not i was gonna be an easy roll and they waitied for the next fish

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