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Anyone ever backpack around Europe?
    #5646254 - 05/18/06 12:53 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Where did you go?  When did you go and how long did you do it for? Did you go about it alone?  With friends? What did you think of the experience?

Any advice on going about this that could be helpful?

Know any especially helpful websites about it that you'd like to share?  :smile:

Or any people who just have recommendations of must-see places in Europe?

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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: Help on the Way]
    #5646270 - 05/18/06 12:57 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

>franklin's tower


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: KingOftheThing]
    #5646278 - 05/18/06 12:59 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

:thumbup:    :smile:


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"Religionists, with their guaranteed eventual paradise, of which they know nothing, taking it all on 'faith,' can't be expected to understand or sympathize with those with a yen to storm the Gate of Heaven and see for themselves what all the praying's about!" ~Robert Hunter


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: Help on the Way]
    #5646327 - 05/18/06 01:13 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I made a solo trip which was cut short due to personal reasons, but it was really great. Went to Germany and Switzerland, saw some great things, did some great things and met some great people and a special girl :wink:
Skydiving, paragliding and hanggliding in Switzerland were amazing.
Here are some pics of the trip:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62401146@N00/


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: Help on the Way]
    #5646391 - 05/18/06 01:30 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Backpacking Europe was one of the funnest times I ever had, too expensive for me to do again though

Let's see, places to go

Amsterdam:
Not just for the obvious reasons :mushroom2: :rasta: but because I thought it was one of the most beautiful places I'd been to.  There are tons of great museums (Van Gogh) and parks to explore, plus the people are super friendly. One of the funnest things there was to take a tour of the Heineken factory, relatively cheap and lots of good fresh beer to drink.  I wish I had taken a canal tour though, those looked really fun.

Copenhagen:
Another beautiful city I'd recommend, lots to do there, rent a bike and ride around just checking the place out. I don't know if it's still there but there was this cool utopian-community-experiment called Christiania I think in the middle of the city.  First place I ever saw Mary Jane plants growing out in the open and vendors selling hash from little stands on the street.

Italy:
Amazing country, Milan was fun, lots of museums and touristy places to explore.  Venice was another really cool city, I could spend a few days there.

Um, any other advice. Look into rail passes, if you're a student you can get International Student cards and get discounts some places.  If you're staying in hostels (we did a lot) look into advance accomadations and possibly a hostel membership because it will be cheaper.

Bring lots of socks. And a lock for your backpack. And if you're staying in hostels they usually want you to bring your own sheets, or a sleeping bag will work well too (saved my but a few times when we slept in train stations waiting).

If you're going to be travelling a lot, try and book your train rides at night IMHO. that way you don't have to pay for accomodation for the night and save some money.  Although the view out the trains during the day was usually pretty beautiful.

If you've got any other questions feel free to pm me, I've got lots more notes.

oh and LONELY PLANET travels book/books. Those things are my travel bibles.


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5646399 - 05/18/06 01:34 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

p.s. those are some amazing pictures cybrbeast, I think switzerland is defineatly a place I wished I had gone to, next time I guess


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: flubbilynumpkins]
    #5646457 - 05/18/06 02:00 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Thanks flubbily.
I got a rail pass for 350 euros or something which allowed me to travel by train through all of europe for a month. Too bad I couldn't use it all.

I would advise not to pack sheets, most hostels I went to had sheets or sheets for rent. A sleeping bag could work but travelling as light as possible is much more comfortable. Also fast drying synthetic clothes and towels are really good, you can wash them in the sink and they dry in a couple of hours. This also means that you don't have to pack that many sets of clothes.

Amsterdam is nice. I live in Holland and personally I think the smaller cities are more beautiful. They are less touristy and usually less dirty and less crowded.

Do you have any pics online?


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5646475 - 05/18/06 02:08 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

if you go to amsterdam take the canal tour they are fun, just dont get the water on you.


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: BLAST_420]
    #5646487 - 05/18/06 02:13 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

and if you go to paris watch out for the dog shit


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5646649 - 05/18/06 03:05 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Those are cool pics. Makes me want to go to Europe as well.


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: gema]
    #5646752 - 05/18/06 03:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

i live in europe you american bitches
don't polute my continent
we can spot you from miles away and we don't like you hanging around like retards, trust me


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: grphish]
    #5646822 - 05/18/06 03:48 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

I'm going to Germany this summer. Too bad I'm missing the World Cup.  :mad:


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: Help on the Way]
    #5646928 - 05/18/06 04:15 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)



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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: grphish]
    #5646943 - 05/18/06 04:21 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

you couldent spot me because everyone thought i was from canada, eventho im like 2,000 miles from it.


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: AlteredAgain]
    #5646952 - 05/18/06 04:26 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

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I'm going to Germany this summer. Too bad I'm missing the World Cup.  :mad:



wtf? I liked hanging out with some Americans in my Europe trip. Most of them were really outgoing and fun even though they were Christians  :grin:


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5647642 - 05/18/06 08:30 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

hey cybrbeast, those pictures are awesome! switzerland looks beautiful

thanks for all of the advice and info so far you guys, i'll definitely have to check out some of the places you guys have mentioned

so it seems the train system is very effective in getting around? are hostels generally easy to find and get to?

Is it hard to cross the country borders?

Edit: lonely planet travel books....ill definitely have to check those out too!


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"Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns - it calls me on and on across the universe" ~ John Lennon

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"Religionists, with their guaranteed eventual paradise, of which they know nothing, taking it all on 'faith,' can't be expected to understand or sympathize with those with a yen to storm the Gate of Heaven and see for themselves what all the praying's about!" ~Robert Hunter


Edited by Help on the Way (05/18/06 08:31 PM)


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: grphish]
    #5647734 - 05/18/06 08:54 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Quote:

grphish said:
i live in europe you american bitches
don't polute my continent
we can spot you from miles away and we don't like you hanging around like retards, trust me




americans can also spot europeans from miles away, we enjoy your company as well! what gives?


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5647739 - 05/18/06 08:55 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

ps cybrbeast i was enlightened by your pictures!


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: Help on the Way]
    #5647810 - 05/18/06 09:16 PM (17 years, 8 months ago)

Cool that you like my pictures  :grin:
The borders in Europe are open, that means no border checks. Sometimes in the train when you cross a border a couple of agents come and just look around. All the train systems are connected.
Finding hostels is really easy, especially in big cities. What you might want to do is make a reservation for a hostel in the city where you land, then look on the internet for hostels in the next city.


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Re: Anyone ever backpack around Europe? [Re: cybrbeast]
    #5648689 - 05/19/06 12:42 AM (17 years, 8 months ago)

americans and canadians, same shit to me
you're both bowl smoking fags
roll some spliffs instead for christ sake's


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