RYAN2007 asked:
and hope on a train and pick where to go?
Can someone please help me decide where I could fly into from Dublin? Also destinations that are cool to go to? Im talking about sleeping in Bnb’s and travelling for 3 weeks.
and hope on a train and pick where to go?
Can someone please help me decide where I could fly into from Dublin? Also destinations that are cool to go to? Im talking about sleeping in Bnb’s and travelling for 3 weeks.
I’ve backpacked through Europe 8 times by myself, totalling over two years. My advice is to get a copy of Europe Through the Back Door by Rick Steves:
It’s also in the library. He has spent about 35 summers in Europe, and specializes in travel planning, great itineraries, and travel tips.
EDIT*- I did NOT say to use Rick Steve’s guidebooks, although they are excellent for a particular type of travel. I said to read Europe Through the Back Door, which is NOT a guidebook. It is a travel planning book, full of incredibly useful info that you could only learn after much time on the road.
But now that you mention it, his guidebooks are great for people who want to travel with B’n'Bs, like you say you do- he pretty much leaves the youth hostel thing to the other guidebooks. Lonely Planet and Rough Guides are what I usually travel with, but Steves’ actually has some advantages. LP often has out-of-date or wrong information and tries to cover too much, ending up with spotty info or poor instructions on how to get somewhere. Great maps, though. LP’s info can leave you wandering around trying to find something- Rick will tell you in plain English and precise detail exactly how to get somewhere- great if your time is valuable on the road. He also gives better advice on hits and misses- if a sight or a destination really isn’t worth it and your time is better spent elsewhere, he’ll tell it like it is. And he’s been doing it for so long that nobody knows the cool hidden corners of places like he does. It’s like having an old friend with you on the road.
But regardless, his book is what you need to, as you say, Start planning a backpacking trip across Europe.
Have fun!
Where and how do I start planning a backpacking trip across Europe?
Get a good guidebook, like Lonely Planet’s Europe on a Shoestring or Rough Guides’ Europe. IMO those are much better than Rick Steves or Let’s Go.
I would like to get a flight to England? and hope on a train and pick where to go?
There are a lot of options to get from England to the Continent. You can take (1) the Eurostar high-speed train from London to Paris or Brussels, (2) the airlines Ryanair or Easyjet from London to many places all over Europe, (3) the Eurolines bus, which is often the cheapest option, or (4) ferries, such as from Dover, England to Calais, France.
Can someone please help me decide where I could fly into from Dublin?
Ryanair flies all over Europe from Dublin very cheaply.
Also destinations that are cool to go to? Im talking about sleeping in Bnb’s and travelling for 3 weeks.
Europe doesn’t really have BnBs the way the US does. Your basic choices are hostels and hotels. Hostels are cheaper but you will be in a room with strangers – hostels are good if you want to meet other travelers, but you don’t get privacy, and noise can be a problem.
In 3 weeks, I’d do something like London – Paris – Swiss Alps – Venice – Rome, with 4-5 days in each of the major cities, and 2-3 days in each of Venice and the Swiss Alps.
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Go to the Aer Lingus web site. That’s the national airline of Ireland. You can go from Dublin to almost anywhere in Europe by plane, and start your travels from a more centrally located place on the continent. You’ll probably only find BBs in the UK, however, as the rest of Europe normally has ’star’ rated hotels. Also look into penzions, or pensions, depending what country you’re in, as they are just a step up from hostels. But if you have the cash you can stay in 2, 3, or 4 star hotels. Be warned that the ratings vary from country to country as well. No matter how you do it, remember that you’ll need about US$50-75 a day to survive, not including airfare.