Backpacking in Europe for the first time

12/2/2011 10:39:44 AM

Whether the budget is sufficient depends on several things:

  • Which countries you are going to, the ones you are mentioning are all
    on the expensive side
  • How you travel, getting a rail pass helps but hitch-hiking or ride
    sharing is cheaper
  • How much you spend on drinks and going out.
  • Whether you eat in restaurants, fast food joints or cook in hostel
    kitchens.
  • How many tours you do or sites with entrance fees you want to visit.
  • Form of local transport: taxis, public or walking everywhere
  • Accommodation, even camp sites are not always cheap. You can do couch
    surfing, hostels or cheap hotels.

So as you can see it is very hard to say whether a certain budget is enough without knowing the way you travel.

Over the years of travelling you learn many small things that help saving money but for the first time in another continent you will usually try to be on the safe side and spend a bit more rather than taking any risks.

12/2/2011 4:29:58 AM

I would not recommend a tent if you want to see the cities and rely on public transport:

  • campsites are generally outside the city, near woods, lakes or the sea, since they are intended for recreation; unlike in the states or Australia where some people live there permanently
  • and this also means there wont be much public transport near campsites

Leave your tent at home and stay in hostels. Most campsites do have cabins if you still want to go there without dragging your tent around, but at June/July the high season starts and peaks in August (summer holidays); so some campsites might be booked out.

1500 EUR does not look very realistic to me for 2 months. You will probably spent at least ~500 for trains if you want to see Paris, Amsterdam and Italy. Plan 30 EUR/day for accommodation and another 20 for food if you want to be on the safe side.

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