European tour - on a shoestring?

Kristoph · 28 Feb 2008 at 14:46

Hey,

I've had the urge to do a bit of a tour of a few places in Europe, and I was wondering if anyone has done something similar before?

Im thinking of...

Ferry from England to Amsterdam - 3 nights here in a hostel...
Train from Amsterdam to Berlin? - 3 nights here in a hostel...
Train from Berlin to Prague? 3 nights here in a hostel...
Flight from Prague to Bristol

Shouldn't cost any more than £500?

Anyone done this before or got any tips?

platypus · 28 Feb 2008 at 14:51

I'd rather go on a train/ferry/coach..

Kristoph · 28 Feb 2008 at 14:55

platypus said:
I'd rather go on a train/ferry/coach..

platypus · 28 Feb 2008 at 14:56

Sorry I had nothing useful to add. I'm in a weird mood

.

Stinky · 28 Feb 2008 at 14:57

i'd get the boat to france then work your way up to amsterdam and back down again. take in more places

Rotty · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:02

been to Amsterdam and Prague several times but not my the method you are planning sounds fun though ( well except staying in hostels )

Kristoph · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:06

Rotty said:
been to Amsterdam and Prague several times but not my the method you are planning sounds fun though ( well except staying in hostels )

I'll have just finished my degree - it's gnna be a student trip with a few mates! Hostels are the only way we'd ever be able to consider it!

Should be fun though, just me, a rucksack of clothes and cash, and a few train tickets. The long journeys should be balanced out with the fact I'll be with mates.

Stinky · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:08

i found the hostels to be pretty good. they are all full of people with the same idea, we had an awesome laugh when we drove around europe in november.

when are you planning on going?

Furton · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:19

Hostels are the best way if you want to meet people and have a few (many) drinks at night.

Get yourself a Lonely Planet Europe on a Shoestring and your sorted.

bledd · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:22

last year i did a 10 day trip with two mates, we had 3 flights a ferry a train and two busses, cost £170 each (we did sleep rough the first 4 nights)

london->sweden>finland>estonia>london

obviously the london part wasn't included in the 10 days

just book in advance, and look around for prices first, should be cheap as ####

Kristoph · 28 Feb 2008 at 15:56

Stinky said:
i found the hostels to be pretty good. they are all full of people with the same idea, we had an awesome laugh when we drove around europe in november.

when are you planning on going?

Well it's a long way off

Next summer. This summer my mates are on placements and I'm saving for a one way ticket to New Zealand for Dec 2009.