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If you could go backpacking for a month, and had to choose between western europe, eastern europe or the middle east, which would you choose and why? (I realize it's a weird question......sorry, just having trouble making a decision)
as an artist, i'm always looking for inspiration for my stories and drawings. i personally feel drawn to eastern europe, having done western europe a few times already, but i'm always open to suggestions from others.
Depends on what you mean by 'backpacking', the American sense of roughing it in the wilderness and having very little contact with food/water sources or the International sense of staying in hostels and barhopping/clubbing at night.
well, by "backpacking" i mean wandering from country to country, staying in hostels and eating/living as cheaply as possible. not roughing it in the woods or anything, but not staying at the ritz every night either.
never considered northern europe, bigswede...but not a bad idea especially since i'll be going over the summer when it's warmer.
i'm going for as cheap as humanly possible to see just how far i can stretch $1K. If i'm not careful, it'll be gone in 2 weeks...but I'm hoping realistically that it can last me at least a month if I budget about $30 a day for transportation/rooming/food. I have $2K in my savings...so I'll leave at least $1K in reserves for emergencies. i think this is more realistic in E. Europe or the Middle East as opposed to W. Europe.
If you want to go the Eastern European route, I'd try Croatia and Hungary.
For something completely different, how about heading to Turkey? Wonderful people, great sights, great culture, and absolutely awesome food!!!! Gosh, just thinking about it causes me to salivate.
Visit Istanbul, Pamukkale, Ephesus, and Cappadocia, etc.
I do think that $30/day is pretty tight, though....You will need to be resourceful!
well, by "backpacking" i mean wandering from country to country, staying in hostels and eating/living as cheaply as possible. not roughing it in the woods or anything, but not staying at the ritz every night either.
This is how we backpack. We'll do hostels or 1 and 2 star hotels, with the occasional splurge. We probably average two and a half weeks, spending a minimum of $100 a day in Western Europe.
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never considered northern europe, bigswede...but not a bad idea especially since i'll be going over the summer when it's warmer.
i'm going for as cheap as humanly possible to see just how far i can stretch $1K. If i'm not careful, it'll be gone in 2 weeks...but I'm hoping realistically that it can last me at least a month if I budget about $30 a day for transportation/rooming/food. I have $2K in my savings...so I'll leave at least $1K in reserves for emergencies. i think this is more realistic in E. Europe or the Middle East as opposed to W. Europe.
Northern Europe would be beautiful in the summertime, but probably not that cheap.
My vote goes to Eastern Europe.
I just got a glimpse of it, and would love to go back. There was so much to see, and except for Dubrovnik, not that many tourists.
I didn't think Croatia was all that inexpensive, but Dubrovnik was enchanting and the Dalmatian coast in general was beautiful, as was the Bay of Kotor in Montenegro. Wanted to get to Serbia but ran out of time.
I am interested in Hungary, Poland and the Baltic countries, also Ukraine and the Black Sea. But trying to see ALL of those places might be time consuming and/or tricky. I would maybe pick just the Baltics or just Ukraine.
Greece/Turkey might be a worthy choice as well. Have not been to Turkey.
With Greece I found that getting there might not be super cheap, but once you are there, you get a lot of bang for your buck in terms of room to move, scenic beauty, friendly people, transportation, food and lodging. When we visited Crete, we never heard a single American voice, and in Greece in general, we visited amazing places which had no tourists at all.
If you're going in the summer, I'd recommend the Baltic countries (Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia) if you want cooler weather and cheap, Croatia/Hungary/Slovenia/ if you want warmer weather and are willing to spend a bit more money.
true true. my budget really is quite tight. i got the inspiration for it from a book called Vagabonding by Rolf Potts where the author illustrates how he was able to survive on sometimes as little as $1 a day while traveling for months and months on end.
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...sorry, just having trouble making a decision)
