Want to take my son to Europe before he leaves for college. LEAST EXPENSIVE 5 day to one week trip??? (hotel, Amsterdam)

[MelanieGermany]

Europe and low budget is a big problem, do you want to know how much is gas here right now??? Cheap is Turkye if you go for all inclusive. That`s it, sorry. ( or Poland / Czech Rep)

melanie / germany!

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by MrRational

SEND your son to europe
Rail pass, hostels, an ATM card and one of the books are all he'll need.

The LAST thing he'll need (or want) is Mom going with him.

I know why you are saying this, but we've spoken about this since he was young. He wants us to go together.

I'm not a regular mom.

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by MelanieGermany

Europe and low budget is a big problem, do you want to know how much is gas here right now??? Cheap is Turkye if you go for all inclusive. That`s it, sorry. ( or Poland / Czech Rep)

melanie / germany!

I don't want to drive around Melanie. I just want to take him to Europe for a week or even less as I've promised, before the economy here went bad.

Any suggestions?

[sheena12]

Originally Posted by sheena12

I know why you are saying this, but we've spoken about this since he was young. He wants us to go together.

I'm not a regular mom.

We like a lot of the same music and subjects.

We are not into luxury. A little hippie punk alternative-ish.

[MelanieGermany]

Originally Posted by sheena12

I don't want to drive around Melanie. I just want to take him to Europe for a week or even less as I've promised, before the economy here went bad.

Any suggestions?

'Come to Germany, lots of history, old buidings, castles :-)

Nice warm in summer. Cheap hotels ( for example) are IBIS Hotels, B&B Hotels, ... I like the Rine River Boat tours ( daily tours) where you can see much old castles (starting in Rüdesheim/ Rhein) which is also a quiet touristy city... Or Neuschwanstein in Bavaria (4 hours by car from Frankfurt) or Dome of Cologne ( 2 hours by car from Frankfurt)

Frankfurt is in the "middle" of Germany, makes it a good point for daily trips...

[Wwanderer]

Originally Posted by sheena12

We like a lot of the same music and subjects.

We are not into luxury. A little hippie punk alternative-ish.

Amsterdam sounds perfect then. What's your budget, or what would you like it be? :-)

[Jaggy001]

Originally Posted by Wwanderer

Amsterdam sounds perfect then. What's your budget, or what would you like it be? :-)

I was in Amsterdam last December. I had been there many times before but was disappointed this time. Dirty, seedy and overpriced are the three words I would use to describe it.

[eureka1]

NOBODY thinks they're a "regular mom." Do the right thing an send him by himself or with a friend his age.

[mikeyyc]

Or depending on your timeline you could always catch a cruise deal.

Royal Caribbean has deals out of Rome for the eastern Med and Turkey and Greece for under $500 pp before flight. Seven day cruise. Always an alternative.

Discount Cruises, Last-Minute Cruises, Short Notice Cruises - Vacations To Go

[Jezer]

Look at package holidays.

I would be very surprised if you could book flights and hotels at the prices that the tour companies are able to.