1 month trip to Spain and Italy

Old Mar 1st, 2013, 02:15 PM
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1 month trip to Spain and Italy

Hey, so I'm planning on going to Spain and Italy (And maybe France.) for around a month and I'm starting to plan the trip out. I'll most likely have way more questions and more in depth questions as I get farther along in planning the trip, but right now I want to know if $3,000 dollars will be enough for the trip? For airline tickets, food, trains/buses, everything. I plan to go to around 4-6 cities in both countries.
I also can't decide whether I want to go to France, too, or just stick with Spain and Italy. Will it be a lot cheaper just to go the two and also be better since it's only for a month?
Also any advise on trains vs. buses, or anything else you can think of. I'm 19 and this is going to be my first trip to Europe. I've done quite a bit of traveling with my parents in a few countries in Central America but this will be my first adventure by myself and I'm getting a little nervous thinking about planning it all.
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Old Mar 1st, 2013, 02:28 PM
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Not enough money, particularly not if coming from overseas. Check www.kayak.com to get an idea of how much the plane tickets will cost. I would count on $50 for a room per night ($1500 for a month), and one still has to include food, European travel, tickets for museums, etc.
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Old Mar 1st, 2013, 07:55 PM
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Wow, $50 a night just for a room? I was expecting less than that. Just to clarify, I'm planning to stay in hostels.
Nothing too fancy on this trip! Tickets for museums is one thing I need to think about, though.
Thanks!
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Have you searched on hostelworld.com, booking.com or similar hostel sites? I'm planning an Italy next spring, and I don't know how big the difference is between the low and high seasons, but for now when I do searches for January (it won't let me go any further than that), I see you can get a bed (dorm style) for around $20 in Rome and some of the Southern cities. In Florence the price is somewhat more expensive but $25 is doable, and Venice would probably be $30 for the same dorm bed. When I was planning out my budget, I estimated $40/night. Can someone who has experience with Italian hostels in the high season confirm too? Thank you!
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Old Nov 2nd, 2013, 07:21 PM
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*Italy trip*, learning Fodor's has no edit button the hard way.
I'd say for a month in Italy, my estimated expense was almost 4k flying from New York. I'm a girl but do minimal shopping; I tried to overestimate eating/train fares expenses to come up with the 4k, including flights. We'll see how much I actually end up spending in Italy & will report back later.
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Old Nov 3rd, 2013, 12:18 AM
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Hi !

In Spain in low season you can get hostals less than 30 euros in single rooms with AC and private bathroom.

Granada HostalSonia

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/soni...7626a90;dcid=1

Sevilla Hostal Museo

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/host...7626a90;dcid=1

Madrid Hostal Condestable

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/host...7626a90;dcid=1

Cordoba Hostal Maestre

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/hostal-maestre.es.html
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Just a friendly reminder that there is a significant difference between euros and dollars. Do your math carefully!
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Hi!

The places I showed were for individual romos with private bathroom. Read carefully.

If you are looking just for dorms ,they are about 10 euros

Granada

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/barb...5723fc0664a6X2

Sevilla

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/trav...955817b87203X2

Madrid

http://www.booking.com/hotel/es/host...27138bede54aX3
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