First time Europe trip, any travel tips or suggestions?
Dec 21st, 2017, 12:33 PM
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Smaller towns are nice but with just 5 days and never been to Italy I'd spend those in Venice or Rome or both.
You are planning probably your first trip to Europe and doing a quick hit of hotspots - if you cut down the number of countries you would have time for lesser beaten track places but that will be for next time.
You are planning probably your first trip to Europe and doing a quick hit of hotspots - if you cut down the number of countries you would have time for lesser beaten track places but that will be for next time.
Dec 22nd, 2017, 05:03 AM
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I think it's unlikely you're going to do a 23-day trip for $4K, including airfare.
Let's subtract $1000 for airfare, leaving you with $3000. Divide that by 23 days = $130/day for your share of accommodations, food, travel between locations and costs/admission for attractions. And note that some of your time will be spent at some of the most expensive cities in Europe at the most expensive time.
That said, I would suggest:
-- Cutting down on the number of destinations, to cut travel costs.
-- Renting apartments, rather than staying in hotels. You can find some basic one-bedroom or studio apartments for much cheaper than hotels, plus you'll be able to prepare some meals and save money that way.
-- Do lots of homework on how to save money on attractions and city-to-city travel. (You've already started on that.)
Let's subtract $1000 for airfare, leaving you with $3000. Divide that by 23 days = $130/day for your share of accommodations, food, travel between locations and costs/admission for attractions. And note that some of your time will be spent at some of the most expensive cities in Europe at the most expensive time.
That said, I would suggest:
-- Cutting down on the number of destinations, to cut travel costs.
-- Renting apartments, rather than staying in hotels. You can find some basic one-bedroom or studio apartments for much cheaper than hotels, plus you'll be able to prepare some meals and save money that way.
-- Do lots of homework on how to save money on attractions and city-to-city travel. (You've already started on that.)
