Help from someone living and traveling in Europe?

Question

Me and two friends are wanting to go to Europe next summer, however we are unsure of the real cost of the trip IN Europe. I am not worried about the plane ticket. I am just wondering if someone can tell me about how much money I need in order to travel throughout Europe(Eurail), food, pubs, hotels/some hostels, and such for 14 days.

Answer 1

I'm leaving in two months for Germany. The plane fare was only $385.00 US dollars round trip. cheapticket.com. Getting there and coming back is cheap, what you have to worry about is the rest of the trip. You can get a train ticket and travel by rail. See web address. The cost will change with the rate of exchange. I will be there for one week and I am renting a hotel and car for 7 days. I got a great deal but I had to check over 10 web sites. $600 for the hotel/free breakfast each day and car without the cost for gas. But you will be with other people and you get a deal if you are not a single person. keep checking the rate of exchange for EURO's I lost 10 cents on the dollar. Lucky me I already paid for the car and hotel. I paid $100.00 to get 63 EURO's yesterday. If you are going to party at the pubs I have never been to Germany. so I don't know, but dinner is around $18.00 per person. This is the rate of exchange now. Start planning and checking all the web sites now for next year. Have a great trip.

Answer 2

It really depends from the country and the standard. If you are looking for something cheap I have a perfect place for you.... ta da... It's Ohrid, Macedonia

During the day you can go on any of the many beautiful beaches by the shore of the lake, do some shoping, sightseeing in the city or just sit in one of the many cafés in any of the narrow streets in the Old Town and enjoy. For all the young people, the nightlife is great and vibrant. The cafes work late at night, but there’re also so many nightclubs where you can carry on from there.

For sightseeing, there’re enormous many old churches, my favourite ones are Plaoshnik, more than 15 centuries old, St. Jovan Caneo, St. Naum… If you climb on the Samuil Fortress, just 5 min from the centre, you get amazing sight on the whole lake.

The Lake is clean, one of the oldest ones in Europe, from 1980 protected by UNESCO as a place of world cultural and natural inheritance. Most of the lake’s plant and animal species are endemic, which also makes Ohrid unique. The most famous among these are two types of Ohrid Trout. You should try them prepared on the traditional way. Mmmmm…

Ohrid is also known as the site of the first Slavic university run by St. Clement and St. Naum at the end of the 9th century. Ohrid, also, used to be the centre of the orthodox Christianity in the whole region. There’s so much history there…

And DO NOT miss a boat trip on the lake, especially at night, believe me one of a kind experience!!

I must not forget to mention the hospitability of the people there.

In the last few years Ohrid is soooo popular among foreign tourists, especially Greeks, Dutchmen, Bulgarians, Serbians, Russians etc. (I even saw chinese ppl this year! wow!!) So, check it out!!!

p.s. Did I say it's cheap?!!! ;o)

regards

for more info visit www.exploringmacedonia.com

Answer 3

It depends. Ireland is expensive, as is Finland. The UK too, but they use Sterling still, so it's harder to compare.

Spain is cheaper outside of the tourist areas, Hungary, Slovakia, etc. are still pretty cheap. Why don't you go online to see about hostels, try www.hostelworld.com for this. Allow an average of €100 a day. I'm sure if you google Eurail you'll get an idea of how much that will cost you.