I live in Atlanta and I have decided to take a trip to Europe for six weeks! I fly into Dublin in the last week of September. I am going to hit dublin, belfast, glasgow, edinburgh, london, oxford, paris, brussels, amsterdam, berlin, prague, vienna, budapest, innsbruck, munich, berne, milan, venice, florence, san marino, rome, bologna, genoa, monaco, marseille, barcelona, valencia, madrid, lisbon and then back to dublin.

 

Needless to say, I am pumped. Any tips on where to stay cheap, what to do, where to eat? Remember, cheap is the key! Thanks.

wow that sounds amazing!

 

you forgot about the north of england though :P

 

great to see you're coming to switzerland. bern's a lovely town :dance:

 

oh and thats where we stayed in barca:

http://www.kabul-hostel.com/

You have no idea how much I'm jealous of you. :P

 

I hope you have fun!! :nice:

thanks for the hostel information. i need as many hostel recommendations as possible. i heard the wombat in vienna is great.

 

do i need to book hostel rooms in advance? it is not going to be peak travel season as I understand, but i dont want to be stranded without an affordable place to stay. thanks.

thanks for the hostel information. i need as many hostel recommendations as possible. i heard the wombat in vienna is great.

 

do i need to book hostel rooms in advance? it is not going to be peak travel season as I understand, but i dont want to be stranded without an affordable place to stay. thanks.

 

it depends when you're going. there's usually rooms available but i'd book in advance to make sure you'll get a room. there are more busy times and you as an american might not be aware of this. many people might wanna visit a city because there is an important football game for example.

 

i found a youth hostel in bern. i havent been there myself but youth hostels in switzerland are generally alright. its a german website, feel free to ask me if there is something you dont understand.

http://www.youthhostel.ch/hosteldetails.html?&user_hostels_pi1[bez]=BRN&user_hostels_pi1[tab]=contact&cHash=e89a4d2ff7

thank you so much.

Good luck in finding somewhere cheap in Monaco!! :)

this place is pretty cool in Edinburgh. http://www.smartcityhostels.com/home.html

 

we stayed there for my sister's hen weekend. the more people you share a room with, the cheaper it is

you forgot about Slovenia!! :P

 

however... i hope you'll have fun =)

Ah jealousy!

 

I can give you some advices for Berlin, as I visited my capital last month again...

 

Besides all these typical tourist signs you really have to explore the night-life in the districts of Kreuzberg (area with a lot of Turkish inhabitants), Friedrichshain (East-Berlin, up-and-coming neighbourhood with a lot of students) and... my favourite... Prenzlauer Berg (also East-Berlin, student area). Especially at Kastanienallee you'll find dozens of bars, pubs and clubs with low prices.

 

You also have to taste Berlin's typical food. In nearly every corner you will find "döner" or "dürüm döner". It's Turkish fast-food and is absolutely amazing! :D Another famous food is the typical "currywurst". There is a snack called "Konopke's Imbiß" at "Eberswalder Straße" tube station (line U2) where it's very delicious. If you want to eat good and big pizza for only 1,75€, go to Wichertstraße at Prenzlauer Berg.

 

By the way, the best thing you can do is to buy a daily travel card (6,10€) for Berlin's under- (U-Bahn) and overground (S-Bahn), buses and tramways (M-Bahn).

 

Map: U-Bahn (underground) and S-Bahn (overground):

http://www.bvg.de/index.php/de/Common/Document/field/file/id/68

 

Map: Tramways :

http://www.bvg.de/index.php/de/Common/Document/field/file/id/1395

this place is pretty cool in Edinburgh. http://www.smartcityhostels.com/home.html

 

we stayed there for my sister's hen weekend. the more people you share a room with, the cheaper it is

 

So how many people can you share a room with??:stunned:

woo get drunk every night. No Finland. boo

 

frankly, I wouldn't either.

 

Hei but Pitkämäki won gold in javelin-throw-

woo get drunk every night. No Finland. boo

 

frankly, I wouldn't either.

 

Hei but Pitkämäki won gold in javelin-throw-

 

Why not?:stunned:

Woah, great!

It'll be a very nice trip

hahahahah you know, the polarbears and we have to dress up like eskimos every day, in every time of the year. yeah and the raindrop freeze before they come down so it's pretty dangerous.

 

 

anyway

 

 

 

NOOBODY DOEEES IT BETTEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR...

 

MAKES ME FEEL SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD FOOOOOOOR THE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST...

 

NOBODY DOES IT HAAAAAAAAAALF AS GOOOOOD AS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

 

BABY YOU'RE THE BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST

 

dhank you vedy much

hahahahah you know, the polarbears and we have to dress up like eskimos every day, in every time of the year. yeah and the raindrop freeze before they come down so it's pretty dangerous.

 

 

anyway

 

 

 

NOOBODY DOEEES IT BETTEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRR...

 

MAKES ME FEEL SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD FOOOOOOOR THE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST...

 

NOBODY DOES IT HAAAAAAAAAALF AS GOOOOOD AS YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

 

 

BABY YOU'RE THE BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST

 

dhank you vedy much

 

Isn't it a bit too early in the day to have been drinking?:stunned:

thanks to everyone for their help. i am truly grateful.

ahhh man LUCKY YOU!. When I went to montreal a few weeks ago I stayed in a hostel and loved it:) Its a good way to meet new people from different countries/cultures.

 

I really want to travel overseas sometime- hopefully next summer I may be visiting a friend who lives in barcelona,Spain:).

 

But yeah book the hostel ahead of time- just to be on the safe side.

 

ah man you are lucky- sometime I would love to spend all summer in europe(with the money I dont have) ahaha

where should I visit in Ireland after I have done Dublin, before heading into Edinburgh?

 

also, what is the cheapest way to get around Ireland?

you could take a ferry

 

http://www.poirishsea.com/passenger/Dublin_Liverpool.htm

 

but there might be a cheaper option if you dont wanna go to liverpool

 

oopps sorry didnt read your post well. coaches are usually cheaper than trains but they're also a lot slower

Sounds like a whirlwind trip! :stunned: Will you be traveling alone?

When ur in Bacelona go to Parc Guell and also visit a very nice and cheap pub called

The Republic House

 

On Psg St Joan 74… give the taxi driver the address…

sorry for asking in this thread but this might be useful for you as well:P

 

does anyone know a cheap place to stay in london?

(does such a thing even exist?)

There are cheap places in London, you just got to look off the beaten track.

any hostels you would recommend?