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hello, /trv/.

this has probably been canvassed so many times on this board that its not funny, but whatever.

I'm planning to travel around Europe next year, starting from Sicily. I have a European passport so visa issues are not a problem; at least for the first 3 months. Where would you guys recommend for the backpacker with not a lot of money? Places where you've stayed, things you've done; share your Euro travel stories. I need ideas.

I have a rough plan already; a week or so in Sicily, then up through Italy, the French Meditteranean, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Spain and the U.K. Maybe even Iceland if I win the lottery.

Thanks guys.
>> Anonymous
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If you can, Switzerland is a must, Bern or the Lauterbrunnen area.

Switzerland is notoriously expensive but I ended up spending the least amount of money there by just eating at the supermarket (coop). Hostels costed the same anywhere else.
>> Anonymous
I went to Italy when I did a backpacking trip and honestly, if it's anything like our experience, avoid it. Milan specifically. I've been there on a more 'formal' holiday and it was good, but as part of a backpacking trip, no thanks. People were dicks, expensive as hell, too hot.

We had a far more fun time in other places, like Amsterdam ;)
>> Anonymous
I can also vouched that Italy sucked balls. The only good thing was the cheap and tasty food. Seriously, the only thing that got me up every morning was gelato.
>> Anonymous
Hungary is quite nice, and cheap. Budapest is definitely a must see location, also if your times are flexible see if you can catch one of the music festivals like Szegit.
>> Anonymous
Avoid Germany, too many Turkish people.

Otherwise Turkey would be nice.
>> Anonymous
Well, I lived in Germany for 5 years.. it was pretty great. There's biergartens and bistros everywhere, cigarette machines on almost every corner. Definitely attend Oktoberfest sometime and if you're into that kind of thing, visit the castles, especially Heidelberg and Neuschwanstein. The concentration camps are pretty interesting, too. I went to Dacau and they take you through where all the Holocaust survivors went and everything. It was a pretty mind-fuck feeling, knowing you were standing in the room where people died and were tortured. People in Germany are generally nice, unless you're in a big city, and in almost EVERY McDonald's I been to, the cashiers speak English so that's a plus.
I loved Italy. My favorite place there is Sorrento, it's a little town but it has a really great view of the Bay of Naples and there's fucking orange trees growing on the sidewalks. You could literally just pluck an orange off a tree and go on your way. FTW. >:O Also, as a tip: the further south of Italy you go, the worse people drive and it also tends to be kinda trashy. The bigger cities like Rome and Venice aren't too great, though. There's a lot of tourist traps in both and the gondolas in Venice just take you around their sewers and it smells horrible.
The only place in Spain I visited was Barcelona, but I don't remember much because I was like, eleven.
The U.K. was nice, even though I only went to London. There's a lot to do there, although things do get kind of expensive. But the shows are a must-see, same with visiting Buckingham Palace and all that. The last time I went, I actually got to see the queen in a car driving by because she was on her way to meet someone from Portugal, so I heard. Oh yeah, and make sure you stop by the London Chinatown. The duck's amazing.
If you can, stop by the Czech Republic. Things are hella cheap there. :)
I'd say more, but this has already gotten too long. Have fun in Europe and good luck!
>> Anonymous
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Yeah, Germany was pretty fucking cool with its cigarette machines. They had one literally right outside a elementry school on the sidewalk mounted into the ground.

They recently changed it so now you have to have a electronic card to use them, so you have to ask some German bystander to buy your overpriced cigarettes now.

Also, Octokberfest is vasty overrated, the lines to get beer are just way too long, and they overcharge.