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Originally Posted by Crazy Joe Davola
Hello everyone, I am leaving for Europe on Thursday the 27th of September. First I am heading to Reykjavik, Iceland and will spend three days there before heading to Stockholm, Sweden.
Other places I am planning to visit include:
Helsinki, Finland
Tallinn, Estonia (maybe)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Krakow, Poland
Prague, Czech Republic
Budapest, Hungary
Salzburg, Austria
Paris
I plan to be gone for about five weeks.
Tallinn is great and you can take the ferry there from Helsinki. Make sure to eat some of the horrible licorice the Finns like on the ride over.
Skip Copenhagen and the ridiculously overrated city of Prague. Definitely go to Berlin. Go up the mountain in Budapest and have some amazing hot chocolate, then rent a bike and criss cross back and forth over the bridges.
Max out at 7 destinations, stay at least 3 days minimum in any one place. Take overnight trains for long hauls to max your time enjoying the different places.
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1) What is the right way to plan this? How much planning should be involved? So far I have booked only my flights to Iceland and to Stockholm, as well as my lodging in Iceland. Should I plan the whole thing or should I fly by the seat of my pants so I can spend however much time I want in each location? I understand this is a personal preference, but how would YOU do it?
No plan. Smallest backpack possible. Minimal clothes - just get them washed more often. Schedules are horrible. Use both trains and regional carriers - Wizzair is great. Ryanair, not so much. Talk with other travelers you meet and be willing to change your plans and join them for a few days.
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2) How easy or difficult will it be to meet people to hang out with? I am going alone because none of my friends can join. I'm thinking of staying in hostels so I can encounter other world travelers and maybe meet people to hang out with that way.
It will be super easy if you stay in hostels. You can also attend local couchsurfing meetings and meet tons of travelers that way as well.
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3) Is this a good list of places to visit?
Any experiences in these places?
Anywhere else I should check out?
Not really.
Yes, been to all of them.
Sofia, Bucharest, Istanbul, Berlin, Malmo, Geneva, Milan, Bordeaux region, Sevilla, etc
I'll likely be overlanding west from Istanbul -> Madrid starting a month from now, perhaps our paths will cross somewhere.