I'm Going to Backpack Across Europe!

You are doing what I myself never had the courage to do. Good for you. I say go for it & enjoy yourself. Take lots of photos & hopefully you will share some of them with us someday. I look forward to seeing them. Have a great time.

Wow good for you breepeace. That must of taken lots of courage to give up all of that in a short space of time and then decide to do something you have always wanted to do GOOD FOR YOU. Reminds me of the Eat Pray Love book I read a few months back.

I wish you all the luck and even though I have not been backpacking before, I would search online and get as much information I can. Be safe and most of all enjoy yourself and if you are able to drop us a line whenever you can telling us of your whereabouts and how much fun you;re having, that would be great:)

Well done for stopping smoking. That will do your health so much good. It is great that you ended a relationship that was not pleasing you anymore. It think it was an excellent idea to buy a plane ticket and go off on a trip around Europe by train. I really love travel and went around Europe on my own when I was 18. I think that you will enjoy seeing London for a few days before taking the train to Paris. From there you could get a night train Madrid. From there you could get a train to Lisbon. After that you could get a train to Barcelona. from there you could get a train to Rome via Nice. Then you could get a train around Italy perhaps going to Florence and Venice before catching a ferry from Brindisi to Athens. you could visit on of the Greek Islands. You could then get a cheap flight back to London.

Alternatively from Athens you could get a train to Istanbul. From there you could get a train to Budapest. From there you could get a train to Vienna and then a train to Salzburg. From there you could get a train to Paris and then get on the train back to London. You could easily see all that in two months. Backpacker hostels are cheap and friendly places to stay in Europe. I suggest carrying a backpack instead of a suitcase. I hope that you will enjoy working for your mum's company and save up more money. Then have a fantastic trip around Europe.

Wow you are so lucky I always wanted to backpack across Europe but never had the money for a plane ticket and a Eurail pass. Now that I have a baby boy I will never have the chance but will take him traveling in the future. My stepdad backpacked across Europe and he loved it. He knows all kinds of different languages and made alot of friends. From what he has told me France and Spain aren't very friendly places. Infact Spain has some dangerous spots so be careful. He was born in Italy and grew up in Turkey. Italy is nice as well as greece, london and portugal.

two of my friends did this for 3 months. they traveled to 16 different countries, i'm not sure which ones exactly, but they said it was the best thing they've ever done so far with their lives. they were in germany during oktoberfest as well haha, they said it was incredible. i wish i had the money to do this, maybe after i graduate from university!

I never go to Europe myself, people said it's beautiful but I prefer Egypt or tropical countries. We spent over $ 14,000 for renovation over the years so we have to save again for vacation. I started a business 2 years ago but the money from the business has to go back to the business, I can't use it for vacation. It will be another year before we have the money.

So many changes, and such big ones, I hope everything works out well for you. I knew people years ago that did that sort of thing, and most were not as well prepared as you were, as they had not much more than their ticket across the ocean and plans of panhandling to get by. I never had the nerve to do something like that, but it was always something I would have liked to try if I had the courage.
One of my favorite authors, Douglass Adams wrote "Hitch hiker's Guide to the Universe" while hitchiking across Europe and falling asleep in a field after drinking a bottle of wine and gazing at the stars.
Perhaps you'll have some good stories to tell of your experience. I can hardly wait to hear them. I hope you keep in touch when you can, and give us some updates of your travels.
Congrats on quiting smoking! If you can do that, you can do anything.

This sounds very exciting, breepeace! I hope the best for you!

My only advice to you is to break in your shoes before you go and make sure they're comfortable.