ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BACKPACKING AROUND EUROPE | what it costs, budget travel tips, how to find hostels

Awesome vid! I was recently in France and I actually also have Verizon. I just went to FNAC (there is a location by Champs Elysees) and got a SIM and it worked perfectly fine with my phone. I have an iphone 13. So i'm not sure if that makes a difference or not since I know now there is like "eSIM" versus the actual physical SIM card. But the plan I got was $30 for the whole month, 5G all over France and 4G in the rest of the EU!

Im a 70 year old woman, from Canada. In late April, early May I plan to start my backpacking trip to europe so this was helpful. thank you. I've done short 2 week trips to the UK 5 times in 10 years, staying at hostels. This will be a longer and farther version of that. Typically I schedule every hour lol, primarily to pre-book and pay for everything so I can control the exchange rate. I've vowed to do this trip truly with no prior real plan, just a general route. from merrakesh through spain to italy, northern europe, then over to the UK for a while. the excitement is building. Im retired so I can take as long as I want lol.

graduating in ‘25! this video really put everything into perspective and i feel like i can do it, thank you!!!

I’m lucky to be living long term in Germany, so I’ve been traveling around Europe the last few years and I still found every word so useful. Thank you😊

What would you say to someone who thinks they can book only the first 3 days of hostels for when they first arrive so they can be flexible and decide where they want to go and how long they want to stay in the spur of the moment?

As a first time traveler, I worry everything close to city centers will be booked up or overpriced. I'm planning on a May-July trip.

What about for seat reservations with the Eurail pass? Approximately how much was it each time? Did you have to book one all the time?

Thinking about getting the same bag. Did the bag come with zipper locks or did you have to get your own locks for the zippers?

Any credit cards that I can apply from the UK?

Hi! What is the app called that you talked about for transportation? Oameal? Im having trouble finding it :)

Just watched your video it was great im from canada going to irland to travel abit then fly out of there to spain then kinda wig it from there but doing hotels and trains and eat at not fancey places how much you think it would cost roughly for 3- 4 months i know it all depends on want you do but do you think 10 000 would be enought

When I travel to Thailand I usually rent I place for an entire month. If I want to go from city to city should I book All the accommodations before leaving home or book the first place and wing it from there?

This was an incredibly and informative video, thank you so much for making this! Saving all of this information for my trip planning

this was so insanely helpful, thank you

super helpful! thanks for such a good video

Loved most of the tips, except the “are you just checking these boxes off” some of us can’t work remote and with limited time off, enjoying as many different cultures and countries as you can is an ideal approach !

Family of three going to Scotland in England in July is going to be $10,000 for two weeks. That doesn’t include the train ticket and Rent-A-Car. For Airbnb’s and one hotel.

Thanks so much for this. Some invaluable info that most people don't go so in-depth with. I just quit my teaching job of 8 years today and I've got 2 months until I start my backpacking trip. Wish me luck..! :D

This is really helpful! I'm going so soon and this just adds trust into my plan. Thank you so much!

Does Europe have Uber and Lyft? Is it the same app or do I need to download a different app for europe?

Any advice for language barriers? Will I've to use Google translate for the entire trip?

Do europe hostel/hotel ask for credit cards for incidentals?

is the travel app called “oatmeal?” i cant find it :((

Thank you so much for this video

woulds you say that you prebooked all your stays or did you wing some of your stays ?

Thank you for the great advice!!!

i wanna stay in a hostel dorm room but i SNORE 💀 no way i’m putting anyone thru that haha

I didn’t even know Google did travel. THANK YOU!

That's great to hear! I even found some discount when buying the train ticket. It’s always good to look out for deals that can make travel more affordable.

This was so awesome!!! Going for two months this summer. Thank you so much!

What is the bus app name? Preparing to do 3 months in Europe

Very good video, tyvm!

I COULD NOT FIND OATMEAL APP

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2500 A MONTH!? I went backpacking in Germany for 2 weeks and spent a total of 300. Now, I must say, I was very aware of the money that I was spending, and didn't go on excursions or anything, but I had a blast! Just thinking about having 600/week when backpacking makes me jealous.

Hmm, maybe I should mention that I'm a student and my whole life consists of living on a budget :)

Sorry to p-ss on your cornflakes but Americans will never experience Europe outside of tourist traps. The only time you'll find yourself in our social circles is if some chump is dating you. Even then the people you meet will be under the sufferance of your nasal tone, muggy moralising and crude boasting, and thus...they won't really try with you. Stay on the other side of the pond, or you'll just end up feeling insecure.

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I did not know that about hostels, that's so cool that you can go do stuff like that in groups. I like that!

Omg this is the best tutorial ever !!! Thank you so much !!!! ❤❤❤

great

Omg ty so much for this video. My son and I are going to europe for his graduation present, and I'm probably going to come back earlier than he is. This really really helps out a lot, so ty for this detailed information.

$2500 per month is cheaper than I expected

I’m gonna do it. I just traveled to London, Paris, and Italy in 10 days. Next time will be at least 2 months.

Great info!!!! Wow

sounds cool but also scary to get lost in a new country!

Google flights constantly change in price, should one reserve flight before? 2-3 months?