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How Much Does It Cost To Backpack Europe - The Aussie Nomad. Every year Europe is filled with backpackers all cutting their teeth on new countries and adventures that they will always remember so surely they could help me with this. So I googled, and asked people and looked up guide book after guide book trying to answer what I thought was a simple question. How much does it cost to backpack Europe? Planning your backpacking trip to Europe is fraught with the usual dilemmas.

Choosing your backpack, what places do you visit, will I make friends… and the list goes on. I knew everyone would travel differently so a basic idea on how much I would spend each day was all the over thinker in me needed to be happy. Some thirteen countries later I’d created the breakdown on just how much it cost me to backpack Europe over the summer of 2010. Now that’s the costs for all of my expenses on the road out of the way.

And there you have it. I’ve included today’s currency conversion rates just to help people get an idea on what it may cost you to travel now. Explore - see where you can go for how much. 25 Wonderful Places To Visit In Your Lifetime. If you like this story feel free to share... Grand Canyon: One of the beautiful places of the world, Grand Canyon is the steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in Arizona State of United States. The powerful sources that cause an impact on the Grand Canyon is erosion, first is by water and second is by wind. Nearly 5 million people visit the 1 mile deep Grand Canyon every year. Planning a vacation to the Grand Canyon national park provides a great relief for you and your family.

The best time to visit Grand Canyon is during the summer, fall and mild spring, but most locals agree that winter is the great time to visit. Great Barrier Reef: This is the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem. The reef supports 10,000 species which consists of 1500 types of fishes and 200 kinds of birds. Florida: This state built its entire identity with tourism. The South Island: The South Island of New Zealand is characterized by grand open landscapes. The south island has ten national parks. Cape Town: 20 free attractions in London. Who cares if London's hotels and restaurants tend to be on the expensive side?

No city in the world has more free stuff to do. In addition to world-class museums without a ticket admission, you get the parks, canal walks, super markets (Portobello Road Market at Notting Hill Gate, Camden Market at Chalk Farm Rd, wonderful Columbia Road Flower Market at Gosset St in East London etc) and maybe some royal-spotting, and you can fill a life. London, thank you! Here's the mere start of the free list: 1. Borough Market Around, more or less, since the 13th century, the Borough Market is stuffed with food-lovers and all you need for a memorable grab-and-go breakfast or lunch. 2.

Hidden under Waterloo Bridge, the institute features four cinemas (not free) and the fun Mediatheque, where you can peruse DTV/film archives and watch for free. 3. Unreal; one of London's top attractions, and absolutely free. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Those Victorians sure liked to 'c & c' (collect and catalogue). 10. 11. 12. 13. Sample Western Europe Travel Itinerary. Dublin->Glasgow->Edinburgh->Manchester->London->Amsterdam->Rotterdam->Brussels->Paris->Bordeaux->Zaragoza-> Madrid->Lisbon->Lagos->Sevilla->Malaga->Valencia->Barcelona->Toulouse->Marseille->Lyon->Geneva->Bern->Milan-> Genoa->Florence->Rome->Naples->Venice->Munich->Stuttgart->Frankfurt->Berlin->Hamburg->Copenhagen See it all with this itinerary.

Start in Dublin and see the Emerald Isle before having Haggis in Scotland. Head down towards London and then over to Amsterdam. Head west over the north via Brussels. Enjoy the city of lights for as long as possible and dine on fine wine and cuisine in Bordeaux. Take the train into Spain and head straight on through the middle to Lisbon. Party in Lagos before heading to Seville and Malaga. Minimum Completion Time: 3.5 months You can get 10% off your European Rail Pass when you purchase our editor’s book on how to save money traveling the world! TripIt - Travel Itinerary - Trip Planner. Professional Opportunities - EscapeTheCity. The Escape team and entire community are here to help you...

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