I am turning 18 this April, and plan on moving to Scotland in early August. Before I go, I am currently planning a 6-8 week backpacking/walking/train/bus/hitch hiking trip starting in Egypt, and working my way to Greece (Athens, Sparta), Italy (Rome, Tuscanny, Sicily), Spain (Barcelona, Madrid), France (Paris, Chombard, beaches?), Ireland (Dublin) , Scotland (Edinburgh, plus some smaller more cummute villages?), England and to Amsterdam, and maybe Rotterdam. I want to go in early May and/or stay no later than early July. Money isn’t really an issue, although I would like to not spend a rediculous amount. If your a local, or have knowledge of traveling any of these places, then please let me know some traveling tips and planning ideas!!
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Egypt to Scotland in 6-8 weeks? You are completely crazy!
If I was doing this trip I would plan on 2-3 weeks per country, so Egypt-Jordan-Syria-Turkey-Greece alone would be about 12-14 weeks.
Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, Scotland, England and Amsterdam would then be another 15 weeks.
You really need to prioritise, there is no way you can cram that much into 8 weeks.
As for money, I would budget at least around 6500 EUR for the Greece-Amsterdam part, 1500 EUR for Egypt-Jordan-Syria and around 800 EUR for 3 weeks of Turkey. This is if you use the above mentioned time-schedule of 2-3 weeks per country, stick to hostels and eat food from the supermarket.
If time is an issue and you got only the 8 weeks, pick the 2 countries that you want to see the most from your big list and focus on them.
Hope this helps a bit. Feel free to email me if you want to know more, I have been to most of the places you mention.
there are two possibilities: buying cheep flight tickets online in advance or purchasing an INTERRAIL pass. The latter would give you unlimited access to the dense railway system in all of these countries and is valid even on some ferries. However, I then would leave out Spain because it is a bit off the track.
6-8 weeks is such a short time to travel and go to so many countries! I would do 2 countries in that time! Especially, if you want to go to multiple cities in each. You won’t have any time to really see each place a get a feel for it! Plus, there’s so much to do in so many of these cities, you really won’t be giving them a fair chance. I would totally cut down your countries. Also, if you are moving to Scotland, then you’ll have plenty of time to travel, as budget airfare in Europe is awesome. so there’s no need to cram everything in to such a tight space. ryan air and easy jet are two great budget airlines. megabus is a really cheap bus company to see the uk with. but you need to book well in advance for the good deals. As a solo traveler you will also need some time to meet others in hostels and to make some friends. Maybe extra time in cities will also allow for more flexibility in your trip: many times you will meet other travelers and decide to go along with them for a little. Stay in hostels to meet others, not hotels, and stay in dorm rooms. Pick hostels that are known to be popular with travelers. hostelworld.com is what i used for my trip.
have fun!
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