Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2008 11:07 am-
Looking into passes is a great place to start. There are many different types of passes in terms of length and places covered.
My steps would be:
1)Consider how much time and money you have
2)Think about WHERE you want to go and what you want to see. Do you wanna go to Paris? Have you ever wanted to see the leaning tower of Pisa? Once you have done this jot down what you want to see and all the countries they are in.
3)Think about how long you want to spend in Europe considering you now know what you want to do and see (and maybe allow yourself a little extra time).
4)Find a pass that best suits your needs.
Once you've completed step 2, you can look into things like where to stay and start planing how long you want to give to each destination.
I hope it all goes well for you!
By the way mwc187-I thought I would answer your questions as they were asked.
Odd question, but I really have no idea what this entails.
Basically as has been said its packing a bag and going somewhere
do you work?
You can do it depends-I have heard of some travelers volunteering at a
hostel in exchange for a room.
Where do you sleep?
Most travelers will use hostels-cheap places with dorm rooms.
hostels vary in quality.
Is this safe? Is it a miserable experience?
It tends to be safe it depends on where you go and how safe you are. I would totally get advice on countries before you go though. Is it a miserable experience? Well that depends on where you go and the type of traveler you are. For sure backpacking is not for everyone. Me? I love it and could not imagine life without it.
I mean, what does it take?
A desire to see new things, meet new people and grow. It takes a lot of things but I think those attributes will help. Thats not to say non backpackers don't have these attributes either (don't feel bad is its not for you) but it helps.
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