Litmus

Hey all,

first post. I'm planning up to Europe from latemay-july and wanna hit countries like prague and romania. is greece worht it?

I read the posts and it seems some of you manage to hook up with some of the locals there beforehand thru the net. how does one do that? i'd love to be able to go to a country and have a contact or two who can show me the 'inside scoop' of what their place is all about.

oh, one more thing- i gather the eurail pass is not worth it in eastern europe, but i will wanna hit some of the central countries like france. is it worth my while to get a pass for that country? and how does one get from amsterdam to berlin?

basically, how easy is it finding routes from place to place and how can i estimate the cost? should i just wing it or plan it? budgets a big issue cause i'm from asia and the exchange rate is KILLING ME!

i hope you'all can help me. this'll be my first time backpacking.

-lenn