Rastapopalous

Hey all,

Just signed up to this site looking for some valuable info-may-shon. Im not so much doing the backpacking thing as i am buying a van, yes and i shall name it Craig. Anyway i was just introducing myself to the masses hope u can all provide me with hot tips!

Sam.

Ps why are heaps of these discussions password protected?

Elizabeth

welcome to travelpunk!

so where are you going to take this Craig?

and the password's not realy secret, its canada

Rastapopalous

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lizz @ Sep 12 2006, 12:46 PM) [snapback]139458[/snapback]</div>Well, im from Oz. Me and a mate are flying to good ol' london town and looking for a camper somewhere in the uk, probly seeing the sites as we go. We are both going to have about $30000AUD (about 8500Eu) when we leave home (no we are not rich, just busted our butts for 60 hrs a week). Once we got the van we are going through france, spain/portugal, italy, then thinking about ferrying over to greece. Then we will drive up through croatia/bulgaria/hungary area and end up in germany. see where we go from there if we have any money left (which i doubt).

Sam.

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You trip sounds great! Keep us posted! This has to be the best site hands down for getting info on traveling. There is always someone here who has been there done that! :D

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Welcome!!

Sounds like a fantastic adventure you have planned, good luck!!

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Welcome my friend. Your trip sounds sweet. Keep us posted with questions, and I'm sure they will get answered.

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Welcome to the boards!

I hope you've checked ferry prices. The UK France crossing is cheaper than Ireland UK (which is around the €400 mark for a commercial vehicle) The UK also has one of the highest fuel prices in Europe, it's still going to be more than €1 a litre mark everywhere, even eastern Europe.

I'm not sure about the rest of Europe but Ireland and I recon the UK has strict laws on whats aloud on the road. Anything over 5-10 years old here has to have a regular National Car Test (NCT) every 1-2 years. Not having one of these will make your car illegal to drive on the roads and they test everything.

All this probably won't be a problem in eastern Europe but you will have to go through UK, Germany and France which do have strict laws so you should just make sure you know what your getting yourself into.

I've a road trip to Finland planed for next year (including Nurburgring and Amsterdam) and from Ireland I recon it's going to cost me at least €1000 including ferry (direct to France) and diesel. Not including accommodation.

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ola dude

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Welcome! You trip sounds like a whole lot of fun!

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welcome Craig!

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Welcome aboard - Keep us up on your travels, your experiences are likely to prove helpful for the next new guy on the boards, as well!

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