pasique

hi guys! just popped here to introduce moiself. i'm a 22 yo from indonesia (probaby some of you never heard ). I'm planning on travelling to europe to visit my friend in germany sometime next year or 2006 (to see the world cup.. yiippee..!! ). I've never been abroad alone, so I was absolutely clueless about what to do, but this site helped me a lot! so if anyone wanna help me a little more about places to go etc etc, i'd be very grateful! thanks..

pinion

WELCOME TO THE BOARDS!!!

Congrats on making the decions to travel solo! Lots of people here have been thru Germany so I'm sure you'll hear about all the good places to hit up.

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WELCOME TO TravelPUNK, Pasique!

Just make yourself at home, and we´ll be happy to answer any and all of your questions B) .

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llemus7

welcome to the boards pasique

what part of germany is your friend in?

I have been to Munich, and Berlin and they were awesome cities to check out.

I will be there in Germany for the world cup myself on 2006. maybe we can watch a game and drink a beer.

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no use in fighting it. you're going to be here for a very long time. this site is completely addictive. :bomb: <--- bet you're wondering what the guy has to do with anything. :D

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new_pasique

geez, thanks a lot guys! well, to tell you the truth, i'm already addicted, but my account's been in trouble past few days , so i decided to make a new one! coz i can't do anything and i just can't stand it anymore.. so, here i am! new_pasique . creative huh?

omisan

Ehhh... New_Welcome!

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tecia

First WELCOME TO THE FAMILY!!!!!!

I also want to be in Germany for 2006 so we will have to grab a beer with llemus!!!
and yes this place is very addictive but so good for you!!!

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new_pasique

yeah, it's addictive allright! but no wonder, coz you guys are sooo welcome to newbies.
now i've been planning my trip and all, and got a little too confused about where to go. i wanna visit my pal in england, I certainly have to go to germany, but i also wanna go to italy and spain as well. do you guys think it's too ambisious? considering i'm a complete newbie in this backpacking thing. if i should drop onedestination, where would you suggest NOT to visit?

simply_angelic

it all depends on how long you're planning to go for.....for a week of travelling that's quite a bit of travelling....but for say, a month or two, that's pretty doable.....

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oh, and I forgot to add the part about how it also depends on how much $$ you plan on taking w/ ya too......

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GO CANADA!!!!

If you walk backwards, you'll find out that you can go forward and people won't know if you're coming or going.

Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today.
-James Dean

Countries I've Visited: Austria, Botswana, Canada, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy. Malawi, Mexico, Portugal, Rwanda, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, USA, UK, Vatican City, Zambia

tecia

Like simply-angelic said it depends on how long you are going for...
i went for about two months and did all of that pluse a little more so it can be done and this summer was my first trip so being new at it does not matter if you love to travel. Also having Tp as a sounding board helps.
So just think about how much time you have and money and then take it from there

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new_pasique

mmm.. well, i'm not really sure about the $$$ i'll be taking, but i'm planning on staying for a month. i don't suppose $1000 is enough, isn't it? how much would you guys suggest if i wanna go to england, germany, italy and spain? considering i won't have to pay for hostels in england, germany and italy..

new_pasique

after some time reading posts from you guys (you're all very helpful, thanks a lot!), i've made up a plan for my adventure next year (or two years later, once i save up enough money). here goes :

fly from home to London, got some friends there, so accomodation won't be a problem. thinking about staying there for 3 nights or maybe 4 (i wanna go to either Liverpool or Manchester, which one's better? i wonder how long does it take to go there by bus? is it possible to just explore the town and return to London so i don't have to spend a night?).

after that, gonna take the eurostar to brussels and maybe just stay for a night (been there, not much to see besides the mannekin piss, right? or i just don't know any other good sites?)

-maybe- go to amsterdam for a night or two (is it worth it, really?)

go to Nurnberg, got a friend there, so i can cut out accomodation from my expense list. spend 2 nights, go to neighbouring towns (Munich or Frankfurt or Wurzburg, which one's better?) and spend a night or two there.

go straight to Italy and spend 2 days in each cities (Venice, Florence, Rome, Milan). or should i spend more days in rome and less in others?

fly to Spain (madrid or barcelona?) and explore the country. i was thinking only Madrid and Barcelona, but i heard some good stories about Granada, Seville, Toledo, etc, so I was thinking to add 1-2 towns, but when i look at the maps, looks like Granada and Seville are too far away from Madrid&Barcelona and I'm afraid it'll be too expensive. what do you think?

well, that's all i can think about. what do you think guys? i got a really tight budget here, and i need some plan just to make myself comfortable although maybe i won't be too strict in italy and spain.
oh yeah, do i have to buy eurailpass or something like that? i'm from indonesia, where can i buy it? it's not available in europe isn't it?

wow, sorry i asked too many questions, it's just that i read so many great infos from you guys and i just wanna know if my plan's doable.