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Elizabeth 11-15-2005 11:00 AM

How much per day on average did you spend on your first trip to Europe? At that time how was your currency doing against the European currency?

Tadpole 11-15-2005 11:07 AM

We spent an average of 35 euros for food, hostels, and most importantly drinking. That was for 5 weeks. Some days it went up to 40 or 50 years and some days it was around 20 euros.
The US dollar to Euro Ratio was around 1.26:1

wpg_guy 01-21-2006 10:57 AM

we spent on average 28 euro, and 20 british pounds per day while in the uk...my friend and i are cheap :P

Canadian Bacon 01-27-2006 02:50 PM

I spent about $3500 CDN for 5 weeks, including everything. I didn't eat very well...but that's okay, backpackers shouldn't eat well anyway. But I did drink a loooot.

The English Pound murders the Canadian Dollars....my god

omisan 01-27-2006 04:12 PM

I typically spend about 50€ a day in Europe, no matter what the currency is trading at. Sometimes more, occasionally less. That includes hostel, food, drinks, local transport.

Joker 01-27-2006 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by omisan@Jan 27 2006, 05:12 PM
I typically spend about 50€ a day in Europe, no matter what the currency is trading at. Sometimes more, occasionally less. That includes hostel, food, drinks, local transport.
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Rockefeller your last name, Omi? :D

omisan 01-27-2006 05:18 PM

I wish!! Nah, I just go for short bursts, so I have a fairly set amount of $$$ budgeted out for the trips. Couldn't quite do that with the month-longer to Oz, but the $50 figure kept happening a LOT. *sigh*

MeTurk 01-30-2006 04:16 AM

:lol: I just got my bank statement back from my trip, On one of the weeks I was spending on average €171 a day. :doh: I got better towards the end but had to come home early. Me knobend, can't money make last.

nemesis331 01-30-2006 08:17 AM

shit...i'm definetly gonna starve. haha. do you carry alot of cash on you or use credit cards?

Tadpole 01-30-2006 08:51 AM

Both. Cash is helpful but you dont want to much available(not including your safty stash) because your wallet or money belt might get stolen. Debit cards or credit cards work great. You want spend as much if you use cash and you can acutlly see the money that you are spending. I paid for my hostels, presents and anything with a bigger bill with debit/credit card. But i kept 100 euros on me to spend getting groceries and such. That way a terminal fee of 2 euros, or whatever it was, wasnt added everytime i needed money.

MeTurk 01-30-2006 09:11 AM

I used ATM all the way. I'm moraly opossed to credit cards.

Canadian Bacon 02-01-2006 08:17 PM

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Originally posted by nemesis331@Jan 30 2006, 08:17 AM
shit...i'm definetly gonna starve. haha.* do you carry alot of cash on you or use credit cards?
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Well you'll definitely be eating enough bread and cheese.

Generally cash, but I think a lot of hostels prefer credit cards. At least was my experience.

MeTurk 02-02-2006 02:46 AM

They like credit cards when it comes to pre booking but once your standaing infront of them cash is fine.

urOZm8 02-02-2006 05:13 AM

I survived on about 35 euro a day and I was careful with my spending. The $AUD was good when I first arrived but then declined against the euro. I didn't really feel the fluctuations that much anyway as I always just withdrew cash from the ATM.

ev

Somnambulation 02-02-2006 04:31 PM

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Originally posted by urOZm8@Feb 2 2006, 05:13 AM
I survived on about 35 euro a day and I was careful with my spending.*
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Hehe, let getting a free massage in the park rather than paying for it.

chelseafc05 02-02-2006 09:46 PM

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Originally posted by MeTurk@Jan 30 2006, 11:16 PM
:lol: I just got my bank statement back from my trip, On one of the weeks I was spending on average €171 a day. :doh: I got better towards the end but had to come home early. Me knobend, can't money make last.
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171 a day....wtf were ya spendin it on?

urOZm8 02-02-2006 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by Somnambulation@Feb 3 2006, 12:31 AM
Hehe, let getting a free massage in the park rather than paying for it.
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Haha, I remember that Jake. Call me tight, I'll call you a sucker!

ev

Somnambulation 02-03-2006 12:08 AM

Youre probably right, but after walking around Madrid all day it just seemed right. She was offering foot massages too, but that would have been heinous considering I was wearing sandals.

bolton 02-09-2006 02:04 AM

so 50 euros a day would be easy living? i could go in like 6 months then

Tadpole 02-09-2006 08:53 AM

50 euros wouldnt be too easy, you would still have to watch what you spend and keep tabs. 75 euros would be the easier budget. But that does give you more room than 35 euros which is real tight. It is defeintly alot easier to go over 50 euros than to stay under it.


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