Friday, April 22, 2011

Planning for 2 months in Europe - on a budget

Some know, some do not, so I will start from the beginning. My trip is being built around a summer semester in Innsbruck, Austria. My semester will run from July 3rd to August 9th. I will have a few "4 and a half day" wkns to plan take trips. Besides the long wknds, I fly out of Miami on June 20th, and do not fly back til August 23rd.
             
                            If I counted correctly that gives me 30 Travel days, and  25 class days.


So with all of that being said, who would have thought planning a trip through Europe would be so damn time consuming! I have spent hours trolling travel websites, sorting through the helpful and the advertising filled sites is exhausting. What cities do I want to go to? What rail pass am I going to purchase? How much money should I budget per day? What happens if I end up in a Hungarian jail? What should I pack? How am I gonna deal with the language difference? How is it gonna work out if I stay in a Hostel? (after all I do snore) There are so many things to consider, and attempt to plan for. This blog shall serve as a look into my preparation and completion of this once in a life time trip. This should be interesting