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Backpacking Europe after 3+ months of Asia: destination ideas and advice?
I'm a college senior starting a finance job 9 months after graduating, so I have an unusually long window before I start. I'm spending mid-January through mid-April traveling across Japan, China, Taiwan, and Seoul, which will be a mix of solo travel, traveling with friends, and staying (and traveling) with family in China and Taiwan.
After that, I'd have roughly April through August free. I know that once I start working the window for this kind of open-ended travel basically closes for years, so I'm planning to spend another month or two backpacking Europe after Asia. Logistically, this might mean I'd return home from Asia to drop off my luggage and repack for backpacking, and then set off again, though I'm not sure if there's a more cost-efficient way to handle this, so any advice on that front is welcome too.
I've traveled through bits of Europe before; I studied abroad in London recently, and have visited Paris, Prague, Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Venice, along with other places in England (York, Bath, Oxford, the Cotswolds). Most of this was in the fall, and I'm excited to experience Europe in the warmer months.
I'll have a good bit saved up, so finances aren't a huge concern especially since I know opportunities like this don't come around often, though I'd be on a tighter budget for Europe than I was in Asia. I'm aiming for within $10K, though I wouldn't be mad if it's under budget of course.
With all that context, I have a few specific questions:
1. Where exactly would you go? I'm especially curious about underrated or less touristy destinations alongside the popular destinations, and would love concrete recommendations.
2. How would you structure the trip? Would you move around frequently, slow travel in fewer places, or some combination?
3. For those who have done monthslong trips (like Asia and then Europe) back to back, how did you handle the transition and avoid burnout?
4. What would your rough budget look like for a month or two (or more, if the budget allows!) of backpacking Europe in the spring and summer?
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I'm a college senior starting a finance job 9 months after graduating, so I have an unusually long window before I start. I'm spending mid-January through mid-April traveling across Japan, China, Taiwan, and Seoul, which will be a mix of solo travel, traveling with friends, and staying (and traveling) with family in China and Taiwan.
After that, I'd have roughly April through August free. I know that once I start working the window for this kind of open-ended travel basically closes for years, so I'm planning to spend another month or two backpacking Europe after Asia. Logistically, this might mean I'd return home from Asia to drop off my luggage and repack for backpacking, and then set off again, though I'm not sure if there's a more cost-efficient way to handle this, so any advice on that front is welcome too.
I've traveled through bits of Europe before; I studied abroad in London recently, and have visited Paris, Prague, Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Venice, along with other places in England (York, Bath, Oxford, the Cotswolds). Most of this was in the fall, and I'm excited to experience Europe in the warmer months.
I'll have a good bit saved up, so finances aren't a huge concern especially since I know opportunities like this don't come around often, though I'd be on a tighter budget for Europe than I was in Asia. I'm aiming for within $10K, though I wouldn't be mad if it's under budget of course.
With all that context, I have a few specific questions:
1. Where exactly would you go? I'm especially curious about underrated or less touristy destinations alongside the popular destinations, and would love concrete recommendations.
2. How would you structure the trip? Would you move around frequently, slow travel in fewer places, or some combination?
3. For those who have done monthslong trips (like Asia and then Europe) back to back, how did you handle the transition and avoid burnout?
4. What would your rough budget look like for a month or two (or more, if the budget allows!) of backpacking Europe in the spring and summer?
#nature #activity
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