daveelmstrom

The advantage of having a car is not so that you can travel further and see more countries -- you could easily piece together a rail...

Two questions:...

OP says he wants to travel "for as long as possible," and is starting to get concerned about price in Western Europe. If he is interested...

As noted above, washing in the sink might work out fine. I think you could probably get by for a week without washing pants and shirts,...

1) I think your idea to travel to cheaper destination is a solid one. Western Europe is well worth seeing, but can be a budget buster. I...

Your budget works out to somewhere around 80+ euros per day. That's a decent budget, but with that said, you need to be smart about your...

I wouldn't say I pulled apart your plans entirely. In my scenario, most of the cities you want to visit remain intact. Bucharest is...

Oh, and just a note that besides the one hostel in Minneapolis, there are no other hostels anywhere in the region around the concert. So...

If you are going to Clarks Grove, I'm speculating that you will have a car. (If you don't have a car, it will be very difficult -- probably...

I wouldn't waste my time going to Varna. It's a pleasant enough city, but definitely not the highlight of the region for a three-week trip....

I would say that the problems with hostels closing (and other things being in shutdown mode) is a bigger problem in the south -- beach...

I do the same as #3, but I use www.hostelworld.com. I have showed up without a reservation in mid-summer, and not had a significant...

Good information from bristolnewbie above....

This might be one place to look:...

Thanks for that bristolnewbie -- that's good to know. Although the OP still will need to inquire about train schedules when he's ready to...