tryfan I'm Polish but the reason i didnt mention Krakow, Warsaw... overpriced especially city centers and if shes flying in the summer flights from US can be hectic on her budget. and its only pretty in summer time til mid sept. if shes keen on visiting Poland.. hit up Torun, Gdansk, Leba ( last 2 are Baltic coast cities.. gorgeous. granted she can get alot for her $ in Poland aka $1 big pints of beer but outside of museums in Krakow and old square were the fun is at or Cultural Palace in Warsaw there isnt much else. but if she ends up in Poland.. deffinately hit up Zakopane.. major mountain chain in southern part.. its gorgeous. plus james u gotta look at the fact that shes a female traveling solo, extended eastern Europe by herself is like telling her to check out middle parts of India . but agreed on the balkans on her budget, just let someone know where u headed to
You can not compare Eastern Europe in any way to India. No reason that she would not be fine in any of the places I suggested.
are u a female traveling solo and have you been to eastern Europe?? mentioning is 1 thing, experiencing is another. all those places are cheap and fine for a visit but shes gotta watch her behind 5x more than whereever shes from.. yes those places are gorgeous but they still got issues. Jasmyn i dont think anyone mentioned how long to go for.. but from my experiences on that kind of budget would be 12-21 days.
eurofun you are making no sense first you say Warsaw and Krakow are expensive and then say the OP will get a lot for their $!
I have met loads of lone girls from all over the world travelling in Poland and Eastern Europe in general and not one complained of any problems whatsoever, in fact they had more problems in some large Western European cities.
I am sorry if you have had a bad experience but I find your advice extremely negative, misguided and misplaced. Hopefully the OP will see through your prejudices.
However I whole hearted agree with you that the High Tatras are stunning on both Polish and Slovak side, as is Slovensky Raj in Slovakia.
Why would she need Two open jaw?
OP, eat at small mom and pop cafes in paved alleyways. Its where locals eat. No tourist prices there. And kabob shops.
Ask folks at next table, if they speak English. Then ask about street sense.
If you don't understand the menu, see what others are eatting and sheepishly point for the waiter. "I want what he is having."
I laugh at my speeking mistakes. They like that.
If the ask, "What did you say?'
I answer "grzlgmndnd."
Warms a crowd real quick. :)
The Tatras are not that great on either side. If you are in the area, yes, visit. But do not make a special trip to them. I have been twice in summer. Maybe in winter they are better.
Poland, for such a big European country has so little to see compared to Spain.
That is my personal opinion only.
Eurofun, welcome to Thorntree.
The cheapest countries in Europe are Armenia, Georgia (but those are really remote), Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.
For accomodation (away from big cities) in more expensive countries, camping is cheap and popular. France has the most cheap campsites.
Thanks Gerard hehe. Tryfan maybe i was misunderstood, im not being prejudice here, yes Krakow and Warsaw can and are expensive ( on that budget ) how i know.. ( cause im from there - born ) what i meant to say that, outside of those cities she can get more for her $ and i mentioned them ie: Torun, Gdansk, Leba, Poznan, Gdynia, Malbork,( all of which are in northern/central part and if shes goin south like i said Zakopane is worth checking out, totally different world, with morskie oko ( sea eye ) or northeastern parts - Mazury.. gorgeous lakes and when she crosses that border to belarus its a whole different world.. so im not hating on anything i never said i had bad experiences i just know that region :) no matter how many lonely girls u know, everybody will have different experiences.
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Hi guys! Lots of comments since I last logged on! I have to say though, you guys have made it very hard for me to decide where to go on this adventure, lol! And I mean that as a good thing, because you guys gave me so many good suggestions and tips on what to do and where to go! :) I also have some updates for my trip below!
First, I found out that I have relatives in both Ireland (further south in Ireland is what I've been told, not sure which city yet, will find that out in the next few days), and also in London. I was told today that the relatives in both countries are willing to let me stay with them.This is great, because that'll really help my budget out! So, I've decided to travel around the UK mainly since I'll have contacts and places to stay there. My UK relatives also have friends through out both countries that are willing to let me stay at their places. So if you guys have any more favorite places in the UK that you think I should see, don't hold back! :)
Second, I should mention for those wondering where I'm flying out of, that I'm from Minnesota. So I'd be flying out of and into Minneapolis. I'm not having any problems finding cheap flights around the UK (well, most places anyway) for my departure date. Its the return flights that I'm having trouble finding a good price for. But obviously that should be expected since it'll be starting to get busy around the time I'm ready to leave (end of June most likely).
I was going to try and reply back to all of you individually for the posts you put over the last few days, but I figured that'd be a post that's WAY too long, lol. So instead, I'd just like to thank all of you guys for the information and help you've provided! I appreciate it more than you know! :)
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