After we drove around Europe by car we decided to write some tips that may be useful to those who go to Europe on their own. It’s impossible to take everything into account, so only that it seemed important to us. Ideally, not to unforeseen situations, it is necessary to go through the Internet thoroughly a trip.
Add in the comments what is important to you. Us This will also be useful, next time we take into account.
If you are traveling to Europe independently by car
- Plan in advance the route, reference points. Navigator is very useful on the road. It’s not necessary to constantly check the map to check the correctness of the route. However, technical devices tend to fail, so some major points on the road must know and have information in print.
- Try to go no more than 200-300 kilometers per day, well, or at least no more than 500 km. Because it takes a lot time, and such a trip tries to turn into a race.
- As early as possible, moderate appetites regarding the places visited. As a rule, I want to catch everything for this short trip, but this It is very difficult, unless of course you are going to rest. It is much better to study in more detail one country, or several cities than to see a hundred places almost out of the window car.
- When traveling it is best to fill the tank, after he emptied by half. We were faced with the fact that after 6 pm, refueling closes and runs automatically, and our cards are not accepted by machines (this is in France).
- The road network in Europe is very extensive compared to Russia, get confused very easily.
- A very useful thing is an inverter. With him you can not think about dead batteries in your phone, camera, or laptop.
- Driving on autobahns will usually be faster, therefore if you just need to get from point A to point B, then this is an option good. But if you want to see interesting places and have down with autobahns. On the way you can meet amazing small cities, like from a fairy tale, beautiful nature, and much another.
To Europe alone
Cheaper trip to Europe
- Think and learn as much as possible in advance if you want make your trip cheaper. For example, how will you get from from one city to another, or from the airport to the city (usually there are always expensive and cheap options).
- If you are traveling by car, take food with you on the road, as well as gas burner, where you can cook. Often found car parks with tables and benches where you can relax and to eat
- Go during the warmer months, and then you can spend the night in camping tents for a small fee, free on parking or in places where you especially nobody will see. If you put up a tent with the onset of darkness, and filmed with the dawn, it is hardly anyone you will notice.
- If you are traveling alone or are used to simple conditions, then instead of hotels, spend the night in hostels, prices are usually less, and where you can choose how the room where 4-10 people live, and individual. A plus is the presence of a kitchen where you can cook food
- Search for hotels through the RoomGuru service. It shows prices immediately all reservation systems. That is, you can see how much it costs same hotel in different systems and choose where it is cheaper. It is better to book in advance, on the spot you will look for a hotel, especially budget.
- Think of a variant with lapis or couchsurfing (which is such). Only it is not necessary to relate to this, as easy to free. housing is primarily an interesting conversation, the opportunity to learn country and city inside.
- Stay overnight at the airport when it is necessary (early flight) instead of the hotel, as a rule, you can always find a convenient place, especially with foam. The police are loyal to such travelers.
- Make yourself an inexpensive but working medical insurance We do liberty or ERV through this megapolezny a service where you can compare prices at once for 16 insurance and see all their conditions and conditions. Because you may have to to spend money on medicine, but it is not very cheap.
- Use hitchhiking or kotoyurazh in France for movements between cities.
- Buy groceries in large supermarkets and markets in advance. low prices, without waiting for expensive little shops.
- Use McDonalds when you need a free toilet, Internet, and charging electronic devices.
Hitchhiker’s Guide to Europe
When we went to Europe on our own, we spent about 50.000r per month travel for two. This is largely due to the fact that you drove by car most of the way, a small segment hitchhiked, two flights made low-cost airlines (I advise you to buy air tickets through Aviasales.ru and Skyscanner.ru, we use them regularly), spent the night in a tent, on a yacht, and cheap hotels, and almost did not eat Cafe.
About how we received Schengen French visas, I wrote here – How to get a Schengen visa yourself.
Life hacking 1 – how to buy a good insurance
Choosing insurance is now unrealistically difficult, therefore, to help everyone travelers, I make a rating. To do this, constantly monitor forums, I study insurance contracts and use insurance by myself.
Insurance Rating
Life hacking 2 – how to find a hotel 20% cheaper
First, choose a hotel on Booking. They have a good base offers, but the prices are NOT the best! The same hotel is often possible find 20% cheaper in other systems through the RoomGuru service.
Discount hotels
