One Summer in Europe – the backpacking Europe podcast

episode #0 – Introduction

Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by Ryan in Introduction

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We’re pleased to present the first episode of One Summer in Europe – the backpacking Europe podcast!

As this episode is an introduction to the rest of the series, we name it episode #0.

In this episode, Melissa and I discuss:

• who we are and our different European travel experiences
• why people should consider taking their own backpacking Europe trip (hint: FUN), whether one is a recent graduate or is out of school a few years
• why traveling on a budget is a great skill and how it actually leads to a better experience than spending a lot of money
• we set up our virtual “one summer in Europe” trip scenario which is based on :

1. 10-week trip (last half of May + June + July)
2. visiting 20 interesting destinations (3-4 days on average in each) with no formal itinerary (next stop = ??)
3. spending on average $50-70 per day by keeping to a budget
4. using a 2-month unlimited use railpass for 20 countries
5. flying into London as our 1st stop

Here are some relevant links from this episode:

1. a useful airfare comparison website: Momondo.com
2. where to get your European railpass: RailEurope
3. where to get your passport: USA, Canada, Australia
4. and of course our partner site where you can quickly search 1000s of hostels and things to do across Europe: One Summer in Europe

For reference, here are the railpass prices we mentioned:

2-month unlimited
Adult = $1590
Youth = $1034
Group = $1351

15 days in 2 months
Adult = $1085
Youth = $704
Group = $924

Finally, we welcome listener questions and comments at questions (at) backpackpodcast.com, and we may read these emails on future episodes.

Join us soon for our first stop in Europe – episode #1 London!

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