Comments on: The Cost of Traveling Western Europe

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 10:05:27 +0000

As I said there is a range. I think you could do it on as low as 50 but it depends on how budget you want to be. There’s way to lower the costs by using couch surfing, cooking meals, etc.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:59:55 +0000

Hi Matt, I plan on going to Europe when I go around the world during my gap year. Would you still recommend the 70 euros a day or has that fluctuated a bit.

By: eurotrip tips

eurotrip tips — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:03:47 +0000

This is incredibly informative, even for those who already travelled in Europe. Planning a trip can be really overwhelming and forgetting small details is easy, especially budget wise.

If you travel light and easy, you will be able to save hundreds of euros, either to keep for your old days or to extend your trip.

Thanks for your input!

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:26:48 +0000

They will make you check it!

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:20:35 +0000

Matt, does your backpack count as a carry-on on Ryanair or the other cheap carriers? I’ve flown them before and really gotten nailed because I had to check a bag.

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:17:55 +0000

The number of American tourists visiting France has decreased:

http://www.newsweek.com/2010/08/29/decline-in-tourism-may-be-a-blessing-for-the-u-s.html

Europeans have told me that the other euro-zone countries, UK and Scandinavia has a decrease in American tourist well.

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:23:39 +0000

I feel that way too.

By: fluffy bunny

fluffy bunny — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:38:03 +0000

Westrern Europe is overrated. I enjoy doses of Europe, don’t get me wrong. But it’s difficult to enjoy it on a budget. Gondola rides, museum tickets, monument climbing and the like add up to 100′s per week. And that’s without eating or sleeping. Which means no gondola rides, museums or monument, but then why go to Europe?

You get WAY more bang for your buck pretty much anywhere else in the world.

By: JonesAbergs

JonesAbergs — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:30:05 +0000

tight budget = uncomfortable

By: NomadicMatt

NomadicMatt — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:37:25 +0000

I think your argument that in order to travel to Europe you must be rich, is not true. Many people come over on tight budgets and a few hundred dollars is a lot of money to them. While it may not be to you, it is to other people and it is to those people that I say “Go now!” because they can’t afford to spend a lot so the weak Euro helps them out.