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I am a 24 year old American who is looking san antonio river walk hotels to go back to Europe to see all that i can, literally try and see almost every country and really try to see a few cities in each. i plan on traveling Mid to late September till basically i outstay my welcome or get low on funds. I have a good amount of money saved up to finance me trip (about $20k), and plan on trying to couch surf as much as i can to keep expenses to a minimum. I have looked into the rail system and have been looking at the continuous 3 month rail pass to do my travels, but have some concerns after doing research and reading other forum on here. I understand that there are reservation fees (which i hear during the time im going i may not have to be too concerned with) but I'm just wondering for the type of trip im trying san antonio river walk hotels to do will it be worth gettting?
san antonio river walk hotels As well as, since im under 26 i can choose either pass (1st or 2nd class), but dont know how much they really differ. i am a tall individual san antonio river walk hotels (6'3) and have big legs and feet so comfort is somewhat of concern, but not technically a deal breaker. So any info on what they actually offer would be great??? Wifi? Plug-ins for devices? Food?
As an American, you can stay up to 90 days out of a non-rolling 180 days in Schengen countries. So be sure to factor that into your planning (i.e., see all the Schengen countries first then the UK, then the Balkans, san antonio river walk hotels and then Ukraine, san antonio river walk hotels Moldova, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, and Turkey before returning to the U.S. (You're going to need a visa for Belarus and Russia if you desire to visit those).
As for trains, first class is more comfortable, san antonio river walk hotels you have more legroom, san antonio river walk hotels and it's generally quieter. On Deutsche san antonio river walk hotels Bahn trains, the IC and ICE first class wagons have power ports, and a at-your-seat-food service (but you pay), and most have WiFi. I can't comment on other counties but I would expect them to be similar.
If you have such a generous budget and you're anticipating your lodging costs to be very low, I would maybe look at a car rental san antonio river walk hotels for your Schengen tour -- I recently rented a BMW 5 series for 4 weeks for 800 Euro and if you get something much smaller and less fancy, you should san antonio river walk hotels be able to get a 3 month car rental for less than 2000USD. The up-side san antonio river walk hotels is that you can go where you want, when you want and stop wherever you want on the way. The down-side is that you also have to buy gas, have to pay for parking most of the time, and you can't sleep while driving.
I would rethink your plan and narrow down the countries you would like to visit. There are approximately 50 countries in Europe and even if you only see 40 of them that's 120 cities (based on your criteria of a few cities in each country). This would make for a long trip where you see very little san antonio river walk hotels in each location. It would be a memory of lots of train or bus stations.
Go grab Lonely Planet's Eastern Europe, Western Europe, UK, Germany, France, and Spain books and read through them, paying special attention to the suggested itineraries/walks san antonio river walk hotels through the various major cities (I don't think the Fodors guides have this feature). Then decide what you really want to see and do then plan accordingly.
In third-world Europe, these differences matter. On premium routes in richer Europe, they matter only to train obsessives and people with more money than sense, though on some passes san antonio river walk hotels the premium for First can be so low it might be worth paying just for the slightly higher possibility of confort. They rarely affect san antonio river walk hotels leg room much (itself rarely an issue on trains, san antonio river walk hotels though for those to whom it matters, san antonio river walk hotels it's usually more important to choose aircraft-style seats rather than seats facing someone else): they affect girth room rather more.
On the line I use most often, they're a serious class differentiator. MPs, Peers of the Realm, Nobel prize winners, Prime Ministers and bishops go Standard: admen, hedge fund dealers, management consultants and similar lowlife san antonio river walk hotels go First. In Romania or Moldova, I wouldn't go Standard to save my life. I'm occasionally forced to go First on major routes at busy times if booking late, especially in France and Italy: I always emerge convinced I've been ripped off, and that it's God's way of telling me I ought to book earlier.
I greatly appreciate the details pertaining to the classes on the train (sparkchaser), first class is sounding like the preferred choice if i got that path... As for the car, that would be cool but gas when i was in Europe was crazy priced and i hope to use the trains as an accommodation route here and there.
san antonio river walk hotels The comment about the 90 day stay in Europe i am fully aware of an thank you for adding the locations that i am allowed to travel in outside of the 90 period because i was getting a little confused lol.... My trip will generally include trips within the Schengen zone, with exceptions san antonio river walk hotels for the UK and Turkey.
Adrienne - I definitely am still looking into the journey i would like to make. Im trying to figure out the Forsure destinations and find location between id like to see. But comment is exactly why i wrote this to try and figure if this is truly worth it... so thank you
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