Hi forum,
I've been "planning" on going travelling for a few years now. Now is the time for me to actually settle on something, and do it.
My plan is to dodge part of the Australian winter and travel between May and August, for anywhere from a month to two months.
I'm not entirely sure what type of trip I want to do. I'm 25 and single, so the plan is to travel solo. If I do go to Europe, I'd consider backpacking and/or doing a tour with Contiki or Topdeck. Budget isn't a huge problem, but I'm obviously not going first class.
I've narrowed it down to a handful of countries and cities that I want to visit, this time around (hopefully this is the first of many trips!). The countries are Croatia, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic. If I can and if feasible, I'd happily chuck in any neighbouring countries like Slovakia and Slovenia. I'd also love to visit Italy (Venice, specifically, on this trip), Greece (Athens) and Turkey (Istanbul), but all of those might be a bit too much to ask this time around.
Any comments or suggestions?! Obviously, my knowledge of these places is practically non-existent. Most of my geography knowledge comes from either playing Total War, or reading stuff on Wikipedia. The only other times I've been overseas are to California in 2006 and the UK in 2009.
I'd love any tips or ideas for places to visit in my rough area! I don't just want to do major cities; local knowledge on places to go would be fantastic. I have an interest in practically all types of history from ancient to 20th century, and love a good landscape as well. I really hope to meet some new people in my travels.
Will also trade TWC +reps for accommodation!
I'm still considering (research pending) some other options as well. I thought a possibly much more budget-friendly trip could be a working or volunteering holiday in the Pacific region. I also really want to visit South America, but from what little I know that my stretch my budget even more than an equivalent amount of time in Europe might. So much to do; so little money.
Cheers!
Frunk