europe

Matt Derrick submitted a new file to the downloads area: Squatting in Europe: Radical Spaces, Urban Struggles - Moving beyond the conventional understandings of squatting in Europe over the past 40 years. Click here to learn more about this file...

Planning a trip through Europe in June. Anyone interested in joining? I'll start in Austria and probably head south, though the route isn't defined as of now. Pretty much wherever we feel like going. Let me know.

Just thought I would try my hand at posting current community relative events. Thirty arrested as rioting continues at Can Vies building in Barcelona Demolition of unofficial grassroots civic centre, occupied in 1997, provokes widespread unrest in poor area of city and beyond The unrest around...

Words kind of fail me having just watched this video and read the article. I feel pretty thankful for what I have got. http://www.channel4.com/news/romania-tunnels-bucharest-orphans-photo Beneath the streets of Romania's capital, a living hell PARAIC O'BRIEN Reporter Deep under the streets...

ive been here a few weeks, andalucia, madrid, currently barcelona. may or may not hit southern france soon. diggin the vibes here, lookin for more! que paso?

Hi there. Going to hitchhike/hop freight trains across Europe during Summer, probably starting in early June. Anyone interested in joining me? No definite route as of now. Just trying to spend the better part of the Summer on the road/tracks. Also trying to spend as little money as possible...

So it looks like I could be headed to France in the next couple of weeks. Will be driving from the UK. I am taking my ex boyfriend to his parents where he is going to stay until he's 'cleaned' his act up. I'm not imagining this to be a fun journey. 12 hours in a car + however long on a ferry...

World gathering is in Hungary, June 27 ish to late July ish.. Forget the exact dates.... The European gathering is soon after, also for a month, in Romania. Curious if anyone is thinking of going? I'll likely be stopping at the world gathering for a little bit as I head back West in...

Hi guys, I'm programming opensource and living in squats around Europe. My work gets a lot of attention from the media (working with Bitcoin) so I give a lot of exposure for the squat movement and what we're trying to achieve. Here's a sample of photos/videos from things I'm involved with. BBC...

For sale: one Spanish village, free to the right owner A Barca, a 15th-century hamlet in northern Spain, is being offered free of charge to anyone willing to restore it. And it is far from the only village for sale in Spain … One of the abandoned hamlets for sale in Spain. Photograph: Miguel...

I had this nice dream, or more of an aim, to reach America per boat. I've read a lot about it now, and I must say that I don't think I'll ever get to that dream and I guess I will just simply buy a plane ticket to cross the Atlantic ocean. Although I do not know yet where I would like to start...

http://www.ultraeurope.com/home . Coming? :D

Hey folks. I'm a US citizen and I'm leaving Slovakia because I overstayed my tourist visa. I'm hoping to find a squat in Europe outside the Schengen, preferably in Croatia but really anywhere is fine. Also if anybody's in my neighborhood and wants to hitch down with me I'd love some company. I'm...

I am Eva, 48. I am an outsider "underground" artist living in hungary. i was growin' up in germany /Essen, Ruhr area/ lived in 1989-90 in Berlin, the Kreuzberg district as a squatter. i also lived in a wagenburg at nowhere's land. Now i wanna leave this intolerant conservative country without...

i am starting to wonder if this is my only option. the first thing that comes to mind is by boat, but i dont know if its doable. also, if i get in trouble with the police, what would happen? would i get sendt back here? is there any control when going of the boat? ive hopped a boat once before...

i wasnt sure where to post this, but this looked like the best place. can anyone here whos been living on the streets in both europe and america tell me the difference? im planning on going to america and just living there/ traveling the place, but i dont really have any experience. im going...

John McAfee designed the McAfee Anti-Virus Software that comes on all laptops before going batshit crazy, murdering someone in Belize, and fleeing a protracted manhunt to settle in the Montreal Art Scene. Here is his guide to third world travel: http://www.whoismcafee.com/the-travel-guide/

Was wondering if anyone knew of any decent blogs of folks traveling in Europe? Looking more for dirty broke punk sorta approach rather than your standard backpacker with a planned journey and staying in hostels etc. haha.

I hate winter and this shitty English weather. Me and a couple mates are gonna hitch through France to Barcelona and then probably head to southern Spain after that. Anyone know any cool places for dirty broke punx to go check out? we're taking our instruments with us to busk. We play folk...

Hi, I`m looking for a hitchhiking travel partner for sometime early upcoming year. Open for both low and medium Budget, "hardcore" or not traveling :) Open for all sugestions. Im from Norway btw :)

Hope this hasn't been posted before but apparently this is the secret language of Irish Travelers http://www.travellersrest.org/shelta.htm I'd copy and paste this in it's entirety but it's a long list. http://www.travellersrest.org/sheltaenglishnocant990418.htm

hey:) im gonna be travelling around europe starting june by freight/hitchhiking, this will be my first time heading out alone and hopping in europe starting in gent probably. hit me up if your interested:) thanks ,mark sorry if this is in the wrong section

My band is going to be touring Europe in the spring, and was wondering if anyone had any contacts with squats, diy spaces, collectives, or anyone who is in any way involved with things of these sorts over there, Anywhere?

next week i am off to Ukraine.. and am looking for info about getting around.. does anybody know of some good squats, radical spaces, anarchists, punks etc...or any of the grid community.. how to get around life as a hobo.. dumpster diving etc..

What's up guys. So I haven't posted here in awhile, and admins can move my thread if this belongs somewhere else, but I got a question, if any of ya'll can help me it would be greatly appreciated! Has anyone gone to Europe with warrants and not got busted? My partner is going with me to Germany...

If you want to exploit visa loopholes to over stay here in Britain you need to take a lesson from the Roma Gypsies. http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/418681/Park-Lane-beggars-get-round-the-law-to-stay-in-Britain Park Lane beggars get round the law to stay in Britain ROMANIAN beggars blighting...

Just got through watching Top Gear. They had another "Supercar Showdown", but this is not the point. They were in Spain, and the camera showed tons of freeways, towns, an airport, and HUGE sections of Madrid sitting empty. The physical infrastructure is just,..there, Lifeless. Unused...

My buddy and i will be backpacking Europe camping as much as possible with very little money. What did ya'll eat while doing similar things? We are planning on mostly just rice, any shots at free day old bread or other lucky things?

Need somewhere to crash between 30th and 5th in either Bristol or Ldn. I'm pretty chilled out and quiet so I won't be getting under anyones feet and i'm down to help out with shit and look after dogs. I'm totally awesome to drink with too, so yah, hit me up.

yo i am thinking of going to Croatia next week.. mainly hitting up the coast on the Slovenian side.. umag, pula.. etc.. anybody got any recommendation on no money surviving? i read around that wild camping on the beach is illegal.. has anybody tried it? anybody know where to meet other road...

We're heading there next week. Anyone have any advice to make some skrilla in: San Sebastian Bilbao Pamplona Zaragoza Barcelona and any other little town that's hidden from my half-assed Googlemaps search. love, the cack

Hey ya'll, I'm sure this'd be better in the "making a living" forum space, but whatever. We just spent a month busking in the England and Scotland. Here's what I know: Busking Guide: Tips for England and Scotland. England has many regulations for Covent Gardens, but it also appears to...

So in Bath, UK they have set up a social enterprise where homeless people give guided tours of the city. I've heard about it happening in London too. Perhaps a way to make some cash...

Anyone planning to travel around the UK or possibly Europe this coming summer and fancy a travel buddy? I'm still relatively new to this whole thing and wanna start making some decent contacts and doing something with my life! I'm a good laugh to be around, I swear.

i will have some money and a return ticket with 4 other people. just wondering if any of you guys have been turned down for no special reason or if known of anyone that has happened to? anywhere in europe.ive heard of stories like this in the past. any other info is welcomed but not asked....

Anyone wana wander around Ireland? Just back and cant face getting a job yet ! know a few people dotted around the place if your in the uk you could bring a bike over on the boat

Hello, I am going to be in France visiting my family in June. Only plans I have is my cousins wedding at the end of June. I was looking for travel buddies, squats, punk houses, new friends, anything really. Never done anything in Europe outside of family.

heyo switzerland to croatia, two different worlds, only about 900km... anyone familiar, have any experiences, or advice? should be hitting the road next week

I have recently taken on a new project, building a space up from nothing, with nothing, in the south of Portugal. We are not actively searching for help yet, as there is no accommodation, and not much we can offer right now (other than a tent site, or a place to park a bus...) Anyone traveling...

Hi (dopo in Italiano), My name is David and I play in a punk band called SIGFRIED AND ROID-RAGE, we come from Tel-Aviv, Israel by way of Rome, Italy (kind of), Haifa, and Huntsville, Alabama. We're going on tour in Italy, France and Slovenia this March. We play fast pop-punk kind of like THE...

hey folks! lookin around to head to ireland next fall, and i'm wondering if any of y'all know any tricks about the cheapest way to get there. straight up nyc > dublin seems like i can do better. is it better to fly into other countries and go from there? if so which ones? thank ya kindly!

Any tips, advice, experiences willing to share for sleeping under the stars? I know theres heaps of squats in some places which I'm looking forward to.

Broke up with my girl, so I'm bailing and hitching down to Spain next week, get out of this fucking cold.... Anyone stomping around the Med?

Yes, you read that correctly. This thread is for those rare folks that are traveling the world with no papers, no id, no nothing. Hopefully in this thread you will be able to give or receive some tips about hopping borders in EUROPE AND AFRICA. This thread should not cover the United States...

Hello, I am currently couchsurfing in Europe longterm. I am a former soldier, trying to shake my brainwashing, and re-discover the hippie I thought I was before the military and the hippie that I have always wanted to be. My hair is long, I'm camping, and I'm traveling the world one border...

Hey Guys, Wanting to get to Iceland next spring. Anyone know how to get there from the continent? I heard there might be a hitchable ferry from Denmark, wondered if anyone had any experience of that. Cheers, Sam

i am looking to travel back to the usa.. dont realy care where i land as long is its on the east coast area... ie nyc, boston, philly i can get around from there.. but just need a cheap hop over.. i used to use this airchitch stuff but they dont seem to exist anymore.. anybody know about...

My partner and I will be traveling around Europe for 2 months starting in November. We have a rough route planned out that we plan to hitch most of. Major cities that we will be hitting up include London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Marseille, Barcelona, and Madrid. We are looking to stay...

Hello all, I am planning a trip to England in the spring. I am from Chicago and have done some bike touring around the midwest. I have trainhopped a bit. I am a huge lifelong railfan. I have a particular interest in Steam in the UK, the steam preservation movement there is way ahead of its US...

While looking up information on European cities I find this awsome site! Anyways I just moved to alberta from winnipeg and hoping to set off sometime after christmas with my bro. Loads of good info on this site never been train hopping before but as I dont have cash for rides seems that and...