europe

  1. Kae

    Safe squatting in former Yugoslavia?

    I'm planning a trip to Southeastern Europe, including former Yugoslavian countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina. Can it be safe to squat abandos there? I'm concerned because I keep hearing about left-over still active landmines.
  2. landpirate

    EU Referendum - what it might mean for travellers?

    So I know a fair chunk of people on here are over the way in the USA but a lot of you like coming over to The UK and the rest of Europe on your travels. As some or none of you may be aware yesterday the UK voted on whether we wanted to remain or leave the European Union and become independent...
  3. drynyn

    Italy - why are you so mean?

    Don't get me wrong, Italy is a beautiful place and the people are generally nice. But traveling here hasn't been the greatest. Me and my brother are van camping through Europe and have been for about 5 months so far with few problems. We get to Italy though and the vibe is just a little...
  4. L

    eu trip..squats? friends?

    Hello~ So I'm currently squatting in Dublin but because of the fekin visa laws, I'm only able to stay 3 months. So I'm planning a trip in Europe for 3 months. I'm very broke so I was considering like a helpx or something, but do to a crappy host in the past, I kinda want to do something else. I...
  5. OutsideYourWorld

    Skipped flight home, wandering turkey, georgia, Armenia

    So I was supposed to be travelling for only a few months, then head back to canada for tree planting.. That was the beginning of may... Now I am South of Istanbul, and following the coastline towards Syria. The idea is to hitchhike, couch surf, wild camp, and volunteer my way east. There are...
  6. Matt Derrick

    News & Blogs Pirates on the Danube

    http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/pirates-on-the-danube/ Jamie Bowlby-Whiting cycled 1,000 miles on a £30 bicycle, then built a raft from recycled materials and floated down the Danube. Now that is what I call an adventure! Brew a cuppa and enjoy his tale. In the middle of 2012, I was working...
  7. Maximus

    Sold Everything and Traveled for a Bit

    Hey folks, long time no see. It's almost been a year since I was last active on StP and I deeply regret that mistake, as the stories and people that come through here are the realest I've ever seen them. Anyway, back in October of 2015 my GF of two years left me and it really fucked me up. We...
  8. fernfern

    Featured Notes on Eastern Europe

    I flew into Athens, Greece 10 days ago and wanted to start a thread documenting some observations/maybe advice for people that might be aspiring to travel to this area. I wish I had something like this before I went, so here it goes, in list form cuz why not? 1. lots of cologne and perfume in...
  9. drynyn

    All over Europe

    Hey guys, Me and my brother have been bumming around europe for a few months now. Flew up to London from New Zealand in January and have been slowly moving south. Currently camped up in Barcelona and loving the warm weather (It went some ~0 degrees to ~20 over several weeks thanks to an arctic...
  10. F

    What sort of knife/blade do you carry?

    Hey lads, going to barcelona in the next few weeks and hitchhiking from there. Been researching about what knives are legal. Every country seems to be different. Guessing I'm gonna be chatting to the police a few times and incase i'm searched i want a legal knife because 9/10 I wont be able to...
  11. Mankini

    Photos Venice, slowly movin down the coast to greece.

  12. D

    Squats in Oslo?

    Hi everyone, This is my first post, so apologies if I haven't got the etiquette here yet... I have a temp job in Oslo starting in April and have had a little troubling finding a room to rent, as most landlords are looking for longer tenancies than two months. It occurred to me that squatting...
  13. Tony Pro

    Has anyone been to the Valle della Luna hippie colony in Sardinia?

    I passed through a few years back just to spend one night, but it seemed like a really cool place to hang out for a summer. Does anyone have more info about the place? For those who don't know, Sardinia has the best beaches anywhere in Europe and since the '60s or '70s one beach in the far north...
  14. F

    Anyone in Ireland?

    Hey guys, heading out for the first time in a couple of weeks. Wondering if theres anyone on here thatd show me around a bit, could give ya food for a couple days. Cheers lads.
  15. Mankini

    Photos Finlandia

    On a highway near the top of the gulf of bothnia. Not far now. Final destination Kirkenes and Hammerfest.
  16. landpirate

    Into the wild: the rebels living off-grid all over Europe

    http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/mar/09/into-the-wild-the-rebels-living-off-grid-all-over-europe-in-picturesing-off-grid-all-over-europe-in-pictures Into the wild: the rebels living off-grid all over Europe – in pictures They’ve opted out of cities and started all-new...
  17. landpirate

    News & Blogs British councils move to criminalise homelessness

    http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/local-councils-across-england-and-wales-are-criminalising-the-homeless?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=viceuk&utm_medium=social#link_time=1456755411 Revealed: More than One in Ten Local Councils Are Moving to Criminalise Homelessness By Mark Wilding February...
  18. OutsideYourWorld

    Anyone hanging out in Eastern Europe/Turkey areas?

    Heading out to Budapest on the 22nd of Feb. Meeting up with old friends, getting some cheap dental work done, then heading South and East where it's not AS chilly. Hopefully getting as far as Georgia before I fly back early May for tree planting. Figured i'd see if anyone else is in that part...
  19. Mankini

    isle of skye

    i got into inverness a few days ago looking for scotch distilleries. and was quickly informed "here we just call it "whiskey". lol!!
  20. Whereamiwhatdoido

    Tenerife, Canary Islands

    HI friends, I am in the lucky occurence of going to Tenerife this weekend, I am travelling without money and have no idea of what I'm going to do on these paradise islands, except for maybe swimming in the sea a lot. Do you know of great places to go, see, visit, camp, etc.? I'd really like...