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ihatestairs

ihatestairs

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Hi all

I'm mostly new here, I had an account when I thought I was going to move out of my parents' house and smash the system as a teenager, but I've forgotten the details.

I live in a punk house at the moment, we let the touring bands stay and put on houseshows for the smaller acts. We also drink and ...experiment... to a pretty good degree. The scene is shrinking as everyone's either growing up and getting real jobs or moving to London, Brighton or Bristol, so now I'm looking for a new adventure.

I've been planning to pick up and go for more years than I can count, and I've finally got to the point where I actually can, it all begins in July.

I'm flying to Italy at the beginning of July this year, hoping to see Sorrento, Naples, Rome, Florence and Venice. Then I'm going to trudge around Europe for a bit, hopefully visiting some people I know in France, Austria, Germany and Finland, with some other stops thrown in as well (Amsterdam, most importantly).

After a couple of months of that I plan on going to Australia, getting a job and then taking little or large trips out to Asia.

I basically have no plans, and not really very much money, so this seemed like a good community to get involved with.

Erm, I work with computers at the moment despite a degree in journalism, ho hum.

Thanks for listening.

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How will you be getting around? I'll be in France/Italy/Switzerland/Germany on a solo road trip in July.... maybe our paths will cross
 
I really haven't planned very much at all, I was thinking trains and hitching for the most part.

A crossing of paths sounds great, we should make that happen.
 
I would suggest a Eurail pass but I don't know if they're worth the hundreds of dollars.. I have yet to hitchhike anywhere other than the United States but I hear it's easier/more accepted, which is awesome.

I'd be down to meet up.. honestly
 
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I would suggest a Eurail pass but I don't know if they're worth the hundreds of dollars.. I have yet to hitchhike anywhere other than the United States but I hear it's easier/more accepted, which is awesome.

I'd be down to meet up.. honestly
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its easier down south. north of germany it gets really hard.
 
For some reason I'm not really surprised.. that makes sense to me. Do you know what it's like in Eastern Europe?
 
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For some reason I'm not really surprised.. that makes sense to me. Do you know what it's like in Eastern Europe?
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from what i know it varies greatly from country to country. its not a smooth transition like germany to spain. some guy from my class (hes from poland) said its hard to hike in belarus, while its easier to get around in poland, and almost impossible it ukraine.
 
Yeah, I feel like it would be almost obvious which countries would be the hardest to hitch in.. Romania....

Ukraine doesn't surprise me. I might have to ditch my car earlier and try my luck at European hitching
 
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Yeah, I feel like it would be almost obvious which countries would be the hardest to hitch in.. Romania....

Ukraine doesn't surprise me. I might have to ditch my car earlier and try my luck at European hitching
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its not to bad to hitch here. but ditch your car? like just leave it somewhere?::confused::
 
Cool intro thread "I know nothing" - but it looks like you have some potential travelers with you and that is very cool!!
 
What a great start, I would definitely appreciate some companions. I'm going to be travelling from the 6th, so any chance to team up and take the continent by storm seems like an opportunity too good to pass up.

Thanks for being so welcoming.
 
I agree.. much too good to pass up. I'm flying out of JFK the end of June and will be wandering around for a while.. no real schedule or plans, which is the way I like it

If I was on a school trip in France I might be temped to leave the group, but don't do that
 
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I agree.. much too good to pass up. I'm flying out of JFK the end of June and will be wandering around for a while.. no real schedule or plans, which is the way I like it
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this.

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If I was on a school trip in France I might be temped to leave the group, but don't do that
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i dont know if this is your first school trip, Ristoncor, but DO NOT LEAVE THE FUCKING GROUP. take it from someone who nearly had to pay 5000$
 
when exactly and how long are you going to be there?
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The middle of April 2015, not exactly sure when. I should be in the south for about ten days with a host family, then we all travel to Paris for a week or so.

take it from someone who nearly had to pay 5000$
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For the trip, or because you left?

If I was on a school trip in France I might be temped to leave the group, but don't do that
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I speak French well enough that I might be able to, but it would unreasonable. First of all, I'm going to be paying for some of it with money I make working this summer. Secondly, I wouldn't have any gear or anything, only the clothes I packed for the trip, and I wouldn't have any way to get away anyway. Also, I'm pretty fucking young. I'd like to go to France once I get out of school, though. There's a really strong squatting and rap culture there.
 
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I'm Fluent in French, I was actually born in Monaco haha.. but I agree, don't wander away from your group. You could survive but it might not be in your best interest. Maybe finish school then get a plane ticket there and have your gear and all you need
 
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