I would recommend bringing a normal rolling suitcase instead of one of those huge backpacks. There is no need for it since the streets are not dirty and you are not hiking. I can't recall anyone but tourists wearing one of those, makes you stand out.
I would also say try to stay longer in each place. At least 3 days. It takes time to adjust and you shouldn't be blasting through each place also train travel isn't that short so it takes lots of your time up. Look up easyjet. They have cheap flights within Europe and will make your life easier.
Honestly I don't know enough about desirable places to see in Europe to say where I really want to go. I just know I want to start in Amsterdam for sure. Smoke some weed and bang a hooker or two. Then hit the train somewhere from there. It'll most likely be me and a buddy of mine. He's a money waster and partier, so I'll have to be the sensible one for the most part for as far as our limits. 
Phatfarmer - I would recommend bringing a normal rolling suitcase instead of one of those huge backpacks. There is no need for it since the streets are not dirty and you are not hiking. I can't recall anyone but tourists wearing one of those, makes you stand out.Wouldn't pulling around a suitcase everywhere make me stand out just as much? Not to mention the greater risk of stuff being stolen?
I would also say try to stay longer in each place. At least 3 days. It takes time to adjust and you shouldn't be blasting through each place also train travel isn't that short so it takes lots of your time up. Look up easyjet. They have cheap flights within Europe and will make your life easier.
CJax -Phatfarmer - I would recommend bringing a normal rolling suitcase instead of one of those huge backpacks. There is no need for it since the streets are not dirty and you are not hiking. I can't recall anyone but tourists wearing one of those, makes you stand out.Wouldn't pulling around a suitcase everywhere make me stand out just as much? Not to mention the greater risk of stuff being stolen?
I would also say try to stay longer in each place. At least 3 days. It takes time to adjust and you shouldn't be blasting through each place also train travel isn't that short so it takes lots of your time up. Look up easyjet. They have cheap flights within Europe and will make your life easier.
I've been living in London for 5 years and have been pretty much everywhere in Europe now. Everyone I know will bring a small suitcase or a carry on bag when we go traveling since it is free to travel on airplanes with a carry on.
I don't see how a backpack is safer or less conspicuous. When I backpacked through India I wore one because it was necessary. When you are in Europe, it seems weird. I guess personal opinion.
CJax - Honestly I don't know enough about desirable places to see in Europe to say where I really want to go. I just know I want to start in Amsterdam for sure. Smoke some weed and bang a hooker or two. Then hit the train somewhere from there. It'll most likely be me and a buddy of mine. He's a money waster and partier, so I'll have to be the sensible one for the most part for as far as our limits.
Ryanair is the biggest budget airline in Europe. I've flown all across Europe using them, usually for less than 50 euro each way. The earlier you book, the cheaper it will be obviously. You can also go to skyscanner.com to check for the cheapest flights from a variety of airlines.
For cheap accommodations, look at hostelworld.com, booking.com, or airbnb.com. You can usually find good deals with any of those, especially airbnb. I once found a 3 br penthouse apartment with an enormous garden overlooking Prague for 25 euro a night on there.
As for the backpack vs rolling suitcase, go with whichever you prefer. There are plenty of people traveling with both. Neither will make you stand out.
The best broads are in the Northern and Central/Eastern countries. Museums and castles are the same shit anywhere in the world.
Figure 3 days per city. You could do a Oslo-Stockholm-Copenhagen-Tallin-Hensinki combo or a Berlin-Gdansk-Prague-Budapest-Odessa jammie. The second one would be cheaper, but luck finding English speakers in some of those joints. The Scandanavians speak English better than Americans.
Those were my fave combos. Spain and Italy are great if you want to meet other tourists. It's a disney land.
When I was 19 my father said, "Every pub in the world is the same. You should see the sights." I nodded and then corrected him, "But the ones in France are full of French broads and the German ones are full of German broads. Those are the sights I want to see."
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The top 10 cheapest big cities in Europe are:
Budapest
Riga
Tallinn
Praha
Lisboa
Berlin
Dublin
Madrid
Reykjavik
Istanbul
The top three most expensive are:
Stockholm
Oslo
Geneva
Dublin and Reykjavik are more expensive than NYC. I agree with some of that list, but not those two places. Dublin is IMO one of the the pricest cites in Europe.
Praha means Prague, that was a fun city, stayed 5 days could have easily spent a couple weeks in Czech Rep
kingbambislayer - Get a Euro rail pass then u can go just about anywhere in the EU with the one ticketThis.
Tickets are fairly cheap and you can literally jump on just about any train you need. Fly to Amsterdam and get a train through Germany, Prague, Budapest, Zagreb, Vienna. Hostels are cheap about €20 a night. You will meet a ton of people doing the same, it's awesome!
What exactly is a hostel? A hotel
Basically?
CJax - What exactly is a hostel? A hotel
Basically?
Much cheaper. For travelers and under 27s. Get a student card before doing this. Saves on rail, hostels and attractions. Lie and claim that you're a student.
Yeah pretty much, just a place to sleep for people on a budget. Usually just a bed in a 6 or 8 man dorm, ideal for backpackers and the like.
Doing the same this summer I think. The rail pass is cheaper for me since I'm an EU citizen though.
Hostel - You should watch it...