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[scifiphan]

I’m planning to do some travelling in Europe at the end of the year and I was just wondering some things :) 1)which places did you go and where would you recommend? 2) did you travel alone? And did you prefer that to travelling with friends if you did? Did you wish you brought friends if you didn’t? 3) How long did you go for? Was that a good amount of time? 4) was it difficult with all the different languages? 5) what was your fave thing you did ❤️

as someone who has only been during winter i 10/10 recommend europe is stunning in the lead up to christmas.

1) i’ve been to a lot of places! i feel too self-conscious listing them off  (feels to show offish for me) but the south is so damn beautiful. southern spain, italy, the french riviera are all things i put at the top of my list of fave places i’ve been to. i’d recommend thinking of the type of trip u wanna do (whirlwind see as many cities as u can or just  focus on a handful of countries and take the time to explore and immerse urself). each part of europe is so fkn beautiful and bc idk who u r or what u like i can’t give u anything but general advice

2) i’ve done a mix of solo (around the uk), and groups (contiki w/ strangers, and study tour w/ uni). tbh both have their pros and cons. pros of  solo:- get to do ur own thing!- going to places as 1 person is super easy and convenient- meet heaps of new ppl in hostels!- if ur an independent person it’s the best form of travel bc !! don’t have to deal with other ppls shit!!

cons of solo:- can get lonely! especially if u dont have phone data to contact ppl throughout the day- if ur not super social in hostels u will get homesick- nobody to help get u out of sticky situations- ppl don’t say this often but it can suck having no one to share experiences with

pros of groups:- shared experience!!!!!!!! this is like the only biggie that i like about groups bc u can always reminisce w/ ppl bc trust me,,, no one but ur travel buddies care about ur ‘that one time in europe’ convos (ppl suck)- going out at night in countries where going out solo doesn’t feel safe for u- having conversation tbh.- if ur independant u can fuck the group off and do ur own thing for a day

cons of groups:- u get fucking sick of them real quick- sheep mentality always happens (ppl hate doing their own thing?? why??)- might get into fights- sightseeing in a group larger than 5 ppl is annoying as fuck

i obvs haven’t gone overseas w/ just a friend(s) so i can’t give u that imput but like,,, it’s a hit or miss. no matter what kind of travelling u do there r pros and cons. if u do wanna go solo, europe is honestly the best continent to try that out bc travel is super easy. idk if u have ever considered doing a contiki but like u should look at the winter wanderer trip bc it was actually p good. looking back,,, i don’t rly like contiki’s whirlwind sightseeing style but for ur first time in europe it’s pretty decent.

3) first trip i went for 2 months! (1 month solo, 1 month w/ contiki), and the trip i just got back from i was away for a month! (i was only in europe for a week but shh it counts)

and i’m just gonna say it.,,, doing europe for less than a month isn’t worth it unless ur only going to  only a few countries. #andthatsthetea

4) honestly,,,, compared to the language barrier i faced in north africa, europe is easy. france is the hardest bc the locals will avoid speaking english but like,,,, as long as u know the basic greetings and how to say  “do you speak english” in their language,,, u should be fine!!! also google translate is a v v v v helpful thing!!! if u have that u wont find europe difficult

5) um making me choose a fave thing is cruel bc i can’t do that,,, however i went skiing the other week in granada and it was the first time i’ve ever done that so it was cool. it  wasn’t the fave thing i’ve done in europe bc choosing is impossible but it was the first that came to my mind