Backpacking through Europe?

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My friends and i are planning to go backpacking through Europe when we graduate from high school. We plan on getting to most countries and sending quite a lot of time over there, a couple of months at least.
Around how much money would we need to spend lets say four months traveling, not including plane flights to and from Australia (where i live). I mean the necessities like food, laundry and travel expenses.
We plan on staying in hostels, is this the best way to go (and the cheapest?)
We will be around 18 years old and all girls, maybe four of us. Will this be a problem?
 
you wont have any problems if you are sensible- West Europe is the safest place in the World, but it is expensive
Hostels in scandanavia, London or Paris are £20 a night for a bed
Travel gets pricey too. On a budget you could allow £40 a day (lucky sterling has crashed, so itll be easier in UK
Spain and Portugal are cheaper, but I dont know how much to stay per night.
Travel on coaches, as they are much cheaper than trains, and buy your food at supermarkets. Dont imagine to be dining out every night!
Its all about travelling, hope you girls have an amazing time
 
Hi, it all depends on which cities you plan to visit because some are more expensive than others. A friend of mine did the same thing all by himself and he spent around US$2000 in one month. It seems a bit too much to me and I'm sure he didn't stay in hostels or if he did he probably stayed in private rooms. You'll be fine staying in hostels, just take some precautions at night especially in subways and train stations in big cities (just like anywhere in the world). If you give a little more information regarding how many countries you plan to visit I might be able to help you a little more. But you could take into consideration that for instance a train ticket from Madrid to Barcelona is around €50 (if you take the night train you can save money by not staying in a hotel that night). A train from Venice to Rome is also about €55 but if you plan to visit many cities maybe it's better if you get the eurorail pass which has a range of prices depending on your plans.
For the laundry, probably around €3 (washing machine & dryer)...for food, if you buy some bread, fruit, cheese and water you might spend around €5 maybe a little more maybe a little less...as I said it depends because some cities are more expensive than others.
If you and your friends plan to go to eastern europe, I really recommend you go to a hostel called the boathouse it's really nice and modern...(it's in Belgrade Serbia).
 
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