What do I need for backpacking around Europe?

After years of hard thinking and a lot of suffering, I recently discovered who I am and what I want out of life. For now, I want to know the world, and the cheapest way of doing so is backpacking, starting in Europe, and completely alone. I was wondering...

I'm 27 and I've never been outside of the United States and I only speak English. I don't know a lot about Europe but I've always wanted backpack there, especially Spain, but I know nothing about how things work there. What do I need to know before I...

I've finally got the guts to go and backpack and I need to know what I need also I got told I need unsurance but I'm only 17 is there anyway around that?, I'm from UK is it helps.

I'm an 18 year old female planning on backpacking through Europe from February to June. Does anyone have advice what sort of things are extremely important to have with me, as well as anything that will be completely pointless to bring. Any help would...

where are the best places to stay ? are hostels really that bad ? about how much will we need ? and any other tips or tricks you can give me =] I'm 23 and my friends are about the ...show more

I'm looking at a pack thats 3650Cu ------------ Is this too small or what?

I'm planning to go backpacking around Europe on my own for a month(roughly 17/9/12-17/10/12) on a tight budget(around rm 5000/1600usd/1200euro) this is my initial plan (do comment) on doing so: London 3 days - Brussels 3 - Amsterdam 3 - Berlin 2 - Munich...

Hi, I recently bought a plane ticket to backpack through Europe from May 8-June 17, and I made up an itinerary. I just wanted to throw it out there and see if experienced travelers think it would be an okay itinerary: May 8: Overnight flight from Newark...

I'm planning for a backpacking trip to western Europe (Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Wales).How much cash do I need for backpacking trip to visit all these countries?