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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 7:18 pm
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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:18 pm
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I backpacked through England right after college. It was a nifty experience.
It IS a bit dangerous (I got mugged and had various other misadventures.) But ultimately surviveable if you take some basic precautions.
I used to reccommend travellers' checks, but now I'd just go with Euros. You might want to take a little cash in travellers' check form, just in case, but its damned hard to redeem these days.
If you're backpacking in Europe, get a train pass. It's worth the money.
In England, just about every town you visit has a tourism bureau with a list of hostels, bed and breakfasts and campsites that you will find unmentionably useful, especially if you have to alter your itinerary at all.
If you're from outside the US and you plan to backpack here, get a list of KOAs - they make wonderful stopping grounds. If you decide not to stay at a KOA, make sure you haven't picked a gangland spot or hobo jungle (yes, we still have hobo jungles, although they're mostly just regular homeless guys.)
Er... make sure you set regular dates when your family and friends will be expecting calls from you and keep those dates!
Otherwise, the real joy of backpacking, for me, was the fact that you weren't tied down to a schedule at all!
Oh, yes, I should mention that this was in 1993... what, 15 years ago? If anyone FROM England or Europe would like to ammend my advice, please do so.
Also, all bets are off outside the US or Europe.
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:05 am
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:07 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:27 pm
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