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Hello!

I just turned 21 and I don't want to waste my life, lol. I want to get away from my family and have been dying to experience Europe for a while. I had this idea that I would backpack Europe for a year. But having no permanent / semi-permanent residence for a whole year seems like a lot of things could go wrong, I would likely be out of Wi-Fi for unexpectedly long amounts of time (which would be critical to continue working in the US), and be an overall stressful experience for me. I overthink everything so I am worried I am just talking myself out of something that would end up being so rewarding.

I want to explore basically all of Europe. I feel that bouncing from hostel to hostel with a tiny backpack, 3 outfits, and my laptop would be too unstable and stressful for me to truly enjoy my time? I was looking into monthly Airbnbs and thinking about doing for example: a month in France and day trips around the country for the time I stayed there, then a month in Italy, month in Hungary, etc. But day trips would get expensive.

I have been researching for a long time but feel I am still naive on the subject. Not really sure what to do and super open to advice! What is the best way to backpack Europe over a long period of time? Thanks so much!!

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[–] the_slavic_crocheter@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

You’re welcome ! Do take my suggestions with a grain of salt, I experience home sickness often whilst traveling and I always think it’s silly because when I come back home it takes me exactly 3 weeks to start planning another trip away from home lol. Hope it all works out for you though, I’m all for people leaving their home I think it allows for the kind of personal growth you don’t get at home.