I spent time in Eastern Europe while in college. You'll meet plenty of people on your way and everything is cheap compared to the US. You can find $10 hostels, tons of people on couch surfing and drink $1 liter-of-beers, meet the locals or hit the larger cities for guaranteed English speaking travelers that are usually more than willing to share travel experiences. I went to Romania, Check Republic and Hungary. I was with 3 other people and we bought a used car for next to nothing and drove everywhere.
I live in Japan now and go to SE Asia often. I wouldn't not recommend it, but it would be really intense for first time alone travel.
I'd go spring break if you do Europe.
I live in Japan now and go to SE Asia often. I wouldn't not recommend it, but it would be really intense for first time alone travel.
On the contrary, there's something to be said for indulging in something that's vastly different.
For what it's worth, the first time I travelled alone overseas was to SEA. I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur for $100 leaving the next day without having any plans, or even any accommodation booked for when I arrived. I would recommend people to at least have their first night booked for their arrival, but with the internet these days, travelling overseas with a different culture/language really isn't that difficult.
I do not disagree with the point that getting out of your comfort zone is well worth every bit of trouble you experience doing it. Like I said, it would just be really intense for a first experience.
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I spent time in Eastern Europe while in college. You'll meet plenty of people on your way and everything is cheap compared to the US. You can find $10 hostels, tons of people on couch surfing and drink $1 liter-of-beers, meet the locals or hit the larger cities for guaranteed English speaking travelers that are usually more than willing to share travel experiences. I went to Romania, Check Republic and Hungary. I was with 3 other people and we bought a used car for next to nothing and drove everywhere. I live in Japan now and go to SE Asia often. I wouldn't not recommend it, but it would be really intense for first time alone travel. I'd go spring break if you do Europe.
On the contrary, there's something to be said for indulging in something that's vastly different.
For what it's worth, the first time I travelled alone overseas was to SEA. I booked a flight to Kuala Lumpur for $100 leaving the next day without having any plans, or even any accommodation booked for when I arrived. I would recommend people to at least have their first night booked for their arrival, but with the internet these days, travelling overseas with a different culture/language really isn't that difficult.
I do not disagree with the point that getting out of your comfort zone is well worth every bit of trouble you experience doing it. Like I said, it would just be really intense for a first experience.