Would you spend all your savings in visiting just one country in Europe?

[kitty71]

Not knowing if you would have the opportunity and also money to return again in the future and visit other European cities?

Lets say you will visit Europe for the first time ever in your life, you saved money for several years to do that but then your dream was to visit just one country, not interested at the moment to visit other ones and the country you visit is one of the most expensive in Europe so you visit just one country for one month.

[Losalt]

Well...
I suspect that you're American, so keep some just in case you get unexpected expenses like medical costs.
However as a European, yes, going to just one country sounds like the best option to me personally.
But having some flexibility in case you don't like that place just go somewhere else?
That said, there's a lot of great places to visit outside of Europe too.
May I ask where you have in mind?

For Scandinavia I'd probably suggest getting a RV during the summer and just drive wherever you fancy experiencing the region.
You can perhaps get a few highlights as tentative goals, but having the flexibility to go wherever and not expecting too much might be the best option, depending on what you want.

You might find places like Czechia cheaper though and really interesting too.
Estonia is really cool if you like castles etc going to Tallin.
Likewise Wales is *full* of castles.
For WW1 stuff the frontline between Austria and Italy is quite cool high up in the mountains.
For well designed cities the Netherlands probably has the best ones.
Switzerland has the best railway network.
If you're in the Luxembourg area you might as well cross the country borders because the distances are so short to get a feel for each place.
Then stay wherever you enjoy the most.
It really depends.

Do you have anywhere in particular in mind?

[kitty71]

I dont live in the USA is a friend of mine who is currently in Europe visiting Switzerland with her husband. They dont have kids and she told me this trip was possibel due to some savings she had but she is only visting Switzerladn for one month that is all, she is not visting other countries cause she does nto ahve that much money for others.

[Losalt]

Switzerland sounds like a good place.
Damned expensive, but good.
I just hope that she has some to spare afterwards.

[Losalt]

@kitty71
How is/was their vacation?

[Jaximus-Lion]

Big changes can save a lot of money. Change from a nice hotel to any whatever hotel or a hostel, i do that a lot and they are all just fine, all i do is sleep there and take a shower. Avoid all these guided tours, take the free reading maps and papers and read and find your way around. Souvenirs! Just find the cheap ones, they are all the same quality. Avoid taking taxis, they are expensive, take it in case of emergency. Take busses or trains, walking is the number 1 ☝️. Food! Just google best foods where you are going to and you always find the most delicious meals for very good prices.

So! Where are you going?

[Arabianhorse]

All my savings hell no thats crazy , i prerfer other countries than the fancy Europe countries simce they are super expensive , you literally can take few trip instead with the same amount of money

[kitty71]

What other countries are cheaper? i mean even backpackers travel to Europe and they are not witha big budget

[Arabianhorse]

Backpacker travel to Europe ofc it would cost them way less than normal trip , cuz they are backpacker obviously , but i prefer asia and south america, or east Europe which is way cheaper than tye rest of Europe , in other words avoid the countries that have euro or other very expensive currencies , mainly the euro

[AviatorTom]

I would suggest planning to visit only one country, but be flexible enough to change your mind once you get there. European countries are relatively small, and each country has its own language and culture, so it's good to visit more than one.

[NathanDavis]

how about Jupiter instead?

[Drumlin2001]

No. Have better thing to spend my money in than travelling. Would be pretty irresponsible to waste all my money in one trip when my kids will need things over the best 16 years

[kitty71]

I have a friend who is married but she has no kids and regardless if you are single or married or with a kids, my question was not aimed at taht u have the money to somethign else.

[mattclark242]

yes germany they have a lot ww2 stuff to look at. A lot of nice people and culture hot older moms and the autobahn and Nürburgring.

[KostasKouvalis]

No. If I'm gonna do that and go for that long, I'm gonna visit a few. Maybe France, being the only exception.

[JamesRandiDebates]

Only if I was given 6 weeks to live. Otherwise, not worth wasting money that could be better spent or just saved.

[jammcm]

No, I would try at least two.

[collie22]

I hope not, I want to see then all

[Tstrbrainer]

I'll visit Czech Republic

[jahaims]

Nope

[Nominal]

Yes.