Originally Posted by
tlorenz
We (my girlfriend and I) are planning a trip, after going through SE Asia in the winter, we are going to head to Europe for the spring/summer/autumn. Ideally it would be great to start in Morocco and make our way to Turkey through Europe. From what I have heard and seen, it is expensive to fly into Morocco. So we will probably fly into Spain, cycle down to Morocco, then double back to Spain and make our way to Turkey.
My question is, how much would it cost a couple to spend 4-6 months in Europe? We will camp most of the time and make most of our meals, enjoy a bottle of wine often and see some of the “sights.”
We are just trying to get a hold of how much it is going to cost us to go through Europe.
Thanks.
From my (not on a bicycle or camping) trips in Europe, I can tell you that:
- Food can be pretty cheap (similar to north america) if you stick with the basics and make it yourself. As for restaurants, you should be able to find local restaurants (out of tourist trap areas) that'll offer deliciously divine meals for the same price that you'd pay for crap in North America.
- Wine is really cheap. You can get a bottle of wine for about the price of a bottle of water. Granted, it won't be a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, but a decent wine won't put a dent in your budget.
- Sights can be really expensive. Depends on the area, but a lot of places, they figure that if you got there you won't turn around for a few bucks more than it should be.
- Camping: I don't know.
Sights in touristic areas can be pretty expensive.