How To Plan A Trip Abroad + Tips for Solo Travelers
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- Hey all! I've been meaning to make this video for quite some time so here is how I planned my backpacking trip throughout Europe things you should know before traveling by yourself. I talk about transportation, accommodation, budgeting, and activities when it comes to backpacking especially throughout Europe and some tips I learned as a solo female traveler.
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This videos great for my imaginary vacation
Your comment made me laugh so hard because the struggle is real :) To be honest, I don't know who you are, but you will go somewhere someday. So plan for that next trip however long ahead of time it is :)
RoomWithAView you’re so sweet wtf
Same. Im more paranoid about security and safety as a girl alone out in this dangerous world more than money concerns
LMAO 😂. I relate to this so much but I know I’m gonna travel somewhere one day !
This hot too close to home😭
One tip I want to add is : do not try to be the traveler that you're not. Most of the time we see these travelers doing a lot of things, hiking whatever and we can feel like we have to be an explorer. But we don't have to.
I've been travelling solo for 3 years. I don't short trips around Europe and bigger ones to Canada. I'm not a hiker and I have health issues so my trips are more chill and I don't put myself in extreme situation.
Great advice actually I'm not a hiker either go for the attractions, food and to relax.
I’ve always found that it feels weird at first and then after a few days it feels totally natural. Solo traveling is so common nowadays and if you’re reading this you’re a badass so there’s no reason to be self conscious :-)
I definitely get that. And Thank you for that, i am feeling pretty bad today 😎☠️💪🏻
wish there are a "love" button because I more than like this comment. This is what I needed to read after a super discouraging solo trip this week
@@gabrielaperalta5389 what happened?
Anyone else trying to plan a solo trip and dont know where to start aside from getting a plane ticket 🤦🏽♀️
Yes, I feel this 100%
LOl, I am only 15 and have planned my entire solo trip in France and Ireland this summer for 3 weeks. Honestly, Trip Advisor is the best website ever!
After the ticket, find a place to stay and then go from there :)
@@elliesoininen2310 traveling solo at 15? Girl I'm sure you know this but please be safe and dont trust anyone that gives you a weird vibe. I'm travelling solo soon at 21 and im scared as hell so good luck!
Emily Storck don’t worry I have done it before and I will be with different people for parts of it. I will probably make a lot of videos on t if u have any interest in those this summer! Thanks for looking out for me though!👍🏻😊💗
To travel around Europe by train there is a pass called "interrail train pass" and you can travel to every country pretty cheap. There is also this pass for just a single country but sometimes it is not worth it if compare the price of the individual train tickets to the pass one.
The interrail pass is only for european citizens, for everybody else there is a pass called Eurail.
Always ask younger people if you need help. Most european teenagers know English by now. And now have fun 😊.
I 100% agree with the "trust you gut" notion. I went backpacking with a college friend in Europe last summer, and on our last full day (we were in Munich, Germany), this guy that gave us both weird vibes came up and started talking to us in a crowd of people watching some street buskers. He ended up leading us to a different area (much less crowded), which was sort of a red flag for me (since we didn't know that area at all, and he did). We ended up just talking as the sun started setting (although his conversation also became a little strange: talking about the "have and have nots" and how "life isn't fair sometimes"), and we went are separate ways (probably due to intense "you're sketching me out" non-verbal communication by me lol, trying to leave before the sun fully set), so everything was fine. Turns out, my friend was on the phone with her mom when she noticed the guy staring at her from a far (for a long time), and was trying to give me "the look" before he approached (which I missed). Maybe we overreacted...who knows. Moral of the story: if you start getting a weird vibe, look out for red flags/reasons to go your separate way (avoid less crowded areas, leave before the sun goes down, etc.). We probably could have cut the conversation off a lot earlier, but both my friend and I were trying to be polite and missing/misreading each other's signals. Also, not sure if this is necessary info or not, but he also had like drawn on eyebrows (almost sharpie-like), which was a tad strange....but I ignored it cause he seemed pretty friendly.
Flixbus and Ryanair are your travel best friends in Europe.
zanna0001 omg yes! I used both so much
This could't have been uploaded at a more PERFECT time; currently reflecting on my recent travels and planning for my trips to Spain and France soon :)
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it's so sad that as females we have to be like extra carefullll...just...in case someone...wants to...HURT ME? :(
ok 01 and being rude won’t make you more safe
Lmaoooooooooooooo
@ok 01 You're terrible.
ok 01 you’re just a dick
@ok 01 It's about being kind. This person did nothing to instigate your mean comment.
It's always very useful to learn how to say numbers in the local language beforehand :)
THANK U my travel angel
I'm legit about to book flights for solo travel today this is so well timed lol
THIS IS EXACTLY THE VIDEO IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THANKYOU FOR COMING THROUGH ELENA!!!! Look up to you so much 💘
this is perfect timing!! I'm leaving for Europe in 2 weeks and doing part of my travels alone!
I really wanna try backpacking to Europe!!! 💞
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Looking forward to that haircare routine video, my queen!!
I took up basic French and Japanese classes and I must say, they're pretty helpful especially for me who wants to go to those countries. I've never travelled outside the country but I would love to do it once I get a job and save up.
Yes!! I’ve been waiting for this!
This was such and amazing video ! My planning on living in Belgium as an Au pair next year, and I’m planing on doing some solo traveling during my time off. You inspire me everyday, and remind me that anything possible ! xx
Your videos always make my day 101% better
I genuinely can’t express how happy your videos make me
Just in time for my solo travel trip! Thank you Elena!
Solo traveling is my favorite, really great tips, Elena
Just the video I needed!!!🙏🏼💕 i love your vibe and your videos so much!!!
i loved that you touched on the language and culture because it can help in so many instance including safety and avoiding getting lost!
Loving all the content you have been putting out lately!!
Thank you so much for such a helpful and structured video! I am an Italian student currently on my first semester abroad and I'm going to visit some European countries in the spring so these tips will definitely be useful.
Also, I just wanted to say that your videos are incredibly inspiring: we have lots in common but also some differences (also bc we belong to very different cultures) but your independent, curious and kind soul never ceases to inspire me and go for my dreams. I like the way you are into personal growth without making it a "burden".
Keep up the good work, you have an amazing channel! Wish you the best :)
this video is so helpful thank you for making it! really de-mystifies solo travel. i just watched before sunrise + before sunset on the plane and i feel like you really embody the freedom of the characters!!
Hi Nina
Thanks for all the tips. Would be embarking on my first solo trip and totally agreed with you on the challenging yourself.
This is so strange i was literally thinking earlier when is she going to post about travelling alone!!! Can't wait to watch this!
YESSSSSS I just finished watching all of your backpacking videos from last year in preparation for my own backpacking trip and was disappointed that you hadn't made a video giving backpacking advice! You heard me Elena! haha
was going to ask for this video soon!! thank you SO MUCH for making this :'-)
I was waiting for this video !!!! Very useful tips :)
i’m actually just heading home from my first solo trip! these tips are GREAT.
all of my moms side of the family lives in switzerland so we go every few years for the summer, its so amazing there, I can't wait to travel solo there one day
Was just watching your old videos. I’m earlyyyyy and i’m excited!!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hey!!! I love your channel and your personality!! I love how you do what you want when you want!!
I’m going on my first overseas trip next month and I’m super nervous/excited. Thanks for the tips!
This inspired me so so much thank you!!! I really want to travel tonnes for my gap year and your videos always inspire me❤️❤️❤️
i’m studying abroad in europe right now! i really want to plan solo travel trips so thank you for this ❤️
I loved this video! Super helpful. Love you ❤
Beautiful editing MY GOSH 🙌🏼
I have been patiently waiting for this video
*def the content i'm here for* ☀️
You are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you so much for the tips, they're very in depth and make a lot of sense to someone who's never done it before.
Great video with awesome content. I am currently traveling solo and living in Asia, I love your inspiration.
Hahaa I have been waiting for you to upload! I love your videos!
This is such solid, practical advice... thank you!
thank u so much for this vid! i'm so glad the first trip i'm planning to take is a pre-planned one and i don't have to worry about any of this stuff haha but i definitely want to do more travelling in the future and these videos are so helpful for us travel virgins who don't know the first thing about travelling lol
You've inspired me and my best friend to backpack around Europe 😭❤️
I’m currently on a bus solo to spend St Patrick’s Day weekend in Belfast & Dublin!! Perfect timing for this video🤩☘️
Hi daisy
Hello from algeria ! Thank's for this video you did helpe me. You inspire me and i wanna thank you for that😊❤
thanq for the bit at the end. sooo helpful cause im 15 and thinking of doing student exchange and that kind of encouraged me
This is actually really helpful thank you so much
Thanks. This was really helpful. I love your videos. ❤❤
I'm currently on a solo backpacking trip and I've been traveling in Europe for 3 weeks now. I definitely found that in the low season that it is right now, you can risk going to a city without booking in advance and just go to a hostel and ask for a bed. Just make sure you take busses and trains throughout the week and not at night. Flixbus and regiojet busses are fine and cheap. The more to the east you go in Europe, the cheaper it will be. And a tip from a native dutch person, if you visit the Netherlands, please visit some other place (like Utrecht, Groningen, Rotterdam, Maastricht) besides Amsterdam. Really worth it for a real dutch experience!
Great work!!! Thank you!
Wow thank you so much for the phone advice about saving the addresses and screenshotting everything. Thinking your wifi is going to work everywhere. Thanks!
Aghh this is so great! Could you make a more in depth video about how you packed for this trip and what you carried around?
For the car transportation, I think you can use Uber or cabify. You “order” one and that driver take you (with his car )to the place you want
I am travelling lover as well and I used most of your tips .. thanks for this helpful vidoe
Loved this !!!
ohh thank you for that video! I'm planing a solo trip abroad :D
Greetings from Switzerland!
Yeeee I’m about to become a tour guide in Europe so I am *LOVING* this content Elena xx
may I ask how you went about becoming a tour guide? :)
Great practical tips Elena! :)
Thank you for making this, I want to do my first solo trip but I have no clue where to start
I'm going to Europe in like a month, traveling solo for the first time.. pretty nervous but u made me feel quite at ease 😊.
I will be traveling abroad for the first time next year!!! Can't wait thanks for your tips and advice
Wooo so exciting!
This was so helpful!!
I love how realistic and down to earth you are. Unlike some other people on youtube who live such vastly different lives compared to your average 20-something-year-olds.
Perfect timing!!!!
Fiinnaally!!!!!! Was waiting for this video for soooooooo lonnnggg😊😊😊💃💃💃💃
Love you gorgeous!!!!♥️♥️♥️
that was i want to say , its really amazing video.
THIS CAME AT THE PERFECT TIME omfg
Could you make a video about how you get and keep your life together because you’re just impressive
loved this!
using the actual train website of the country is always cheaper, at least in europe. Thank You Elena, because after my exam i'm going to visit 3 countries by myself and that's because you video gave me the idea
clarisse bremaud ooo great point!
i know this video is “old” but hey! something i learned the hard way is to 1) OVER plan. that way if something is closed or if you don’t know what to do there’s a backup! and you don’t have to do everything on your itinerary, but it does suck to be in europe and go “……what should i do?” and suddenly you’ve wasted four hours lol. and 2) buy museum tickets days in advance :) imagine me in paris ready to go to the louvre and it was sold out! haha, i ended up buying a year long subscription for Versailles palace cause it’s all they had left! worth it
*would be doing this right now if it weren't for flight training, but soon! Scenery was just unbelievable* :)
Amazing video! I just graduated from college and have been debating on whether or not to go on a solo trip. As a photographer/cinematographer, I'd love to make some cinematic travel videos and maybe find some other photographers along my journey. That's the dream! Of course, all the things like safety, budgeting, and just fear, in general, have prevented me from just booking a ticket one of these days. :/ But this definitely makes it feel much more doable as long as I plan and make sure I have all my bases covered. Thanks so much Elena!
Really great advice, thank you
i SO needed this!! I'm leaving for Europe solo in 3 weeks and I'm feeling a lil worried but this makes me feel better💞
Linnea Burke have fun
Me too , in April
Love the video! I really did take some notes down 😹. Anyways thank you so much for the video! As, I am going to go solo in 58 days!(The countdown is real!) I needed to know some helpful tips when I am solo! As this is my first ever trip by myself as adult as an 18 year old. I am going to Canada( Montréal, Toronto), Japan, South Korea, and UK(London). Cannot wait❤️❤️❤️
just got back from a month long backpacking trip and I wish I had watched this first, I missed out on so much from a lack of planning! listen to elena kids and PLAN YOUR TRAINS
hahahahah glad this was helpful but sorry it was too late!
@@ElenaTaber omg aw you're the sweetest, i'm just glad this is here for other (hopefully smarter) travelers to watch! ur doing the good work
Omg this is just what i need 😍
i think im going to go to costa rica alone this summer, im so nervous but so excited
I haven’t done much traveling myself but when I went to DR I bought travel insurance , which u definitely need to have for that country. So find that out before your trip... Also, make sure u set up a phone plan before going out of the country, it’s definitely nice to have data to talk to family and use the gps
I literally paused this video every 45 seconds to google all of these recommendations. This is helping a ton. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I wish I didn't have anxiety to do all this stuff.
love it :)
DO ITTTTT;)
I relate to this so much 😭
@@lisalai4397 awwnn it's okay :) sometimes it's great to not feel alone
Would you be interested in doing a video about your Parisian experience? You've mentioned living there for a year a few times already and I would love to see how you navigated the process of renting an apartment, budgeting, making friends, finding affordable activities, etc.
Love it❤️
I definitely wanna backpack through Europe it's a goal of mine and has been for years but very nervous being female. I definitely enjoyed the tips and will remember once I get ready and all the covid restrictions end might be years but Europe will still be there.
Travelling in Europe can be really cheap if you plan it smartly. Also, if you choose flying by a plane somewhere, you have to keep in ur mind that most airports are far away from big cities and transfers to these cities can be extremely expensive.
For traveling in europe i prefer buses and i buy my tickets on goeuro.com
Hey Elena! I love your videos. Which vlog camera would you recommend for traveling? Just a good quality one for a beginner :)
i love watching your videos
As a secondary note: I've heard of codenames/fake names to use if you get weirded out. Without whomever your traveling with, if you're getting a bad gut feeling about a stranger, you introduce yourself (if that person asks) with a fake name/story/number/etc. that your travel buddies know about, so they instantly know that the person is giving you weird vibes, and they're on the same page.
I am going interrailing for 1 month this summer (July-August) I am going to Amsterdam, Paris, Bern, Venezia, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Athens, Mykonos and Santorini!!
solo traveling is a lot easier than people think you can have adventures that are not so physical as well I am older 52 and I started to solo travel back in 2018. The budgeting section is really good know where to save know where to splurge & and know when to spend to be safe. I do not do hostels but business hotels are cheaper clean and safer plus sometimes breakfast is free. Also get to know your area or is there a grocery store in a tube station. You can find cheaper food and drinks and just take to your hotel. Also hotel lobby is a great way to meet new people and just have a chat if you like. Sometimes you have common interests and can plan to go to the same museum or castle together. I loved what she said about the culture take time to live like a local if you have time it's fun and new. Never put money in a backpack; I use a wrist wallet and hidden bra holder you can find them on amazon. I don't like to carry everything in a backpack get one LARGE suitcase with spinner wheels & packing cubes especially if you like to buy souvenirs! I can't wait to travel again after this whole pandemic!!!
Your really inspiring❤
You can download cities on google maps ahead of time too! Doesn't take up too much space