heinz57
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I graduate in May, and as a gift to myself I'm taking the small savings account I have had since I was a kid...well a younger kid, and I'm going to do as much backpacking across Europe as possible. The account is a few thousand dollars so I'm hoping that gets me at least 1-2 months of beer tasting and brewery touring. I've never been to Europe before, and I can't wait to go.
I'm hoping to hit as many brewing countries as possible. I don/t really have a reason for this plan yet, but it's a progression that will hopefully take me across a decent stretch of Europe. I plan to fly in to London as it seems to be the most economical way to go. I'm not sure if I want to do a round trip ticket, but that will depend on rescheduling fees.
Since its most likely going to be the least expensive to fly to London I thought Id start in Ireland and just head East. From there head back to the UK, then to Belgium, on to Germany, then Czech, and depending on $$ and time Austria.
I plan on staying in hostels mostly, but I have a few friends in some of the areas Ill be visiting.
What Im hoping to do over the next few months is come up with a list of "must sees" in each country. There is a lot of history in each one, and plenty of good beer to drink so Im excited to hear about everyones stories and insights into where I should go and the best ways to go about getting there. I purchased Beer (Eyewitness Companions) by Michael Jackson and have been leafing through it so far, but seemed small enough to bring with me and informative enough to be worth the money.
Thoughts? Stories? I'm all ears
I'm hoping to hit as many brewing countries as possible. I don/t really have a reason for this plan yet, but it's a progression that will hopefully take me across a decent stretch of Europe. I plan to fly in to London as it seems to be the most economical way to go. I'm not sure if I want to do a round trip ticket, but that will depend on rescheduling fees.
Since its most likely going to be the least expensive to fly to London I thought Id start in Ireland and just head East. From there head back to the UK, then to Belgium, on to Germany, then Czech, and depending on $$ and time Austria.
I plan on staying in hostels mostly, but I have a few friends in some of the areas Ill be visiting.
What Im hoping to do over the next few months is come up with a list of "must sees" in each country. There is a lot of history in each one, and plenty of good beer to drink so Im excited to hear about everyones stories and insights into where I should go and the best ways to go about getting there. I purchased Beer (Eyewitness Companions) by Michael Jackson and have been leafing through it so far, but seemed small enough to bring with me and informative enough to be worth the money.
Thoughts? Stories? I'm all ears