Update: See a few comments down below for my trip notes for each of my stops (excl. Munich).
Hey folks, I just wanted to share my travel plans on here and ask the community for tips, advice and recommendations on places to visit during my 12 days backpacking adventure across Europe which also includes joining in on the #EuroMeetup2023 organised by @TorM and assisted by @JanVanHaver (apologies if I’m not stating it correctly as I’m not sure about the management side 
). You can read up about the meetup here and it’s never too late to still join in the revelry! All the details are in that post!
Anyway, my travel plans are:
- 18 June - Fly from Manchester, UK to The Hague, Netherlands
- 19 June - The Hague
- 20 June - Travel by coach to Luxembourg, Luxembourg
- 21 June - Luxembourg, travel by coach to Munich, Germany (overnight in coach… )
- 22 June - Munich for #EuroMeetup2023
- 23 June - Munich for #EuroMeetup2023
- 24 June - Munich for #EuroMeetup2023
- 25 June - Travel by coach to Salzburg, Austria
- 26 June - Salzburg
- 27 June - Travel by train to Vienna, Austria
- 28 June - Vienna
- 29 June - Fly back to Manchester
Generally, I have about a day and a half in The Hague, Salzburg and Vienna, about a day in Luxembourg and multiple days in Munich. To keep my budget as low as possible, I opted to travel by coach whenever possible and to stay at hostels in shared dormitories. I’m not sure how I will cope with sharing a sleeping space with strangers and I sure hope the coaches are comfortable!
Anyway, I would really appreciate it if you all could help suggests must-see places in each of the locations (except Munich because Torben has that covered! 
) and definitely do recommend eating spots. I love cafes and trying out local pastries/cakes. Dinner will be interesting as I will be eating alone at times but fire away with your suggestions!
Needless to say, I’ll be recording videos and snapping photos throughout my trip. I will try my best to post daily on Instagram (follow me here) and if I have the time, I’ll update you all here on Connect as well. Videos for the Go Loco YouTube channel will have to wait until I’m back on the computer and able to edit them first although I am going to force myself to use the YouTube video editor and try making some quick Shorts with that… so who knows, I might be able to push out a few videos when I can.
Obviously, I’m prioritising spending my time enjoying the travels and worrying less about editing and posting on social media . This travel opportunity doesn’t come very often (I last planned something like this in 2020 and that fell through when Covid struck) so I’m hoping to make the most out of it.
I will also be doing my own research on places to visit using Google Maps, creating custom lists etc and post travels, I hope to share the process with everyone.
Side note, I will be using the hashtag #EuroMeetup2023 for all my posts related to this travel plan and I hope other attendees will do the same as well. The #EuroMeetup2023 in Munich is shaping up to be very exciting and is possibly double/triple the size of the last event in Ghent… unfortunately lots of stress for the organisers! And if you’re attending, you can also order your own t-shirt locally and wear it at the meet-up. Details on the t-shirt can be found here.
Edit:
I’ve decided to share my costs here as well just so folks have an idea of how much it costs. There are probably ways to save more money perhaps but this is about as low as I am willing to go. I’ve listed the cost based on the travel/movement plan so it’s easier to follow.
- Return flight from Manchester, UK to Amsterdam, Netherlands = GBP 235.57
- Train from Schiphol airport to The Hague = EUR 8.82
- Hostel in The Hague (2 nights, 4 pax dorm) = EUR 80.20
- Coach to Luxembourg = GBP 25.97 (~8 hrs travel time)
- Airbnb in Luxembourg (1 night, private room) = EUR 99.40
- Coach to Munich = GBP 25.48 (~9hrs travel time)
- Airbnb in Munich (3 nights, whole apartment) = GBP 101.40 (I’m sharing this with Local Guide @PeteMHW so the cost shown is per person)
- Coach to Salzburg = GBP 12.99 (~2 hrs travel time)
- Hostel in Salzburg (2 nights, 6 pax dorm) = EUR 59.50
- Train to Vienna = EUR 18.99 (~2.5 hrs travel time)
- Hostel in Vienna (2 nights, 6 pax dorm) = EUR 81.00
So, in summary:
- Accommodation = EUR 438.30
- Travel = EUR 377.52
And I was actually surprised at the total cost; I’d expected/hoped it would be lower. So, I guess, backpacking isn’t exactly cheap too!
so it will be interesting how I will get by with managing my photos/videos, doing edits etc.