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« on: December 01, 2016, 08:31:26 am »
So a few of my friends and I are probably going to take a trip over to Europe for a week or two next year. Right now we're in the earliest stages of planning the trip, still figuring out exactly where we're going and how we're going to get there. If you're a European or have experience travelling in Europe, I would appreciate any advice you have, even if it's not directly related to what I'm asking about.
The basic plan is Madrid -> Paris -> Amsterdam, though we're probably going to add more stops along the way (personally, I'm pushing for Belgium). Which leads me to my main question: what is the cheapest and/or easiest way to travel between countries? Right now we're thinking about flying because that looks pretty cheap, but we're open to anything that is comparably cheap. Are trains an option here, or are those for shorter trips?
Also, are there any sort of common inexpensive sleeping arrangements in European cities? A friend of mine traveled to Japan recently and spent relatively little on rooms by staying in internet cafes of all places, so if there's a similar option in Europe I want to know about it.