The Ultimate Guide for a European Vacation
It’s officially summer, and that means it’s time for a really good European vacation. Although we are already in July, summer is still not over yet. Kids are still out of school, and parents still have PTO left, so let’s go ahead and pack up to go to Europe this year, or maybe you want to go to Europe next year, just like us. My fiancé and I have decided we’re going to Europe next year for our honeymoon, so this is going to be the ultimate guide for the European vacation.
I have been to Europe before, and it’s absolutely stunning. It’s beautiful. When I went to Europe, it was back in 2021, post-COVID, towards the end of it, and it was a magical trip. I absolutely loved it, so I did a lot of research prior to writing this article. Without further ado, let’s go right ahead and get started.
Get Your Passports!
Getting your passport is the key thing that you need to leave America. If you’re an American trying to leave America, you have to get your passport. As a citizen, you just have to.
For the Americans, if you are a citizen, make sure that you book your flight prior to the six months of your passport expiring. You cannot travel to Europe or to anywhere if you have six months left in your passport. If you do not have your passport, go right ahead and get one right away. Getting your passport is only about $120-$150 per person, which is honestly a really good price. It takes about two to four weeks for you to receive it in the mail, less if you need to expedite it.
Buy Adapters for Your Charger
This was one of the things that I definitely had to look for: the outlet adapter in Europe. There are two different kinds. It’s not your typical American one; it’s completely different. You can easily get them on Amazon. Amazon does sell a whole entire kit that is meant for the UK, and all the ones that are meant just for Europe alone, which is different from the UK one.
Plan Your Trip Accordingly
Planning a European trip does take some time, which is why we decided to do it for next year instead of this year. This is the time that we are planning our trip: everything that we want to be doing in Europe, planning out our itinerary, the time of our flights, and by the time that we get there, what are we going to be doing exactly.
Planning a trip anywhere that you go, you always want to make sure that you’re planning accordingly. Make yourself an itinerary of things that you want to do while you are in Europe, depending on the part of Europe. Do your research. Definitely look at things that you could be doing, the location that you are going to, places that you guys can go ahead and eat, and hotels that you can be staying at that are within the budget.
Save Up Money
Please go ahead and save up a lot of money for the European trip. Not only is the flight and hotel expensive, you will be spending a lot of money there. We are going to be getting a very nice hotel, which is pretty much close to everything. It’s going to cost us about $3,000 to $4,000 between the two of us, which is not bad. Honestly, save up money for the European trip. It’s going to save you lots of time and lots of headache. You kind of want to start booking your flight six months in advance.
Plan Out the Season That You Want to Travel
Every season, Europe is beautiful, no matter if it’s spring, summer, fall, or winter. Every season, you’re going to have a beautiful day, unless you are going to England. Sincerely, take a look at what each season looks like in Europe, depending on the place that you want to go to. From there, you can start packing for that type of occasion. If you want to go to Europe in the winter time, then obviously you have to pack up winter clothes, but also check what the average temperatures are. The same thing goes for the summertime.
