Originally Posted by
adamak
I'm doing some high level planning for friends. 2 Adults + teenager, next summer. Want to spend 3 weeks hopping around Europe for $15K or less. I hope they'll have some points to burn at least for the hotel rooms, but I'm not sure. I think they should avoid London / Paris / high price town because of the price. And I'm not sure how much backpacking they can endure.
Which town / country will you suggest? Any tips? Think travelling by rail intra-Euro will make most sense. At this point, I just need some ideas to start brainstorming.
$15k? Can easily be done. The only question is how comfortable will you be.
I'd look at renting a car. The more people/car, the more you save. If you avoid driving in cities it can be a lot less stressful than air or train travel. A 3 week rental can be done for $1000-1500 (ballpark). Make sure at least one person knows to drive stick. The cost of gas is another matter.
Eurail passes will be at least $800/person (only youths can get coach passes).
http://www.eurail.com/eurail_global_...1¤cy=usd