How to Plan Your Fall Eurotrip (2014)

In 2014, there was a flight price mistake/deal on Slickdeals for one way tickets from New York to Milan, Italy and Prague to Hong Kong for only $150. So I swooped on the deal and after my one year contract at work, I set out on my solo journey. Below is my itinerary:

Fall Eurotrip Itinerary:

Nov. 6 – New York
Nov. 11 – Milan, Italy
Nov. 13 – Venice, Italy
Nov. 15 – London, England
Nov. 18 – Leuven, Belgium
Nov. 24 – Prague, Czech Republic
Nov. 27 – Hong Kong
Dec. 9 – San Francisco

As you can see my itinerary is a bit strange as the route goes all over the place. This was mainly due to the fact that I was meeting up with a friend in England. In a future expedition, I’d probably plan my trip to hit adjacent countries.

I know many people leave their Eurotrips open-ended since it’s very easy to get around out there. However, I wanted to have everything planned out as A. I wanted to get the best deals on places and transportation and B. I was worried that an unplanned itinerary for a solo female traveler would be risky.

Below are the flights + hostels/hotels I purchased before the actual trip.

Transportation and Stay I Purchased:

– Flight to New York: Points via United Airlines

– AirBnB for one room, 2 double beds in Bronx, NY (Near Dyckman station): $242 for 4 nights ($60.50 per night, split with a friend for $30.25 per night)

– Flight to Milan, Italy (and Prague to Hong Kong all one way): Priceline flight price mistake for $150

– New Generation Hostel Urban in Milan, Italy: $30 for 2 nights. I booked a shared room with 18 beds (but it ended up being a room with 4 beds).

– Generator Venice in Venice, Italy: $59 for 2 nights. I booked a shared room with 16 beds.

– Flight from Venice to London: $30.85 via Ryanair

– Bus from Stansted Airport in London to Victoria Coach Station in London: $19.93 via National Express

– Bus from London to Brussels: $20.21 via Megabus

– AirBnB for a shared room in Leuven, Belgium: $87 for 4 nights

– Flight from Brussels to Prague: $40 via Ryanair

– Apartment at Vlkova Palace in Prague (with 3 beds – excessive but oh well) – $94.22

– Flight from Hong Kong to San Francisco: $481.10 via Philippine AIrlines

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TOTAL: $1133.31

My piece of advice is to use Google Flights to find the best flights as well as theflightdeal.com for flights, and a mix of Google Hotel Finder, Expedia, and AirBnb to research places to stay.

Packing List:

Europe in November is COLD! Check out my post on the packing list that got me through the trip. I was surprised that I packed pretty well.

This trip really opened my eyes to life and perspective beyond my own bubble, which I will write about more in my individual city/country posts. And in total, I didn’t spend that much either. I’d say that New York and England were my biggest spending points. I would keep an eye out on flight deals on Slickdeals, Google Flights, as well as theflightdeal.com for an opportunity to pounce on!