So yeah, I've been planning to spend a month backpacking around Europe in the summer. I will buy the interrail train pass so all trains are free, so the only flight I will be booking is the one back to Finland. The dates are not sure yet and it depends whether I get a job for the summer or not, and for which month. I will travel mostly alone, but probably meet up with some friends along the way if I manage to travel at the same time. The time period would be 30 days, starting from when I first leave Finland. I'm now planning the route and so far I got this; Stockholm - Oslo - Kleppe(South-West Norway, friend lives there) - Kristiansand >boat to Denmark> Copenhagen - Hamburg? - ?.. Then probably Netherlands - Germany - (Austria/Liechtenstein/Switzerland) - Italy? Im not sure about going to France since I've heard the people are dicks there. Questions: -Does anyone have any experience with backpacking or just travelling without a plan? What went well and what didn't? -Any tips on where I should go? Most of the people here live in Europe so do you have anything cool/worth visiting where you live?