Hello!
We're 2 friends living in Antwerp, Belgium, trying to achieve ultimate freedom. So we'd like to see as much as we can now we're young. We're 2 students, so we don't have all the cash of the world. We are planning on making a roadtrip for an undetermined time starting from Belgium across Europe, as basic as possible. We're not afraid of camping in the wild and working hard labour anywhere and everywhere. So how we see it is as followed: we want to travel as basic possible, working for food and water and perhaps a roof above our heads or a place to put up our tent. We would like to help people in whatever way we can. In exchange they could provide us with these necessities. We would like to see as much as possible, all the beautiful places in the world. Not just the popular places, but also the forgotten ones. We don't want to be tied down to one place or time. We stay till the urge is there to move on to an other place. So we start here in Belgium and want to travel across Europe from June till November/December and then go to Zell am see and work for someone we know. We would like to know which direction and places we should see in the time before we go to Zell am see. June-November/December we would like to travel North (Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, ...). And then from May we would like to go South (Spain, France, Morocco, Mediterranean area, ...). We think a car would be our best option to cover all these distances. Is there a car you would recommend? What kind of car can handle some miles? A car with some space and can cover most terrains. What are the specifications to look for in a second hand car? Is there something we should look out for, anything we shouldn't buy? Are there any places we should know about that offer these kind of opportunities? Any tips are welcome, since we have little or no experience on these matters.
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your itinerary is not quite clear to me, but it does make sense to be in Northern Europe during Summer and in the mediterranean area in Spring and Autumn. I don't know how easy it is to get some work as you go, because in many countries the recession means there are many unemployed people. You may want to look into the possibility of applying to some volunteer organization like WWOOF, where you can work for food and lodging. Many people on this site use couch surfing, which would be a good alternative for the months when it is too cold for camping. As for a car I don't have the expertise, but it makes sense to buy a car that is common in Europe and has cheap maintenance cost. Diesel may be preferrable, at least in some countries it is much cheaper. Probably most cars in good condition will be OK for you, as long as you are not planning to drive off road. Jeeps are not very suitable for driving long distance on normal roads, but of course better in terrain, so you need to decide what you will do mostly. If you plan on camping invest in a good quality tent and sleeping bag.
Reply to this If you are on the way of first tour to europe then you must have some prior information about the weather conditions, hotels available, means of transportation, etc. I don't have much idea about other fields except means of transportation as I am a worker in transportation. you can get many public vehicles moving all around europe. But if you want have a car for yourself and travel all by your will then you have to hire a car. Car hiring is not much expensive here. It all under your affordability. If you don't want to hire a car then the options are either public vehicles or the train.
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Reply to this I would recommend a Honda Crv 4 x 4, small enough to get everywhere but capable of all terrains, parts are easily available as well. Have a look at our blog to give you an idea of routes to travel and the roads that we put our vehicle through.
Reply to this I can really recommend Sweden, especially the northern parts. Really amazing scenic drives with stunning views, and lots of fun things to see and do. The only bad thing is that it's not very cheap. You can also take a different route back down either through Norway or Finland, which is also really cool. Perhaps you'll find some more info here:
Sweden Road Trip
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