What is the Cheapest European City I can visit this summer?

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You could do the “Camino” in Spain and stay at the inexpensive hostels that are along the way.

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Does the plane ticket factor in? Because that's usually the deciding factor for me, especially if my family of four are travelling.

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Anonymous wrote:Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Georgia. Basically, former Soviet Union countries.

I see that ignorance still reigns on DCUM. Only one of those was ACTUALLY a part of the SU.

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Anonymous wrote:Iceland. Was cheap at the time for us. And an amazing lifetime experience.

Which month did you go and did you drive or do the tours?

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Anonymous wrote:11:14 PP here. Another PP was right to call me out on my characterization of Bucharest as a hellhole - I was mainly basing that on memories of growing up in Romania in the 80s. Bucharest is sprawling and drab to me - curious whether others found it charming. Mostly, the point is that there are so many other beautiful places to visit in Romania. It's safe, great culture and history, and people are friendly. There's a little bit of a language barrier (many people speak French as a second language, though English is more prevalent among the younger generation). Totally worth visiting!!

Interesting perspective; makes sense. I lived in Kiev for awhile and liked Bucharest a lot but it was because I had friends there and we had a great time. I think it also can be interesting for Americans to see/experience a place like Bucharest (or Sofia or Kiev [not right now]).

But what Bucharest was also great for was getting out to the Romanian Carpathians, which are stunning. I loved Sighisoara and Brasov, and I stayed in a tiny town outside of Brasov that is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It was just gorgeous.

Which town outside of Brasov?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:14 PP here. Another PP was right to call me out on my characterization of Bucharest as a hellhole - I was mainly basing that on memories of growing up in Romania in the 80s. Bucharest is sprawling and drab to me - curious whether others found it charming. Mostly, the point is that there are so many other beautiful places to visit in Romania. It's safe, great culture and history, and people are friendly. There's a little bit of a language barrier (many people speak French as a second language, though English is more prevalent among the younger generation). Totally worth visiting!!

Interesting perspective; makes sense. I lived in Kiev for awhile and liked Bucharest a lot but it was because I had friends there and we had a great time. I think it also can be interesting for Americans to see/experience a place like Bucharest (or Sofia or Kiev [not right now]).

But what Bucharest was also great for was getting out to the Romanian Carpathians, which are stunning. I loved Sighisoara and Brasov, and I stayed in a tiny town outside of Brasov that is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It was just gorgeous.

Which town outside of Brasov?

Near Sohodol, which is by a national park. We stayed at a farm guesthouse that was hiking distance to Castle Bran (the dramatic castle known as “dracula’s castle” which has nothing to do with Dracula or Vlad the Impaler but whatever! It’s a stunning old castle) and Bran, which is itself a cute medieval village. We would take the bus to Brasov and also took a train to Sighisoara for a few days.

Transylvania in summer is BEAUTIFUL. The forest and mountains are so stunning, and many of the villages retained their medieval character. There’s kind of an Austrian look to it all, given the dramatic mountains and green fields, but with a distinct eastern flavor. I really highly recommend it. I’d go back for sure.

[Anonymous]

Lubijiana?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Iceland. Was cheap at the time for us. And an amazing lifetime experience.

Which month did you go and did you drive or do the tours?

I have heard it is not cheap .

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:11:14 PP here. Another PP was right to call me out on my characterization of Bucharest as a hellhole - I was mainly basing that on memories of growing up in Romania in the 80s. Bucharest is sprawling and drab to me - curious whether others found it charming. Mostly, the point is that there are so many other beautiful places to visit in Romania. It's safe, great culture and history, and people are friendly. There's a little bit of a language barrier (many people speak French as a second language, though English is more prevalent among the younger generation). Totally worth visiting!!

Interesting perspective; makes sense. I lived in Kiev for awhile and liked Bucharest a lot but it was because I had friends there and we had a great time. I think it also can be interesting for Americans to see/experience a place like Bucharest (or Sofia or Kiev [not right now]).

But what Bucharest was also great for was getting out to the Romanian Carpathians, which are stunning. I loved Sighisoara and Brasov, and I stayed in a tiny town outside of Brasov that is one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever been. It was just gorgeous.

Which town outside of Brasov?

Near Sohodol, which is by a national park. We stayed at a farm guesthouse that was hiking distance to Castle Bran (the dramatic castle known as “dracula’s castle” which has nothing to do with Dracula or Vlad the Impaler but whatever! It’s a stunning old castle) and Bran, which is itself a cute medieval village. We would take the bus to Brasov and also took a train to Sighisoara for a few days.

Transylvania in summer is BEAUTIFUL. The forest and mountains are so stunning, and many of the villages retained their medieval character. There’s kind of an Austrian look to it all, given the dramatic mountains and green fields, but with a distinct eastern flavor. I really highly recommend it. I’d go back for sure.

Thank you! Would you happen to know the name of this guesthouse or a link?