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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Holy crap I can't believe the responses here.

I traveled through Europe after high school graduation, at the age of 17, with a handful of friends.  Yes, we drank.  No, nothing horrible happened - perhaps in part because in Europe it is NOT AT ALL UNUSUAL for a 17 year old to be traveling by herself / with friends.

I can't believe how ridiculous this board is.  Let her be independent.  Honestly I can't even imagine telling a 17 year old that under no circumstances is she aloud to "be with a boy".  Even traveling alone is a great experience, although I do understand the concerns there, and i didn't travel through Europe alone until I was (gasp!) 18 and finished my freshman year of college.

Anyway, don't let her get a fake ID.  That's recipe for trouble.  She will have zero problems going anywhere her friends do.

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I think I am with you. I was an exchange student in Europe for 2 years in HS starting at 16 and could do pretty much whatever I wanted. It was totally fine. Yeah, I drank but not anymore than most of my friends back in the States, potentially less. Or at least it was more "civilized" having beers at a cafe with friends vs running from the police at house parties. I traveled all over with my friends who were of similar age, nothing bad happened to any of us. Unless there are other red flags with behavior, I think it would be ok. I agree on the fake ID though, it's not needed and could cause problems. [/quote]

Did you travel in a pack of eight who were newbies to international travel? No, you lived there for two years and had time to learn the ropes, the cultural expectations around things like drinking, language for emergencies, etc. OP is talking about an untenably large group of girls trying to travel around together who will end up being incredibly obvious as naive American kids. You were temporarily a local, PP, doing what local teens did and probably not sticking out like this group of girls will. Not sure why you don't see that big difference between your situation back then and the proposed trip OP's DD wants.[/quote]

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