Your own tour operator or 8 tips for beginner eurotourists

Having dreamed many times about a trip to Europe, listening to my friends, reading blogs on the net, I realized an important thing: it’s one thing when the whole trip is in the “behind the glass of the bus” mode or when you depend on the tour operator choosing the route, hotel and others the benefits of civilization, and it’s another matter when you are your own tour operator. This, of course, may seem complicated. Especially if there is no experience and only a foreign language of a school level. But this is only at first glance…

In this article we present you the experience of one trip (Tomsk – Germany – Belgium – Netherlands – Germany – Tomsk). It may be useful to you, because you will not step on our rake anymore. Plus – this will protect you from unnecessary gestures and expenses.

I’ll tell you that in Europe, at least some knowledge of the English language is still desirable. With the help of elementary phrases from the phrasebook, you can already ask the way and navigate. Continue reading →