hey, I’m going to be heading in that direction next year (South East Asia is about as far as I have narrowed it down in my planning, starting with Bali in February). I was in Thailand briefly last year but spent all my time in one spot so am keen to go back and experience a bit more.
I’m 27, Aussie, well travelled, and have pretty similar…[Read more]

Hey, thought I’d shout out, see if you’re still planning your trip. I’m in Lombok now and just thinking ahead a little, trying to figure out where to head next.
I’m still def keen to do some climbing in Thailand, and think it would be better with a buddy.
Let me know if your still up for it. (Also, you can catch me on facebook – heather norrie –…[Read more]

I’m heading to Southeast Asia this summer from the end of may to the end of August. I’m going to be volunteering at a school in Cambodia from around May 30-July 22. I’m hoping to explore Cambodia quite a bit on the weekends and then after my time there, I’m figuring out where to travel. I’m going with the less is more mentality on this and…[Read more]

Amsterdam, is a definite must see, I loved living there and the free vibe! But I also lived in Ghent and really loved it, I find Brussels quite dirty tbh and unfriendly I don’t think there’s that much to see there, other than the Grand Place. Ghent is my most recommended city in Belgium. But I didn’t mind Antwerp it has great shopping and a few…[Read more]

well, I’m a lil late but….hamburg should be on your list!and it’s not to far from danmark. also I really loved gothenburg.and vienna is quite pretty to look at:)

Hey, I am another Aussie, currently living in Denmark at the moment but I will travelling over Christmas before heading back down under. I’ll be going to Italy amongst other places… my itinerary isn’t fixed yet but maybe if we’re in the same place at the same time we can grab a coffee / plate of pasta / beer? :)

Hey I’m in London and another Aussie :)

I haven’t ever been in Europe for longer than a week or so, but in case you’re interested, the Netherlands is particularly good as (in my experience, anyway!) Dutch people do tend to know English. I also went to Berlin recently and most (though not all) people did speak English, at least a little.

Any metroploitan city in Europe will be fairly easy to navigate in English. English is the default international option, so any area catering to tourists will likely have a lot of English speaking people and signs.

I’ve lived abroad several times in countries where I did not speak the language and have never had big problems getting around or…[Read more]

I agree with the others, you shouldn’t have a problem. One thing you should do though, is try to learn the language — when I was last travelling I found listening to pod casts was great, and easy to do while you were on trains, planes etc. The most important word you’ll need is excuse me. The German is “entschuldigung,” which takes some…[Read more]

If you want to go north, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Iceland are essentially bilingual countries… most people you meet will be fluent and the ones who aren’t can still speak conversational English. They are kind of expensive though, especially Norway. Sweden is a little cheaper than Denmark.

Germany in the cities is fine… touristy parts of…[Read more]