Reddit reviews Amsterdam: A Brief Life of the City

You can do A LOT in western Europe in 25 days. My advice is always the same. Pick a few things that you really, really want to see and stick to it. The rest, you can decide on the spot. You need to leave space for spur of the moment things or simply take a day of to rest or whatever.

Just remember that western Europe can be fairly expensive. You can expect everything to be between 25% to 50% higher than what we normally pay in North America. Avoid restaurants and buy from grocery stores and make your own.

London, Amsterdam, The Hague and London are all failry close. Munich is further down south but relatively not that far.

Train is usually cheaper and I believe more fun on shorter rides. You get to see a lot of the country you arrive right in the middle of the city. Sometimes discount airlines seem cheaper but often land in outlying airports and you have to get from there to the city and back, at a cost of course.

In Amsterdam you must rent a bike. It is the cheapest and easiest form of transportation in Holland. Amsterdam being very dense, you can get pretty much anywhere by biking or walking. Lots of museums, canals, cafés, very small and cozy. I love it.

Paris and London are much bigger and I think it would be easier to use the extensive subway systems. Just make sure you plan your moves in advance, carry a map and dont be AFRAID TO ASK. Many trains use the same track, sometimes at quite short intervals so it's not always obvious if it's your train or not.

It's a lot of fun to go out at night in Europe but by careful. You did not mention if you were male or female but in bot cases, watch out for scammers. I dont know if you are an experienced traveller or not but those people are pros and will try to target you if you look vulnerable. It's quite safe, dont worry to much about it but be wary of people approaching you for no reasons, asking for change for a 5 euros or asking you to come with them to get help carrying something. The cities are quite safe and violent crimes against tourists are rare but it still sucks to get your money and passport stolen. Get a solid bag, preferably one with a metal wire is the sling to avoid 'cut and slash' robberies.

One last thing. Bring a couple books related to the places you will be visiting to read on location. I find it's a marvelous (and cheap way) to really get into the atmosphere of the city. I highly reccomends this book to read in Amsterdam.

That's it for now! DOnt hesitate if you have any questions!