So I'm from the US and I want to see Europe for like 6 or so months

[Kneel B4 Zod]

I would just go to Ibiza and snort coke the whole time

[Vavavoom]

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I would just go to Ibiza and snort coke the whole time

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I can help with where's good to go in Ibiza as I worked there for 4 summers...

U should visit london for a week at some point....A lot to do and a lot of history...


Vava

[Jdanz]

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If you plan on staying longer than 90 days (in the EU, not each country), you are going to need a visa.

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incorrect. You just have to leave the country (not the EU) every ninety days. I'm in Prague wo/ a visa, i just have to leave for my little weekend jaunt every once in a while and i can stay indefinetely.

(after like a year of this you might get questioned at the border).

Cliff Notes: No visa, No problem.

[shejk]

I gotta say something about the northern part of europe. Denmark's nice and chilled out, norway is absolutely stunning. At least stockholm would be worth a visit in sweden I'd say, and in either northern sweden or finland you should go in winter to experience the darkness and rather mild winter. Jukkasjärvi Ice hotel is a very special experience (www.icehotel.com), but there's also a rather fun hotel in northern finland that have rooms with glass roofs where (mostly) japanese couples stay to get pregnant under the northern light.

By the way, I spent the last summer traveling eastern europe. I'd say the most rewarding cities on that trip were bratislava and sarajevo. Lithuania was awesome as well. Of course, I may have some peculiar interests. The visit in lithuania included among other things a trip to the soviet nuclear power plant Ignalina. Now that was a place very far off the beaten track. I'd definately recommend it for anyone though, or at least the small town made to accomodate the workers (Visaginas).

I hope you will have a great time!

[Arnfinn Madsen]

If you want to experience it (not just view) 6 months is not much time due to Europe's diversity, so I would recommend to visit 1 country in each "category". I.e. 1 Scandinavian country, 1 North Central European former communist country (Poland, Czech or Slovakia), etc..

[sunnypoker]

while it may not be the best "partying" place, u will definitely see the best looking girls in Scandinavia.
just on average, everyone is stunning,
unlike the more southern places where there is quite a big variance in the field,
(ie, Scandinavia: High quality, low variance.
lower south: med quality,, very high variance

[Arnfinn Madsen]

Scandinavia is less of a experience I think for many Americans than many other parts of Europe, simply because it is relatively similar (compared to i.e. southern Europe). And Scandinavians are more "boring" than most other nationalities. But if you like nature, I have been around much of Europe and I am yet to see something prettier than the most beautiful areas on the Norwegian coast.

[LittleOldLady]

If you stay six months you will have to comply with immigration laws for the country in which you are staying. I stayed for that amount of time in the Netherlands and had to make numerous trips to the immigration police in order to be legal. If you want to work you would have to comply with laws governing the circumstances under which aliens can work. It is also possible to attend a European university--at least some of them have English-language programs.

I love the Netherlands and enjoyed living there. Sadly I had a serious heart attack while I was there, and I haven't been able to return since. I miss it terribly. (I think Dutch men are the sexiest on the planet.)

I would pick one country and rent a place--immerse yourself in the language and way of life. Then travel here and there for a long weekend or so. Distances are short compared to the US which makes it easy to see many places from one base, although going from, say, Amsterdam to Moscow is still a bit of a trek.

Go for it!

[itslog1]

so do europeans hate all americans or just rude/loud americans?

[adsman]

If you want to see a lot of europe then the eurorail pass and travelling light and cheap is the way to go.
If you want to immerse yourself in the culture and see what it's like to live in europe then pick a country and use it as a base.
All of europe is expensive but the scandanavian countries are doubly so. If your aim is to immerse yourself in the culture but you want to stay in a big city I would personally recommend Barcelona. It is much cheaper when compared to other cities, (you can easily find a room in the centre of the city for around $250 a month), you can get away with not speaking spanish if you don't want to learn the language, Barcelona is one of the more vibrant and youth orientated cities in Europe, it is stunning and chock full of great galleries, museuems, etc.

You can ski within an hour and a half from the city plus you can use it as a base to explore Spain and then hop over into any other european country using the very cheap airlines that fly into it.

I would also strongly recommend St Petersburg. Apart from the amazing history, culture factor, it is extremely cheap and chock-full of stunning Eastern European girls who want to be discovered as models.