europe trip --estimating costs

lje62
Tue, 28 Feb 2012 18:10:37 +0000

I was just in Sweden and it cost $100 to fill the gas tank of a very small Hyundai…ouch ! yes the food is pricey and I like the previous suggestions to take advantage of the hotel breakfasts and pack some granola bars or another type of packable no perishable snacks.
We took an overnight ferry trip to Oslo and ate on the boat for breakfast…weren’t hungry thankfully while we spent the day there because two diet cokes cost us $12
If you are booking hotels ahead of time , take a minute to see if the price includes breakfast…it used to be standard , but not anymore.
I might also suggest that you contact your credit card companies to not only let them know you are traveling to whatever countries you go to , but get PIN numbers because my husband had one hell of a time using his cards over there without them.