Hi there! Im an American college kid currently abroad in Sydney, Australia, and as my semester ends in mid-November, Id like to return home by eurotripping.

A little bit of background: I have the funds to do this, and I have a ton of friends abroad in Europe who I will stay with when Im in their cities. This is my first year of traveling but I feel pretty competent now after hostel-ing around Australia, NZ and Thailand so far. Basically, Ive got my list of cities Id like to visit posted below. I am just trying to figure out if Ill need visas/entry fees/anything I may not know about for traveling. This will be my first time in Europe and Im totally unfamiliar.

Also – any advice would be GREATLY appreciated! Im sure many of you have done similar trips – tell me what to do/see/eat/drink!

Depart Sydney, fly to Istanbul

Athens

Rome

Budapest

Prague

Berlin

Copenhagen

Amsterdam

Paris

Dublin

Edinburgh

London

Fly home to America

So Ill be taking cheap flights in between some places, but do you all recommend the Eurail pass? This trip will be occurring from late Nov to Dec 20 – with two-three days in each place.

Any and all info greatly appreciated!