I just bought my tickets which means its OFFICIAL!!! For a while there, I was skeptical that the trip was really going to happen, but it's on! One of my roommates from college is moving to France for a job so this is somewhat of a sendoff trip for him and us. I told my girlfriend and family, but I was still raging with excitement so I figured I had to let it out on BP.net!

If anyone has any tips regarding a European backpacking trip, PLEASE share!

We are flying into Madrid, then going to Barcelona, then Nice, then Rome, then Switzerland, then Munich, then Amsterdam, then back down to Paris, back to Madrid, and then home.

If anyone has any suggestions of "must see/must do" adventures, please feel free to share!!