Tips please for young couple traveler on a budget but will go to these cities:
4 days Netherlands
1 day Belgium
5 days Paris
6 days Nice
So far we have only booked our plane tickets and processed our visa We are yet to craft our itinerary. Tips please on how to enjoy those cities on a budget / transportation / accommodation / what to bring etc.
Note: those cities are non-negotiable because we are going with other people.
Search videos about tourist traps/popular scams in Paris and follow the advice. When approached just ignore them or simply say thank you, bye and walk away.
Pickpockets are very sneaky so be careful with your belongings.
If your hotel offers a safe in your room use it to store your passport and just take a copy or photo of it with you when leaving the hotel.
@Happy
I second this! I’ve never been approached by so many scammers as I was in Paris. I wouldn’t wear a backpack in Paris either, I’d wear something cross shoulder that could be worn towards the front with good zips and bonus points if they have a flap over them with a buckle.
In the Netherlands it is very easy to get around via train. Amsterdam is awesome, but also consider Utrecht, Haarlem, Den Haag, Delft, and Kinderdijk. Some of these could be combined into fun travel days.
Maybe half the time in Amsterdam with a trip out to Utrecht, and half the time based in Rotterdam with a trip to Den Haag, Delft, and Kinderdijk.