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  • Europe Planner
  • Europe Guides
    • Interrail Trip Planner
    • Where Young Travellers Should go in Europe 2026/27:
    • A Young Travellers Guide to Trains in Europe 2026/27
    • The Three Best Months to Travel Europe: A Young Travellers Guide 2026/2027
    • Month-by-Month Guide for Young Travellers in Europe
    • INTERRAIL: Everything Young Travellers Need to Know
    • The Schengen Area Explained
    • Smart Travel Tips for your Next Europe Trip
  • Working Holiday
    • European Working Holiday Visas for Australians: How to Move Overseas 2026/2027
  • Exchange Programs
    • Rotary Youth Exchange Program for Australians – And How to Sign Up
  • Destinations
    • Switzerland 🇨🇭
View of Eibsee lake with the Zugspitze mountains in Bavaria, Germany — Go Look Outside travel blog for young adults
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Travel Guides for Young Travellers By a Young Traveller

  • March 3, 2026
  • Jack

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Swimming at 1,874 metres altitude in Drachensee, Austrian Alps — one of many hidden gems for young backpackers in Europe
Swimming at 1,874m in the Austrian Alps at Drachensee

I’m Jack, and I moved to Europe at 17 on a Rotary exchange, and again at 19 on my own with nothing but a backpack and $10,000 in savings. There was almost nothing online written for someone my age doing that… which has led me to Go Look Outside.

Young people want to travel, now more than ever, but no one tells you where to start, how to afford it, or what solo travel is really like. Go Look Outside is your new starting point. Real travel tips for young travellers by a young traveller, no more need for garbage AI advice.

First big trip

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I want to plan a Europe trip

Pick your cities, build a route and get a feel for what it'll cost.

Open the Europe Planner →

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Where to go in Europe GuideEach region of Europe, and which ones fit your budget › Interrail Trip Planner ToolMap a train route and find the rail pass that fits ›

Finishing school

Thinking about a gap year or exchange

Why travelling before uni is worth it, and how exchange actually works.

Why travel before uni →

Also useful

Rotary Youth Exchange GuideHow the exchange I did at 17 works, and how to apply ›

Already booked

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I'm going soon

A packing list built around your trip, plus the tips I wish I'd had.

Build your packing list →

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Smart travel tips GuideeSIMs, eating cheap and saving money on the road › Trains in Europe GuideWhen to book, and when a rail pass is worth it ›

Moving overseas

I want to live and work in Europe

Which countries you can work in, and how to apply.

Working holiday visas (Australians) →

Also useful

The Schengen Area explained GuideThe 90-day rule, and how long you can actually stay ›

Got a Question?

Reach out on Instagram or email me at jack@golookoutside.com — I reply to every message.

Now GO LOOK OUTSIDE!

Jack

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