How to convince parents to let me backpack through europe at 16 ( forget to mention something)?
When I am 16, I want to backpack through Europe on my own for about 4 months. I can get the money needed but how can parents be convinced to let me do this, on my own. I am very responsible person and do not try and get into bad situations. I speak some French and some Russian so would that be any reason to let me do what I want to do, This will be only chance. The countries that would be seting foot on are. So how how much would I need to bring , money? Would being with my best friend make them more likely to let me go At 16 can I legally do what is wanted without permission? Dublin, Ireland Reykjavik, Iceland Oslo, Norway Stockholm, Sweden Tampere, LS, Finland St. Petersburg, Russia Moscow, Russia Yerevan, Armenia Jerusalem, Israel Chisinau, Moldova Athens, Greece Tirana, Albania Belgrade, Serbia Podgorica, Montenegro Budapest, Hungary Zagreb, Croatia Rome, Italy Malta Madrid, Spain Andorra La Vella, Andorra Paris, France Brussels, BRU, Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands Should I be allowed to do this?
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Ermmm....good luck? I'm not sure, MAYBE your parents would let you do it. There are some things you need to learn about Europe. 1. It's VERY expensive compared to the U.S. You would need thousands and thousands of dollars to do this. 2. There are big cities, surrounded by miles and miles of beautiful countryside. The places of attraction would be the cities, where you could be mugged or knifed very easily. Crimes like that happen much more, especially if they can tell you are an American tourist. 3. You'd need to take ferries to get to some of these places. Also expensive. 4. You couldn't possibly get to all of these places in one trip; even if that trip lasted for the entire summer. You might be able to accomplish it in a year or two. Probably two. 5. There's legal issues. I'm not sure if the actual trip is legal or not, but think about: passports, border crossings, how long it's legal for you to stay without a visa, etc . 6. Places like: St. Petersburg, Moscow, Armenia, Israel, Moldova, Albania, Serbia, Montenegro, Hungary, and Croatia will seem very poor compared to where you come from. You won't be able to feel comfortable or at home, and your living arrangements will be filthy and INCREDIBLY EXTREMELY UNGODLY expensive. 7. What if you get sick and need to go to the hospital? In Germany and France you'll be all right, but in Albania? No, I really don't think so. 8. In Israel, there's constant fighting and shooting. Bombs. So, as an overview, if your parents DO let you go, then they're looking to get rid of you. However, If you were to go to less places WITH your parents, you could even to to Israel and Albania. It would be a much more pleasant experience with your parents. You'll be in for lots of culture shocks, especially in Eastern Europe.
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I'm only 24 and we don't have any kids yet, maybe in two years, but if you were my Kid, I'd give you a big fuzzy and ask you to chill until you were 18 which makes most of your activities legal while on your own. I would encourage you to travel the US for a month of the summer to get some practice where we could always reach each other if needed, and stay in contact, and would be better if your best friend went with you. Your well being would be one of the most important things in the world besides my Lady to Me! :- ) You need to go and fulfill this dream cuz it would be the most amazing experience and there are things that fill in your education beyond what school can offer, besides it's going to be allot of fun and just awesome so long as you continue your education plans when you get back. From your writing, I would be amazing proud of you, not about me, but about you! You should be doing this trip at 18 and not 16 for more life experience and legal reasons. If you have a means of travel money now, by 18 you could have even more. Me! :- )
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You've already asked this question 7 times; how many times do you need to see the word NO before you realize that your parents are right and you are wrong? What fallacy makes you think this is your only chance? That is total nonsense. Your list is ridiculous for a single trip of a seasoned adult traveler; it is total insanity for a child. Most of those places won't permit to stay in a hotel alone; some won't let you enter the country unaccompanied. The cost will be astronomical; £10.000 to £15.000 easily, maybe more. The travel to all those places will be huge, and accomodations - even a hostelry - for 4 months (120 nights) would be thousands. Perhaps you should ask your parents what it cost them to have you in their home for 4 months - the answer will shock you! The visas you will need will cost hundreds, and if they knew you were traveling alone the would deny the visa - especially Russia. So you speak a little French and a little Russian - enough to get around? Or only a few random words? What about Flemish, Spanish, Maltese, Croatian, Serbian, Albanian, Greek, Moldovan (Romanian), Hebrew, Armenian, Finnish, Norwegian, or Icelantic? To answer your quesion: NO - you should not be given permission to do this. NO - you are forbidden by law from leaving home without permission. You will be labelled a runaway and hunted down like a fugitive. Even asking such a question proves you lack the responsibility or maturity to be let out of your home without supervision - let alone out of the country.
