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I’m using Unite as a pretext to go on a traveling binge to Eastern Europe which I’ve never explored 
I will travel down from Denmark to Estonia, Czech Republic and Croatia.
Any other recommendation?
I wouldn’t call Denmark exactly “eastern Europe” :roll: … unless you want to go there through Belarus or Latvia or so.
I’m going to Unite from eastern Europe (Lithuania) and will return there after it. My travel experience: 1) get to airport by bus, 2) checkin, 3) get on the plane, 4) wait, 5) get out in Copenhagen airport, 6) get on the metro, 7) profit!
When you’re in Denmark, everyone there speaks and understands English, so there should be no problems in figuring out things.
And we also have toilet paper!!
Sorry - the post made me think of an US exchange student we had living at my family 15 years ago.
Before arriving in Denmark he called us and asked if he was supposed to bring toilet paper, as he had heard a rumour that we didnt have things like that in Europe 
(This is by no means ment to be derogative towards the first poster - just a fun story that popped up in my head)
Ouch - now I’m illiterate, you guys don’t miss a beat, I fixed my post which was unclear.
I’m using Unite as a pretext to plan a little traveling binge from Denmark all the way down to Croatia (which I was told was gorgeous)
Ah, like that. Now, Croatia is, like, southern Europe
I’ve been there once 6 years ago. Was very nice; felt like Italy. Good food But well, I’ve been to the part that is very close to Italy, so…
I haven’t traveled Europe much, never even stepped in the Adriatic region so it’s exciting.
Did you drive through the neighboring countries?
How was the train system ?
If you get a chance - pop into Slovenia.
I was there in 2001, and it was still very pristine and relatively uncorrupted, coming out of the previous Yugoslavian regime. The main part is very like Austria/Switzerland/Lichtenstein.
Bled was beautiful:
I was there for a wedding on the island in the middle of the lake, and we toured/travelled, but I didn’t pay much attention to exactly where - but stayed in Bled each night. They’ve made a Hotel out of Tito’s lake palace, which was nice and at the same time 50’s kitch by way of former communism.
If you get a chance, it might be worth a detour.
I am speechless -
this makes choosing even harder, how were the people?
PS: bled in French slang means village, so you stayed in Village village
Well, they have toilet paper. And Pizza. (I heard somewhere there is no Pizza in Sweden…) But seriously - the people were very friendly. The one drawback I found was that not everyone knew English, or English well enough to really get into details (where? how far? how long? how much?). There are many English speakers around, but to the ethno-centric Anglo-American, it can be surprising to run into the language barrier - and not be able to bluff one’s way out with a bit of French, Spanish or German…
Wait, hold on a second… You people have toilet paper now? Wow, I never knew, you kids have come such a long way! Let me know when you have hot water and I might make a visit…
TGIF!
Hey Tom, be careful - someone might end up thinking you’re serious 
… but, here in Germany, we still don’t even have electricity (let alone crazy stuff like computers) 8)
As long as you guys have cup holders, Tom is happy
How is Lithuania ?
I’ll go back and visit germany again when public bathrooms don’t cost me money to get into a stall… definately take your own toilet paper…
Well, I live there. I am still alive (no, that’s not a reference to Portal song). So that’s something already, right?
In general, I don’t know. Probably nothing spectacular. It’s eastern Europe, it’s okay. No mountains. Lots of lakes though. Real actual sand at the sea.
And no, we don’t have electricity either
To be safe and completely clear: I was not serious.
Head down to Berlin, see the remains of the wall, and hang out with some hip east berliners in their squats etc… then head east into Poland. See Krakow and Auschwitz. Head off into the mountains for a time.
Then head south. If you have time aim for the Black Sea through Romania. Otherwise on your way to Croatia (which is worth it) check out Hungary.
I intended to write more, but its all just research I did for a trip that I’ve never been able to make. And likely won’t now that I have a family.
That said I HIGHLY encourage you to see eastern europe. It soon won’t be an off the beaten path place to visit. In fact even Poland has already begun catering to tourists and few German tourists ever bother to go there. Still you should be able to find plenty of places in the countryside that appear to belong to older times - and actually are authentic as opposed to dressed up for tourists.
And lastly… don’t try to speak Russian to everyone. Some might still find it offensive. You’ll do better with a few native words like “Yes” “No” “Please” “Thank you” “Bed” “Room” “Food”. Just bring a phrase book, learn the accent, and get good with hand signals and smiles. It will be awesome.
That’s actually a very good suggestion. While most of Eastern Europe can understand and speak Russian, do not assume it’s the native language. Some languages are actually very far from Russian (i.e. they are not slavic at all).
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… hang out with some hip east berliners in their squats etc…
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Everybody loves to knock Germans, eh? For whatever reason I have liked most of the Germans I have met…but then again most of those have been transplants so maybe they are not typical.
Anyway… in my limited experience East Berliners have been fairly anti-establishment folks which in the states the uninformed would call Hippies. I could be wrong but I assumed many of the young East Berliners were similar in this regard.