My best friend and I want to go on a trip before our senior year of college. We're thinking of leaving late April 2015 after spring semester ends. We have traveled together before to Greece and France, but we were munch younger and with her family. We didn't stay in hostels but with her family in Greece and a hotel in Paris.
For this trip, we want to visit Dublin, London, Amsterdam and Italy, but please suggest other countries/ cities as these are very much not set in stone. Also, any hostels/ travel blogs you would recommend would be helpful.
We are planning so far in advance because we want it to work out smoothly and be the trip of a lifetime. How much money should we save? Where should we travel first and how should be go about getting to the next country? How long should we stay in each place/ how long should our trip be overall? Any tips whatsoever would be appreciated.