re: How much to save for a 2 week European vacation?

It depends on how much shite you want to buy, how nice you want the hotels and restaurants to be. Germany is approximately the same price as USA, Italy probably a little cheaper. You can stay places for $30 a night or $300. It's up to you. I would think 10k is a little too lavish.. Pay less and you'll have a better experience IMO. But it's your honeymoon so if you want to ball, go for it.

I would consider flying from Germany to Italy to save time. Tickets are pretty cheap. And you want to optimize your time on a vacation like this.

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Positano was tied for our favorite place

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Can't beat these views...

These numbers are hilarious. I wonder if half of you have ever done any serious traveling.

Op- extreme example, but my sister did three months in Europe for $5,500. Not including airfare

Not directed at you. You can travel as cheap or as expensive as you want.

I can afford nice places but I always do hostels for the experiences.

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Op- extreme example, but my sister did three months in Europe for $5,500. Not including airfare

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If she only spent $60 a day she purchased food from grocery stores, stayed at hostels/camp grounds, etc. I also wonder how much travel she did within Europe, as trains have been getting more expensive. She probably did some time in the much cheaper Eastern European countries.

Regardless, the OP is going on his honeymoon. He is going to be eating out, staying in nice hotels, paying for museums and other activities...Possibly purchasing some souvenirs. On our honeymoon we spent about $400 a day, and we employed some cost-saving measures. The wife wanted to stay in nice hotels, and that was about half of our budget.

If I wasn't with a woman, especially my wife, I could travel for under $100 a day for sure.

My last costa rica trip I spent

$8 per day for a hostel with wifi.

Ate at sodas for about $4 per meal.

Then blew it out at bars, surfing and zip lining, etc.

Spent maybe $500 that week not including flight.

With free airline tickets due to credit card churning there is no reason everyone shouldn't be traveling.

You should check out panama, it's what costs rica was 10 years ago

Going to panama and Columbia in December. Really pumped

$10 k is too much really.

We spent right at 5k but we did not stay in hotels which run $300 a night usually.

My wife found this website cross pollinate.com
In this website people will be renting out apts in the city center and such. It is easily the best deal you can find. Good luck and prepare for things not to go right.