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This will be my first solo travel, so I'm looking for some advice from all of you travel veterans. I am from Canada and I speak English and a bit of French so I don't expect to have any troubles communicating. I'm not terribly concerned with safety either, the places I am going seem fairly safe plus I could hold my own if I got in some kind of trouble. Is there any thing that I may not be expecting that you could offer advice on?  I am camping for the first leg of my trip so I will have to carry all of my gear with me, has anyone had troubles with this / advice?

I will be doing archaeology in Romania for 5 weeks and then I am travelling through Budapest to Vienna for around 7 days (10th-16th  July), and then going on the Venice for around 5 days (17th to 22nd) and I will finish off in Rome (23rd to 30th). What are the top places to see? I'm a student so money is a bit tight. Thanks for the advice.
<bot>: Looking for general backpacking advice, have to bring camping gear for first part of trip in Romania, and best spots around Vienna/ Venice/Rome on a tight budget.