It is a different experience to just go with your friends on a hike or just on a spontaneous vacation to a hilly place or somewhere where few people would dare.

Any place will definitely have cheap accommodation for you so if you are going on a college trip you are bound to find backpackers youth hostels Amsterdam or anywhere else.

Things you must take note of when you go with your friends on such trips.

1. Take a good pair of extra shoes , this will help you if the pair you are wearing gets damaged or torn in bad weather.

2. Travel map to your tentative destination is a must if you get lost you can always find your way out.

3. A GPS would be a good thing, if not do carry your mobile/pda.