Plan your backpacking trip now

Students, want to take your first backpacking trip? Miami Herald has provided a quick list of must use website for planning and scheduling your overseas trip.

Remember to plan ahead. Knowing when and where to wing it is essential. You don't want to end up in a small Italian village at dusk with no accomodations and then it starts to rain.

Student Youth and Travel Association (SYTA), 800-509-SYTA, www.syta.org.

STA Travel, 800-781-4040, www.statravel.com.

Contiki, 800-266-8454, www.contiki.com.

Semester at Sea, 800-854-0195, www.semesteratsea.com.

Scholar Ship, 410-962-7344, www.thescholarship.com.

Rail Europe, 877-257-2887, www.raileurope.com.

Hostelling International, (011-44-1707) 324-170, www.iyhf.org.

Hostelworld, www.hostelworld.com.

EasyJet, www.easyjet.com, (011-44-870) 600-0000.

Ryanair, www.ryanair.com, (011-353-1) 249-7791.