Yeah, Paris isn't happening. If I want to see garbage and street crime, I'd go to Detroit. And feel safer than I would in Paris.
Here's the big thing, how can I find a deal on airline tickets? I literally can't find anything cheaper than about a thousand dollars to get across the Atlantic. (I might just take it down to one place, I could literally do a round trip ticket for the same price as a ticket one-way. I might just get a round trip to/from Finland and explore around from there, as that was the primary idea.) However, that's going to be a huge expense even than, how can I cut the price down? I'm already flying coach, red-eye, and with layovers.
Need to know if my Visa Checkcard would work (My Uncle and Aunt were in Prague a while back and their visa didn't work a few months ago. Then again, I've heard things about Prague...) If not, how much cash to bring, and how to keep it secure.
Need to know if there's any weird laws that someone who didn't live there should know. I'm assuming that it's frowned upon if I steal something or cut someone, is there anything that isn't common sense?