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Post by meepatte on Jan 2, 2004 15:16:50 GMT -5
so here is a crazy itenerary would it work??? in this order beginning in london-- when have about 9 wks. england- 3days wales-2 days Scotland and Ireland combo-7days france-2 1/2 days spain- 2days portugal-3days spain- 2days France- 3days Switz-5 days Italy- 6 days Austria-2-3 days Czech Rep-2-3 days Germany-5-6 Denmark, Sweden, and Norway- 9-10 days combo then back to London and to USA where all should be visit? cities? sights? any better route ideas?  ;D THanks! Meg |
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Post by meepatte on Jan 2, 2004 15:26:39 GMT -5
Trip Itinerary (thanks to contiki? ) possible with eurorail pass? humanly possible in 67-70 days??? London to Paris. Paris Sightseeing. Paris Sightseeing. Paris to Beaujolais Wine Region, Lyon. Beaujolais Wine Region. Maybe Madrid Madrid to Lagos Surfing (2 days) in Lagos Lyon to Barcelona. Barcelona Sightseeing. Barcelona to Antibes - French Riviera. Riviera at Leisure. Antibees to Venice. Venice Sightseeing. Venice to Florence. Florence Sightseeing. Florence to Rome. Rome Sightseeing. Bucharest to Brasov. Brasov to Cluj. Hotel (B,D) Cluj to Budapest. Budapest to Vienna. Vienna Sightseeing Vienna to Munich. Munich to Hopfgarten - Austrian Tyrol. Austrian Tyrol at Leisure. Hopfgarten to Lauterbrunnen - Swiss Alps Lucerne? Zurich? Interlaken?? Swiss Alps at Leisure. Lauterbrunnen to Rhine Valley. up to denmark, norway, sweden9 -10 days the brussels lastly to ireland scotland wales - 8 days london and HOME Meg |
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Post by jennifer on Jan 2, 2004 16:19:28 GMT -5
Hello Meg!
I think your destinations are great, but I think you may be jamming a little too many things in at once! For example, 2 days in Spain, that's quite hard considering there are tons of beautiful cities that need AT LEAST a day each!
I think when we start planning, we are all like this, we want to see so much but we can't seem to have enough time to see it all!
Your itinerary is good according to me, but I think you should cut out stuff a little and stay longer in each country, at least 2 days per city or else you will feel as if you are only travelling and have not actually seen anything!
Also, have you calculated the travel time between each destination? This will eat up a lot of your time!
Well, good planning, I'm sure others will have good advice for you too!
xoxox
Jen
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Post by madam trash heap on Jan 6, 2004 0:26:47 GMT -5
Hey Meg,
nice itinerary but remember Contiki do it by coach and pack a lot into a day's travel. Also when you read the "2 Nights per stopover" bit, take into account that this really means only one full day, so take what Jen said onboard and factor in a few extra nights in a couple of places. Check out some other postings for great suggestions on time and sights/cities that will fit nicely into your plans.
A couple of things on your itinerary: how were you planning on going from Rome to Brasov? (or did I miss something?). Travelling around eastern European countries will often require visas (depending on your passport). It's a long way to go to Spain for only a couple of days, so consider going for a few more days and to a few more cities down there. Hopfgarten is a beautiful but v small village, so depending on what you're looking for (it is gorgeous, but not a lot going on) you might consider Innsbruck (still in the Tirol and you can visit Hopfgarten for the day). I wouldn't bother with Zurich; do Luzern, Lauterbrunnen/Gimmelwald (thanks CT!), Engelberg and/or Bern instead.
Do check out the other posts for info, it might help with planning routes/times, etc and remember, it might look small and close together on a map, but it ain't!!!
mme t h ;D
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