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Post by lindsay82 on Sept 12, 2006 15:21:09 GMT -5
My mother and I are backpacking through Europe in late May for 31 days. I studied abroad in Italy for 6 weeks and my mom has spent 2 weeks in Italy, but want to go back -even if not for very long. We are planning on getting a 5 bordering country Eurail pass. Also, my father is meeting us in the middle of our trip and wants to go certain places (kindof explains the weird route). Just wanted to get everyone's advice about the itinerary and any suggestions. We are flying into London and out of Rome.
Day 1: Arrive in London
Days 2-3: London
Day 4: Early morning leave London, travel to Paris
Days 5-6: Paris
Day 7: Morning leave Paris, travel to Nice
Day 8-9: Nice with a day trip to Monte Carlo
Day 10: Early train to Cinque Terre (meeting my father)
Day 11-12: Cinque Terre
Day 13: Travel to Gimmelwald or Murren haven't decided
Day 14-16: Gimmelwald or Murren
Day 17: Travel to Salzburg
Day 18-19: Salzburg
Day 20: Travel early to Munich
Days 21-22: Munich (My father leaves)
Day 23: Overnight train to Florence
Day 24-25: Florence (possible Pisa sidetrip)
Day 26: Travel to Rome
Days 27-29: Rome
Day 30: Fly home from Rome
Thanks!
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Sept 12, 2006 17:42:56 GMT -5
Looks like we'll be in Paris at the same time! I'm taking the month of May to backpack throughout Europe as well.
Personally, I think iyou did well on setting aside travel/relaxing days. But I think 2-3 days in each city is a little bit of a time-cruncher. I don't have experience in most of the cities but it seems a little bit pressed and you'll likely be really tired from all the travelling every 2-3 days!
2 full days in London, in my opinion, is not enough to see the city in all its glory (and expensive tastes LOL!). I've been to London before and being there for 10 days wasn't enough for me! I would probably add in one extra day for London. Paris as well.
As for Rome, most people recommend 4-5 nights but you've been to Italy before so I wouldn't worry too much.
As a general rule, the average number of nights spent in each major city (to get the most out of it in the least amount of time) are:
London: 3-5 nights
Paris: 4-5 nights
Rome: same as above
I don't know very much about the other cities so I'll leave it up to fellow members of this board to talk about with you!
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Post by herrbert on Sept 16, 2006 16:06:50 GMT -5
I agree with pointofnoreturn. Some of the big cities need some more time. 3 days in Rome, could be okay, esp. if you have seen it before, but London and Paris deserve more than 2 whole days.
Salzburg however, can be done in 1 day, and this would give you at least one day to add to one of the cities. (Salzburg is pretty small, and all the things you need to see are really close to eachother). The route is indeed a little weird, and Salzburg is a little out of the way, Gimmelwald to Salzburg would mean a 9 hours train journey. but hey ... I your father has good reasons to go there, just do. Otherwise you can opt for Innsbruck instead of Salzburg.
You could also make the choice to stay in Cinque Terre for a little longer, to give yourself some relaxing days, and skip Gimmelwald/Murren (I know it's supposed to be beautiful), and in this way have some days to add to Rome, Paris and London. I know it might hurt to skip one of these places, but I don't see a lot of other options to create some more times for the big cities.
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Post by grwillian on Oct 16, 2006 6:31:44 GMT -5
11 posts, 11 ads. Nice one.
No ads without prior approval.
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Post by lovingcarolina on Dec 9, 2006 19:34:05 GMT -5
My son and I are also traveling around Europe in May. This is something he wanted after graduating from university and didn't really want to go alone so I volunteered  . I'm glad to see we aren't the only parent-child team. Do you have concerns about the age difference? I worry that we will want to do different things. Anyway, I think your itinerary looks good and may use it myself. |
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Post by pointofnoreturn on Dec 9, 2006 23:47:40 GMT -5
My son and I are also traveling around Europe in May. This is something he wanted after graduating from university and didn't really want to go alone so I volunteered . I'm glad to see we aren't the only parent-child team. Do you have concerns about the age difference? I worry that we will want to do different things. Anyway, I think your itinerary looks good and may use it myself. I think it'd be a great experience for you guys. However, concerning this iterinary, it's better to spend more time in the larger cities (i.e. London, Paris, Rome) and it's best to stay for at least 4 nights if possible. There's no set rule to how long you can stay in each city. We can definitely help you plan a workable iterinary that will interest you and your son so it's "a best of both worlds". See if you can make a post in the Pre-Planning section of the forum and list the cities you'd like to see, how long you want to go for, and what city you'll be flying from into Europe, etc |
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Post by herrbert on Dec 11, 2006 8:59:22 GMT -5
Hi Lovingcarolina,
I guess Willtravel is the right person to ask questions, about traveling with the kids.
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Post by WillTravel on Dec 11, 2006 13:40:57 GMT -5
My son and I are also traveling around Europe in May. This is something he wanted after graduating from university and didn't really want to go alone so I volunteered . I'm glad to see we aren't the only parent-child team. Do you have concerns about the age difference? I worry that we will want to do different things. Anyway, I think your itinerary looks good and may use it myself. I think it will be fine. You probably will want to do different things, so just split up on those days or half-days. You'll both be fine on your own. |
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. I'm glad to see we aren't the only parent-child team. Do you have concerns about the age difference? I worry that we will want to do different things. Anyway, I think your itinerary looks good and may use it myself.