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Post by michael949 on Jan 21, 2010 12:44:27 GMT -5
Im planning a 17 day trip may 27 thru june 13th plans so far are to fly into amsterdamand back home out of rome budget for total stay is around 3500 usd ill be travling alone and i like to party im a 24 year old male and need to include about a 12 pack of beer per night :} . where to go in the middle any suggestions iv been to greece for 10 days last year so i kinda got a feel for europe all rdy . Did not book anything yet so if u belive i should change cities please make a suggestion.
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jan 21, 2010 21:50:31 GMT -5
Welcome to GFE, michael949.
It's good to see that you've booked an open-jaw flight for your trip as you are only travelling for around 2 weeks or so, so this will ensure there is no back-tracking is required.
If you're starting in AMS (for 2-3 days would be good), perhaps you can look at flying from there (check Transavia) to Berlin for 3 days, train to Prague for 3-4 days which will allow a day trip to Kutna Hora. From there you can take the train to Munich via a town called Plzen (or Pilsen) if you're really into beer. Munich for 3 full days will allow sightseeing as well as a day trip to the castles (if you're interested). From there you can take either the train to Venice, stay for 1-2 days, then continue to Rome for the final part of your trip, or if you're running out of time (I haven't added these days up properly) then fly from Munich direct to Rome and have 3-4 days there before you fly home.
Have a play with those cities and time frames and see what you can come up with for an itinerary. Once you've done that, you'll be able to book your accommodation in advance and stay within budget.
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Post by michael949 on Jan 21, 2010 23:27:22 GMT -5
HHmmm i never even thought of that 1 i was actully lookin kinda towards a amsterdam, paris, san sabastian, barcelona, and rome trip hmm im look further into a eastern europe trip
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jan 21, 2010 23:40:46 GMT -5
I went that direction based on your description of beer  as I didn't have much else to go on for suggestions. But it will certainly be warmer if you do more of a southern Europe trip. Go with that if it was your first instinct, and know that you can fly to Rome from Madrid or Barcelona for your final destination. |
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Post by michael949 on Jan 22, 2010 11:05:08 GMT -5
be cheaper to fly ? some of the places u think
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Post by madamtrashheap on Jan 23, 2010 22:06:13 GMT -5
It depends on the route your taking. Once you've sorted an itinerary/direction, we'll be able to advise best options for transport.
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Post by michael949 on Jan 24, 2010 3:52:01 GMT -5
Ok after looking a little further into it im thinking
Amsterdam 2/3 days
paris 1/2 not realy into this place
san sabastian 2/3 days
barcelona 2/3 days
rome finsih trip / day trip islands
Any advice on other city day trips or changing schedule or cutting out citys all togther / also im thinking of doing this by train would i just need a 5 day pass for this trip
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Post by herrbert on Jan 25, 2010 9:03:28 GMT -5
You are covering huge distances for this trip.
If you are not into Paris, I would suggest to fly to Spain. I don´t know if there are direct flights to San Sebastian, but my guess is that that would be a bit difficult.
As the Madam suggests already flying is in a lot of cases cheaper and faster. Also note that besides the pass, you also have costs for reservations, and the beds, if you want to travel in the night.
Which Islands are near Rome?
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Post by michael949 on Jan 25, 2010 11:04:32 GMT -5
I am thinking of maybe cutting san sabstian and paris out and just flying to these places
amsterdam staying at the flying pig hostel
barcelona No clue where im staying
corfu staying at the pink palace
rome no clue where im staying
How does this one sound also with travling with my backpack
while it cost me extra for storage ? on planes . If anyone has any other ideas on where to stay in each country or other cities to consider any advice would help.
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Post by herrbert on Jan 26, 2010 3:37:24 GMT -5
For Barcelona, you check the Kabul Hostel, and for Rome, I would go for the Alessandro, there are two.
On budgetairlines you can travel with cabin luggage up to 10 kg. (check the dimensions) So you have to pack light, to avoid extra charges. To book an extra suitcase, normaly would cost you around 30 euros.
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Post by michael949 on Jan 28, 2010 17:57:18 GMT -5
Ok her is what i got so far amsterdam the night i arive and 1 more then moving on. With this I would have to shorten my barcelona trip by a day and my rome trip by a day. I am thinking of going to one of these places which do u recommend. Berlin , istanbul , prague , or dublin id have about 3 usable days at one of these .
the trip thus far is
day 1 arive amsterdam
day 2 amsterdam
day 3 leave amster dam go to Place u suggest
day 4 place u suggest
day 5 place u suggest
day 6 Leave place u suggest
day 7 barcelona
day 8 barcelona
day 9 barcelona
day 10 barcelona
day 11 leave barcelona for rome
day 12 through 17 in rome
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Post by herrbert on Feb 1, 2010 8:48:10 GMT -5
If you don´t mind which of these places, either take a dice and roll them, or check if you can find cheap tickets, that makes it possible to combine these cities.
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as I didn't have much else to go on for suggestions. But it will certainly be warmer if you do more of a southern Europe trip. Go with that if it was your first instinct, and know that you can fly to Rome from Madrid or Barcelona for your final destination.