The wife and I have never been to Europe before, but have travelled quite a bit in the States. Never have been on vacation for more than a week, however. Never have been away from personal transportation at our disposal. We are planning on backpacking, with short trips by bus or metro and longer spans by train or plane.
We already have our round trip tickets to Amsterdam, as well as our 1 month Eurrail passes. I will be ordering the two one way tickets (Brussels-Madrid, Barcelona-Venice) today.
Can those with experience comment on the following itinerary? It might seem like lots of travel, but we aren't the kind to stay in place too long.
Date Day City Travel Train-Flight Times
8 Fri ABQ Y Leave by plain
9 Sat Amsterdam N Arrive AM
10 Sun Amsterdam-Brussels-Madrid y Leave AM train, then plane after lunch
11 Mon Madrid n
12 Tue Madrid-Valencia y Train
13 Wed Valencia-Castellon Y Tain
14 Thurs Castellon-Barcelona Y Train
15 Fri Barcelona N
16 Sat Bacelona n
17 Sun Barcelona-Venice y Plane
18 Mon Venice-Bologna y Train
19 Tue Pisa-Tuscany y Bus?
20 Wed Tuscany y Bus?
21 Thurs Tuscany Y Bus?
22 Fri Tuscany-Rome y Bus?
23 Sat Rome n
24 Sun Rome n
25 Sat Rome-Munich y Overnight Train
26 Sun Munich n
27 Mon Munich n
28 Tue Munich-Nurnberg y Train
29 Wed Nurnburg n Train
30 Thurs Nurnburg-Frankfurt y
1 Fri Frankfurt-Heidelburg y Train
2 Sat Heidelburg Y
3 Sun Heidelburg-Frankfurt y Train
4 Mon Frankfurt-Brussels y Train
5 Tue Brussels N
6 Wed Brussels-London y Train
7 Thurs London N
8 Fri London-Antwerpe y Train
9 Sat Antwerpe n
10 Sun Antwerpe-Amsterdam y Train
11 Sat Amserdam n
12 Sun Amsterdam n
13 Mon Amsterdam n
14 Tue Amsterdam-ABQ y Plane
I am also planning on pre booking rooms in the cities where we arive by plane, Amsterdam, Madrid, Venice, the rest of the time we were hoping to just wing it and stay in hostels. Is this a good idea, or will we be without a bed? April and early May is offseason, or busy?
Any information and feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Greg.
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