Hey all,
I'm planning on spending ~3 weeks in May in Europe, roughly the 4th through the 28th or something. I'm on a somewhat limited budget but not horribly so. But I hope to take local trains and stay in hostels so it shouldn't matter anyways.
I'm trying to figure out how much I should squeeze in or how much I shouldn't. I would like to Poland, Czech, Croatia, and some of Germany as well such as Bavaria. I was also interested in places nowhere close like Amsterdam and Lisbon but that likely just isn't possible. My must see's are Krakow with a day trip to Auschwitz and Prague and I would like to see Zagreb as well.
I may or may not meet up with my current German teacher (a TA from Croatia) but haven't asked what dates she'd be there yet so that screws up my planning a bit. I also have family arriving in London on the 17th and would like to find a cheap plane ride over there for my last few days.
Basically I'm asking for advice on what transport to use (I'd like night trains if possible), how long to give each place, airline reccommendations, suggested order to go take and anything else that might be helpful. I'm doing tons of research on my own (and plowing through Rick Steves' Europe Through the Backdoor 2006) but I'd really like some advice/thoughts/suggestions from those that have already done it or are familiar with parts of it.
So... thanks
, and if anyone will be around during that time, maybe we can grab a coffee or beer.