my itinerary. Europe spring 04

[waterboy716]

So after alot of reading, researching, useful tips, etc... i've come up with this itinerary. tell me what you think! At the bottom i've included the financials.

March.
16- New York to Lisbon. Arrive 17th.
PORTUGAL
-Lisbon 17-21. 4 nights.
SPAIN
-Madrid 21-25. 4 nights.
-Valencia 25-26. 2 nights.
*ferry to Ibiza*
-Ibiza 26-29. 3 nights.
*ferry to Valencia*
-Valencia 29-30. 1 night.

April
-Barcelona 30-3. 4 nights.
FRANCE
-Marseille 3-6. 3 nights.
-Nice 7-8. 1 night
-Monaco 8-10. 2 nights.
ITALY
-Milan 10-13. 3 nights.
-Florence 13-17. 4 nights.
-Rome 17-21. 4 nights.
*fly to Athens*
GREECE
-Athens 21-26. 5 nights.
*fly to Venice*
ITALY
-Venice 26-28. 2 nights.
SWITZERLAND
-Zurich 28-1. 3 nights.

May
GERMANY
-Munich 1-4. 3 nights.
-Nuremburg 4-6. 2 nights.
CZECH REPUBLIC
-Prague 6-9. 3 nights.
-Plzen 9-11. 2 nights.
GERMANY
-Berlin 11-14. 3 nights.
NETHERLANDS
-Amsterdam 14-18. 4 nights.
BELGIUM
-Brussels 18-20. 2 nights.
*fly to stockholm*
SWEDEN
-Stockholm 20-24. 4 nights.
*fly to brussels*
BELGIUM
-brussels 24-25. 1 night.
FRANCE
-Paris 25-29. 4 nights.
ENGLAND
-London 29-1. 3 nights.

BUDGET***
$75 (US) per day for room, board, and fun - x77 days - $5775

Plane ticket. NY-Lisbon, London-NY... $420 (purchased)
Youth Flexipass 15days/2months... $642
Train ticket insurance... $17
Misc. train/ferry fare (eurostar, czech 3 day, ibiza ferry, portugal)... $165
Plane ticket. Rome-Athens, Athens-venice... apx. 250$
Plane ticket. RT Brussels-Stockholm... $55 (purchased)
Travel insurance... $99 (not essential. very basic plan comes with HI membership)
IYTC id card... $30
HI membership card... $28 (purchased)
Le Paris Visite 3 day public transport... $56 (will see if i need it when i get there)
LVTC London public transport 3 day... $21
London downtown to Heathrow fare... $21

-----------------
Money - $5775
Misc - $1384

total cost of trip - $7159 or about $93/day.

also, i dont plan on using hostels everynight. Weather/location pemitting I'd like to camp 4 or 5 nights. I'll be staying with family in London and Athens. And the rest I'll be searching globalfreeloaders.com for people that'll put me up. Already have 3 offers in Stockholm! In those instances tho, as a show of gratitude, I plan on using the budgeted hostel money 1 night to cook them a fine American meal

:james (buffalo, NY)