Backpacking Europe for 8-10 weeks

[monkey_socks]

Hello all. I'm new to the boards and I am very much looking forward to all of your expert advice.

Here is my first draft of my trip. I am flying from JFK into Gatwick. Haven't booked the return yet but was planning on flying Paris to Montreal. Those complications aside, take a look at my preliminary travel schedule. I appreciate it!

June 13, London, 7 days (day trip to Stonehenge in there as well)
June 21, Paris: 7 days (seems like a lot but I'm staying with family)
June 28, South of France: 12 days (family again)
July 10-25, Spain/Portugal: have not figure this part out yet.
(I want to see Barcelona, Avila/Salamanca, Seville, Malaga/Andalucia, Granada, Madrid/Toledo/Segovia, Valencia. Lisbon, Porto ---don't have time for everything!)
July 25, Fly Madrid to Athens
July 26-Aug 2, easycruise: 7 day Greek Islands / Turkey
(inlcudes Syros, Kalymnos, Bodrum-Turkey, Kos, Vathi, Samos, Mykonos, Parikia, Paros)
Aug 2, to Patras
Aug 3, Ferry Patras to Brindisi, 2 days (+1 day travel)
Aug 5, Foggia, 2 days **? or some other place on the way to rome
Aug 7, Rome, 3 days
Aug 10, Venice, 3 days
Aug 13, Prague, 3 days
Aug 16, Berlin, 3 days
Aug 19, overnight train to Amsterdam, 3 days
Aug 22, Brussels/Brugge, 4 days
Aug 26, to Paris - Fly home


This is a lot. I can easily shorten it. Cut things out. I am open to a lot of changes because this is my first, fantasy version. Tell me what you think.