Help me plan my next Euro trip

poiuy1234 on 06/07/2015 - 12:48
Last edited 06/07/2015 - 15:11

I just got back from Europe and would like to start planning for my next trip.

It will be between 4 and 6 weeks long, 8 weeks at the most.

I would love to spend a week in each of the following countries: Germany, Spain, Portugal and Greece. The remainder of the time, if possible I would love to vising some or all of the following: Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Portugal, Morocco and maybe Austria.

Any general advice on how to approach this would be greatly appreciated. I am mostly interested in the flow, or which order to visit the cities/countries in order to save on both time and money.

I will be traveling in June/July.

My preference would be to Fly into Athens as I would love to start my holiday in one or two of the relaxing islands.

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

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Comments

  • Randxyz123 on 06/07/2015 - 13:02

    I'd keep an eye on the news if you are wanting to fly into Athens or Greece in general. At the moment if you want to travel there you pretty much need a suitcase with cash. Who knows what is going to happen with the Euro etc etc…

    I think London can be a bit of a hit and miss in June/July.

    It has been 28-30ºC for the last week there but it also can be 15ºC windy and raining…

    • poiuy1234 on 06/07/2015 - 13:03

      Thanks for that. I am not a big spender so having enough cash for a week in Greece won't be a problem.

  • tryonthis on 06/07/2015 - 14:37

    I was in London last year in June and July, and for the most part the temperature was between 25ºC-35ºC and it wasn't dark until 11pm.

    I backpacked across Europe last year for ~4 months and strongly recommend Austria, Scotland, Hungary and Poland in your travel plans.

  • phoenixx on 06/07/2015 - 14:45
    +1

    Don't bother with the rail passes. Waste of money.

    • Bmann999 on 06/07/2015 - 20:22

      I was in Germany a few months ago and long distance busses are becoming more popular than trains. I took a bus from Berlin to Paderborn and paid €30 as opposed to €150 for a train ticket. The bus had good free WiFi and was very comfortable. The trains also ended up going on strike that day.

  • MsBin on 06/07/2015 - 15:53

    Have you looked into Busabout? Makes it a breeze to get around and it's a great way to pick up friends/travel companions on the road. They don't go to Athens but it would be easy enough to fly in or out of there. (EDIT- Just checked and they do a Greek Island hopping type adventure which would fit your needs!)

  • poiuy1234 on 06/07/2015 - 16:33

    Thank you all. I have been to Europe before and am comfortable traveling alone and using trains/buses/planes. However, what I need advice with is as to where to start and end my trip, and what route to take in order to make the most of the time I've got…

    • Bmann999 on 06/07/2015 - 20:36

      The most important thing to get to Europe on the cheap is to get a good sale but this can be hard to predict. This year, there was a MEL-AMS sale for about $1350 in June with KLM and options for an Abu Dhabi stopover. I was going to book this, but ended up flying to London with Royal Brunei for $1250. I don't think there are currently any sales for June next year, so you have to wait on this. I not sure about this, but you also probably have to enter and depart the same European city in order to qualify for sales.

      The bargain airlines: Ryan Air, Wizz Air, EasyJet, GermanWings all have huge flight maps that are constantly changing. Countries like Germany and Spain are really big, so figure out what cities you actually want to see and see which cities link up directly (transferring flights kills your holiday time and $). If you Wikipedia any airport, there is a list of all destinations you can reach from that airport which is a useful reference.

    • OutOfComplaintForms on 06/07/2015 - 21:59

      If you must start in Athens, I would do: Greece->Portugal->Spain->France->Luxemburg->Belgium-> Netherlands->Germany->Austria.

      With the exception of Greece-> Portugal, the transport links for the remaining sectors are quite good (of course, that depends where in the country you wish to explore as well.)

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