"got it all figured out inside of my head, there's a bag packed up at the foot of my bed. don't need directions, don't need a map, if we get lost i'll be good with that. we'll find a way to make the time pass, window rolled down with the heat on high, stars all aligned in a runaway sky. let's get out of this town tonight." -carrie underwood
Sometimes it’s better to leave certain things to the experts and trust me when I say planning such an extensive trip definitely requires some help from the experts. After a quick meeting with a local travel agent the basis for our entire trip pretty much shifted but in a good way! The travel agent clued us in to the Contiki Tour Management Company, which runs trips similar to the one we have planned and all the people on the trip are between the ages 18 to 35. It will allow us to see everything we wanted to see without having the added stress of figuring out our intermediary transportation, which was costing us pretty much half our budget. So here is a look at the tour-guided 20 days of our trip:
Contiki European Whirl
1. Day Depart for Europe
2. Day Arrive London
3. Day London to Amsterdam
4. Day Amsterdam
5. Day Amsterdam to Berlin
6. Day Berlin
7. Day Berlin to Prague
8. Day Prague
9. Day Prague to Munich
10. Day Munich to Austrian Tyrol
11. Day Austrian Tyrol to Venice
12. Day Venice
13. Day Venice to Rome
14. Day Rome
15. Day Rome to Florence
16. Day Florence to Swiss Alps
17. Day Swiss Alps
18. Day Swiss Alps to Paris
19. Day Paris
20. Day Paris to London
We will have some extra time in the beginning and end of our trip so we will be taking those extra days and hit the cities the tour won’t cover like Barcelona, Spain and a couple cities in Ireland including Dublin, Galway, and Cork. As we plan the hostels and activities for the independent traveling part of our trip I will post our ideas and plans for each city.
Until next time, VQUZESHUF.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Change of Plans
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I recently found out my cousin is getting married in Rome in October '08. My girlfriend and I will be traveling a few days in advance from the rest of the family because she has never been to Italy. The experience should be fantastic (although I have already been to Italy) and I plan on consulting a travel agent for hotel locations close or inside Rome to prevent travel time allowing us the to see all the sites.
It sounds like you guys are going to have an amazing time on your trip. Just looking over your plans you are going to see so many beautiful places....I am very jealous. When I take trips my family usually uses a travel agent. They can be very helpful. A good friend of my planned a trip like yours a few years ago and she said she had the time of her life. I hope you guys have a great experience!
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