Well, if Greece is your priority, then you should drop a couple other countries off your list…it depends on what your priorities are on this trip. But I think 50 days is just enough time to visit all the countries you plan to visit (Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany, Netherlands). It’s doable, but the itinerary is gonna have to be very smart. For example, in Greece you can visit Corfu and the Ionian Islands instead of Mykonos, to stay close to Italy or fly on some legs of your journey (like Greece-Germany, instead of backtracking through Italy by rail). Also, if you’ve already been to any of these countries, you can spend less time there this time around.

cool, thanks alot. i guess i have some more researching to do with regards to how i will be getting around (flight or train) and then ill come up with the best possible routes to take in order to execute a trip that covers all that i want to cover. i wanted to do the hikes through the black forest and cinque terre so maybe those specific destinations can be cut to one day a piece or i could get rid of something.

I don’t think you’ve got too many places, but they’re really scattered which means a lot of time for transportation and logistics. You need to work out the logistics and plot this out on the calendar. Look at how much time will be spent on trains, planes and ferries and in airports, train stations and ferry terminals — ferries and planes often require check-in 2 hours in advance. Then add the time you’ll spend getting to/from airports, train stations and ferry terminals. Even though you’ve theoretically got lots of time, it’s could be an uncomfortably hectic trip.

I’ d say not to drop off Mykonos, I think it’s magnificent city. I visited Greece for one month previous summer and exactly Mykonos is the city I want to go back again. It was not so tourist crowded as Athens or some islands and was really enjoyable. I also think that the best way travel around Greece is a car hire. Thus you can really get a sense of greek history, culture and people.
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I do hope this helps you. Enjoy your trip!

If you’re going to advertise, lloyd, then at least try doing a better job. Mykonos is not a city, it’s an island (and it doesn’t contain any major cities), and it’s a very heavily touristed island (in proportion to its small size).

And while it’s certainly possible to “drive” to any of the islands (via car ferry), it’s a bit of a hassle to do be doing that too many times for a short stay in the country…makes a lot more sense to rent a car sparingly and locally in whatever island or part of the mainland you’ll need the car for (for example, renting a car for one day in Santorini, Rhodes, or Corfu, to tour the island). Let alone having to return the car to its original location, and most agencies do not let you take the car off the island where the car is based.

Do they even allow cars on Mykonos? I only remember motor scooters everywhere.

Ha, good question. Yeah, Mykonos has cars.