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First Trip to Europe: East/Central First?
Wed, 06/29/2011 - 14:50
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Hey gang,

here’s my idea for a trip in mid-august. I’m kinda planning pretty fast here. We’re 3-4 twenty somethings trying to get our first Europe experience in. We’re looking at eastern/central Europe to avoid some of the glut of summer tourism and save some money.

It’s a 2 week journey, I’ve removed two days for flights to and from the US. That leaves me 12 days. I’ve got 2 days unscheduled. Is the pace of my trip too much? If not, should I considering going to Budapest for a day? Or should I consider going to Budapest instead of something else?

Thanks in advance!

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Wed, 06/29/2011 - 16:10
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I like your destinations, but yeah, this is definitely kind of a fast moving trip, you’ve got three different one-night stands. Don’t forget you also need to allow for travel-time between cities, and the whole finding-a-place-to-stay routine for each place.
I won’t tell you to drop a city, and I’ve heard good things about Budapest (have not been there.)
But maybe you should just keep those unscheduled days the way they are, and save them—you might need them to catch your breath. Smile

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 05:00
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You could drop Vienna and Dresden. Both are nice towns but will not add that much to the trip I think.

Thu, 06/30/2011 - 10:47
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Thanks for the opinions everyone!

I agree, the more I look at it the more I think the pace is too fast. Many people have suggested I cut Krakow, because the distance is the furthest from everything… 10 hours to and from. I feel like if I cut it though, I’d be seeing primarily Germany. I was more excited about Eastern Europe. Is Krakow worth the extra distance?

@Bigfoot – I’m surprised you picked Vienna instead of Salzburg. Does this fall in line with the general “eh” opinion of Vienna I’ve been seeing on the forum?

@Cil – The one night stand places I feel like might be the best ones to cut. I’ve been told I can spend only half a day in Dresden on the way to Prague and perhaps skipping either Vienna or Salzburg altogether might be the best bet. Thoughts?

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Sun, 07/03/2011 - 05:25
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trombone1 wrote:
Hey gang,

here’s my idea for a trip in mid-august. I’m kinda planning pretty fast here. We’re 3-4 twenty somethings trying to get our first Europe experience in. We’re looking at eastern/central Europe to avoid some of the glut of summer tourism and save some money.


You want to save money yet you designed your trip to lead you through pricey Germany and Austria for most of the time. The only real Central Europe you included is Krakow and Prague.

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It’s a 2 week journey, I’ve removed two days for flights to and from the US. That leaves me 12 days. I’ve got 2 days unscheduled. Is the pace of my trip too much? If not, should I considering going to Budapest for a day? Or should I consider going to Budapest instead of something else?

Thanks in advance!

Leaving out Budapest, while going to dull hells like Dresden and Vienna, is simply inexcusable.

If you have any questions about Prague or Czech and Slovak republics, ask me.
If you only want to search train or bus connection within Czech&Slovakia and/or to neighboring countries, use www.cp.sk or www.idos.cz search engines. For domestic transport, they also show prices.