Go Back  Fodor's Travel Talk Forums > Destinations > Europe
Reload this Page >

Suggest a Itenerary

Search

Suggest a Itenerary

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old May 15th, 2016, 08:53 AM
  #1  
Original Poster
 
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Suggest a Itenerary

We are a couple planning to visit Europe in August for 2 weeks starting from and ending at Brussels. Want to visit Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and France. Can any one suggest an itinerary.
Satishkalani is offline  
Old May 15th, 2016, 09:22 AM
  #2  
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 25,723
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
Do you want to drive?
What are you interests, swimming, wine tasting, beer tasting, musueums, hangliding, white water rafting, do you have dietry issues etc etc

Hi Satish, the answer is yes but we need a few clues..
bilboburgler is offline  
Old May 15th, 2016, 09:27 AM
  #3  
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 72,888
Likes: 0
Received 50 Likes on 7 Posts
two weeks -- 5 countries -- and not a hint of what you are interested in or why you chose what you did - nope --- I don't we can suggest an itinerary. Or at least not a useful one w/o a LOT more info from you . . .
janisj is online now  
Old May 15th, 2016, 09:42 AM
  #4  
 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 57,890
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
My first thought is that no - you can;t see 5 countries in 2 weeks (yes, I know tours do this all the time - but what they really do is insulate you from te countries and drive you around n a bus for the vast majority of your time).

To help you we really need to know a lot more.

Why these countries - what do are your must sees in each?

What are your interests?

I want to see every museum, cathedral and castle/palace. Some people want to bike/hike everywhere. Some people want to shop til they drop and have fou fou dinners every night. Some people are very thrifty and for others money doesn;t matter.

What do YOU want?
nytraveler is offline  
Old May 15th, 2016, 09:57 AM
  #5  
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 49,560
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The way it usually works is that you propose an itinerary, after studying guidebooks and the internet and looking at maps. Then we comment and help you revise it.

And it's true, no one but a bad travel agent proposes an itinerary without having any idea of who you are, how old, what sort of budget you have, why you chose these places (too many of them) to visit, what you want to see and do while you're there. and how you plan to travel from place to place.
StCirq is offline  
Old May 15th, 2016, 02:08 PM
  #6  
 
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 33,288
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Clearly, you are at the very beginning of planning this trip. Start by cutting the number of destinations: you have listed 5 whole countries for 2 weeks. Count how many nights you will have in Europe. It takes three nights in a place to have two full days to sightsee, experience, enjoy a place. And don't forget you will lose a full day flying to Europe, plus time to recover from jet lag. Rather than choosing whole counties, choose cities you want to visit. If you have say, 12 nights on the ground in Europe, you have 11 days. In that time, choose not more than three cities. Personally, I'd opt for two cities and do a day tip or two.

Take a look at some guidebooks and come back and ask questions after you have dome more research.
Kathie is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Original Poster
Forum
Replies
Last Post
pherkenhoff
Europe
10
Sep 14th, 2016 05:13 AM
MCN20
Europe
4
Jan 20th, 2014 12:10 AM
Misponge
Europe
33
Sep 23rd, 2013 05:23 PM
luzmrossi
Europe
7
Mar 5th, 2013 12:48 PM
vrodag
Europe
8
Dec 22nd, 2006 09:39 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On



Contact Us - Manage Preferences - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information -