Hello:
This is my first time in europe. My mother
who is 67 years young is also going with me.
I am looking for a vacation that is not to hectic.
I'am planning in leaving in October for either 7 or 14 days, (flexible)

I was considering a package of United kingdom, Scotland , Ireland
or
Rcl 7 day cruise to France , Italy, Malta
In this trip I was planning in arriving in
London and stay 2 nights, fly easyjet to barcelona - go on cruise, then stay 2 extra nights in barcelona..
or
Just explore Italy for 7 or 10 days..

Please any suggestion, on vacations, tours,
or itinerary, will be appreciated.

thank you for your time

For just 7 days, I'd keep it simple and pick either London, Paris or Rome and do a few daytrips after you have seen the main sights.

With 14 days, you could do:

- Dublin, London and Edinburgh

- Rome, Florence, and Venice

- London, Amsterdam and Paris

Try to do an open Jaw ticket to avoid backtracking. Even with 14 days, keep the cities down to three or four at the most so you reduce the stress of packing and unpacking and not be spending time and money running back and forth to train stations and airports.

Hi Ren,

Good for you.

For 7 days, there is only one choice, Paris.

For 14 days, Degas has good advice, except that I would skip Amsterdam.

RE: IRA's comment about skipping Amsterdam.

Amsterdam isn't everyone's cup of tea and most folks leave either loving it or hating it. Parts of it can be a bit dirty and rough around the edges, but I liked the friendly people, museums and canals. I think its worth three days, but skipping it and spending longer in London and Paris would give you more time to explore two great cities and also do daytrips. Do some research and decide. You'll have a good trip either way.

If you are coming from the US/Canada, I would recommend a 10-14 day trip! You basically lose 2 days for plane travel, so "7" gives only 5 true days for sightseeing in Europe. Not to mention the jetlag issue, if either of you suffers badly from that.