My crazy (maybe too crazy itinerary) Am I cramming too much in?

[abu_sme]

I currently live in the Netherlands, so my starting point is Rotterdam.

1 Sunday 29/06/2008 Rotterdam-Munich
2 Monday 30/06/2008 Munich
3 Tuesday 01/07/2008 Munich
4 Wednesday 02/07/2008 Munich
5 Thursday 03/07/2008 Munich-Salsburg
6 Friday 04/07/2008 Salzburg
7 Saturday 05/07/2008 Salzburg-Ljubijana
8 Sunday 06/07/2008 Ljubijana
9 Monday 07/07/2008 Ljubijana-The Karst Caves?
10 Tuesday 08/07/2008 Ljubijana-Bled early morning
11 Wednesday 09/07/2008 Bled
12 Thursday 10/07/2008 Bled-night out to Zagreb
13 Friday 11/07/2008 Zagreb
14 Saturday 12/07/2008 Zagreb-Split
15 Sunday 13/07/2008 Split
16 Monday 14/07/2008 Split
17 Tuesday 15/07/2008 Split-Dubrovnik
18 Wednesday 16/07/2008 Dubrovnik
19 Thursday 17/07/2008 Dubrovnik
20 Friday 18/07/2008 Dubrovnik-London
21 Saturday 19/07/2008 London
22 Sunday 20/07/2008 London
23 Monday 21/07/2008 London-Dublin
24 Tuesday 22/07/2008 Dublin
25 Wednesday 23/07/2008 Dublin
26 Thursday 24/07/2008 Cork
27 Friday 25/07/2008 Cork
28 Saturday 26/07/2008 Dublin-Edinburgh
29 Sunday 27/07/2008 Edinburgh
30 Monday 28/07/2008 Edinburgh
31 Tuesday 29/07/2008 Edinburgh
32 Wednesday 30/07/2008 Edinburgh-Transfer to Glasgow at end of day
33 Thursday 31/07/2008 Glasgow…Vancouver


I have some friends who i want to visit in London. I've been to the city twice before, so I am not going to need to see as much. The great thing is, the only things that absolutely must be nailed down are the flights between Dubrovnik-London, London-Dublin, Dublin-Edinburgh. The rest except for the Munich part, are all flexible and can be changed on the fly, on the trip.

The ones that matter the most booking wise is the for Dublin and Edinburgh, because they are the ones that are booked this far in advance. Since the other ones can be changed on the fly, it doesn't matter so much if I drop a day or two in the balkans, as long as I am in Dubrovnik for the flight.

[b166er1337]

Actually, your itinerary is very good.

Are you going any daytrips in Munich? If you are a big WWII fan, there are so many places to visit. Dahau concentration camp, Berchtesgaden just to name a few.

Salzburg is not big, so 1 day 2 night is enough.

As for the caves in Slovenia, I went to the Skocjan Cave. It's less accessible than the Postojna Cave, but still not hard to get to. It's one of the most astonishing sights I have ever seen. Skocjan cave is simply massive; think about the Dwarf underground city in Fellowship of the Rings. Postonja is more touristy, but it requires less stamina. You have enough time in Slovenia, why not visit both?

As for Lake Bled, I wised I had spend more time there. I rented a boat with 2 people from the hostel and rowed it to the central island. It's one of the memories that stick with me forever. Try some hiking routes nearby.

The one modification I would change is to skip Zagreb and go to Sarajevo instead. I didn't go to either city, but from what I heard, Sarajevo is definitely worth it. If Sarajevo is too much detour for you, then consider Mostar on the way to Dubronik. (Split - Mostar - Dubrovnik)

Other than that, your itinerary is totally awesome. I wish I could go to Europe again. Speaking of which, I was on a train heading to Slovenia exactly a year ago. Gosh, how time flies :lol: