Sunday, March 10, 2013

Planning my next trip - May & June 2013

I just purchased plane tickets for my next trip; 27 days in May and June visiting Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Britain. Here's a rough, preliminary overview of my itinerary via Google Maps.


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My itinerary (27 days in Europe, 26 travel days, 5/15 - 6/9):

Spain

Barcelona (2 days/2 nights) - Plane/Plane

Fly from Barcelona to Madrid

Madrid (2 days/2 nights) - Plane/Car
Toledo (1 day/1 night) - Car/Car
Granada (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Car
Andalucia (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Car
Sevilla (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Plane

Fly from Sevilla to Toulouse

France

Arrive in Toulouse, rent car, drive to Carcassonne

Carcassonne/Arles (2 days/2 nights) - Plane/Car
Dordogne (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Car
Loire (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Car
Normandy (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Car
Paris (2 days/2 nights) - Car/Train

Drop off rental car in Paris, Train to Bruges

Belgium/Netherlands

Train from Paris to Bruges

Bruges (2 days/2 nights) - Train/Train
Amsterdam (2 days/2 nights) - Train/Train

Train to Brussels and then to London

Britain

Train from Asterdam/Brussels to London

London (2 days/2 nights) - Train/Plane

Fly home from London


Things I might cut: Andalucia (freeing up a day or two for London); Amsterdam (in order to add days to London); Bruges (instead of cutting Amsterdam)