lovemestill
Traveller
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Posted 14 years ago
I guess this sort of ties into routes, but this is my first trip and I will be travelling from the UK hoping to see as much as I can in the month that I have I wanted to ask experienced interrailers how many countries/cities would be suitable for this period of time.
I'm shooting unrealistically at the moment but I am hoping to go to Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Holland and perhaps Sweden or Denmark. As I said, i know this is incredible jam packed, but I am sure many of these places with be whittled down to 4 or so.
I'm fine with travelling, and I know its really all relevant on countries and how big they are and how far the cities are from each other, but as a rough guide, what would people suggest?
Thank you
Head
Traveller
101 comments
It depends of what you want.
If you have interest in something special (beautiful cities, or great landscapes, or castles, etc.) - plan according to this. If you just want to have a 'summary of Europe to figure out the best places, routes and scenarios for your future trips and learn train travel techniques - then it's not a bad idea to pack as many countries as you want. That's what I did on my first InterRail - packed dozen of countries and some crazy number of cities in a month and returned very satisfied and ready for next trips, which of course weren't that mad.
Most people don't do it that way - but it's up to you.
lovemestill
Traveller
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I do want to be in a city and be able to say I have been to such and such places, but I wouldn't mind moving every 2 days or so.
The places I really wish to visit are Amsterdam - Hamberg - Berlin - Munich - Geneva - Turin - Venice - Rome - Genoa - Barcelona - Madrid and Paris so it would be easy for me to return to London. Is this at all practical and would I be missing much if I did it this way?
Head
Traveller
101 comments
10-15 places are OK for one month (Paris can be put outside this month, if you're going to return to England on normal cheap Eurostar ticket, not InterRail fare - so you can prolong your trip with as many days in Paris as you want).
In order not to miss much you need to prepare well - study guidebooks, have a rough plan of activities in each city, etc. So you won't lose time figuring that out on the spot. You can also order maps and brochures from national tourist offices of these countries in Britain.