Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Planning Europe Trip to the Last Detail!

I am not a traveler who can book an incoming and outgoing flight, leaving everything in the middle up to chance. I buy every train ticket in advance, book every hotel, and figure out which museums I'm going to see when I arrive.

Being the hyper-planner I am, I've read through three Eastern Europe travel books from the library already, and have a rough budget set out.

Here's what I've come up with thus far budget-wise:


Aeroplan

Aug. 10: 06:12 - 21:20

Train: Bratislava to Budapest
$25
Ottawa - London
$117


Budapest (Aug. 19 - 22)

Aug. 26: 11:35 - 22:21

Hotel (Airbnb)
$132
Venice - Ottawa

Food
$125
Souvenirs
$15
London (Aug. 10-13)

Attractions
$40
Hotel (only 2 ni. need to be paid)
$180
Transit
$40
Food
$120
Souvenirs
$40
Train: Budapest to Zagreb
$56
Attractions
$20
Transit
$30
Zagreb (Aug. 22-25)

Hotel (Airbnb)
$130
Flight: London to Prague
$163
Food
$100
Souvenirs
$15
Prague (Aug. 13-16)

Attractions
$60
Hotel (Airbnb)
$131
Transit
$20
Food
$150
Souvenirs
$15
Train: Zagreb to Venice
$110
Attractions
$50
Transit
$50
Train: Prague to Bratislava
$20
Bratislava (Aug. 16-19)

Hotel
$118
Food
$70
Souvenirs
$15
Attractions
$25
Transit
$15


In my attempt to make this big 3-0 birthday trip a bit more upscale, but keeping with my beer budget, I am opting to stay in neither hostels or hotels.  I'm going to give Airbnb another chance - my first experience staying in Ottawa in a room rented through Airbnb was a disaster!

Here's a look at my first booking in Prague (I read over and over how busy Prague is in July/August, so I booked in advance!

3 comments:

  1. Prague is gorgeous!! You're going to have such a great time.

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  2. This looks so exciting! I'll be checking for updates often. Thanks for that airbnb site, it will come in handy for my future travels.

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  3. I'll definitely put a call out closer to the date requesting any "must sees" that may not be in any guide book :)

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