Looking for feedback/suggestions for my 3 month Europe trip!
I'm planning to spend 3 months in Europe from early August to early November and I'm looking for suggestions/feedback! I'm 22m and from the US. I'll be doing it solo and want to see the famous "tourist" things but also want to have time to see the lesser known parts. I enjoy night life but also the outdoors, and am really excited about meeting people from all over. My first solo trip was to Portugal last December and I had a blast. Obviously this is a lot bigger trip, so any tips and tricks you can share is appreciated! I'll put my current rough itinerary below. In general, I haven't booked much and plan to keep the trip flexible and a bit spontaneous so I can add places or shorten/extend places as I hear more while traveling. I'm planning on taking the Interrail between every stop which is a bit daunting because we don't have many trains near me! I also want to take things pretty slow and make sure I see a lot and have a chance to take it all in at a relaxed pace.
Rough Itinerary:
- London- 2 nights
- Brussels- 5 nights
- Day trip to Antwerp
- Day trip to Ghent
- Possibly day trip to Brugges
- Amsterdam- 6 nights
- Day trip to Rotterdam
- Berlin- 6 nights
- Possibly day trip to Potsdam
- Warsaw- 5 nights
- Krakow- 6 nights
- Salt Mines day trip
- Auschwitz day trip
- Possibly silver mine or castle day trip
- Budapest- 7 nights
- Vienna- 6 nights
- Day trip to Bratislava
- Prague- 7 nights
- Munich- 5 nights
- Salzburg- 6 nights
- Redbull Hangar-7
- Possible mountain day trip
- Milan- 4 nights
- Day trip to Monza
- Venice- 5 nights
- Florence- 5 nights
- Bologna- 4 nights
- Day trip Modena and Maranello
- Cinque Terre- 4 nights
- Nice- 3 nights
- Day trip to Monaco
- Marseille- 4 nights
- Paris- 1 night
- UK/Scotland/Ireland- about 2 weeks (still looking for recommendations!)
I'm looking forward to seeing what suggestions everyone has! I've also thought about adding in Zagreb and Ljubljana (or other cities in Slovenia or Croatia) but currently don't have time in this schedule. None of this (besides start/finish in London) is really set. This whole planning process has been a bit daunting and has left me equally nervous and excited for this trip! Thanks for any insights you have!
Edit: I have been to Paris, London, and Rome with family previously. I haven’t prioritized those because of that.