[NorDude]

I previously made a post about my plans for traveling through Central Europe during the Summer. After some feedback I decided to postpone my plans and just go to the mediterranean instead (where most Europeans go during the Summer). Now I will be traveling during Fall instead (as the cities I'll be visiting will have people again, and the mainstream tourists are gone).

The cities listed in the order in which I will be travelling through them:

Stockholm
Copenhagen
Hamburg
Berlin
Poznan
Wroclaw
Krakow
Lviv
Budapest
Bratislava
Vienna
Prague
Nuremberg
Munich
Zürich
Stuttgart
Frankfurt
Köln
Amsterdam
(and eventually return home)

This list may seem long, but the way I see it is that in most of them I'll just spend 1-3 days in before traveling to the next city. I'll have 2-3 cities that I will spend longer time in (one of the Polish cities, Budapest, and a German city, possibly a fourth one if I want).

The trip wont be all about girls, so these cities will be visited regardless. (except for Lviv and Stockholm, I might take them out).

Questions for you guys:

1. I wont do both Wroclaw and Poznan, which of them do you think is best? Based on what I've read online I might go for Wroclaw, but not sure yet.

2. My accommodations will consist of airbnb apartments and hostels (for when I'm only staying a couple of days). Any other options I should consider?

3. Should I stay longterm (20-30 days) in Krakow or Wroclaw/Poznan? Roosh and others have been dissing on Krakow lately, maybe I should just go for the second tier city?

4. What is the best German city on the list to stay longterm (20-30 days)? I was thinking Hamburg or Köln.

5. You have any experiences from any of the cities listed? How was it for you there?

[Saga]

4.) Berlin probably has the most stuff to do and see, so that's the most obvious choice. Are you going to be in Munich during Oktoberfest? That could be a lot of fun and justify staying longer, but it requires a serious cost/desire analysis because it's immensely expensive during those weeks. I've never been to Hamburg or Koln so I can't help you there, but I've heard good things about both.

5.) I've been to about half of those places, and I think you've made some good choices, just make sure you give yourself enough time to enjoy them. Frankfurt is OK, very business-oriented with fewer sights than other German cities, but yeah it's fine. Much the same might be said of Stuttgart. The train from Lviv to Budapest takes a long time (at least as I remember it, maybe they improved it), so budget enough time for that. Budapest can legitimately be seen in 2-3 full days but I can see someone enjoying it for longer than that, especially if they're into Hungarian culture and everything. I would suggest some smaller cities and towns in southern Germany (Salzburg, Bamberg, Neuschwanstein) but you've already got enough on your list as it is.

[Orson]

I'd limit Western Germany city visits; consider adding more (lower cost) towns from (old) East Germany.

Otherwise, it is clear you plan to tour a loop a wide looping swathe of Northern European cities!

As for Polish cities dissed? On such short plan of visiting, it won't really matter. Plus, since you are going after summer holiday's, any negs will matter less, if they do (which is unlikely).

My personal strategy is to prefer less marching from target town to target - be flexible! Enjoy spending time getting lost, lured to do so by the company you find and the enthusiasms ("Oh, you have to see...!") shared during the journey!

Doing so much - like you plan to do - all alone, is exhausting to me. (YMMV.) Plus, good new social company multiplies the enjoyment of the sites you discover.

If this makes sense, then you might reconsider your Eurotrip/Vacation/"If this is Tuesday, it must be Rome" (or whatever that old '60s or '70s Euro-trip classic film was), plan.

If not, GO FOR IT! Tour Olympics on, Garth!

[NorDude]

(07-14-2015 04:59 PM)Saga Wrote:  

4.) Berlin probably has the most stuff to do and see, so that's the most obvious choice. Are you going to be in Munich during Oktoberfest? That could be a lot of fun and justify staying longer, but it requires a serious cost/desire analysis because it's immensely expensive during those weeks. I've never been to Hamburg or Koln so I can't help you there, but I've heard good things about both.

5.) I've been to about half of those places, and I think you've made some good choices, just make sure you give yourself enough time to enjoy them. Frankfurt is OK, very business-oriented with fewer sights than other German cities, but yeah it's fine. Much the same might be said of Stuttgart. The train from Lviv to Budapest takes a long time (at least as I remember it, maybe they improved it), so budget enough time for that. Budapest can legitimately be seen in 2-3 full days but I can see someone enjoying it for longer than that, especially if they're into Hungarian culture and everything. I would suggest some smaller cities and towns in southern Germany (Salzburg, Bamberg, Neuschwanstein) but you've already got enough on your list as it is.

I guess i should reconsider Berlin then. My main goal is to experience these places without tourists (although they cant be entirely avoided obviously), thats why I was thinking about the other German cities.

As for the Oktoberfest in Munich, I was thinking about going to Stuttgart for that instead. Ive heard they have the same type of festivals there, but its a lot cheaper. Do you know anything about this?