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42 days, 6 countries, 9 stops, to many plane flights, bus rides and train trips to count, no lost items or luggage equals one amazing trip! We travelled to Budapest, Berlin, Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, Athens, Santorini and Istanbul. Saw amazing sights, revelled in all that history, stared goggle eyed at painted ceilings, ancient ruins and beautiful gardens. Eaten and drank local food and wine. Walked for miles and miles exploring these places and it wasn't an organised tour.

When we decided to travel to Europe we had some specific places we wanted to see, looked at tours and went, not for us. Our travel agent was amazing, working out the most direct way and easiest way to accomplish this, with out blowing our budget. Everything that we could organise, book and pay for, before we left Australia was done, so the we only had to pay for extra side trips and food. So much easier that trying to do it there.

Doing it this way gave us down time, in each stop instead of the rush, that some tours can have.

So, want to travel and don't want an organised tour? See what your travel agent can do and be wonderfully surprised.

I'll write more about the trip and add photos, over the coming days.

Bye,
Lilian.

Comments

  1. GeniAus19 August 2015 at 21:06

    Welcome home, Lilian. The excitement for your advenure shows in this post.

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  2. Lilian's Tree20 August 2015 at 13:07

    Thanks, Jill. It was amazing.

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