Brusbane to SingaporeSingapore to Helsinki5hr 20min layover so can’t do the city tour

$1,500 flight via Finnair

Flight centre rip off https://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/99knev/i_ama_flight_centre_employee_and_this_is_a/

calendarSeptember CalendarThis Calendar template is blank, printable, and editable. Courtesy of WinCalendar.com

◄ August September 2019 October ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat1 Arrive Moscow

2 Moscow

3 Moscow

4 Day Trip to Vladmir and Suzdal

5 Moscow

6 Moscow

7 Travel Day to St Petersbiurg

8 St P – Peterhof

9 St P

10 St P

11 St P

12 St P

13Day Trip to Veliky Novrogod

14 Travel to Helsinki by train

RW Arrive at 6:30am

15 Helsinki

16 Helsinki Half Day Trip to Porvoo

17 Fly to Rovaneimi Northern Lights in evening

18 Santa Village, Reindeer/Husky Farm & Northern Lights

19 Hiking/Wilderness Day Trip & Northern Lights

20 Travel to Tallinn

21 Tallinn

22 Lahemmaa National Park Day Trip

23 Travel to Riga

24 Riga

25 Day Trip to Rundale Palace

26 Travel to Vilnius

27 Vilnius

28 Day Trip to Trakai Castle

◄ August September 2019 October ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat29 Fly to Amsterdam

Evening in Amsterdam

30Amsterdam in morning – Anne Frank House tour

Amsterdam markets only on a Monday

Afternoon – Haarlem (15 min transit)?

1 Giethoorn day trip – organized tour

2 The Hague & Rotterdam (day trip)

3Morning in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Volendam (40min)

Afternoon at Muiderslot castle (1hr each way) https://www.muiderslot.nl/en/

4CW Depart for Aus

Mum & Rachael continue trip

Depart Amsterdam in morning (2 – 2.5hrs to Brussels)

Brussels

5CW Arrive Home

Brussels

◄ September ~ October 2019 ~ November ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat6

Brussels Luxembourg day trip Needs to be organized tour (2.5hrs by car 3.5hrs by train one way)

Viator – only available Wed & Sunday

7

Brussels (Mon, Wed & Fri for flower market)

Brussels to Lille, France? 35 min

8

Brussels to Ghent & Bruges day trip

9 Brussels to Antwerp half day trip (2hr 40min)

Check say trip combos viator

10

Fly Brussels to Prague

Prague day 1

11

Wrocław, Poland day trip from Prague

12

Prague day 2

13

Day trip to Cesky Krumlov & maybe Ceske Budejovice(3hr 1 way on train)20 euro 1 way?

14

Prague to Desdon? 2hr 1 way

40min train from Prague - Karlstejn Castle

15

Fly Prague to Munich (50min flight or 5hr train)

Munich day 1

16

Day trip Romantic Road & Rothenburg

17

Day Trip Neuschwanstein Castle

18

Day Trip Nuremberg

19

Munich to Frankfurt

◄ September ~ October 2019 ~ November ►

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat20

Train to Strasbourg 2.5hrs one way (French border town) & Black Forest day trip from Frankfurt

21

Train Frankfurt to (1hr 30min) Düsseldorf to Frankfurt (arrive afternoon in Dusseldorf)

22

Cologne day trip from Dusseldorf

Train or organized tour?

23 24 25

Fly Dusseldorf to Brisbane – depart morning to arrive in Australia in evening – cheapest to fly out of $1200

$1,600 - $1800 one way?! Nly qantas and emirates samew $1600 from Munich – go to Zurich and fly out of threre? 50min flight from munich $1,250 from Zuirch to Brisbane. Munich to Zurich $200 one way

26

Arrive back in Brisbane (evening around 7pm)

27

Recovery day

28

Rach back at work

29 30

Koněprusy Caves and Karlstejn Castle?

31 1 2

3 4 29 Fly to MunichMum us at the hotel in Munich arrives and meets (2hr direct flght) – check flight times

Munich eveningEverything closed on Sundays

30 1 2 3

F

OPTION 2

29 Fly to Amsterdam

Evening in Amsterdam

30Amsterdam in morning – Anne Frank House tour

Amsterdam markets only on a Monday

Afternoon – Haarlem (15 min transit)?

1 Giethoorn day trip – organized tour

2 The Hague & Rotterdam (day trip)

3Morning in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Volendam (40min)

Afternoon at Muiderslot castle (1hr each way) https://www.muiderslot.nl/en/

4CW Depart for Aus

Mum & Rachael continue trip

Depart Amsterdam in morning (2 – 2.5hrs to Brussels)

Brussels

5CW Arrive Home

Brussels

6

Brussels Luxembourg day trip Needs to be organized tour (2.5hrs by car 3.5hrs by train one way)

Viator – only available Wed & Sunday

7

Brussels (Mon, Wed & Fri for flower market)

Brussels to Lille, France? 35 min

8

Brussels to Ghent & Bruges day trip

9 Brussels to Antwerp half day trip (2hr 40min)

Check say trip combos viator

10

Fly Brussels to Ljubljana, Slovenia

11

Lake Bled day trip

12

Day trip to Zagreb, Croatia

13

Day trip to Venice?

14

Cave castle?

15

Fly Ljubljana to Munich

Munich day 1

16

Day trip Romantic Road & Rothenburg

17

Day Trip Neuschwanstein Castle

18

Day Trip Nuremberg

19

Munich to Frankfurt

20

Train to Strasbourg 2.5hrs one way (French border town) & Black Forest day trip from Frankfurt

21

Train Frankfurt to (1hr 30min) Düsseldorf to Frankfurt (arrive afternoon in Dusseldorf)

22

Cologne day trip from Dusseldorf

Train or organized tour?

23

?

24

?

25

Fly Dusseldorf to Brisbane – depart morning to arrive in Australia in evening –

26

Arrive back in Brisbane (evening around 7pm)

27

Recovery day

28

Rach back at work

29 30 31 1 2

Option 3

29 Fly to Amsterdam

Evening in Amsterdam

30Amsterdam in morning – Anne Frank House tour

Amsterdam markets only on a Monday

Afternoon – Haarlem (15 min transit)?

1 Giethoorn day trip – organized tour

2 The Hague & Rotterdam (day trip)

3Morning in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Volendam (40min)

Afternoon at Muiderslot castle (1hr each way) https://www.muiderslot.nl/en/

4CW Depart for Aus

Mum & Rachael continue trip

Depart Amsterdam in morning (2 – 2.5hrs to Brussels)

Brussels

5CW Arrive Home

Brussels

6

Brussels Luxembourg day trip Needs to be organized tour (2.5hrs by car 3.5hrs by train one way)

Viator – only available Wed & Sunday

7

Brussels (Mon, Wed & Fri for flower market)

Brussels to Lille, France? 35 min

8

Brussels to Ghent & Bruges day trip

9 Brussels to Antwerp half day trip (2hr 40min)

Check say trip combos viator

10

Fly Brussels to Ljubljana, Slovenia

11

Lake Bled day trip

12

Day trip to Zagreb, Croatia

13

Fly Ljubljana toPrague

14

Day trip tp Cesky Krumlove

15

Wrocław, Poland day trip from Prague?

OR prague and 40min train from Prague - Karlstejn Castle

OR Prague to Desdon? 2hr 1 way

16

Prague

17

Fly Prague to Munich(50min flight or 5hr train)

Munich day 1

18

Day trip Romantic Road & Rothenburg

19

Day Trip Neuschwanstein Castle

20

Day Trip Nuremberg

21

Munich to Frankfurt

22

Train to Strasbourg 2.5hrs one way (French border town) & Black Forest day trip from Frankfurt

23

Train Frankfurt to (1hr 30min) Düsseldorf to Frankfurt (arrive afternoon in Dusseldorf)

24

Cologne day trip from Dusseldorf

Train or organized tour?

25

Fly Dusseldorf to Brisbane – depart morning to arrive in Australia in evening –

26

Arrive back in Brisbane (evening around 7pm)

27

Recovery day

28

Rach back at work

29 30 31 1 2

Ljubljana to Prague direct flights only on Fri, Mon, Tues & Wed

Brussels to Prague $60 Ryanair, $100 brussels airlines

Hello worldFlight centreStudent flight

Stopover in Singapore – leave on the 12th and stopover night accom on the 12th (last day of the promotion) http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/plan-travel/local-promotions/australia/singapore-stopover-holiday/?fbclid=IwAR0fC8EKp0XOYxuyTmJLZR63bHmab0Jxs65DCRacsmIZtmSJhIJ6uVnjX1I and http://www.singaporeair.com/saar5/pdf/plan-travel/SSH/howtobookssh.pdf

Fly from Singapore to Helsinki on the 13th (morning or stopover in copenhagen 1 night?)

Dad and Courtney arrive in Helsinki on the 14th

Hi Mitch,

Details in the attached word doc

1) FLIGHT TO EUROPE

Depart Australia 12th September to Helsinki. Flight must be on Singapore Airlines and go via Singapore as we’d like to use the stopover dea that ends 12th Septemberl: http://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/au/plan-travel/local-promotions/australia/singapore-stopover-holiday/?fbclid=IwAR0fC8EKp0XOYxuyTmJLZR63bHmab0Jxs65DCRacsmIZtmSJhIJ6uVnjX1I

Preferably would like a direct flight from Singapore to Helsinki but please provide prices for stopovers in other cities (preferably no less than 2hrs connection time). I think I saw a few that go via Frankfurt or Copenhagen.

2) FLIGHT BACK TO AUSTRALIA

Depart Europe 25th October

Would like to fly via Singapore Airlines from either Munich, Frankfurt or Dusseldorf (which is cheaper?). Preferably only 1 stopover (Singapore). I have seen some flights that go via Zurich but unless it is cheaper to add the extra stop we’re not interested. Is it cheaper to fly on the 26th October instead of the 25th October?

Preferably would like a flight that lands back in Brisbane in the evening.

3) INTERNAL FLIGHTS IN EUROPE

Please quote flights inclusive of checked baggage (and let me know what the checked baggage limit is) if possible (i.e. so we don’t get to the airport and have to pay for baggage for each flight)

17th September - Helsinki to Rovaniemi 20th September – Rovaniemi to Helsinki 20th September (same day as above flight) – Helsinki to Tallin 29th September - Vilnius to Amsterdam

Not sure if it’s all of the below route options work out much the same price?

Route 1:

A. 8th October - Brussels to Prague B. 12th October – Prague to LjubljanaC. 17th October – Zagreb to Munich

Route 2:A. 8th October - Brussels to Prague B. 12th October – Prague to Zagreb

C. 17th October – Ljubljana to Munich

Route 3:D. 8th October – Brussels to ZagrebE. 12th October – Ljubljana to Prague F. 17th October – Prague to Munich

Route 4:A. 8th October – Brussels to LjubljanaB. 12th October – Zagreb to Prague C. 17th October – Prague to Munich

FINAL ITINERARYCopenhagen arrive morning 12th September

13th (all day)

Depart for Helsinki in the morning arrive 14th September Saturday

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

29 Fly to Amsterdam

Evening in Amsterdam

30 SepAmsterdam in morning – Anne Frank House tour

Amsterdam markets only on a Monday

Afternoon – Haarlem (15 min transit)?

1 Giethoorn day trip – organized tour

2 The Hague & Rotterdam (day trip)

3

Morning in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Volendam? (40min)

Afternoon at Muiderslot castle (1hr each way) https://www.muiderslot.nl/en/

4 OctCW & Dad Depart for Aus

Mum & Rachael continue trip

Depart Amsterdam in morning (2 – 2.5hrs to Brussels) – too early to book train can’t until Sep $80 9:25 – arrive 12pm https://www.raileurope.com.au

Brussels

Hotel: Ibis off grand palace (near main station)?

5

Brussels to Ghent and Bruges https://www.viator.com/en-ZA/tours/Bruges/Ghent-and-Bruges-Day-Trip-from-Brussels/d4836-2200DEB02

DIY itineray https://fullsuitcase.com/belgium-itinerary-3-4-days/

6

Brussels to Luxembourg day trip Needs to be organized tour (2.5hrs by car 3.5hrs by train one way)

Viator – only available Wed & Sunday

https://www.viator.com/en-ZA/tours/Luxembourg-City/Luxembourg-Day-Trip-from-Brussels-Two-Countries-in-One-Day/d36689-2200DEALB $95

7

Brussels – chocolate museum, parks for autumn colors and shopping

(Mon, Wed & Fri for flower market)

Antwerp half day trip depart 1:15pm (train 2hr 40 min one way) – see train station https://fullsuitcase.com/best-of-antwerp/

https://www.viator.com/en-ZA/tours/Antwerp/Antwerp-Half-Day-Trip-from-Brussels/d764-2200DEB03

8

Fly Brussels toPrague (1hr 30min)

9:30 – 11am Brussels Airlines $100

Prague half day

9

Day trip to Cesky Krumlov

10

Prague morning

40min train from Prague - Karlstejn Castle & Prague in afternoon

OR prague for whole day

11

Wrocław, Poland day trip from Prague?

OR Prague to Desdon? 2hr 1 way

12

10 – 11:20am$180 Adria Airways

Ljubljana half day

Fly Prague to Zagreb – Croatia Airlines $250

1hr 20 min, 10am – 12pm

Half day in Zagreb

13

Plitvice Lakes day tour from Zagreb - Veliki Slap is the best lookout

$170 https://www.viator.com/tours/Plitvice-Lakes-National-Park/Stunning-Plitvice-Lakes-and-Rastoke-from-Zagreb/d27086-8389P14

14

Flixbus to Ljubljana 10:15 – 12:40pm$10 – 30 euro

10:45am to 1:05pm every hour

Zagreb bus station - Avenija Marina Držića 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Ljubljana Castle lookout

15

Day trip to caves, Predjama Castle on the clift or coastline towns

Combines all 3 for 110 euro http://www.slovenia-explorer.com/visit/pearls-of-slovenia-postojna-cave-predjama-castle-piran/MUST BE THIS DAY AS ONLY ON TUESDAY

16 Lake Bled day trip from Ljubjana

https://www.travelroundabout.com/en/tour/49249/Alpine-Fairytale-full-day-tour 57 euro

or https://www.viator.com/tours/Bled/Bled-and-Bohinj-Valley-Tour-from-Ljubljana/d22044-3312LJ_BLB $95 AUD

17

Ljubljana morning

Fly Ljubljana to Munich(1hr flight) depart 7:15am or 5:35pm$230 to $400 Lufthansa or Adria

Bus or train 6 hrs

20 min to get to the airport

Fly Zagreb to Munich 1:50 to 2:55pm Lufthansa $175

Munich Day 1

Sunset 5-6pm

Ljlana city centre to airport about 5 euro each by public bus 45 minutes or 30 euro for whole carhttps://www.airportljubljana.co/ 25 min

18

Day trip Romantic Road & Rothenburg

19

Munich Day

20

Day Trip Neuschwanstein Castle – check available of day tours and rearrange as neededhttps://www.viator.com/tours/Bavaria/Royal-Castles-of-Neuschwanstein-and-Linderhof-Day-Tour-from-Munich/d5203-285016

21

Day Trip Nuremberg

22

Munich to Frankfurt – depart at lunchtime or 2pm?

3hr 15min train departing hourly$50 AUD

Bus is 6 – 8hrs so get a train

Frankfurt evening

23

Train or day trip? to Strasbourg 2.5hrs one way (French border town) & Black Forest day trip from Frankfurt

$380 -need to do ourserlves https://www.viator.com/tours/Baden-Wuerttemberg/Black-Forest-and-Strasbourg-Day-Trip-from-Frankfurt/d25740-5326STRASBOURG

shops closed on Sundays in Frankfurtopen 10 – 9pm Thurs to Sat10 – 8pm Mon to Wed

24

Day trip - Train to (1hr 30min) Düsseldorf or Cologne

https://www.viator.com/tours/Cologne/Cologne-Day-Trip-from-Frankfurt/d923-5326COLOGNE

Train or organized tour?

Day trip to Burg eltz caslte? Diy 38 Euro train http://www.life-of-ty.com/travel/eltz-castle-a-day-trip/ and https://blog.raileurope.com/talesonrail-burg-eltz-an-epic-day-trip-to-a-german-castle/ and https://burg-eltz.de/en/planning-your-trip-to-eltz-castle/arriving-by-arriving-by/arriving-by-train.html

Frankfurt afternoon? Or switch and add extra day in Munich?

25

Frankfurt during day

Fly Frankfurt or to Brisbane – depart evening to arrive in Australia in evening

26

Arrive back in Brisbane (evening around 7pm)

27

Recovery day

28

Rach back at work

29 30 31 1 2

Can take extra day if need to and come back on tues the 29th

TemperatureAmsterdamBelgiumPragueSloveniaZagrebGermany

Triglav national park https://www.viator.com/tours/Bled/Emerald-Soca-River-and-Tolmin-Gorges-Day-trip-in-Triglav-National-Park-from-Bled/d22044-9333P12

Ljubljana to Prague direct flights only on Fri, Mon, Tues & WedRomania to Slovenia – have to go via Vienna or Blegrade Zagreb from Slovenia https://www.viator.com/tours/Zagreb/Best-of-Zagreb-Croatias-Capital-in-a-day-Full-Day-Trip-from-Ljubljana/d5391-34412P38

Zagreb day trips https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-day-trips-from-zagreb/

Zagreb to Ljujana transfer by bus – Flixbus https://shop.global.flixbus.com/passengers?wt_mc=paid.com.flixbus.meta.trainline.trainline_en.NS.ad&irpid=428897&ircid=5610#Q0ScomC1926&subId1=tleu Pltivice lakes https://misstourist.com/8-things-you-should-know-about-plitvice-lakes-croatia/

https://www.viator.com/tours/Ljubljana/Ljubljana-and-Lake-Bled-Full-Day-Excursion-from-Zagreb/d5257-8389P19 $245 Slovenia day tours:REPLY EVA – SLOVENIA EXPLORER TOUR http://www.slovenia-explorer.com/duration/day/

Would have been perfect but not available https://www.viator.com/tours/Ljubljana/Skocjan-Caves-with-Predjama-Castle-and-Slovenian-Coast-Day-Trip-from-Ljubljana/d5257-9333P6

Coastline only https://www.viator.com/tours/Slovenia/Slovenian-Coast-and-Karst-Region-Day-Trip-from-Ljubljana/d734-7125KARST

Castle and caveshttps://www.viator.com/tours/Slovenia/Postojna-Caves-and-Predjama-Castle-Tour-from-Ljubljana/d734-3312LJ_POS

good tour http://www.adventureliesinfront.com/5-days-slovenia-skocjan-caves-piran-predjama-roundabout-travel/

Slovenia explorer quoite request - Hi,

Looking to visit Slovenia in October. Just wondering if the tour runs daily? Looking at the Postojna Cave, Predjama Castle & Piran - Pearls of Slovenia Tour. Booking would be for 2 people. Booking date would be sometime around 13 - 16 October. Can you please let me know what dates the tour departs? Thanks, http://www.slovenia-explorer.com/visit/pearls-of-slovenia-postojna-cave-predjama-castle-piran/

If need to fill in time in Slovenia https://www.travelroundabout.com/en/tour/64769/kamnik---velika-planina

Option 4

29 Fly to Amsterdam

Evening in Amsterdam

30Amsterdam in morning – Anne Frank House tour

Amsterdam markets only on a Monday

Afternoon – Haarlem (15 min transit)?

1 Giethoorn day trip – organized tour

2 The Hague & Rotterdam (day trip)

3Morning in Amsterdam

Amsterdam to Volendam (40min)

Afternoon at Muiderslot castle (1hr each way) https://www.muiderslot.nl/en/

4CW Depart for Aus

Mum & Rachael continue trip

Depart Amsterdam in morning (2 – 2.5hrs to Brussels) – arrive 11am or 12pm

Brussels

5CW Arrive Home

Brussels

6

Brussels Luxembourg day trip Needs to be organized tour (2.5hrs by car 3.5hrs by train one way)

Viator – only available Wed & Sunday

7

Brussels (Mon, Wed & Fri for flower market)

Brussels to Lille, France? 35 min

8

Brussels to Ghent & Bruges day trip

9 Brussels to Antwerp half day trip (2hr 40min)

Check say trip combos viator

10

Fly Brussels to Ljubljana, Slovenia

11

Lake Bled day trip

12

Day trip to Zagreb, Croatia

13

Fly to PraguePrague

14

Day trip tp Cesky Krumlove

15

Wrocław, Poland day trip from Prague?

OR prague and 40min train from Prague - Karlstejn Castle

OR Prague to Desdon? 2hr 1 way

16

Prague

17

Fly Prague to Munich(50min flight or 5hr train)

Munich day 1

18

Day trip Romantic Road & Rothenburg

19

Day Trip Neuschwanstein Castle

20

Day Trip Nuremberg

21

Munich to Frankfurt

22

Train to Strasbourg 2.5hrs one way (French border town) & Black Forest day trip from Frankfurt

23

Train Frankfurt to (1hr 30min) Düsseldorf to Frankfurt (arrive afternoon in Dusseldorf)

24

Cologne day trip from Dusseldorf

Train or organized tour?

25

Fly Dusseldorf to Brisbane – depart morning to arrive in Australia in evening –

26

Arrive back in Brisbane (evening around 7pm)

27

Recovery day

28

Rach back at work

29 30 31 1 2

Prague day trip - Křivoklát Castle or Karlštejn CastleCesky Krumlove - Koněprusy Caves and Karlstejn Castle?

If dad comes he can go to Bastogne with Luxembourg instead of Dinant

8 weeks trip = 8 x 7 = 56 days8 weeks x 5 days = 40 leave days (do 20 leave days, 1 public holiday and 19 unpaid leave days)cheapest to fly out of $1200

$1,600 - $1800 one way?! Nly qantas and emirates samew $1600 from Munich – go to Zurich and fly out of threre? 50min flight from munich $1,250 from Zuirch to Brisbane. Munich to Zurich $200 one way

7 October = public holiday Take leave from September 2nd (Monday) to October 25th (Friday)

May switch and depart from Belgium instead of Amsterdam – need to check if flights is cheaper

Ghent vs. belgum https://probearoundtheglobe.com/ghent-or-bruges-belgium-cities/#choose

Check best places to visit in autumnCHECK OKTOBERFESTCheck attrractions cardsCheck accommodation – hotel location

Munich Oktoberfest 2019: September 21 – October 6

Brussels to Amsterdam train timetable

If dd comes with there is battlefield and history stuff in Lille and Bruges

Skipping this time: Lichtenstein Amsterdam to Copenhagen $120 one way 1hr 20min Budapest, Slovakia Amsterdam - Zaanse Schans is better in spring (tulips), Volendam and Marken https://www.getyourguide.com/amsterdam-

l36/zaanse-schans-windmill-tour-with-marken-volendam-villages-t609/?partner=true Amsterdam day trip - Alkmaar cheese market (only April to Sep) Burg Eltz day trip – 3hrs one way via public transport needs to be a road trip If dad comes with, train world in Belgium https://visit.brussels/en/place/Train-World Brussels

o Castle of Laeken, Brussels (only pen in spring)o Atomium o Palace closes early sep https://www.introducingbrussels.com/royal-palace o

13 euro for Amsterdam lookout ticket. Have to pre-buy tickers https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/ 10 euro for anne frank – must pre-book opens 2 months before the day https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/tickets/ Amsterdam canal cruise Amsterdam city card?

Belgium military musem planes - army and military history museum and train world , Broodhius museum about the city, hallerbos forest (spring)

Stationery shopsLookout / viewpointsDepartment storesSupermarketsHotel locationCity tour / canal?Proximity to main train stationBest autumn leaves colors Temperatures

Go pass – 6 euro train?

Munich skipping

Olypmia tower viewpoint – 7 euro

BudgetCurrencies needed:

Danish Krone (Denmark) Euro (Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Germany, Luxembourg) Croatian kuna (Croatia) Czech Crowns (Prague)

Budget Return flights International ane to Russia via Dubai $2,000Internal flights • Brussels to Prague• Prague to Zagreb• Ljubljana to Munich• Frankfurt to Brisbane

$1,500

TOTAL FLIGHTS $3,500Belgian rail pass? http://www.belgianrail.be/en/travel-tickets/passes-cards/rail-pass.aspx

Copenhagen - Accommodation ($700 / 2 people) $350

$175/night per personTrain from airport to central station (2 ways - $8 each way)Departs from terminal 3 (there is free shuttle from terminal 1)https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/taking-train-copenhagen-airport

$16 – machine only accepts credit card and coins not notes

Copenhagen boat cruise $20 (85 DK)Chocolate and snacks $50Food (lunch x 2, dinner x 2) x $20 / meal $80Copenhagen card? https://copenhagencard.com/whats-included includes airport transfer

- Round tower- Canal tour- Tivoli

AMALIENBORG PALACE (royal life history) $20 (105 DK)Rosenborg Castle – palace https://shop.kongernessamling.dk/en/product/entrance-ticket-to-rosenborg-castle/

$25 (115 DK)

TOTAL DENMARK $560Finland, Estonia etc. part with courtney

Accommodation, airport transfers, attractions etc.Helsinki - $550 Rovaniemi - $1,050Tallin - $750Riga - $580Vilnius - $460

TOTAL WITH COURTNEY $3,400Amsterdam Lookout 13 euro

Anne Frank 10 euroAmsterdam canal cruise? 16 euro

Amsterdam city card?Amsterdam central train to hotel (taxi)Amsterdam hotel to central train (taxi)

TOTAL AMSTERDAM $800?Amsterdam to Brussels Train (2nd class) $80Brussels HotelHotel Pullman Brussels Centre MidiBrussels waffle making tour 28 euro https://www.waffleworkshop.com/ bookings open 2 months before Brussels chocolate factory 5.50 euroLuxembourg day trip https://www.viator.com/tours/Brussels/Luxembourg-Day-Trip-from-Brussels-Two-Countries-in-One-Day/d458-2200DEALB 95 AUD

Luxembourg & Dinant day triphttps://www.getyourguide.com/brussels-l8/day-tour-to-luxembourg-from-brussels-t14527/

100

Luxembourg train ticket return is same price as an organized tour72 USD ($100 AUD)

Both are the same tour itineraryGent & Brugeshttps://www.viator.com/tours/Brussels/Ghent-and-Bruges-Day-Trip-from-Brussels/d458-2200DEB02

74 AUD

74

Antwerp Half Dayhttps://www.viator.com/tours/Brussels/Antwerp-Half-Day-Trip-from-Brussels/d458-2200DEB03 1:15pm includes boring museum – 60 AUD

Train & do it ourselvesTrain 1hr direct ($12.50 aud 1 way) Bruxelles-Midi station to Antwerpen Centraal station – max 10 euro 1 way – trainline.com Tram into Ghent

= 15 + 15

30

Cathedral of Our Lady viewpoint – Ghent admission fee (6 euro) https://www.visitantwerpen.be/en/sightseeing/cathedral-of-our-lady Gravensteen castle Ghent = 10 euro https://gravensteen.stad.gent/nl/content/openingsuren-prijzen open 10am to 6pm daily

TOTAL BRUSSELS & LUXEMBOURG $800Prague castle 25 CZKPrague Old Town Bridge TowerPrague Castle 250-350 CZKPrague funicular 24CZK for transport up to Perrin hill – check?Castle outside of PragueCesky Krumlow day trip Taxis overcharge to avoid using

TOTAL PRAGUE $600Airport transferAccomodationFood ($x x nights)Plitvice Lakes day tripFlixbus to Slovenia $20

TOTAL CROATIA $500AccomodationFood ($x x nights)Lake Bled Day TripDay trip

Transfer to airportTOTAL SLOVENIA $500

Transport to hotel (taxi from airport)AccomodationFood ($x x nights)Munich St Peters Church – 2 euroNeushwanstein Castle – 13 euro (24 euro if do the other castle as well) – NEED TO PRE-BOOKSchloss Nymphenburg - 6 euroResidenz – 7 EURO Nuremberg day tripRothenberg day tripCologne day tripTransport from hotel (taxi to airport)

TOTAL GERMANY $2,000Total (budget $20,000) $12,660

Currencies needed: Euro Russia

Trainline train tickets https://www.trainline.eu/results/bruxelles/antwerpen-centraal/2019-02-15-08:00/2019-02-15-16:00?_ga=2.165714046.1335453205.1544257720-119784080.1544257720&passengers=adult

Belgium chocolate: Côte d'Or Noir de Noir

2019 Travel - summaryLeave from September 1st to Sunday 3rd November

W.A. Albany, Denmark, forests over new years 2019/2020?

1st November is a Thursday

September 1st to September 30th RussiaFinlandEstoniaLatvia

4 countries

Flip the itinerary and end in Budapest so shorter flight time and cheaper flight to Japan?

October 1st to October 25th Budapest, Hungary (2 days) 1. Budapest

2. BudapestBratislava, Slovakia (2 days) 1. Bratislava (arrive afternoon)

2. BrastislavaPrague (4 days) 1. Depart AM arrive in afternoon (3hr

35min)2. Prague3. Prague4. Prague to Munich (3hr 50 min)

Munich (4 days) 1. Munich2. Munich3. Neuschwanstein Castle & skywalk (1hr

40min 1 way)4. Lichtenstein – 2hr 40 min 1 way

Frankfurt (2 days) 1. Frankfurt (arrive)2. Frankfurt

Düsseldorf (3 days) 1. Frankfurt to Düsseldorf2. Luxembourg day trip 3. Cologne day trip

Brussels (4 days) 1. Düsseldorf to Brussels (2hr 10 min)2. Brussels3. Ghent & Bruges day trip4. Antwerp day trip

Amsterdam (4 days) 1. Brussels to Amsterdam (2hr 15 min)2. Amsterdam3. Rotterdam4. The Hague5.

Pinners Conference in Salt Lake City

25 days

Amsterdam to Berlin = 6.5hrs drive

8 countries

$800 Budapest to Tokyo – Singapore or Emirates

On the way back - Japan 5 days (October 26th to November 1st) Amsterdam to Tokyo 1 day travelTokyo (3 full days) 1. ginkgo tree avenue

2. winter illumination3. Mount Fuji (2hr 20min 1 way)

Fly back to Australia 1 day travel

Helsinki day trips – Fiskars, Porvoo?

2 recovery days

https://jw-webmagazine.com/top-10-things-to-do-in-japan-in-november-12420a8865ed

europe research website https://www.europeanbestdestinations.com/christmas-markets/

2019 trip – detail

Amsterdam

Canal cruise

Anne Frank house

Lake bled Slovenia?

Gdansk – Poland

Hnnover Germany

**Flights – finlandCourtney checking this part

Courtney do Amsterdam accom

Courtney do Finland Estonia etc. accom

Flights – InternationalQantas - Brisbane to Helsinki swith 5hr 20 stopover no overnight = $1,430 – webjet

Qantas website

Singapore airport transfer x 2

Singapore accom 1 night

From To Date Cost Depart ArriveBrisbane Singapore 12-09-19 $605 9:10 3:30Singapore Helsinki (stopover

in Copenhagen 1hr 40min)

13-09-19 $1,260 - $1,300

11:50 10:40

$1,905 one way

Flight Centre had $3,767 / 2 = $1,885 one way

Finnair for all flights is $2,000 one way

From To Date Cost Depart ArriveFrankfurt Singapore 25-10-19Singapore Brisbane 26-10-19

Munich Singapore 12:30pm 6:50amSingapore Brisbane 9:40 7:30pm

Singapore to Copenhagen leg is $1,200 11:50 to 6:25am

DEPARTING

Accomodation1 - Copenhagen Accom

Needs to have luggage store as ge thetre before 10am checkin

Hotel Dates PriceCabinn City Sep 12th to Sep 14th (checkout) $340 - $500 Hotel Ansgar $650Best Western $750Absalon Hotel $700Zleep Hotel Copenhagen City $600Hotel Løven $600City Hotel Nebo - apartment $770

5 - Brussels AccomTrain station from Amsterdam is Bruxelles central

Hotel Dates PriceIbis Brussels City Centre Oct 4th – Oct 8th $615 (25% off) or $742 if mum

gets a double bedeasyHotel Brussels City Centre $460 on sale for 25% offNH Brussels Carrefour de L’Europe $806 on sale for 35% offCatalonia Grand Place $707

If there are any hotels within a 5 – 10 minute walk of Bruxells central station around this price range please quote. We are getting the trrain from Amsterdam to Brussels

2 - PragueFrom airport to hotel

Hotel Dates PriceArchibald At the Charles Bridge 8th Oct – 12th Oct $750 - $900 airport shuttleHotel Kampa Garden $840Hotel Leon D´Oro $926

3 Ljubljana AccomFrom airport to main train station 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Bus station is same location as the main train station

Hotel Dates PriceBest Western Premier Hotel Slon Oct 12 – Oct 15 $641Hotel Emonec $390 - $505City Hotel Ljubljana $590 - $614Hotel Cubo $770Antiq Palace - Small Luxury Hotels Of The World

Unavailable

4 - ZagrebFlixbus Zagreb bus station - Avenija Marina Držića 4, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia

Hotel Dates PriceHotel Dubrovnik Oct 15 – Oct 17 $435 - $466Palace Hotel Zagreb $362Best Western Premier Hotel Astoria

$406

Hotel Central $261 – not goodHotel Park 45 $244 - leastfav

3 - Munich Accomairport (Flughafen) to Munich Central Station – Hauptbahnhof via train then walk to these hotels:

re-check as missed 22nd oct night

Hotel Dates PriceMaritim Hotel München Oct 17 – Oct 22 $736Europäischer Hof $776 - $900 (30% off on 17th Jan)

Hotel Metropol $818Leonardo Hotel München City Center

$650

6 - Frankfurt AccomFrankfurt train station is near all these hotels

Hotel Dates PriceHotel Victoria 22nd to 25th Oct $630Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer $690Star Inn Hotel Frankfurt Centrum, by Comfort

$580

Hotel Villa Florentina $600 - $700Fleming's Hotel Frankfurt-Messe – shower weird

Germany Munich Frankfurt

o Maybe - Rothenburg ob der Tauber (medieval town) https://www.getyourguide.com/frankfurt-l21/rothenburg-day-trip-from-frankfurt-t7373/

o Heidelberg Cologne

o 1/2 day – Cologne Groß St. Martin Old town Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) – climb south tower 509 steps (the entrance to the

tower is outside of the cathedral, on the right side of the main entrance) Hohenzollern Bridge Chocolate museum – 12 euro – open everyday

https://www.schokoladenmuseum.de/en/visitors Belgian Quarter St Gereon’s Basilica – not a must KölnTriangle – lookout tower Cologne City Hall (Rathaus) Boat tour – not a must - The route most people take is south to the old fishing

community of Rodenkirchen on an hour-long cruise that floats past the cathedral, the spires of the old town, the new Rheinauhaufen district and under a total of four bridges

Hahnen Gate (Hahnentorburg) – not a must Take a ride by the Rhine cable car - The 930m long wire rope connects Rhine park

(Rheinpark) with Cologne zoo (Kölner Zoo). Take a ride and enjoy the unforgettable panoramic views of the skyline over the river.

o 1 day - Burg eltz = 1hr 50min drive (no tour, get their on our own via bus – weekends may to October only) https://www.european-traveler.com/germany/easy-public-transportation-to-burg-eltz-castle-near-the-mosel-germany/

o KölnCard costs only 9 EUR (~11 USD, ~8GBP) and it includes - free access to public transport for 24 or 48 hours

o Strasbourg and black forest? https://au.viator.com/tours/Frankfurt/Private-Tour-Strasbourg-and-Black-Forest-Day-Trip-from-Frankfurt/d489-5326BADENPRI

Belgium (3 – 4 hours from Cologne) Burg eltz transport from dusseldorf https://www.european-traveler.com/germany/easy-public-

transportation-to-burg-eltz-castle-near-the-mosel-germany/ Luxembourg (peak tourist season is 1st 2 weeks of Sep) – skip, better to go when christmas markets are

ono Casemates du Bock beneath the former castle, Montée de Clausen (tunnel)o Château de Viandeno Notre Dame Cathedralo Passerelle Viaduco Good day trio itineray https://www.earthtrekkers.com/one-perfect-day-in-luxembourg-city-

itinerary/

Cologne itinerary https://myvacationitineraries.com/things-to-do-in-cologne-in-one-day/

http://www.stephaniefox.co.uk/cologne-germany-2/

tallin – tower climb http://www.stephaniefox.co.uk/24-hours-in-tallinn/

Pierre Chocolaterie

Burg eltz super expensive to get to: