First, let me tell you how great this series is. In the front of each country's section, there's suggested costs for those who are price cautious (like myself.) It has suggested daily budgets, food and drink, hostel/ budget hotels, and travel such as by train or bus. It also has arrival tips, getting around, accommodation, emergencies, culture and etiquette and more for each city. This takes such a load off my shoulders. All the major research has basically all been done for me. I feel so much more confident about this trip now!
Back to my updated travel route; my old plan was to start at the bottom of Sweden and work my way up. The problem with this plan was the number of cities I planned on passing through and the abrupt end in the north of Sweden. The trip would be really time consuming and focused more on getting to a certain place than actually enjoying the time I spent in each place. My new route is adapted from The Rough Guide. The beginning of the book has sample itineraries for different parts of Europe. I love the route for Scandinavia! It starts in Copenhagen, like I had initially intended to start, and loops through Sweden to Norway then back to Sweden. The great thing about this route is that it hits all the best parts of Scandinavia. I would only be seeing a small part of each country, but that just leaves room for more adventures the next time I visit!
The new itinerary only has eight cities. Doing a little math, if I spend about 60 days total in Scandinavia, I could stay in each city for about 7.5 days if I wanted to. This leaves me a lot of wiggle room to roam around and enjoy my vacation!
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| Source: The Rough Guide to Europe on a Budget |
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