We thinking of taking a 3 week holiday in Europe ( 2 x adults + 1 x 1 year old) in May (only available time)?

Most of Germany is easy to reach by train. If you want to visit parts of Germany close to the Dutch border you can buy tickets on the day, but if you want to travel across Germany buying a few weeks or even 3 months in advance is much cheaper. You will have to commit to one train only, so you must travel when you have the ticket.(Link to the German rail websit near the end of this answer.

NS has also in international tickets page. ) Romania, Greece and Turkey are all so far away that you will have to fly to make it doable, Romania is the nearest and will take 20 hours driving, train travel is likely a bit slower Greece and Turkey are harder to get to over land You can find good deals on flights, but traveling to one of the countries and back to Amsterdam is not sensible, as you will lose a lot of time in transit I would select one of the four countries besides the Netherlands and spend half in each country, giving you a bit over a week for each destination, three at most, giving you almost a week in each, and not traveling back to Amsterdam in between and before going back home, as you will lose most of a day in transit each travel, with checking out of your hotel, getting to the airport, making sure you are in time for your plane, passport control and security checks. And the travel from the airport back into the city on the other end, (with looking for your hotel and checking in if needed.) Best option might be, flight into Amsterdam, train to Germany, train or flight to Romania (depending on where in Germany you are) and maybe a flight on to Greece or Turkey, or one of those instead of traveling to Romania You can see the train options on this page: http://www.seat61.com/Romania.htm it gives instructions to travel via Munich or Cologne, you can use either one, depending on where in Germany you are Train schedules and prices for Germany can be found on this site, schedules for all of Europe are also available: http://www.bahn.de/i/view/DEU/en/index.s… And a flight from your last destination to home Remember to check for needed visa, I know Germany and the Netherlands have the same rules, so if you can go to one you can also go to the other, but I do not know about the other three countries but I do know you can search that on this site: http://www.skyteam.com/en/your-trip/Serv… Or you can search the visa information at the website of the consulate of said country in your country Skyscanner is a good search site for cheap tickets within Europe, but you might find that your travel agency can find you a better deal when combined with your intercontinental ticket.

And they are likely to know visa information Added after re-reading your question: With a one year old child you will even less want to travel all the time You might find the Netherlands and Germany a bit cold, depending on the actual weather and what you are used to at home, Romania, Greece and Turkey will be a bit warmer So it might be a good thing to do a bit of sight seeing in the Netherlands, maybe with your hosts babysit if they like doing that and your little one is happy with them. And maybe a week on a beach for relaxation in Romania, Greece or Turkey before returning home.

Unless your family in Amsterdam is willing to babysit while you travel around, I wouldn't be making any serious travel plans with a 1 year old. We brought our 2 1/2 year old son to Europe with us and it was extremely not fun. You can't stop for naps, crying fits and diaper changes while trying to see things ands travel without so much stress that you would of wished you never left home.

If so you have plenty to go and see. I am italian and I can say about my own country, but I use to travel around Europe as well. I have been in Germany and Greece and Turkey.

So let's see: Air travelI: in Europe there are two good low cost air company easyjet.com/ ryanair.com/en (don't worry about the picts, is the selling of the new calendar for charity) Check where thay are flying to, you can get very cheap fly sometimes (all European use them!) For hotels and nice B&B: I absolutely suggest http://www.viamundis.com/en/ (is my prefered one) here you can find accommodation by the city you want to travel to and find cheap and charming hotels, like this one (giving you just one for Greece, Rodhes island, that you can reach with one of the air company http://www.viamundis.com/en/white-palace… It would be good to travel to the continent then. I will say not to worry about the 1 year old, I have 3 and an half between nephews, and if you are organized you can make a very good trip (plus I think we cannot waived the goodness of travel... I am sure you searched already tips about 'travelling with children'. Saying again about Viamundis, you can find them by country anyway, also in Romania and Germany and Turkey, and you can choose one by the map you see, the price and the review.

Have a good trip and I love SA Ps. I suggest train with short itinerary, they are expensive in some places and not at comfortable in some country (just good in Germany), but all depends where you are going to be. I suggest the cities in Germany, very nice and full of history, and seaside resort in Turkey and Greece, althoug you can't miss Athens and Istanbul.

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