~6 Month Europe & Asia Trip

Hey y’all!

Not exactly sure where to post this, but my husband and I are planning a trip for the year 2029 and are starting to build our itinerary. Our locations will be (this is a rough draft, so we’re open to changing them):

-Spain (2 weeks - Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga)

-Switzerland (1 week - Lauterbrunnen)

-Italy (2 weeks - Rome, Florence, Bologna, Venice)

-Bosnia & Herzegovina (10 days - Sarajevo, Mostar)

-Montenegro (1 week - Kotor)

-Albania (10 days - Sarandë, Tirana)

-Greece (2 weeks - Athens, Naxos, Crete)

-Japan (2 weeks - Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka)

-Philippines (10 days - Manila, Palawan)

-Vietnam (1 month - North)

-Thailand (1 month - Chiang Mai/Islands)

-Indonesia (If leftover money/time, Lombok)

We’ve already been to Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia (Bali), but are going to knock out a ton of places on our bucket list. We love everything: good food, good architecture, swimming/hiking/adventuring, etc.

We don’t really party or drink much, and like to relax and go with the flow a majority of the time. We’re budget/mid travelers, so we’re still crunching the numbers to see what our cost would be, excluding flights (eurail pass? airbnb’s? boats? cooking/restaurants?). It’s totally a toss of a coin, so we’re kind of just looking at other people’s averages right now to get an idea. We’re thinking between $30-50k USD.

Here’s a few of our questions for y’all:

1. If any of you love a certain country on the list and have something that travelers can’t miss, what is it? We’re totally flexible and willing to add/take away days to see more things.

2. What are some money saving tips in each country, if you have been there/lived there? Would love to add to our ever-growing list, and just trying to cover all of our bases!

3. What food would y’all recommend we try? We’re adventurous when it comes to good eats, so we’d love to hear y’all’s experiences!

4. While we’re in the area, are there any countries/cities we should stop in? We’re going to most likely have a few extra spots on our Eurail pass.

5. If there’s any other stories/tips/tricks y’all have, we would absolutely love to hear them.

We’re excited for this trip of a lifetime! Thanks in advance!