Wherever I Want To Be: Europe, here I come!

Monday Aug 12 is my first day of vacation. I've spent hours planning this trip. I decided to fly into Brussels Belgium because it was the cheapest destination in Europe I could book using my US Airway miles.

When I think of Belgium, I think of waffles, chocolate, and the peeing boy statue. I most likely will have a host, a girl name Katrina.

My anticipated itinerary is very hectic. I mostly want to go to Croatia, but its very tricky to get to, especially the city Dubrovnik, which is on the south east cost. No trains or planes arrive in Dubrovnik. My options to get there are bus, ferry, and car. My worry with the bus is that I can't book tickets online, and this is peak season, meaning that tickets could be sold out. And bus only operate on certain days of the week.

I contacted a doctor I found on CS in Zagreb Croatia, but the day I will be there she'll be working a 24hr shift. She also told me that its holiday time in Croatia and most people will be by the seaside.

The seaside looks absolutely beautiful. I am hoping to go scuba diving.

Here is my itineary.
Aug 13 6:40 AM -> land in Brussels
Aug 13 6:00 PM -> fly to Budapest, Hungary (it was the cheapest day to fly by 20 euros and I figure I'd spend the morning in Brussels eating and siteseeing)
Aug 13: 10 PM -> arrive in Budapest. I'm still waiting to hear back from potential hosts
Aug 14 Budapest
Aug 15 1PM -> Budapest to Zagreb, Croatia by train
Aug 16 Zagreb
Aug 16 10 PM -> Zagreb to Split, Croatia by overnight train
Aug 17: Split
Aug 18: Split
Aug 19: Split to Dubrovnik, Croatia by bus, 5hr journey. This is where I really want to go!
Aug 19: Dubrovnik
Aug 20 Dubrovnik
Aug 21: Dubrovnik -> Pula, Croatia by train if I'm lucky. Otherwise, it will I'll have to take a bus to Split, then a train to Pula. I have to go to Pula, in order to get to Venice, which was the cheapest way to get back to Brussels.
Aug 22: Pula
Aug 23: 5:30 AM Pula to Venice
Aug 23: 10:25 AM arrive in Venice. I'll have just enough time to eat pizza, gelato, and ride a gondola!
Aug 23: 21:00 Venice to Brussels by plan.
Aug 23 23:00 arrive in Brussels. 3 countries in 1 day!
Aug 24 Brussels
Aug 25 10:40AM Brussels to NYC