Day

Date

Transportation cost

Activity / Cost

Activity Picture/Map

Lodging Picture/Cost

1

 

 

6 OCT 2020

 

OMAHA

NEWARK TO OSLO

 

·      Airfare United and TAP Air Portugal- $350.89

·      Train into Oslo from the airport- $10.83

·      Taxi from train to Airbnb because I’ve had a long day- varies, I’ll pay the Lyft/Uber/Taxi

·      Check into Airbnb- $127

·      Find dinner- suggestions from host

·      Go to bed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

7 OCT 2020

 

OSLO

 

 

·      Oslo Pass for 72hrs-  https://www.visitoslo.com/en/activities-and-attractions/oslo-pass/whats-included/

 

·      Oslo Pass is good for transportaion (Trams, busses, local trains, boats) and free admission to some museums/attracions; also good for discounts at restaurants

·      Cost- 820 Norwegian Krone, or about $78 USD

·      Average food cost per day- $24, pending some dicounts through Oslo Pass

https://www.budgetyourtrip.com/norway/oslo

 

 

https://www.visitoslo.com/en/activities-and-attractions/oslo-pass/whats-included/free-with-the-oslo-pass/

·      List of what is included with Oslo Pass- all museums listed below in Oslo are included

 

 

·      These museums are within walking distance, so you can easily visit both

 

 

 

 

Same as above

3

 

 

8 OCT

2020

 

OSLO

 

 

 

Same as above

 

 

·      Oslo Pass

·      Food- $24 USD

·      Also visit Frogner park, they are in the same general location

Same as above

4

 

 

9 OCT 2020

 

OSLO

 

 

Same as above

·      Oslo Pass

·      Food- $24 USD

 

·      Take train between these places

 

 Same as above

5

 

10 OCT 2020

 

OSLO

TO

FLAM

 

 

·      Norway in a Nutshell Tour

 

https://www.fjordtours.com

·      Check out of Airbnb in Oslo, travel to Flam, then on to Bergen with booked tour

·      Cost, approximately 3505 Norwegian Krone, or $330 USD

·      This includes 1 night accommodations in Flam

·      Breakfast included at hotel

·      Other food costs- $29 per day

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Wander around the shops and find a restaurant near your hotel

·      Enjoy the scenery! Sit at a café or something for a while, relax

 

 

·      Accommodations in Flam booked through tour at the Flamsbrygga Hotel

 

 

 

6

 

11 OCT

2020

 

FLAM TO

BERGEN

 

 

 

 

 

Same as above-Norway in a Nutshell tour

Same as above

 

·      Airbnb for 2 nights- $79 USD

·      Food- $25 USD per day in Bergen

·      Get a City-Sightseeing tour- $35 USD- good for 24 hours, buy in the evening, use the next day

https://city-sightseeing.com/en/67/bergen/72/hop-on-hop-off-bergen

 

 

·      Bergen Art Museum/ KODE  http://kodebergen.no/en/about-kode-0

 

 

 

·      Use the City-Sightseeing tour to take a lap around the bus route. It’s nice to sit on the bus, listen to the audio tour, see different of things, and then decide where to exit and wander for a bit

·      Bergenhus Fortress

 

 

 

 

 

·      Accommodations in Bergen booked with Airbnb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

12 OCT 2020

 

BERGEN

Same as above- Norway in a Nutshell Tour

·      Food- $25 USD

·      City-Sightseeing tour

 

 

·      Bergen City-Sightseeing tour aka Big Red Bus

·      Use this to hop-on, hop-off your way through the city; stay as long or as little as you like at whatever stop you want

·      Recommend stopping at the Fish market and Bryggen & Hanseatic Museum (close in location)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Same as above

8

 

13 OCT

2020

 

BERGEN TO OSLO TO STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

·      Travel day- it’ll be a long one

·      Your Norway in a Nutshell tour gets you back to Oslo

·      Airfare- $50 USD on Norwegian Airlines

·      Train ticket from airport to city center with return to go pick up rental car- 579 Swedish Krona, or $59 USD

https://www.arlandaexpress.com

 

·      7-day transportation pass for use in Stockholm- 404 Swedish Krona, or about $40 USD

https://sl.se/en/fares--tickets/

 

 

 

·      Food- $25, maybe more because it’s a travel day and things could get pricey. Consider finding a grocery store for some trail mix for snacks or something

·      Airbnb-$192 USD for 4 night

·      Stockholm pass- about $127

https://www.stockholmpass.com/stockholm-pass-prices.php

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Wander around your neighborhood, find a recommendation for dinner from your host, relax, read, get some sleep

·      Stockholm pass- you can get into a ton of museums and places with this pass

 

·      First night in Stockholm, booked with Airbnb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

14 OCT

STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

 

·      7 day transportation pass

·      Use transportation pass

·      Food- $30 USD

·      Stockholm pass

·      ABBA Museum b/c you really want to go- $25 plus the souvenir you buy

·      Stockholm pass

 

 

·      ABBA Museum!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Vasa Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Same as above

10

 

15 OCT

 

STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

 

·      7 day transportation pass

·      REMEMBER: if the weather isn’t’ great, you can switch up your itinerary days and go to museums when it’s gross out and save the outside activities for when it’s sunny

·      Food- $30 USD

·      Stockholm pass

 

·      Royal Palace- you could wander here for a while

 

 

 

·      Nobel Prize Museum- if you can make it

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same as above

11

16 OCT

 STOCKHOLM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      7 day transportation pass

 

·      Use transportation pass

·      Food- $30 USD

·      Free to walk in gardens

·      Stockholm pass covers boat tour

 

·      Humlegården

 

 

·      Army Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same as above

12

 

17 OCT

DEPART STOCKHOLM FOR

MALMO

 

 

·      Rent a car! This will be a new experience for you

·      Car rental cost- $164.17

·      Food- $21 USD

·      Airbnb for 2 nights- $56 USD

 

 

 

·      Car rental w/GPS through Auto Europe

 

·      Get settled into Airbnb, ask host for dinner recommendations, relax, reflect, read.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

18 OCT 2020

 

MALMO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      Food- $21 USD

·      Museum cost- $4 USD

·      Malmo Museum

 

 

·      Go have lunch in western harbor and see Turning Torso

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Same as above

14

 

 

19 OCT 2020

 

LUND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car- it’s only like half an hour to Lund

·      Food- $25 USD

·      Airbnb- $23 USD

·      Botanical Gardens- Free, just cost of food and if you buy anything at shops

·      Historical Museum- $5 USD

 

·      Botanical Gardens

 

·      Historical Museum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

20 OCT 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

LUND TO STOCKHOLM TO HELSINKI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Drive back to Stockholm, drop car at airport

·      Travel day

·      Airfare- 59.50

·      Pickup rental car w/GPS- $179.87

·      Gas- variable, currently around $1.65 USD per liter

·      Food- $29 USD

·      Airbnb- $161

·      Helsinki Card- about $68 USD

https://www.helsinkicard.com

 

Flight to Helsinki

 

 

 

 

·      Relax, get food recommendations from your host, get plenty of sleep!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

21 OCT 2020

 

 HELSINKI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      Find parking for the day, obey laws, don’t get a fine! Ask the host about parking

·      Food- $29 USD

·      Helsinki Card

 

·      Suomenlinna Fortress

 

·      Rock Church

 

 

 

·      Same as above

17

 

22 OCT 2020

 

 

 

 

HELSINKI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      Same as above about parking in the city

·      Food- $29 USD

·      Helsinki Card

 

 

·      Sight-seeing bus tour

 

·      Finlandia Hall

 

·      Opera House

 

 

 

 

 

·      Same as above

18

23 OCT 2020

 

 

HELSINKI TO TAMPERE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      food- at least $60 USD, youre having the tasting menu at the sauna/restaurant place

·      Sauna fee- not listed

·      Airbnb- $67

·      SAUNA CAPITAL OF THE WORLD- How have you been in these Scandinavian cities for nearly 3 weeks and you are just thinking about a sauna? You love the sauna. One day when you are super-duper rich you will have a sauna in your bathroom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

24 OCT 2020

 

 

 

TAMPERE TO TURKU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      Food- $28

·      Airbnb-$ 57

·      Cool walking tour app thing I found- free

https://www.gpsmycity.com/tours/turku-introduction-walk-4902.html

 

 

·      Wander around a bit today- maybe see the library and do a little window shopping

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

25 OCT 2020

 

 

 

 

TURKU

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

 

·      Day Cruise, 12 hours, with extras because I want them- $180 USD

 

https://www.sales.vikingline.com/find-cruise-trip/cruise/turku-aland-islands/day-cruise-to-mariehamn/

·      Treat yourself! You’ve been walking around a lot, driving, flying, your back probably hurts and you need a nice spa day. Also, how beautiful will the scenery be? Lunch and dinner on this cruise- champagne, a massage, sauna, a place to lay down for a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Same as above

21

26 OCT 2020

 

BACK TO

HELSINKI FOR THE NIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Rental car

·      Food- $28

·      Airbnb- $74

·      Löyly Sauna for 2 hours- $21

·      I won’t be eating in the sauna; it’ll be too hot!

 

 

·      Enjoy the Sauna at Löyly today- Next time, sauna more often!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Stay with same host as before, he is highly rated

22

27 OCT 2020

HELSINKI TO OSLO FOR THE NIGHT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Return rental car in Helsinki

·      Airfare: $50.70 USD

·      Food- $24

·      Airbnb- $44

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Explore the neighborhood on your last night. No pressure to do anything because tomorrow will be a long day, ask your host for suggestions. Pack and repack your items carefully, like you hopefully have been doing the whole trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

28 OCT 2020

OSLO TO

JFK TO OMAHA  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      Train back to airport- $10.83

·      Airfare: $512

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Additional costs not addressed

·      Food will probably vary; when we travel, we like to get recommendations from the concierge or host. This works out wonderfully because we find really small, local, and intimate restaurants. Sometimes those meals are fancy, but we are foodies. We wouldn’t have a “fancy” meal every night, maybe once during a week of travel. Also- doner kebab is good and its cheap and you can find it everywhere

Additional costs not addressed

·      Some of these museums are closed right now due to COVID-19, so it is hard to find the price of admission.

·      Gifts for people- we tend to travel light, so we usually send post cards because we don’t have the room to pack extra items

·      Taxis/rideshare services- we walk around a lot but sometimes I need a taxi at the end of the day. This hopefully won’t cost much extra, but it’s worth it to me when you’ve walked miles and miles in the day

Additional costs not address

·      I understand that these are not the cheapest places to visit, but I would like to visit all of these countries one day. I may not put them all on one trip. I feel like I held back on some things I’d really like to do- like snowmobiling tours or going to see the Northern Lights tours- things like that. However, those get pricey. We try to budget, but sometimes we book a tour spur-of-the-moment or splurge on a nicer hotel.

·      I probably wouldn’t hold myself to such a strict travel itinerary. Some places we really enjoy, and will stay an extra day or two. We find lodging along the way to the next destination. When I travel alone, I drive for as long as I want and I call my husband to book a hotel for me. It’s an adventure, right? A little unknown is fun.

·      Safety factored heavily into my choices for this trip. I wouldn’t likely travel for 3 weeks alone, maybe 7-10 days. I’d do my best to keep situational awareness at night, but I’m not super comfortable traveling alone at night. However, these countries are rated as very safe.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clothing packing list

·      I think adding a clothing packing list would be pretty important to an itinerary, just to keep track of what you have with you

·      I’d want to keep this to a large hiking-type backpack. Because it’ll be cold in October, I’d like to have a down packable coast and layer as much as possible with items like merino wool. Don’t skimp on packing clean undies and socks, but 1-2 pairs of pants, a couple of shirts, and like 1 “nice” shirt for going to a dinner.

·      Don’t bring jewelry. I’d be upset if I lost anything, so I wear a silicone wedding ring when I travel

·      Shoes- here is where this gets important. You want comfort, but you don’t want to look like too much of a tourist (meaning tennis shoes.) I’d try to find a nice pair of heavy duty leather boots, make sure they are broken in nicely.

·      Your packing list would also heavily depend on the weather. I’d look up the weather about a week out of my trip and plan accordingly. Would want some sort of rain slick in case it rains, something ultra-packable. Maybe a super small umbrella. Those boots should probably be weather-proofed before you go.

·      Weather would be a huge factor for what you do day-to-day. If it’s raining, a lot of people will be inside, so maybe you find a smaller museum to go to so it won’t be so crowded.

·      Consider journaling. You aren’t very good at it to begin with because you forget, but this could be a very memorable trip. You’ll have time on trains/busses/ferries whatever while you’re in transit.

·      You’re not really a camera person, just use your phone

·      HUGE TIP- Ulmon City Maps 2 go app- this is a life saver. You can download maps offline for the cities you’ll be visiting. Worked great in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, other places you’ve been to

·      I also feel like I chose a lot of the things I did because of convenience, which there isn’t anything wrong with that. The city passes that allow you into a lot of different attractions really appeal to me because I can go see as much as possible in short time. If I am ever able to take this trip, I’m not sure when I’d be able to go back. I’d want to make sure to see many different sights /attractions/ museums. Might not be the most economical to some, but I don’t necessarily have to stick to an absolutely “shoestring” budget.

 

Itinerary Page

21-day itinerary + 2 travel days

Cost Totals

Transportation (Air/Ground)

Cost of Activities

Lodging

Food est.

Total Cost

Approx. $1950

Approx.$575

Approx. $880

Approx. $600

Approx. $4000

Submitted by Victoria Follin