Note
This is a living document, as such, expect it to change as time progresses!
Page Purpose 🎯#
People ask Olivia and I for the details surrounding our travel plan. I’ve included a variety of information about our travels ranging from:
- A travel overview.
- Countries and cities we want to vist.
- A packing list (for what I’m bringing).
Travel Overview ✈️#
This is high-level information about how Olivia and I are travelling!
- Arrival Date: 22 May 2026 - Arriving in London
- End Date: 25 Aug 2026
- Duration: 3 Months
- End Goal: Move to Edinburgh, Scotland (to work + live)
- Travel Style: Cheap-ish (trains & buses over flights, hostels / budget stays, slower pace etc)
- Budgeted: ~NZD $30k each
- Spent: ~NZD $20k each
Route 🗺️#
This is our actual route — where we’ve been and where we’re headed + how we’re getting there! (NOTE: - Not everything on here has been booked, as we want to give ourselves flexibility when travelling. )
| Date | Location | Country | Transport | Accomm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May | London | 🏴 England | Flight | Rian’s Couch |
| 23 May | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 24 May | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 25 May | London → Spain | 🇪🇸 Spain | Flight | Mum & Dad’s AirBNB |
| 26 May | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | ||
| 27 May | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | ||
| 28 May | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | ||
| 29 May | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | ||
| 30 May | Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | ||
| 1 Jun | Barcelona → Nice | 🇫🇷 France | FlixBus | 3 Rue Rouget de l’Isle (AirBNB) |
| 2 Jun | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 3 Jun | Nice | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 4 Jun | Nice → Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | FlixBus | Via Stampa, 1 (AirBNB) |
| 5 Jun | Milan | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 6 Jun | Milan → Bellagio, Lake Como | 🇮🇹 Italy | Train | Via per Biosio (AirBNB) |
| 7 Jun | Bellagio, Lake Como | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 8 Jun | Bellagio, Lake Como → Venice | 🇮🇹 Italy | Train → Milan + Bus → Venice | Anda Venice (Hostel) |
| 9 Jun | Venice | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 10 Jun | Venice | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 11 Jun | Venice → Bologna | 🇮🇹 Italy | FlixBus | Combo Bologna (Hostel) |
| 12 Jun | Bologna | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 13 Jun | Bologna | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 14 Jun | Bologna → Florence | 🇮🇹 Italy | Flixbus | PLUS Florence (Hostel) |
| 15 Jun | Florence | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 16 Jun | Florence → Siena | 🇮🇹 Italy | Flixbus | Casina VioLa (AirBNB) |
| 17 Jun | Siena | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 18 Jun | Siena → Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | Flixbus | Spritz House (AirBNB) |
| 19 Jun | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 20 Jun | Rome | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 21 Jun | Rome → Naples | 🇮🇹 Italy | Flixbus | Napolitano Rooms (AirBNB) |
| 22 Jun | Naples | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 23 Jun | Naples | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 24 Jun | Naples | 🇮🇹 Italy | ||
| 25 Jun | Naples → Ancona | 🇮🇹 Italy | Palazzo Torriglioni (AirBNB) | |
| 26 Jun | Ancona → Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia | Overnight Ferry | Zoom Zoom (Apartment) |
| 27 Jun | Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia | ||
| 28 Jun | Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia | ||
| 29 Jun | Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia | ||
| 30 Jun | Dubvronik → Hvar | 🇭🇷 Croatia | Villa Vera (Apartment) | |
| 1 Jul | Hvar | 🇭🇷 Croatia | ||
| 2 Jul | Hvar | 🇭🇷 Croatia | ||
| 3 Jul | Hvar → Dubrovnik | 🇭🇷 Croatia | Ulica Vicka Lovrina 8 (Apartment) | |
| 4 Jul | Dubrovnik → Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | Flight (17:30 - 20:00) | Yellow Square (Hostel) |
| 5 Jul | Athens → Santorini | 🇬🇷 Greece | Ferry (9:30AM) | Caveland (Hostel) |
| 6 Jul | Santorini | 🇬🇷 Greece | ||
| 7 Jul | Santorini | 🇬🇷 Greece | ||
| 8 Jul | Santorini | 🇬🇷 Greece | ||
| 9 Jul | Santorini → Paros | 🇬🇷 Greece | Ferry (9:50AM) | Amaryllis Beach Hotel |
| 10 Jul | Paros | 🇬🇷 Greece | ||
| 11 Jul | Paros | 🇬🇷 Greece | ||
| 12 Jul | Paros → Athens | 🇬🇷 Greece | Ferry at 10:45AM | Yellow Square (Hostel) |
| 13 Jul | Athens → London → Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | Flight Athens → London (12:20PM - 14:10PM) , London → Edinbrugh (22:00 - 23:20) | Kayleigh’s |
| 14 Jul | Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | ||
| 15 Jul | Edinbrugh → Aberdeen | 🏴 Scotland | Car | Black Bull (Hotel) |
| 16 Jul | Aberdeen → Inverness | 🏴 Scotland | Car | One the Loan (AirBNB) |
| 17 Jul | Inverness | 🏴 Scotland | Car | |
| 18 Jul | Inverness → Wick | 🏴 Scotland | Car | GWR Dickson House (AirBNB) |
| 19 Jul | Wick → Gairloch | 🏴 Scotland | Car | Gairlock Hotel (Hotel) |
| 20 Jul | Gairloch → Oban | 🏴 Scotland | Car | Kings Arm (Apartment) |
| 21 Jul | Oban → Stirling | 🏴 Scotland | Car | Golden Lion Hotel (Hotel) |
| 22 Jul | Stirling → Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | Car | |
| 23 Jul | Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | ||
| 24 Jul | Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | ||
| 25 Jul | Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | ||
| 26 Jul | Edinbrugh → Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | Flight (5:45 AM) | Maverick (Hostel) |
| 27 Jul | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | ||
| 28 Jul | Budapest | 🇭🇺 Hungary | ||
| 29 Jul | Budapest → Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | Flixbus | Wombat’s (Hostel) |
| 30 Jul | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | ||
| 31 Jul | Vienna | 🇦🇹 Austria | ||
| 1 Aug | Vienna → Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | Flixbus | Old Town Green Room (AirBNB) |
| 2 Aug | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | ||
| 3 Aug | Prague | 🇨🇿 Czechia | ||
| 4 Aug | Prague → Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | Flixbus | Hotel Miano (AirBNB) |
| 5 Aug | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | ||
| 6 Aug | Munich | 🇩🇪 Germany | ||
| 7 Aug | Munich → Frankfurt | 🇩🇪 Germany | Flixbus | Hotel Mercure (AirBNB) |
| 8 Aug | Frankfurt | 🇩🇪 Germany | ||
| 9 Aug | Frankfurt → Luxembourg City | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Flixbus | Danish’s House (AirBNB) |
| 10 Aug | Luxembourg City | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | ||
| 11 Aug | Luxembourg City | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | ||
| 12 Aug | Luxembourg City → Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | Flixbus | Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe (AirBNB) |
| 13 Aug | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | ||
| 14 Aug | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | ||
| 15 Aug | Brussels | 🇧🇪 Belgium | ||
| 16 Aug | Brussels → Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Flixbus | Generator (Hostel) |
| 17 Aug | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | ||
| 18 Aug | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | ||
| 19 Aug | Amsterdam | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | ||
| 20 Aug | Amersterdam → Paris | 🇫🇷 France | Flixbus | The People Belleville (Hostel) |
| 21 Aug | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 22 Aug | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 23 Aug | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 24 Aug | Paris | 🇫🇷 France | ||
| 25 Aug | Paris → London | 🏴 England | Flixbus | Rian’s Couch |
| 26 Aug | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 27 Aug | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 28 Aug | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 29 Aug | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 30 Aug | London | 🏴 England | ||
| 31 Aug | London → Edinbrugh | 🏴 Scotland | ? | Jeanie’s |
Locations 📍#
Here’s a list of the countries and cities that Olivia and I are keen to visit.
| Country | Cities / Regions | Visited? |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 England | London | ✅ |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | Barcelona | ✅ |
| 🇫🇷 France | Nice, Paris | ✅ |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | Split, Hvar | ✅ |
| 🏴 Scotland | Edinburgh, Stirling, Inverness | ✅ |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | Brussels | ✅ |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | Amsterdam | ✅ |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | Munich, Frankfurt | ✅ |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | Milan, Florence, Rome, Amalfi Coast | ✅ |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | Vienna | ✅ |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | Budapest | ✅ |
| 🇨🇿 Czechia | Prague | ✅ |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | ✅ |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | Athens, Santorini, Paros | ✅ |
Packing List 🧳#
Here’s a bit of information about what I’ve packed!
Backpack 🎒#
- 38L Kathmandu Bag
- PadLock (For bag)
Wetpack 👛#
- Toothbrush
- Toothpaste
- Hand Sanitizer
- Dental Floss
- Deoderant
- Lipbalm
- Shampoo
- Soap
- Electric Razor
- Sunscreen
- Nail Clippers
- Tweezers
Medical Kit 💊#
- Plasters
- Ibuprofen
- Panadol
- Throat Losanges
- Sinus Medication
- Wet Wipes
- Antihistamines
Misc 🩻#
- Facemask
- Ear-Plugs
- Sand Towel
- Cap
- Laundry Bag
- Documents (in case of losing phone etc)
- Shoulder Bag
Technology 💻#
- Laptop
- Wall-Adapter Plugs (for UK & Europe)
- Power Bank
- Charging Cables
Clothing 👔#
- Jersey
- Swimshorts
- 3x Shorts
- 1x Jeans
- 7x Underwear (I ended up buying 5 more pairs)
- 7x Socks (I ended up buying 4 more pairs)
