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Is this 14- day travel itinerary possible on February?

We are planning to spend around 16 days travel on February to Europe. From LOndon- Paris- amsterdam- Rhineland- Swiss Alps- Rome- Venice.
Travel days will be 2 days. Let me know if this is possible especially that February in Europe could be still be very cold.

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I don´t know if it is possible.....perhaps it is. I am not sure whether you have 14 or 16 travel days, but even with 16, you are trying to visit 6 countries in about 2 weeks. I am guessing the travel would take at least a day, or most of one, between each place, leaving you with a day in each city. I wouldn´t attempt to do it any time of the year and February has short days and is cold, very cold, especially to someone who lives in Dubai. If it were me, I would choose 2 or 3 (maximum) of those places.

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Anything is possible but agree with the other posters, you will be spending so much time traveling between places you will not have enough to enjoy. In my opinion, would agree with one week in London and one in Paris and the day trips or maybe Paris, Amsterdam and Germany or just Italy but would not do all you are thinking about. Good luck.

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The Rhineland at that time of year can be iffy. Many seasonal businesses will be closed. It probably won't be bitingly cold, but it certainly won't be warm. Also, if there's an early snow melt, the river can flood some of the roads and even rail lines, making transport difficult. The Swiss Alps will be in the middle of the ski season. Everything will be open, but expect prices to be even more expensive than usual- and the "usual" is very expensive indeed. I agree with the other poster, 7 locations in 14 days would be extremely aggressive in the summer, and likely not possible in the winter. One concept to keep in mind. In NW Europe between late October and April, the weather usually isn't as cold as you might expect by comparing the latitude to, say, Canada or Siberia. But, it can be gray and hazy for weeks at a time. What this means is that those vibrantly colored postcard views you might expect of the European countryside are hidden behind a gray mist for most of the short period of daylight. However, this generally doesn't affect cities, which are well illuminated and still hopping after sunset. So, unless you want to go skiing, I would recommend staying mostly in the cities. Save the countryside for the summer, when you can actually enjoy it.

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Carnival in Venice is from Feb. 11-21 in 2012. It is quite a spectacle and well worth seeing. Venice is at its most crowded then, so if you want to see it, book your hotel early. If you like museums, you could spend 2-3 days in London, Paris and/or Amsterdam, taking the Eurostar train from one to the other. But if not, and you get bad weather, there may not be much to do. I would choose one or at most two of them, then fly to Venice, then train to Rome. Rome could very well be warm and sunny. Venice, also, though less likely.

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Sure it's possible if you're only spending one day in each city, since it'll be a day of travel in between each city. That means you're spending as many days sitting in a train or car as you are in an actual town sight seeing. That's up to you. Also FYI, many schools in Europe have a 2 week holiday in mid-February, so be aware some resorts are in the high season then.

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You can check out the weather for those locations, at those times of the year, by clicking here.

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London, Paris, Rome all each worth a week, so doing 7 locations in two weeks is an awfully fast-paced trip, along the lines of the old Bob Hope movie "If It's Tuesday It Must Be Belgium." No matter the time of year, you are biting off too many places as others have noted. Why not London for a week and Paris for a week, or two full weeks in Italy? Another possibility would be to focus on the Rhineland and Swiss Alps, perhaps finishing up in Venice. Maybe it sounds too slow paced to spend a week in a city, but if you look at it as a base camp, you can venture out and see some of the countryside on daytrips without having to pack and unpack every couple of days. Also the cost of transportation between all of those 7 locations is high, not only in money but in time. And to me, time is the most precious commodity when traveling. I love trains, but I don't want to spend 8 hours on one every couple of days. Good luck with your planning!

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nightmare trip....not worth it. Cut out half of your destinations and you might have a chance Traveling isn't about checking things off your list. "Quick, take a photo, then lets go!" Thats no way to travel. Listen to Rick Steves, savor the sights, spend lazy days doing nothing but watching people....drinks lots! I like to mix it up. Spend 2-3 days in a hurried fashion, then relax for 4 or 5 days...then hurry through a few places again...that way its a good mix.

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This is way too much unless you just have a thing for train stations and/or airports. The weather in February can be so-so or just terrible. If you have been in Dubai for more than a month, your body has acclimated to hot weather and the February weather even at its best will be miserable. I can remember 6 week trips to Florida (which is nowhere near as hot as Duabi) and coming back to 45 degree weather in Michigan and thinking I was going to freeze to death. If you do London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome you will have enough time in each city to get some appreciation of the cities and if the weather is really foul, you can spend your time inside in museums.