What is the best way to plan/schedule a European trip to multiple countries?

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Agencies can offer combination travel, lodging and meal deals that often surpass that of even the most experienced traveler going it alone. I like to travel “The Road Less Traveled” (apologies to Mr Peck) and will often wander about without an itinerary, but it is not always less expensive. My last major excursion was to hire a “Dormobile” (campervan) in Frankfurt and drive around Europe for three months. That was a great way to explore. That was also a long time ago. Now it is fly in, stop over, fly out.

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