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Posted: 2011-04-02 07:59 PM   
Chris,
You want to cover a great deal of territory in a short time. Have you considered a Eurarail Pass and taking night trains? It is a great way to get around and make efficient use of time. Night ferries as well. There is a night ferry available from Dover to LeHarve and it is easy to combine with trains on both sides to get London or Paris.

Ireland is stunning - Hugh is your best bet there. Paris shouldn't be missed. Amsterdamn is amazing. You might want to fly into London, hop over to Ireland, hop back to London and head north to catch Scotland - here a night train is definitely doable. Go to Glasgow or Edinbrough and then cross the channel and up to Amsterdamn. Night train down to Berlin and then night train again onto Paris. Some of these trips will require more than 8 or 10 hours but you will see countryside and avoid the cost of lots of internal flights.

Just a couple of things for you to think about! Have a GREAT trip!

Eire

Posted: 2011-04-02 05:07 AM   
Thank you Chris for your interest in Ireland. For music and scenery I recommend Doolin on the West coast of Ireland in County Clare. There you are close to the dramatic landscape of the Burren, the cliffs of Moher and the Aran Islands.
I will write more later and you can see some pictures of the area on my glob site.
Hope the weather will be fine when you are here
hugh