Middle Eastern travelers would definitely relate to all these struggles we are facing, once we finally get the courage to step outside of our countries. We rarely have the luxury to take long vacation, ten days are all we can aspire for and mostly during summer time. Our local currencies are always going from low to lower compared to the Euro and Dollar, hence traveling is more and more expensive to us. And on top of it, our nationalities are cursed, that we hardly can obtain visas. We need heroic perseverance to go through this whole exhausting process, papers, and waiting for hours in front of Embassies doors (specially the EU ones), just to finally get the permission to stay for few days in their overly protected paradise! Seriously, I have once took a Schengen visa from the Danish Embassy for 4 days, including traveling dates!
But there's always a way to enjoy and travel, despite all these obstacles. Here are some of the itineraries I have followed before and organized on my own. I usually try to combine as many cities as possible. Hopefully they might be helpful for a first time traveler, specially to Europe. Someone with a limited amount of time, a moderate budget but still want to have a glimpse of the main attractions and main things to do and see.
But there's always a way to enjoy and travel, despite all these obstacles. Here are some of the itineraries I have followed before and organized on my own. I usually try to combine as many cities as possible. Hopefully they might be helpful for a first time traveler, specially to Europe. Someone with a limited amount of time, a moderate budget but still want to have a glimpse of the main attractions and main things to do and see.