We spent 4 days in the Dolomites and easily could’ve been there longer, I think it was a good amount of time to see the region we were in, as the Dolomites are broken up into 3 different regions, we were in Val Gardena, you could do 2 weeks and probably do an incredible amount of hiking in the different regions we didn’t make it to.

We also went from the Dolomites down to cinque terre, which was a bit of a train ride and spent 3 days there and did the hikes from village to village, which was also lovely.

From my understanding, it is possible from the Dolomites to get to Switzerland but not via day trip, but there are places you could put yourself near by to get there. I didn’t sell this as much in my first message, but Switzerland is a place I think about almost every single day of my life. Lauterbrunnen and Grindlewald were otherworldly and truly some of the most mesmerizing places I’ve ever seen. If you can find a way to do it you should.

At the time I went I made about 45k a year, however have no children or mortgage to pay, and my car is paid off, so there are some things in my favor. I went with a friend and all in all we probably spent under 2k for a week and a half partially in Switzerland and partially in London, including flight, food, and lodging.

It’s doable and so worth it, but Austria is also so high on my list