I traveled by myself for 5 weeks, meeting different people in hostels along the way. It was really a worthwhile experience. Here is what I did:

1. Fly to Milan
2. Train to Rome
3. Train back to Milan
4. Night train to Barcelona
5. Night train to Paris
6. Train to Brussels
7. Train to Amsterdam
8. Train to Berlin
9. Fly to Budapest
10. Fly to Bucharest
11. Train to Brasov
12. Train to Bucharest
13. Fly back to USA