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Hi!

We were there in those exact time frames in 2010! We were in Barcelona early October and the weather was still quite warm. If you're a beach person the beach in Barceona was beautiful and had we had time we might've spent a couple hours on the beach! Greece was warm, depending on the weather may or may not be beach weather. In Italy and France mornings were cold, afternoons when the sun came out was warmer and evening chilled down as well. I would not say Italy and France were beach weather.

I would def pack layers. I usually started off the morning with knit wraps/cardigans by afternoon that came off to only a tank top or tshirt.

I purchased our airfare about 4 months prior to departure (end of May) and paid about $630RT from NYC to Dublin then Barcelona to NYC.

If you want to see Sagrada Familia I suggest either waking up wicked early or go back towards the end of the day. Otherwise the lines were like 2hours +. Be warned that if at the end of the day there might be too many people for the elevators to the towers and you won't be able to go up.

Let me know if you have any more questions! We didn't cruise but I might be able to answer other questions. :) SO fun!

Hi!
Yup, we were backpacking and our trip started in Dublin and ended in Barcelona.

I kept an eye on airfare for about 18 months. That way I knew from the previous year what the average airfare was for the dates I wanted. Once I saw them low enough I pounced on them!

I keep a farewatch on Travelocity on my routes that way I get an email whenever rates go down. The best Travelocity deals are usually just 3-4 months into the future. I've been keeping eye on airfare for a really really long time and not just for our HM. So I have to disagree with your travel agent that you should book 8 months prior to your honeymoon date.

There are a bunch of sites out there that can you give a fare history on specific routes during timeframes so you can get an idea of how low prices have gone for your travel dates.

GL!