budapesting

For those type of things what you mentioned that you like I would surely recommend Budapest....

I can give you advice mainly on the Hungarian parts (and Transylvania)....

google: Kelet-Mecsek Tájvédelmi Körzet, Magyarország and go for maps and you'll get the area. its just north of the town Pécs.

The area around Lake Balaton is full of nice places with great Nature. ...

Your itinerary seems to be quite nicely put together....

I think that its possible to fit in all three cities into your trip if you are able to organise the transportation well....

I can recommend a central European low cost carrier called Wizzair for example between Budapest and Rome...

For Budapest you need about 4 days and then for the fifth day you can do a day trip. A nice trip to do in the surroundings of Budapest is...

The Eszterházy Palace in Fertőd is really nice I remember seeing it about 10 years ago (http://www.esterhazy-palace.com/en/home.html)...

There's also a (presumably German) chain called Müller which is quite similar to Walmart with. They are excellent!...

Or you could take an international bus using the company called Orangeways (www.orangeways.com). They operate out of Népliget Budapest....

What I can reccommend is Champs Sports Pub in Dohány Street in down town Budapest (http://www.champs.hu/index.php?lang=en). They have...

If I travel from Budapest to Vienna I take the international bus company called Orangeways (www.orangeways.com). They operate out of...

You could also go to Paprika restaurant close to Hero's Square where they serve huge portions of traditional Hungarian Dishes...

As I see your itinerary you plan to spend 3 days in Budapest. I wouldn't recommend any day trips from there because you need the 3 days for...