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2026 Europe Trip
Posted on 6/19/26 at 8:23 am
Posted on 6/19/26 at 8:23 am
Just wrapped up our 3rd European trip with the kids (now ages 6 and 12), and once again it was a fantastic experience.
London – 2 nights
Dubrovnik, Croatia – 3 nights
Ljubljana, Slovenia – 3 nights
Soca Valley/Bovec, Slovenia – 2 nights
Salzburg, Austria – 3 nights
Munich, Germany – 3 nights
London was a great starting point. We flew a daytime flight from NYC, which was a game changer with kids (at least for my kids).
A few highlights:
Walking the old city walls in Dubrovnik. We also did a snorkeling/cave swimming tour that was one of the highlights of the trip. Dubrovnik was beautiful but very tourist and had several cruises stop in during our stay.
Lake Bled was like a post card, but felt a bit over the top with all the hotels etc. We did enjoy the summer toboggan.
Driving through the Julian Alps and spending time in the Soca Valley. It was rainy in Bovec, but we were able to do some short hikes.
Sound of Music sites in Salzburg (I have two girls
).
Neuschwanstein Castle as a day trip from Munich
Munich was probably the biggest disappointment for us, although part of that was weather-related. It rained for most of our time there, and I suspect we'd have enjoyed it more under better conditions. We also stayed in a not so great area near the main train station. Airbnb's were very expensive and went with a hotel, but would probably do it differently if we go back.
Ljubljana ranked among our favorite stops of any trip so far. It reminded us a lot of Ghent. We loved spending the evenings along the river, drinking wine and eating cheese and baguettes.
Slovenia in general was just incredible. It was my first time driving in Europe, but it was super easy and we covered a ton of ground. I think that's my strategy moving forward.
We're looking at ideas for Europe 2027 and trying to balance a few priorities:
Family-friendly
Good mix of history, scenery, and culture
Reasonable costs
Currently considering some combination of northern Spain and the South of France, and perhaps somewhere in Slovakia or the Baltics, but we're very open to suggestions. In 2025, we did Spain and Portugal (Madrid, Grenada, Seville, Lagos, Lisbon).
For those who travel Europe regularly with kids, where would you go next?
London – 2 nights
Dubrovnik, Croatia – 3 nights
Ljubljana, Slovenia – 3 nights
Soca Valley/Bovec, Slovenia – 2 nights
Salzburg, Austria – 3 nights
Munich, Germany – 3 nights
London was a great starting point. We flew a daytime flight from NYC, which was a game changer with kids (at least for my kids).
A few highlights:
Walking the old city walls in Dubrovnik. We also did a snorkeling/cave swimming tour that was one of the highlights of the trip. Dubrovnik was beautiful but very tourist and had several cruises stop in during our stay.
Lake Bled was like a post card, but felt a bit over the top with all the hotels etc. We did enjoy the summer toboggan.
Driving through the Julian Alps and spending time in the Soca Valley. It was rainy in Bovec, but we were able to do some short hikes.
Sound of Music sites in Salzburg (I have two girls
). Neuschwanstein Castle as a day trip from Munich
Munich was probably the biggest disappointment for us, although part of that was weather-related. It rained for most of our time there, and I suspect we'd have enjoyed it more under better conditions. We also stayed in a not so great area near the main train station. Airbnb's were very expensive and went with a hotel, but would probably do it differently if we go back.
Ljubljana ranked among our favorite stops of any trip so far. It reminded us a lot of Ghent. We loved spending the evenings along the river, drinking wine and eating cheese and baguettes.
Slovenia in general was just incredible. It was my first time driving in Europe, but it was super easy and we covered a ton of ground. I think that's my strategy moving forward.
We're looking at ideas for Europe 2027 and trying to balance a few priorities:
Family-friendly
Good mix of history, scenery, and culture
Reasonable costs
Currently considering some combination of northern Spain and the South of France, and perhaps somewhere in Slovakia or the Baltics, but we're very open to suggestions. In 2025, we did Spain and Portugal (Madrid, Grenada, Seville, Lagos, Lisbon).
For those who travel Europe regularly with kids, where would you go next?
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 8:48 am
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Posted on 6/19/26 at 8:48 am to CidCock
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Slovenia in general was just incredible. It was my first time driving in Europe, but it was super easy and we covered a ton of ground. I think that's my strategy moving forward.
Ruh Oh. Another Slovenia convert. Shhhhh!!!!
Great trip!
Granted, my kids are older now and we've done some trips to Europe a couple of times with them. Italy. Austria. Germany. Poland.
Either way..
We just finished a week in Bosnia. Loved it. Blends food, culture, history. Might not be on most's radar, but I'd give it a look.
More mainstream:
1. Norway. OMG. The scenery. The people. (Best World Cup Cheer as well!
) 2. Iceland. You won't see anything better. Just more expensive.
3. Poland. Kraków is the cultural and historical capital of Poland, famous for its beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. If you liked Ljubljana, you' love Kraków! Could consider the sober side and go to Auschwitz. Everyone should see that if they can. Sobering. But for kids? A decision point.
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 9:03 am
Posted on 6/19/26 at 9:04 am to Nole Man
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Nole Man
I really wanted to get to Bosnia when we were in Croatia, but just couldn't do everything.
Slovenia - may be new favorite country, incredible scenary, good food, and not overrly touristy (at least compared to others).
Norway and Scandanvia in general are definitely up there, just seems so expensive, which is scaring me off from South of France. I am not pinching pennies, but it's so much more fun (for me), when food prices don't sink me
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3. Poland. Kraków is the cultural and historical capital of Poland, famous for its beautifully preserved medieval Old Town. If you liked Ljubljana, you' love Kraków! Could consider the sober side and go to Auschwitz. Everyone should see that if they can. Sobering. But for kids? A decision point.
Poland is very interesting for me...
This post was edited on 6/19/26 at 9:05 am
Posted on 6/19/26 at 9:30 am to CidCock
Posted on 6/19/26 at 9:43 am to CidCock
Do a lot of slovenians speak good English?
Posted on 6/19/26 at 10:03 am to S
Most speak almost perfect English, particularly younger people
Posted on 6/19/26 at 11:16 am to CidCock
Munich is awesome but yea, if you can't really enjoy the outdoors, that really hampers like half of the things to do in the city
Posted on 6/20/26 at 12:49 pm to CidCock
Scotland
Greece
Paris
Rome
Unfortunately I don’t think “reasonable cost” and “South of France” go hand in hand haha.
Greece
Paris
Rome
Unfortunately I don’t think “reasonable cost” and “South of France” go hand in hand haha.
Posted on 6/20/26 at 4:05 pm to CidCock
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London – 2 nights Dubrovnik, Croatia – 3 nights Ljubljana, Slovenia – 3 nights Soca Valley/Bovec, Slovenia – 2 nights Salzburg, Austria – 3 nights Munich, Germany – 3 nights
This is totally absurd
Posted on 6/20/26 at 4:41 pm to CidCock
Driving from Barcelona to Southwest France is great and easy to visit the old castles like Carcassonne
Posted on 6/20/26 at 7:20 pm to CidCock
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Neuschwanstein Castle as a day trip from Munich
Go to Oberammergau, baw, the village with the painted houses right below the castle. It's one of the prettiest places I've been to in this lifetime. Makes up for all the visits to shitehole oilfield & mining towns in 3rd world countries
Posted on 6/22/26 at 1:39 pm to Fun Bunch
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London – 2 nights Dubrovnik, Croatia – 3 nights Ljubljana, Slovenia – 3 nights Soca Valley/Bovec, Slovenia – 2 nights Salzburg, Austria – 3 nights Munich, Germany – 3 nights
This is totally absurd
Next time I'll clear it with the Fun Bunch first...
It's a lot of moving around, but even with kids it has worked fine for us. Have you never been on a weekend trip?
Honestly, I could have stayed in Bovec longer, but we would have been bored if we stayed anywhere (other than London)_much longer than we did.
This post was edited on 6/22/26 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 6/22/26 at 1:39 pm to S
quote:
Do a lot of slovenians speak good English?
Yeah, the language barrier was a non-factor
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:12 pm to CidCock
quote:seems like a lot of logistics to juggle...
London – 2 nights
Dubrovnik, Croatia – 3 nights
Ljubljana, Slovenia – 3 nights
Soca Valley/Bovec, Slovenia – 2 nights
Salzburg, Austria – 3 nights
Munich, Germany – 3 nights
Posted on 6/22/26 at 2:29 pm to Chicken
That was a lot of getting from place to place.
There are several comments about Slovenia on here. We just got back from a cruise that stopped in Koper, Slovenia. Nice place with beautiful scenery and Venetian style architecture. And yes, the people are friendly and most of them speak English.
The Koper stop was sandwiched between stops in Dubrovnik and Venice which were incredible.
There are several comments about Slovenia on here. We just got back from a cruise that stopped in Koper, Slovenia. Nice place with beautiful scenery and Venetian style architecture. And yes, the people are friendly and most of them speak English.
The Koper stop was sandwiched between stops in Dubrovnik and Venice which were incredible.
Posted on 6/23/26 at 1:58 pm to Chicken
quote:
seems like a lot of logistics to juggle...
It was, but it really wasn't bad. Most of the places were a 2-3 hour bus / train ride.
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