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  • Sunset at Key West, the sun is setting. It's yellow, shining on the ocean in a beam. There are clouds, the sun is below in the middle. On the left is a sail ship
    Road Trips,  USA

    The Ultimate Florida Road Trip in 10 Days

    February 2, 2023 / 4 Comments

    Florida is perfect state for road tripping, with lots of different things to do on the itinerary. This 10-day Florida road trip has it all; nature, night life, the beach, theme parks and science. We drove this road trip personally back in October of 2014. Florida Road Trip Day 1: Arrive at Miami Day 2: Drive from Miami to Key West (264 kilometers/164 miles, about 3 hours and 10 minutes, with toll roads) Day 3: Drive from Key West to Florida City (203 kilometers/126 miles, about 2.5 hours) Day 4: Drive from Florida City to Bowling Green (396 kilometers/246 miles, about 4.5 hours) Day 5: Drive from Bowling Green to…

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    Coast of Northern Spain, in the right corner the beach with people on it, on the right in the middle a mountainous area, on the left the ocean and above the almost cloudless sky

    15 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with Tweens

    February 17, 2022
    Dolomites, the mountains, in the middle a valley with a town, surrounded by the mountains covered with trees and grass, but mostly trees. In the back rocks not covered and a clear blue sky

    The Ultimate Trieste and Dolomites Road Trip: 4 Days in Italy

    February 11, 2022
    Breakfast with a view at Quintanilha

    The Perfect France Spain Portugal Road Trip Itinerary

    February 9, 2022
  • The Veluwe, a bench on the left in the grass with heathland and forest around it
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    South Veluwe Road Trip: A Waterfall, Forests and Heathlands

    November 17, 2022 / 3 Comments

    If you want to admire the highest waterfall in the Netherlands, you have to drive the South Veluwe Road Trip. Next to the Loenense waterfall you’ll get to enjoy the beautiful nature of the Veluwe with forests, heathlands and pastures. This road trip explores a beautiful part of the Netherlands. South Veluwe Road Trip We followed the route set out by the ANWB, which you can find here in Dutch. There’s a map provided on the site. The following towns and cities are included: Ede Driesprong Roekel Otterlo Hoenderloo Ugchelen Beekbergen Apeldoorn Oosterhuizen Loenen Eerbeek Laag-Soeren Dieren Ellecom De Steeg Rheden Velp Rozendaal Arnhem Oosterbeek Length: 87 kilometers/54 miles Duration:…

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    The hotel from the front, the restaurant entrance, the terrace is in front of the restaurant

    Fletcher Hotel De Zalm A Perfect Easter Getaway

    June 5, 2022
    De Woordzoeker, a word search in colorful colors

    Street Art Utrecht: larger than life and small works

    December 4, 2020
    Fletcher Hotel Naaldwijk, as seen from the outside, the front of the hotel

    Fletcher Hotel Naaldwijk Review of a Great Stay

    March 16, 2022
  • View on the hotel during one of the walking paths
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    Touring the Netherlands: A 7-Day Fletcher Road Trip Haute Cuisine

    September 30, 2022 / 2 Comments

    A road trip in your own country is always a good idea, you see more of your own backyard. The last 2 years we’ve been touring the Netherlands a lot and loving it. This time we drove one of the Fletcher road trips, namely the 7-day Haute Cuisine road trip. Promising a road trip with a focus on excellent food. Fletcher is a hotel chain with over 100 hotels in the Netherlands. We drove this route at the beginning of May 2021, when there was still a partial lockdown. This meant museums and so on were still closed. Only terraces of restaurants were allowed to be open (until 6pm). Sitting…

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    The Veluwe, a bench on the left in the grass with heathland and forest around it

    South Veluwe Road Trip: A Waterfall, Forests and Heathlands

    November 17, 2022
    Weissensee in Austria, with a perfect reflection of the houses and mountains in the lake. Some snow on the mountain.

    2020 travels in review

    January 14, 2021
    Beach houses

    A family vacation close to home during the pandemic: Texel

    June 22, 2020
  • The sunset at Zadar, sun is yellow and orange behind some clouds setting in the sea
    Croatia,  Road Trips

    Driving in Croatia: All You Need to Know for Road Trips

    September 16, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Croatia is a beautiful country, that has lots to offer to visitors. Road trips are the best way to explore, so what do you need to know before driving in Croatia? We’ve done a Croatia road trip twice, and numerous other road trips. So we know how to road trip through Croatia. During our visits, like this Balkan road trip, we’ve fallen in love with Croatia. Read on to get all the information you need before embarking on that Croatian road trip. Driving in Croatia: Traffic Rules We are only mentioning rules for cars, not for biking, motorcycles, campers or other vehicles. For the most up to date information on…

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    To show the color there's in the city center. You see a street at the end is part of a colorful chucrh visible. On the sides are yellow and white plastered houses. There's an olds mobile car parked on the side of the street. Afternoon in Zagreb.

    An afternoon in Zagreb

    February 17, 2020
    A dark picture with in the middle a setting sun. The sky around the sun is different shades of red. Below the earth is black, with a bit of blue sea. One of the campsites in Croatia

    Campsites in Croatia with kids

    February 6, 2020
    Skradinski Buk. Part of the traps that form the wtaerfall, surrounded by a lot of green.

    Krka National Park: Waterfalls, swimming and hiking

    October 8, 2020
  • The lillypad lake at Giverny
    France,  Road Trips

    Northern France Itinerary for a 3-Week Road Trip

    September 7, 2022 / 0 Comments

    France is such a beautiful country, with so many landmarks and famous places. We ticked off a few of them on this Northern France itinerary. Last year we went on a France Spain Portugal road trip, this time we didn’t go as far South and did a Northern France tour. Northern France has so much to offer from Honfleur to Giverny to Parc Astérix. At the end of our North of France road trip we added a little bit of Germany and Luxembourg. We just love going on road trips and France is perfect for it. Northern France Itinerary Day 1: Arrive at Villeneuve-d’Ascq Day 2: Explore Lille Day 3:…

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    Yuri climbing up a ladder, surrounded with camouflage. Part of the adventure path for children.

    7 Things to do in the Dordogne with Kids

    January 30, 2020
    To show a picture of our 2018 travels. An overview of Cesky Krumlov, a river flowing through in the middle. The roofs and streets covered in snow.

    2018 travels in review

    February 14, 2020
    To show one of the fun things being organised on Campsite Moulin de la Pique

    Fun things on campsite Moulin de la Pique

    March 3, 2020
  • The World's Most Scenic Drives, a photo of a copy of the book, magazine style
    Books,  Road Trips

    Must-Read Road Trip Books to Fuel Your Wanderlust

    July 21, 2022 / 0 Comments

    When you’re going on your first road trip but also if you’re already a pro, road trip books are always a good idea. Classic books on road trips, books about traveling, non-fiction or fiction they’re perfect for preparation or to have with you on the trip. I’ve asked my fellow travel bloggers what they think the best road trip books are, which books everyone should read before or during their road trip. I of course added some books I think are a must. Road Trip Books First the books about road trips. The ones where the main characters are on a road trip. Motorcycle Diaries, Ernesto “Che” Guevara Contributed by…

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    Wild, as seen from above the cover

    Must-Read USA Travel Books

    September 22, 2022
  • Bay of Kotor, as seen from inside the gorge, from higher up and farther away. An overview of Kotor and the bay with cruise ships in the water, mountains on all sides
    Balkans,  Europe,  Road Trips

    The Ultimate Balkan Road Trip

    June 14, 2022 / 0 Comments

    The Balkans are such a beautiful area of Europe, that after visiting Slovenia and Croatia in 2016, we returned in 2017 to make a Balkan road trip. This time we did a tour of Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Our favorite way of doing road trips is just drive to a campground or book a hotel only hours before arriving at the place. Read on to see our itinerary which is filled with waterfalls, water fun, sun, the beach, gorgeous nature and history. Balkan Road Trip Day 1: Drive from Ljubljana to Izola (132 kilometers/82 miles, about 1.5 hours) Day 2: Drive from Izola to Gračišče (30 kilometers/19 miles, about…

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  • Windmills at Streefkerk, a biking path leading ithrough polders, on both sides a mill
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    Road Trip Zuid-Holland: Lek and Linge Blossom Route

    May 10, 2022 / 0 Comments

    If you love to see blossoming fruit trees this road trip Zuid-Holland is perfect! The Lek and Linge road trip partly follows the banks of the two rivers the Lek and the Linge. See polders with cows grazing and windmills, but also orchards and fortified towns. Road Trip Zuid-Holland We followed the route set out by the ANWB, which you can find here in Dutch. There’s a map provided on the site. The following towns and cities are included: Arkel Rietveld Kedichem Leerdam Heukelum Asperen Diefdijk Everdingen Vianen Lexmond Lakerveld Meerkerk Broek Ameide Waal Langerak Nieuwpoort Groot-Ammers Streefkerk Giessen-Oudekerk Giessenburg Hoornaar Hoogblokland Length: 105 kilometers/65 miles Duration: 4 to 5…

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    Rows of tulip field in red

    The Flower Route: a Road Trip with Tulip fields.

    April 15, 2021
    The beach and Dunes at Callantsoog

    Fletcher Badhotel Callantsoog Perfect for New Year’s Eve

    January 16, 2022
    Fletcher Hotel Naaldwijk, as seen from the outside, the front of the hotel

    Fletcher Hotel Naaldwijk Review of a Great Stay

    March 16, 2022
  • Red tulip field, an overview
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    Tulip Route Holland: the Best Goeree-Overflakkee Tulip Fields

    May 4, 2022 / 0 Comments

    It’s tulip season in the Netherlands! We drove the tulip route Holland on Easter Sunday. Not as famous as the Flower Route, which is also in the province of Zuid-Holland. Due to it being less popular, there’s less people to share these famous tulip fields with. This tulip route is on Goeree-Overflakkee, an island in the South of the Netherlands. Tulip Route Holland We followed an old route from the ANWB, which they don’t update anymore, you can find it here in Dutch. There’s a map provided on that link. The following towns and cities are included: Stellendam Dirksland Sommelsdijk Middelharnis Stad aan ‘t Haringvliet Den Bommel Ooltgensplaat Oude-Tonge Nieuwe-Tonge…

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    Bell Foundry Museum, as seen from the side and front. With cherry blossom trees in front of it

    Groningen Road Trip: Eems and Oldambt Route

    April 28, 2022
    To show the terrace of Salon de Roosekrans. Eat in Den Bosch

    Where to eat in Den Bosch

    March 20, 2020
    To the right of the entance to the Willibrordus abbey, with a small statue of franciscan brothers on a pilar in front. Part of the abbey in the back with green bushes in front and tower bell in the middle.

    A visit to the Willibrordus Abbey

    February 3, 2020
  • Bell Foundry Museum, as seen from the side and front. With cherry blossom trees in front of it
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    Groningen Road Trip: Eems and Oldambt Route

    April 28, 2022 / 0 Comments

    The Netherlands has lots to offer. Although flat, the landscape differs throughout the country. This Groningen road trip showcases the beauty of the most Northeastern part of the Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. Groningen is both a province and a city in the Netherlands. This road trip concentrates on part of the province, not on the city. So when you ask yourself “Is Groningen worth visiting?”, a simple Yes is the answer, just look at this Eems and Oldambt road trip. Groningen Road Trip We followed the route set out by the ANWB, which you can find here in Dutch. There’s a map provided on the site. The…

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    The sign at the beginning of the restaurant

    Going to the Little Monsters Ball Hardrock Cafe

    October 12, 2020
    To show 'Kroketten' with fries

    25 Dutch Traditional Foods you must try

    October 31, 2020
    To show something popular from The Netherlands near the campsites. The windmills from Kinderdijk in a row. The river flowing in front of them. Campsites in The Netherlands.

    4 fun campsites in The Netherlands with kids

    February 13, 2020
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