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6 Week European Road Trip Itinerary
From ancient cities to National Parks, Europe has so much to offer and you can go so many ways for a road trip. You can stick to one country or cover as many as possible. We’ve taken more than one European road trip, but only once did we stretch it out over 6 weeks. We road tripped across 11 countries, stretching from North Western Europe to South Eastern Europe. Read on for the perfect road trip through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Italy, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium. European Road Trip Itinerary Day 1: Arrive in Hamburg, Germany Day 2 till 4: Explore Hamburg Day 5: Drive from…
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A Self-guided Paris Macaron Walking Tour
Last Updated: May 15th 2024. Paris is a fabulous city with so many activities that you can come back again and again and do something different each time. We’ve visited Paris several times, the latest visit was in 2019. That time we undertook a Paris macaron walking tour. Next to visiting the Eiffel tower and Disneyland Paris, this was the highlight of our visit to Paris. Macarons have become extremely popular the last few years, and with good reason. Paris is the place to sample macarons. There are several guided tours to take in Paris on which you get to taste macarons. We however did a self-guided macaron tour, which…
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Favorite Coffee Places in Europe
Last Updated: October 28th 2025. When traveling finding good places to sit down, where you can drink and eat something, are vital. Best is when these are venues where you love to come over and over again. Where you still dream about months later, whether this is because the coffee is so good, the delicious food, it has a perfect view or the ambiance of the place. I’ve asked a few of my fellow travel bloggers what their favorite coffee places in Europe are. They came up with these fantastic places all over Europe. I’ve added a few of my own to the list. Coffee Places in Europe Broesserie, Utrecht,…
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Stopover Hotels on the Way South
Last Updated: September 16th 2025. When traveling from the Netherlands to Mid-, Southern France or Spain, a stopover hotel comes in handy to break up the long drive. People swear by different options in driving to Southern France or Spain. Some people drive it in one take, others mostly drive at night (less traffic and kids are asleep). We usually opt to drive a small part on the first evening and the rest the next day, or when it’s Spain a second stopover hotel in the South of France. Here’s a list of hotels we’ve tested and liked. A stopover hotel is ideally located close to the highway you’re driving…
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Fun Things on Campsite Moulin de la Pique
Last Updated: May 3th 2024. France is a beautiful country with diverse regions. One of the perfect ways to explore the large country is to go camping. We stayed at campsite Moulin de la Pique in the varied region of the Dordogne. We loved our stay here. In this blog I describe all there is to do on campsite Moulin de la Pique. The Dordogne is a region in Southwestern France. Campsite Moulin de la Pique A fun campground in the Dordogne with a Dutch owner, who speaks English. The campsite is on an historic estate. It’s an RCN campsite with a then Dutch and English speaking animation team from…
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2019 Travels in Review
Last Updated: September 2nd 2025. We had a good travel year, last year. We traveled in Europe, mostly the western part. We had trips in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, Czech Republic and Spain. Our 2019 travels were fantastic in one word. January We started the New Year with friends in Almere. Playing board games and watching the fireworks. After this we started our 2019 travels with a visit to Uden on Ice, with my sister and nieces during Christmas break. Ice skating and tubing is so fun to do. On a weekend in the middle of January we went to the Open Air Museum in Arnhem, we did…
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2018 Travels in Review
Last Updated: July 17th 2025. Although 2020 has already started, and we have already made some trips in 2020. But in this post I want to take you back to 2018. We did a lot of trips, mostly in the Netherlands. It wasn’t the easiest year for us, but we got through it and we were still able to travel. Here are our 2018 travels per month. January A quiet month, we only took 3 trips. With Yuri’s class we went to castle de Haar and had a guided tour here. It was fun and informative. On a good level the kids learned a lot about how the owners have…
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5 Things to Do in the Gorges du Verdon with Kids
Last Updated: April 27th 2024. France has so many beautiful regions to explore! A few years ago we visited the Gorges du Verdon region in Spring. Our lodgings were at campsite RCN Les Collines de Castellane in the town of Castellane. The weather is already warm (most days even hot) and there is plenty to do in the Gorges du Verdon with kids. A visit to the Gorges itself is not described in this article. We planned that for the last day of our trip, but since rain was predicted, we weren’t in for a day out on the water. So no Gorges, but a visit to grottes and Grasse that…
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7 Things to Do in the Dordogne with Kids
Last Updated: April 20th 2024. My very first blogpost on the KarsTravels site! So I start with one about France. We visited the Dordogne region in France in Spring time. The weather isn’t as hot as it can be in Summer and there are plenty of things to do and see. So let me highlight 7 of our favorite outings to go on with kids in the Dordogne, from chateaus to boatrides. Dordoge with Kids: a List of Fun Things to Do 1. Rocher des Aigles The first fun outing to go on with kids in the Dordogne is Rocher des Aigles. Rocher des Aigles is a small zoo with…
