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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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Dreaming about (Part-Time) Van Life
Last Updated: July 7th 2025. Those idyllic pictures of people cozying up in their van or just outside their van. Or similarly a picture of a neverending highway, makes me want to hit the road and live the van life. What’s the Draw in Van Life Why am I drawn to this picture of the van life? It’s the idylic of going wherever you wanna go. In theory, you can roadtrip around the World, and since I have a very lenghty bucketlist, that sounds divine. We would have our own place while traveling. A van looks like a payable solution to see the whole world. The cosily feeling of a…
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Campsites in Croatia with Kids
Last Updated: July 1st 2025. In 2016 and 2017 we spent the Summer roadtripping in Europe, especially The Balkan. Most of the campsites we stayed at where campsites in Croatia. The first year we camped most of the time, in 2017 a little less, mainly because of the weather. In the south it was too hot to pitch a tent, let alone sleep in it with 40+ degrees Celsius temperatures. We should have brought a portable solar panel with us, we had so much sun. It would have made some things a lot easier. In 2016 it was our first time roadtripping with a tent. We did it again in…
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8 Things to do in Utrecht with Kids
Last Updated: September 9th 2024. Utrecht is a fun city to live in, I’ve been living here for 25 years and loved the city since I moved here for attending university. We decided to raise our son here and have no regrets. There’s plenty to do with kids of all ages. When they’re toddlers as well as preschoolers. I will name just a few of the fun things to do in Utrecht with kids. Both Yuri and us enjoyed these 8 things immensely. Utrecht is one of the best cities in the Netherlands to visit, so if you’re visiting with young kids, check out this list. 1.Spoorwegmuseum One of our…
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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…
