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  • 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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    Cosette
  • 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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    Lounge/reception space, a stylish couch and chairs in a light space

    A pleasant stay at NH Hotel Schiphol Airport

    March 30, 2021
    Dunes at the National Park Duinen van Texel

    Cycling on Texel: routes and renting

    April 9, 2021
    Red tulip field, an overview

    Tulip Route Holland: the Best Goeree-Overflakkee Tulip Fields

    May 4, 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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    Windmills at Streefkerk, a biking path leading ithrough polders, on both sides a mill

    Road Trip Zuid-Holland: Lek and Linge Blossom Route

    May 10, 2022
    Nativity scene inside the cave

    Christmas market Valkenburg: caves and food

    November 25, 2020
    With face masks in the bus, reality while traveling in 2020

    10 Useful tips for traveling in 2020

    September 3, 2020
  • Heathland on the Veluwe, heathland dry with in the middle a green coniferious bush
    Netherlands,  Road Trips

    North Veluwe Road Trip: Forest, Sand Drifts and Heathlands

    March 9, 2022 / 0 Comments

    The Veluwe is a beautiful area in the Netherlands. This North Veluwe Road Trip showcases all the Veluwe has to offer. But there’s more to be seen on the route such as Palace ‘t Loo and a beautiful fortified city. Museums, forests, sand drifts and heathlands are along the route. North 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: Hoog Soeren Apeldoorn Vaassen Emst Epe ‘t Harde Elburg Doornspijk Nunspeet Vierhouten Elspeet Uddel Garderen Length: 87 kilometers/54 miles Duration: 2.5 to 3 hours. Town by…

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    Red tulip field, an overview

    Tulip Route Holland: the Best Goeree-Overflakkee Tulip Fields

    May 4, 2022
    To show us at one of the restaurants. Eat in The Hague

    Where to eat in The Hague

    March 16, 2020
    The Atrium, 4 floors, with different colored doors. In the middle open space, down chairs with coffee tables and closed off cubes.

    A Luxurious stay at the Van der Valk hotel Ridderkerk

    November 25, 2020
  • Breakfast with a view at Quintanilha
    France,  Portugal,  Road Trips,  Spain

    The Perfect France Spain Portugal Road Trip Itinerary

    February 9, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Last Summer we drove a beautiful France Spain Portugal road trip. From Disneyland Paris and Bordeaux to the North of Portugal and then Oviedo and San Sebastián. It was perfect. Sundrenched beaches in Spain, endless vineyards, sleepy villages, sidra and port, the birthplace of Portugal, it’s all there in this Southern Europe road trip. Road trips are the best and this France Portugal Spain road trip is truly a beautiful one. France Spain Portugal Road Trip Day 1: Arrive at Disneyland Paris Day 2: Explore Disneyland Paris Day 3: Drive from Disneyland Paris to Saran (162 kilometers/101 miles, about 2 hours and 15 minutes) Day 4: Drive from Saran to…

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    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
    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
    La Grand Plage, the beach with the Promenade to the left, at the back the neighbouring town

    Saint Jean de Luz Travel Guide

    April 7, 2022
  • Big Sur, a view on the ocean and the rugged coast, driving from Orlando to San Francisco
    Road Trips

    Road Trips Everything You Need to Know About Them

    January 27, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Road Trips is what KarsTravels is all about, see our motto: Go on a road trip at least once in your life. Because after one you’re hooked on them for life. We’ve been taking road trips for the last 16 years and still can’t get enough of them. Since we’ve got so much experience with them, we love to share our knowledge. All to get you inspired to go on a road trip. Read on further to get in depth information on everything around road trips, from itineraries to tips to how to take them. Road Trips Some History You either spell road trip or sometimes roadtrip. It’s a long-distance…

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    May 10, 2022
    Fjadrargljufur., the beginning of the canyon

    14-Day Ring Road Iceland Itinerary

    April 16, 2022
    Breakfast with a view at Quintanilha

    The Perfect France Spain Portugal Road Trip Itinerary

    February 9, 2022
  • Big Sur coast of Highway 1 on a California road trip
    California,  roadtrip,  USA

    The Ultimate 18-day California Road Trip

    July 10, 2021 / 36 Comments

    A California Road Trip with Highway 1, the big cities and famous National Parks in it, it’s what lots of people dream of seeing once in their life. This road trip of California is technically a California and Nevada road trip, since it starts in Las Vegas. The whole Californian road trip stays in California after Las Vegas. From Las Vegas to a string of stunning National Parks ending in San Francisco, from there on heading south on Highway 1 with mesmerizing ocean views ending all the way in San Diego. This is a perfect California Nevada road trip. California Road Trip Day 1: Arrive at Las Vegas Day 2:…

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  • Grand Canyon, driving from Orlando to San Francisco.
    roadtrip,  USA

    20-Day Orlando to San Francisco Road Trip

    July 3, 2021 / 26 Comments

    After driving from New York to Orlando and having a blast at Disney World we took our road trip further and drove from Orlando to San Francisco. There are a lot of options to do a coast to coast road trip, we went underneath through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. A route which we loved! The whole east coast to west coast road trip driving time non-stop would be about 1 day and 17 hours. But that would leave no time for national parks or highway 1, so we made it a 20 day route. Orlando to San Francisco Itinerary Day 1: Arrive at Orlando Day…

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    Who's first? Paul and Yuri seen from the back. Running upstairs on the Rocky steps. Paul is faster than Yuri.

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    June 7, 2021
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    4 days in Switzerland: camping, mountains and cheese

    April 24, 2020
    To show the nature of Switzerland. 4 days in Switzerland

    6 Week European Road Trip Itinerary

    June 15, 2021
  • Who's first? Paul and Yuri seen from the back. Running upstairs on the Rocky steps. Paul is faster than Yuri.
    Kids,  roadtrip,  Travel

    23 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Kid Ideas

    June 7, 2021 / 40 Comments

    After giving tips on how to road trip with a toddler and a road trip with a baby, now we have tips for a road trip with a child. I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers for their road trip with a kid ideas. Road Trip Kid Ideas Whether on a USA road trip with child or crossing Europe, you need road trip kid activities to keep them entertained. So here are our 23 tips for a road trip with a kid. Flexibility 1. Picnic lunches Contributed by Cosette from KarsTravels. When on our road trip from New York to Orlando we had a lot of picnic lunches. This gave us more…

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    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
    To show a funny picture from Christmas in Jordan. A camel head with a Santa hat on it.

    Christmas in Jordan

    February 21, 2020
    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
  • Lake Tekapo by Faraway Worlds, Road trip with a toddler, a toddler running between stones and a lake behind him with mountains in the back
    Kids,  roadtrip,  Travel

    19 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Toddler

    May 30, 2021 / 10 Comments

    Last week we gave tips for a road trip with a baby. But after that first your kid enters the toddler phase, which is totally different, how to survive a road trip with a toddler? So I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers for their tips for a road trip with a toddler. Road Trip with a Toddler We’ve come up with road trip activities for toddler, road trip toddler toys that are the best and the schedule for a road trip with toddler. Schedule 1. Stick to their schedule Contributed by Adriane from Put on Your Party Pants. Toddlers are tough.  They are the sweetest people alive one minute, and inconsolable…

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    Dreaming about long term traveling

    February 10, 2020
    The Lange Jan Tower, as seen through another street in front of it.

    25 Fun Things to do in Zeeland

    September 20, 2020
    To show a picture from one our 2019 travels. In the back the Eiffle tower. Trees in front of it. Then the river Seine. Cosette and Yuri standing on a bridge with a lot of locks attached to it.

    2019 travels in review

    February 19, 2020
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