Traveling to Europe with kids can be magical—but only if you plan smart. With a little prep, you can skip the stress and focus on making memories.
Here are the must-do’s:
🛫 Choose flights that fit your kid’s sleep schedule. Most flights to Europe serve dinner about an hour into the flight so a 5 or 6 pm departure allows your kids to eat dinner then get some shuteye.
🛝 Pick an activity that will keep them awake and engaged the first afternoon. Unless your kid takes a regular nap, you want to keep them up until bedtime the first day to get them used to the new time zone.
🎟️ Pick one kid friendly activity per day. You can still see the Louve and the Colosseum with kids. But if you want to keep them engaged throughout the trip, you need to find a park, interactive museum or petting zoo every day.
🍽 Know your food options. Have go-to snacks and research kid-friendly restaurants. Kids menus with chicken nuggets aren’t as common in Europe.
You don’t have to plan every second, but the right prep makes all the difference!
Parents, what’s your #1 tip for traveling with kids?
Let me tell you how I helped craft a tour of Italy for a family of four with teenagers that kept both kids and parents happy!
It started with finding accommodations that fit the family needs, including separate sleeping spaces for the kids, allowing everyone to get some much needed zzz’s after the day’s adventures.
Then, identifying tours that satisfy the family desires in each destination:
🍕Florence: A hands-on with a fun-filled Pizza Cooking Class, perfect for all ages.
🏛️ Rome: An awe-inspiring Colosseum tour to bring history to life along with a captivating art tour of the Vatican Museums.
🏞️ Amalfi Coast: A breathtaking hike along the coast, offering unforgettable views and family bonding moments.
And finally putting together all the small details like train tickets, distance from accommodations to attractions and wether items like the Firenze tourist card are worth it.
Does this sound like the family trip you’ve been dreaming of?
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Are you looking for a European summer cruise where you’ll
- Stroll through the streets in historic ports of call
- Have endless activities onboard to keep you consistently delighted
- Find a quiet corner by yourself after a busy day
- Have a cozy bed to rest your tired feet while dreaming about the day’s adventures
Royal Caribbean’s Independence will provide you with all of these and more!
Would you want to set sail on this ship this summer?
If you’re planning travel to the European village of Flam, Norway, here’s what you need to know.
1. It is home to only about 500 inhabitants but attracts nearly half a million visitors every year.
↳ Don’t expect a lot of shops and restaurants.
2. You can see most of the city and surrounding area easily within a day.
↳ Stegastein Viewpoint, A fjord cruise and Flamsbana are highlights
3. If you do decide to stay overnight, book early.
↳ There are only 3 hotels in the town of Flam and they fill up quickly,
especially in the summer
4. The Flambasa (Flam railway) might not be worth it for you.
↳ If you rent a car and are driving around the Norway fjords, you’ll get the
same views you would on the Flam railway.
5. If you book a Fjord cruise, don’t forget to book the bus back to Flam.
↳ The Naeroyfjord cruise ticket is a one way ticket (Flam to Gudvangen or
vice versa). The bus to get you back to your starting point is a separate
ticket and time.
Save this for your next trip to Norway!
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2025 is ready to be the year you turn your travel dreams into reality.
↳ Imagine savoring a rich espresso at a charming sidewalk café in the heart of Rome.
↳ Meandering along rugged cliffs that plunge dramatically into the shimmering waters of the Norwegian Fjords.
↳ Sailing across the azure Aegean Sea to the Greek Isles.
↳ Discovering where rolling green hills meet rugged coastlines in Ireland.
What are your 2025 travel dreams?
Europe is full of beautiful tiny villages and landscapes.
But travel to them isn’t all unicorns and rainbows.
Take the beautiful Spanish village of Albarracin:
Public transportation is limited to once a day and will take about 6 hours from Madrid. A drive in a car will take 3.5 hours as long as you’re comfortable driving in a foreign country.
You can walk from one end of Albarracin to the other in about 10 minutes. While there is a castle, a cathedral and ancient walls to walk, you can see most of the sites in just a couple of hours.
While you can get tours and city guides who speak English, most of the locals don’t. If you’re not up to speed on your Spanish, you might struggle to communicate.
Lodging options are seasonal and many hotels are only open in the summer. So if you go during off-season, you might not find suitable lodging.
This isn’t to say you shouldn’t travel to places like Albarracin. But you should know what you’re getting into.
And if you only have two weeks in Europe, it might not be worth the hassle.
So what do you think? Are you team hidden gem? Or not worth the hassle?