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?
If you haven’t ever thought about traveling with your family to Europe over spring break, you should now. Europe during springtime offers so many amazing opportunities. And with half the crowd sizes and lower prices than during the sweltering summer months. There are so many reasons to take a European adventure during spring break. If you want to discover them all, put “Europe spring break” in the comments and I’ll send you a link.#Europespringbreak #europetravel
Ireland is one of Europe’s most beautiful destinations and is full of adventure.
But many people miss out on the northern part of the island.
A trip to the Causeway Coast and more should absolutely be on your travel itinerary.
Here’s what you need to know
Top Stops in Northern Ireland
- Giant’s Causeway
- Cuilcagh Mountain Hike (Stairway to Heaven)
- Dunluce Castle
- Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge
- Glenariff Forrest Park
Currency
- British Pounds
Weather
- Cooler than the rest of the country
Sheep
- More sheep in the roads (I know there a sheep everywhere in Ireland but I encountered more in the roads the further I got north)
Have any questions about Northern Ireland? Let me know in the comments.
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If you’re looking for a place in Europe to travel that’s packed with kid-friendly fun and doesn’t make your sanity do a vanishing act, look no further than Ireland.
Here are just some of the adventures they can have.
1. Explore castles that look right out of a storybook, like Bunratty or Dunluce.
2. Get lost in the fairy trails around almost any forest. (I think we searched 6 when we were there)
3. Climbing mountains. Ok, maybe not mountains but the will have fun conquering the landscape at places like Giant’s Causeway
4. Playground, Playgrounds everywhere. Outdoors and indoors (for those rainy days)
5. Play with the sheep. Pet them, feed them, shear them.
6. Puddle Jump. What kid doesn’t like a good puddle jump? And Ireland provides plenty of opportunities.
7. They wont go hungry. Chicken fingers (or chicken goujons as they call them) are a staple at almost every restaurant’s kids menu.
Would you bring your kids to Ireland?
#Irelandtravel #familytravel
If your Europe travel plans include Ireland, make sure that you explore more than just Dublin.
The landscape, culture and history are hugely diverse and unique. From historic towns like Kilkenny, to the rugged coastline along with Wild Atlantic Way to one of Europe’s oldest pubs the Emerald Isle has so much to offer.
Have you been to Ireland? What do you think should be included on an Ireland itinerary?
#irelandtravel
Planning to hike on your trip to Ireland?
Ireland has some amazing hikes. But it is Ireland and you should know that the weather might not cooperate with you.
If you can, you’ll want to plan some flexibility in your travel itinerary for the weather. Many hikes have other attractions nearby that are not weather-dependent. Such as Kylemore Abbey near the Diamond Hill hike.
In Ireland many times you don’t even have to wait too long for the weather to change.
Have you been on a hike where the weather didn’t cooperate?
#irelandtravel #europetravel #travelplanning
If you want to travel to Europe’s trendiest destinations before they are overrun with tourists you need to take a few steps.
- Follow the social media accounts that specialize in lesser-known destinations like Slovenia
- Sign up for emails from local tourism boards. Even in popular countries like Norway, you’ll find some hidden gems in their information.
- Be prepared to travel independently, including driving in a foreign country
Do you have any tips you would add?
#traveltips #travelplanning
Of course, you can plan your European travel on your own.
But that means you’re also:
Exhausted from spending hours reading Paris hotel reviews.
Confused by conflicting information on the best way to visit the Vatican Museums.
Annoyed by calling an 800 number when plans change.
You don’t partner with me to plan your Europan travel because you can’t do it on your own.
You plan your European travel with me to enhance your experience.
I’m a travel expert with years of experience planning travel. You’ll get that knowledge and experience to help you find the right hotel, cruise, tours and activities that fit your unique travel needs.
That means you wont be exhausted from doing hours of research on your own.
You will be clear of the conflicting information you find in blogs, social media and travel sites.
And you’ll have one person to contact for all your travel planning questions. No waiting on hold with an 800 number only to talk to someone who doesn’t understand your travel style.
If all of that sounds great, follow me so we can chat when you’re ready to plan your next travel adventure.
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