Our last stop in Romania was Brasov. Brasov is a beautiful and colorful city nestled in the Southern Carpathian mountains, making it a great place to go to if you are an outdoor enthusiast, as there are trails all over the surrounding hills and mountains. Overall, the city was very lively, full of restaurants, cafes […]
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Transylvania With The Kids
After our time in Cluj-Napoca, we headed south into the Transylvanian countryside, to a little village called Curciu. There we stayed at a guesthouse that had a shared bathroom and kitchen, a great wood-fire grill, and a wonderful outdoor space for the kids to play and for us to relax. The owner of the guesthouse […]
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Cluj-Napoca, Romania With Kids
We spent eleven wonderful days exploring Romania! To get there, we drove from Krakow through Slovakia and Hungary—we spent four days in the High Tatras in Slovakia (in Poprad). In Poprad we explored the old town and enjoyed some great little hikes surrounded by beautiful nature. After Poprad, we spent two nights on a farm […]
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Lviv, Ukraine With Kids
After our short time in Krakow, we spent a wonderful eight days in Lviv, a charming city in western Ukraine. We included this city in our itinerary after a friend of ours, who is from Ukraine, recommended we visit it. It took a good deal of effort to get there, as we left the car […]
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Krakow With Kids
Our time in Krakow was the shortest we had since starting our road trip through Central/Eastern Europe. We spent only two days / three nights in Krakow. We enjoyed seeing the city, but also found it a bit exhausting due to the heat and the crowds. We stayed in a nice Airbnb apartment that was […]
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Farm Life In Central Slovakia
We had a lovely four-night stay in a small town in Slovakia called Zajezova, near the “bigger” town of Pliesovce, in the Banska Bistrica area. Our Airbnb was part of a farm owned by a Dutch woman who fell in love with Slovakia almost ten years ago, moved there and bought some properties. We all […]
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Budapest With Kids
After our time in Lake Balaton, we headed back to Budapest. We spent almost a week in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. We originally had planned on spending one full day in Budapest on our way from Lake Balaton to Nagymaros, a little town on the Danube in Hungary. Unfortunately, the Nagymaros rental property was […]
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Hungary With Kids: Lake Balaton!
After leaving Zagreb, we drove to Lake Balaton in Hungary. We spent ten days in Siofok, one of the main cities around Lake Balaton before continuing onto Budapest. Lake Balaton is Europe’s biggest and shallowest body of water, and is the main beach destination for those living in Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Poland. It […]
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Zagreb With Kids
We spent five great days in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. Our Airbnb apartment was very close to grocery stores, bakeries, restaurants and to several tram lines, making it very easy for us to move around the city without ever getting into our car. Zagreb is very walkable and very well-connected by public transit, and […]
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Slovenia With Kids: The Julian Alps
Dober dan! After Ljubljana, we spent two wonderful weeks in the small mountain town of Podbrdo, Slovenia From there we explored the area, went on lots of hikes, and discovered more of the amazing natural beauty that Slovenia has to offer. Where We Stayed Podbrdo is a very small town in the Municipality of Tolmin, […]
