The One with Wanderlust


Wednesday, August 7, 2013


I don't know when, I don't know how, but these are the places I want to go in the next 3 years with approximate dates and how long we'd be there (only for some because this is the very beginning of my planning). I'd say we've got an extreme case of WANDERLUST (which, by the way, is a German word, go figure)!
Czech Republic
Prague - August 16th-18th 2013
Konopitse Castle - August 16th-18th 2013
Karlstejn Castle - August 16th-18th 2013
Krivoklat Castle - August 16th-18th 2013
Cesky Krumlov - August 16th-18th 2013



Slovakia
Bratislava
The Spis Region

Poland
Krakow
Auschwitz-Bikenau
Warsaw
Gdansk & the Tri-City
Pomerania

Hungary
Budapest - August 30th-September 2nd 2013
Eger
Pecs

Slovenia
Ljublijana
Lake Bled
The Julian Alps

Croatia
Dubrovnik
Split
Korcula
Rovinj and Istria
Zagreb
Plitvice Lakes National Park

Austria
Vienna
Salzburg

France - 4 or 5 day
Paris
Versailles
Normandy/Ballerpy
Marseille
The Loire Valley
Germany Berlin Munich Nuremberg - August 10th 2013 The Eagle’s Nest Frankfurt
Freiberg

Italy - 1 to 2 weeks
Naples
Pompeii
Rome
Milan
Pisa
Vicenza
Sicily
Florence

Netherlands
Amsterdam

Belgium
Brussels
Bruges

Luxembourg
City of Luxembourg
Ireland
Dublin
Belfast

Turkey
Istanbul

Ukraine
Kyiv
Odesa
Lviv

England - 1 to 2 weeks
Birmingham
London Oxford
Stonehenge
Liverpool
Manchester
Bath
York

Scotland
Edinburg
Glasgow
Loch Ness

Wales
Cardiff
Tenby

Portugal
Lisbon
Oporto

Spain
Madrid
Barcelona

Greece
Athens

Sweden
Stockholm

Norway
Oslo
Bergen
Stokke

Denmark
Copenhagen

Switzerland
Matterhorn
Swiss Alps
Zurich
Geneva

Liechtenstein
Vaduz

Belarus
Minsk

Montenegro
Bay of Kotor

This list is where I'm going to try and keep track of where and when we'd like to go and then plan from there.
Am I missing anything???

33 comments

  1. The Loire Valley is halfway between Marseille and Paris and has some amazing castles like Chenonceau and Chambord. There's also a lot of other awesome stuff near Marseille in cities like Nice and Arles.

    Did you go to any of those cities in England when you were on study abroad? I think we went to all of those except for Birmingham, and I also liked York.

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  2. I would love to visit Poland, since Brian's family is Polish! :)

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  3. That's quite a list! Prague is amazing

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  4. SO excited to follow along in all of your adventures! Smart girl planning it all out so that you get to do it all.

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  5. Okay, I am right there with you! BUT if you do go to Norway, you have to go to Stokke!! That's where you can find pretty much all of my family history, church buildings, roads, bridges named after my family ;)

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  6. Hi Paige!
    I'm a Portuguese Reader of your blog! ;) When you do visit Lisbon I will gladly help you suggesting what you should visit! Consider take a tour to our second largest city - Oporto, is also very beautiful! Also if you are a beach lover our shoreline has quite amazing places! =)
    Raquel

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  7. Hi. I live in Wales and would recommed Tenby (I'm on holiday there now) beautiful beaches with a historic walled town

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  8. With Ukraine, I would definitely suggest going to Lviv. It's considered one of the coolest cities in the world and it's my absolute favorite.

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  9. Wow, thats so many places and such excitement!! You should contact Derek and meet up with him in Istanbul, I'm sure he'd love to show you around!!

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  10. I am SO happy to see Vicenza on that list!
    I just pinned this post and I'm making your list my list now! xoxo

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  11. That list is impressive!!! I would like to add something, if that is okay:

    France: Loire with its beautiful fairy tale castles, Bretagne and Nice

    Germany: Hamburg, Bremen, Lübeck, Hameln, Münster and especially Dresden (!!!) and Nuremberg again during christmastime to visit the christkindlsmarkt.

    I think, it is awesome, that you are so curious and open-minded.

    It is really interesting and touching to see our country through your eyes.

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  12. Great list! And great idea to write it all down. Excited for you to visit all these places, you lucky girl!!

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  13. Great list:) I live in the UK and if your planning on coming up north I'd say pop by Sheffield (my home town) for a day (or two), especially if you like the countryside; we have more trees than people(!) mainly due to a 1/3 of the city being in the Peak District.

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  14. Try to get to Santorini (it's a greek island) it is gorgeous and what I think of as Greece - white buildings with brilliant blue rooftops!

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  15. You can skip Minsk and Madrid, but most of the others sound great. Chris needs to do some family history work in Wales!

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  16. i've got some good recommendations if you plan a trip down to munich or salzburg :)

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  17. Big list! I can give you recs in Dubrovnik, England & Scotland!

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  18. I live in England so am a bit biased! I went to uni in Cambridge...absolutely beautiful city...you need to go punting there! I live in Surrey and there are some beautiful quintessential English villages all around...definitely worth a look :) if you need any help with a trip to England, let me know!

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  19. oh hit those lady! you got this! I totally understand this feeling.. wow looks like some fun traveling coming your way!

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  20. If your going to Scandinavia, I totally recommend going over to Helsinki in Finland. Its so beautiful, and just a quick ferry from Stockholm! When you to Austria, go via Garmisch-Partenkirchen near the Zugspitze (the highest alp in Germany). Its such a beautiful town! http://www.gapa.de/_Garmisch_Partenkirchen_Portrait_of_the_Town. I think another town you would be interested in is Oberammergau. This town is famous for its production of a passion play. The next play isn't until 2020, but the town itself is really cool and full of history and the buildings are really amazing. You can read more about it here. http://www.oberammergau-passion.com/en-gb/home/home.html. Other than that I would so love to go to all of the other places you are going...amazing!

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  21. MUST DO Cinque Terre while in the Florence area!

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  22. If you're going all the way to Loch Ness in Scotland, and the weather's decent, I'd recommend going to the Isle of Skye as well; gorgeous landscape.

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  23. Seville in Spain is very beautiful and cute!

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  24. Give me a shout when you make it to Manchester Uk. I'll happily show you around xx

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  25. I LOVE it!! Be sure to share your photos so I can live vicariously through you!!

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  26. Add the Amalfi coast of Italy to your list! Gorgeous drive along the rocky cliffs/coast, with beautiful old towns along the way.

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  27. Great list!!! I have been living in Europe for 17 years and you have a great list. I would only say that Manchester and Liverpool are not that great though! Brighton, Bristol, York are much better
    However, with small kids it's good to come to the Winnie the Pooh country around Kent. You can go to the original pooh sticks bridge and throw sticks, there is a Winnie the Pooh shop who had out leaflets where you can see all the Winnie the Pooh stuff. My kids are huge WP fans so they love it!
    here is a link: http://www.pooh-country.co.uk

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  28. There are so many places to visit! Come and visit Brighton, it's lovely here and you can easily get to the Winnie the Pooh area that Scrappin' Siggy mentioned - it's actually in East Sussex more than Kent and like I said not too far from Brighton. Brighton has a beautiful beach, gorgeous lanes full of shops, the Pavillion which is stunning and is surrounded by the beautiful British countryside. If you need any help with any of it or tips just give me a shout :)

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  29. Hi
    What a lot of places - You are going to spend a lot of time on our motorways! I notice many of them are cities; the countryside might be more restful for you travelling as a family. Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham are all great cities, but I recommend spending more time in the National Parks around them. I appreicate that the distances in Britain are nothing compared to the USA but Loch Ness is quite a long way from Edinburgh...Both are worth a visit - make sure you avoid the midge season! Try to avoid UK school holidays too - we have them spread out over the year rather than three months in the summer. Happy travels!

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  30. Ok...here are my thoughts.

    1) If you go to Italy you must go to the Amalfi Coast. Sorrento is amazing. Plus it's near Pompeii so you can stay in Sorrento and take the train to Pompeii. Obviously Venice too but I think you have been there before, no?

    2) THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT! Dublin and Belfast are my 2 LEAST favorite places in Ireland. Obviously EVERYWHERE in Ireland is better than anywhere else in the world, INHO, but seriously, if you take the time to go to Ireland and you don't have much time to spend there, contact me. I've been most places and can direct you in the right direction (Cheshire cat joke) Dublin is cool to see if you've never been. I know a really good fish and chips place there, but Belfast isn't very impressive. It's just a lot of industrial shipping and docks and stuff. There is a ton of amazing stuff to see within driving distance of Belfast though. Portrush and pretty much anywhere on the Antrim coast is amazing. Just contact me before you go. Seriously. It's the best place on earth. My favorite place ever.

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  31. Oh and Istanbul is amazing. Such good food. I can't wait for all your travel adventures! Also, you can look on my blog in the Ireland, Scotland and Istanbul sections to see if anything I did would interest you. Sorry to be so blah, blah, blah about it all, I'm just so excited for you! I'd love to help you plan!

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  32. If you want to visit France, there are a lot of beautiful cities and areas to visit.
    Paris of course, Marseille is ok but Nice is better on the french riviera (and i live in Nice ^^) and Monaco of course, Biarritz and the Pays Basque (in the south west of France near Spain) is wonderful too and also the castles in Loire valley.

    In Spain, Barcelona is amazing.
    In UK, you have to go to London in christmas time ;)
    In Belgium, you'll like Brussels and Bruges, but also the beaches (you may continue until Le Touquet beach in the North of France).

    If you come on the french riviera, you can contact me, it will be a pleasure for me to help you here :)

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  33. Such a great list! I'm from Kraków, Poland and I can give you some recommendations if you need :)

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