<![CDATA[Trying to narrow down summer holiday options.]]>Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. Family travel by train to a self catering holiday destination where swimming, cycling hiking and climbing is possible (as is sitting by the water with a pile of books) lots of fresh air and nature a must. Cities less important. What would you choose (feel free to comment why and be more specific on destination!):

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/dcd5761b-c423-4959-a610-e7939f7fab99/trying-to-narrow-down-summer-holiday-options.RSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 13:04:45 GMTSat, 18 Apr 2026 16:39:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:02:05 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram @Pepijn @lisettedeboer

Perhaps see if you can make it for the solar eclipse on august 12th? šŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116427490957415073https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/folfdk/statuses/116427490957415073Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:02:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:54:15 GMT]]>@knud it's been a long cold winter! Spring feels barely started!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427460166573060https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427460166573060Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:54:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:53:48 GMT]]>@Chris @sorenhave I think it's going to be a combination indeed! I never had more than 2 weeks holiday before O moved to Denmark. Now 3 feels just about adequate!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427458354410618https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427458354410618Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:53:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:50:10 GMT]]>@knud @Ruth_Mottram french mountains are still ok in summer. Access by train, depends on places. Pyrenees not great in this respect. Alps better.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.sciences.re/users/jaztrophysicist/statuses/116427444092073929https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.sciences.re/users/jaztrophysicist/statuses/116427444092073929Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:50:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:41:38 GMT]]>@Pepijn @lisettedeboer I was mostly thinking northern Spain, had a fantastic trip there many years ago and always wanted to go back

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427410508274576https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427410508274576Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:23:32 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram
Travel by train to Spain and Portugal is difficult.
@hypebot

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/oneiros/statuses/116427339383706070https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/oneiros/statuses/116427339383706070Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:23:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:23:02 GMT]]>@lisettedeboer Tup. Maybe Auray / Quiberon. Direct TGV from Paris. Beautiful area and nice history.

@Ruth_Mottram

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/116427337405836501https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/Pepijn/statuses/116427337405836501Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:23:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:36 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram perhaps you can do both, e.g. Slovenia and a Danish beach resort?

Cc @sorenhave

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/Chris/statuses/116427331744609487https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/Chris/statuses/116427331744609487Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:21:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:01:37 GMT]]>@Pepijn @Ruth_Mottram Agree. Normandy/Brittany should not be too hot. In Spain Asturias is an option. Has mountains and sea.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisettedeboer/statuses/116427253165213943https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lisettedeboer/statuses/116427253165213943Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:01:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:57:00 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram @peterbrown there is a really nice train from Ljubljana to Budapest, its about 8 hours

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116427235042097899https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116427235042097899Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:57:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:56:00 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram @peterbrown Fly in to Trieste in Italy and you can do Italy and Slovenia because they are right beside each other

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116427231106697489https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/users/humanhorseshoes/statuses/116427231106697489Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:56:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:54:34 GMT]]>@peterbrown ooh tell me more..

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427225489593984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427225489593984Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:54:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:52:42 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram a very successful teenage holiday for us was on a hired boat as it gave the boys plenty to keep them busy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/peterbrown/statuses/116427218114536495https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/peterbrown/statuses/116427218114536495Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:52:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:36:24 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram I voted France but Trentino/Italian Alps is a good shout too. We went near Andalo a few years ago and had a great time.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.pikaia.org/users/caffetino/statuses/01KPGY2DBJS6HDNR8SHRYAKC7Phttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.pikaia.org/users/caffetino/statuses/01KPGY2DBJS6HDNR8SHRYAKC7PSat, 18 Apr 2026 18:36:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:29:21 GMT]]>@drgroftehauge I was pleasantly surprised how easy veganism was in France last year actually, Italy at Easter was a lot more challenging.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427126306080755https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://fediscience.org/users/Ruth_Mottram/statuses/116427126306080755Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:29:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:28:59 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram Hmm, the other places may on the other hand be too hot.

Our vacation plans this year: First Normandy, then Denmark.

And I say again: Bornholm is fantastic.

@Chris

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/116427124879060362https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/116427124879060362Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:28:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:28:53 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram @Urban_Hermit Apparently it was! She didn't plan it. She was a little frustrated that he hadn't asked her yet (he was planning to do so later), and she had the thought that, gee, this would be a perfect place for a proposal, and then she realized, hey, I'm a feminist, I could ask him! and did it. And then later that day they went shopping for his ring.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116427124445052337https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116427124445052337Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:28:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:07 GMT]]>@knud @Ruth_Mottram Yes, much to warm in summer nowadays (for me).

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/saarmuller/statuses/116427011333009060https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/saarmuller/statuses/116427011333009060Sat, 18 Apr 2026 18:00:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:54:39 GMT]]>@rmartinnielsen @jon @Ruth_Mottram Well, Lake Bled is beautiful, nice to see. (On the other hand, yes, it looks like the photos, so there is no element of surprise as such.)

No need to stay there overnight or longer, can easily be visited in a day, for instance while transferring from Austria to Ljubljana, if overnighting in Villach. For example as in the screenshot.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/tml/statuses/116426989859625204https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mementomori.social/users/tml/statuses/116426989859625204Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:54:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:48:10 GMT]]>@jon @Ruth_Mottram Iā€™d imagine also easier to get around once there too.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rail.chat/users/samcage/statuses/116426964398085274https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://rail.chat/users/samcage/statuses/116426964398085274Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:47:57 GMT]]>@kim_harding @Ruth_Mottram I was thinking of Italy too - I had the Dolomites in mind.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/patrickhadfield/statuses/116426963488584551https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/patrickhadfield/statuses/116426963488584551Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:47:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:44:26 GMT]]>@jon @Ruth_Mottram
So we have done Slovenia with a car a few times and I donā€™t know how well bus/train options may serve but hereā€™s an outlineā€¦
Ljubljana 3 days no car necessary
Transfer to Piran, tour Postojna caves (Sloveniaā€™s underground railway!) en route
Piran - slat flats and pans, city walls, seafood, cold water sea
Transfer through Gorica/Gorizia to GoriŔka Brda - wine country and walking - or go across VrŔič Pass
Then to Kransjka Gora
Skip Bled.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rmartinnielsen/statuses/116426949681727936https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/rmartinnielsen/statuses/116426949681727936Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:44:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:43:00 GMT]]>@Ruth_Mottram Bornholm. šŸ˜€

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/116426944023204763https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nu/users/sorenhave/statuses/116426944023204763Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:43:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Trying to narrow down summer holiday options. on Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:37:37 GMT]]>@Urban_Hermit @Ruth_Mottram Here's the moment he said yes. Their friend took the photo not realizing what was happening.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116426922910331315https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/msbellows/statuses/116426922910331315Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:37:37 GMT