August in Europe with 2 kids + newborn

[Anonymous]

I would only do it in switzerland and denmark (copenhagen) and rent a house or apartment in each place (with things like cribs etc), one week each.

[Anonymous]

Spain!

It is easy to avoid major time zone changes because they eat late and you can sleep in. Take advantage of siesta. Also a very child welcoming culture.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask your pediatrician. Your newborn will be on the plane and at the airport with measles increasing.

Then stay in North/West Europe. It's the Balkans and East that have high measles rates. Kind of like TX is much worse than CT.

Uh, there are people from everywhere on the PLANES

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Anonymous wrote:When my youngest was just a few months old, we did an incredible trip to Sud Tyrol in northern Italy in August. I highly recommend this hotel:
https://www.familyhotelposta.com/
That whole area is super kid friendly and gorgeous!!! It’s very easy to combine it with a trip to Munich or Innsbruck.

I took my kids here for years: https://www.furtherwirt.at/ They loved it. It's in Tyrol (Austria) halfway between Innsbruck and Salzburg and about an hour and a half from MUC. They have a fantastic kid's camp/daycare/indoor play area set up. It's all inclusive, pool indoors and out, and they have horses. Loads of things to do in the area.

Haven't been to this hotel specifically but the kinder/family hotels in Austria are really fantastic. Totally the way to go with kids those ages.

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Anonymous wrote:Spain!

It is easy to avoid major time zone changes because they eat late and you can sleep in. Take advantage of siesta. Also a very child welcoming culture.

Or Portugal. Park it on their beaches for 2 weeks. Agree on the sleep late, enjoy the beach in the afternoon, and the towns come alive at night.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered the loony bin? That’s where I’d recommend you go if you’re thinking of traveling to Europe in the summer for vacation with a newborn.

This. There are places in the US you can go and the kids will have just as much fun.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks for all these great suggestions! I know it’s going to be hot so leaning towards a northern/mountain location. And like the idea of renting out a house at a base location.

Like a lot of other people, August is when we have the most travel flexibility before school is back and we both have work flexibility + maternity and paternity leave. And I think traveling with a newborn is so much easier than traveling when they start walking.

Thanks again.

Why don't you look at Cottage Country north of Toronto? There are lots of beautiful properties near lakes.

[Anonymous]

How newborn is your newborn? Are you going to be waking up two to three times a night?

When we traveled with babies, we had so much luggage- car seats, strollers, extra clothing, diaper bag etc etc. It might be easier to travel north somewhere in the US or Canada where you can throw everything you need in the back of your own car.

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When people start using paid parental leave to travel like this, that’s how you know it’s nothing to do with recovery and bonding and instead just extra time off at the expense of the company and other employees. It’s not a good look.

[Anonymous]

How newborn is this baby going to be? I can’t imagine this being fun for anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Spain!

It is easy to avoid major time zone changes because they eat late and you can sleep in. Take advantage of siesta. Also a very child welcoming culture.

Or Portugal. Park it on their beaches for 2 weeks. Agree on the sleep late, enjoy the beach in the afternoon, and the towns come alive at night.

August in Portugal? That’s the busiest time, with drunken Brits all over (even smaller, quieter areas are being invaded) with temps of 35C on occasion. No way would this work well with an infant.

[Anonymous]

I've done this many times with my kids! They were varying ages between 6 months - 7 years old

We have done (each of these were a home base then did day trips and side trips from there):
Munich
Copenhagen
Galway
Brussels
Barcelona
Bergen
Stockholm

Would highly recommend all- let me know if you want specifics on any of those and happy to make a detailed post for you.

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Anonymous wrote:When people start using paid parental leave to travel like this, that’s how you know it’s nothing to do with recovery and bonding and instead just extra time off at the expense of the company and other employees. It’s not a good look.

I literally know no one who has done this (sounds like hell IMO) but really, what's it to you where they spend their parental leave. Plenty of people take their newborns to visit the grandparents, etc. during that time because once you're back at work it becomes a lot harder to take time off. MYOB.

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Anonymous wrote:Have you considered the loony bin? That’s where I’d recommend you go if you’re thinking of traveling to Europe in the summer for vacation with a newborn.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When people start using paid parental leave to travel like this, that’s how you know it’s nothing to do with recovery and bonding and instead just extra time off at the expense of the company and other employees. It’s not a good look.

I literally know no one who has done this (sounds like hell IMO) but really, what's it to you where they spend their parental leave. Plenty of people take their newborns to visit the grandparents, etc. during that time because once you're back at work it becomes a lot harder to take time off. MYOB.

It is our business. We all pay for long paid parental leaves.