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[quote=Anonymous]We have 10 days at the beginning of August to take a family vacation with 2 teen boys. We like to mix city and nature. This is for 2026 and I'll be booking by the end of January. Trying to decide which will be the most pleasurable experience in terms of weather, crowds (I know beginning of August will be crowded everywhere), and just overall most fun. We're leaving from D.C.

1. London and Scotland: about 4 days in London (would be first time there for the kids, so we'd do the prime tourist things - Westminster Abbey, Tower of London, etc.) train to Edinburgh - castles, Loch Ness, Inverness, either renting a car (eek driving on the left) or day tour trips. Fly back from Edinburgh 
Drawbacks - apparently Scotland is VERY crowded in early August, sounds a little complicated to get around in Scotland without a car and worried about the driving.

2. Amsterdam, Brussels, Bruges: I love these cities and would love to show them to the kids. We'd also do a day trip from Brussels to Ardennes to get the countryside feel. Easy trains everywhere, I think.
Drawbacks - will it be just too hot, Europe is so bad with AC. Too much city/history time?

3. San Francisco and Monterrey/Big Sur/Carmel: We'd spend about 4 days in San Fran - alcatraz, golden gate bridge, etc., rent car to go to Muir Woods then go South of the city and explore Big Sur and coast for 3-4 days. We've never been anywhere out west.
Drawbacks - kids think it will be just another American city. I'm a little worried about safety and cleanliness in San Fran.

4. Hawaii - Probably just focus on Kauai, maybe a night or two in honolulu to see Pearl Harbor. 
Drawbacks - August is the hottest time, it's a really long flight for 10 days, small threat of hurricanes[/quote]

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