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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i can't imagine why anyone would go to Europe in the summer unless they absolutely had to. [/quote]

Yet most Americans go in the summer. Even 20 years ago, Rome was populated with Americans in July. Europeans go over Easter break.[/quote]

I mean I think most Americans go in the summer because they do HAVE to. It is often the time of year people can get a long time off. For what it is worth, I only chose to go to certain parts of Europe during Spring break because there is zero way I would willingly choose a vacation that involved walking and have it be hot. [/quote]

I think school calendars greatly impact summer as the only option for a length of time to visit Europe.  However, as our family does, we will always choose as early in June to do so, before crowds/weather gets super hot.  I think it's very (totally) possible to plan it so that you do it this way.  [b]Why people do not and instead choose the hottest months to go to Europe esp when most Europeans are on holiday themselves has always baffled me.[/b]  I mean, don't complain if you go in late July.  Of course it'll be hot as hell as crowded.  Then don't go?  Everything is not a totally don't go, or totally go situation.  Pick and choose the times that are ideal to go during an unfavorable time - you can still be fine.  There is still some effort that needs to go into planning. You simply can't just put no effort in and then complain about your holiday![/quote]

This has been explained many times- a lot of people may have a pretty short window where camp weeks and work slow time line up. It can be difficult to line up everyone's schedule for a 2 week vacation.  Not surprising or baffling that that time period can often be in late July or into August.

What I find baffling- why it's so hard to imagine that other people may have similar things they want to do, but have different priorities or constraints that may end up with different decision-making than yours.[/quote]

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