Vacations - Vacation Planning - Discussion

Beautiful! Look at that water! I love looking at sea life, dolphins are my favourite.

I was in Croatia, Slovenia, Budapest and Vienna late Oct-middle November. The weather was not ideal every day but we had a great time and my hubby took hundreds of pictures! Someone asked me to share and I am more than happy to do so. I may have to double/triple post though, because sometimes I have trouble posting many pictures simultaneously.

From Croatia: Dubrovnik





Hvar Island


Sunset in Zadar
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Zagreb the capital





Plitvice lakes National Park

Slovenia is a pleasant surprise.

Lake Bled is gorgeous! A fairy tale town.








Vintgar Gorge


I love the capital Ljubljana, such a charming town.

@sdmom You have now put Slovenia on my bucket list!

Beautiful photos. Looks like you had a life time experience.

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Your husband did an awesome job of capturing the beauty of the landscape. He’s very talented. Thank you so much for sharing.

@sdmom So beautiful!! Thank you for sharing!

We are planning to visit Yellowstone for our summer vacation. Has anyone been there? Any specific places we should see/visit? I've been trying to research online and I am realizing it is a large area. We will be driving from Wisconsin (17 hours in the car with two kids...oh boy!). Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!

@Mommyof2 Oh wow that sounds great! There's lots of things you can keep the boys busy with during the drive, plus stopping along the way if you can find some neat places. I haven't had a road trip in years, but always enjoyed them.

I've never been there so I'm no help to you but I would imagine the scenery will be beautiful!

@Mommyof2 Don't know how old your kids are but we took our 3 young boys (years ago) to Dinosaur National Monument in northwest Colorado on our way through Utah. Anything Dinosaur related really got their attention! You'd have to return to WI on Interstate 80, which is a more southern route to see this monument. Dinosaur fossils! Warning - my hubby is a geology nut so this aligned with his interests!

Norcalgal wrote:@Mommyof2 Don't know how old your kids are but we took our 3 young boys (years ago) to Dinosaur National Monument in northwest Colorado on our way through Utah. Anything Dinosaur related really got their attention! You'd have to return to WI on Interstate 80, which is a more southern route to see this monument. Dinosaur fossils! Warning - my hubby is a geology nut so this aligned with his interests!

Kids are 6 and 11.  We plan to stop at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center on our way home.  It is about 2 hours from Yellowstone.  Apparently, they offer day digs, but they are a little pricey and it would be a long day from 8-3.  We just thought we would check out the center as my son  is a huge dinosaur lover.  He knows so many facts about them.  His favorite one is the Giganotosaurus!  

GuardianAngel wrote:@Mommyof2 Oh wow that sounds great! There's lots of things you can keep the boys busy with during the drive, plus stopping along the way if you can find some neat places. I haven't had a road trip in years, but always enjoyed them.

I've never been there so I'm no help to you but I would imagine the scenery will be beautiful!

We plan to stop and see Mount Rushmore on our way to Yellowstone and visit the Wyoming Dinosaur Center on our way back. I joined a couple of Yellowstone FB groups and the photos people have posted are breathtaking. Excited to go now!