3 sets to give away!
Our 26 day trip encompassing 4 countries (1 twice), 7 changes of hotel, 3 car rentals, 2 train voyages (so far), and one national holiday is now 10 days away, and I’m still making and re-making travel plans. It’s time to admit I am powerless over the compulsion to fiddle and that it will require drastic measures to make me stop.
Maybe it’s because May put me so far behind, maybe it’s the complexity of the trip, maybe it’s just my chronic allergy to spreadsheets, but there are more gaps in our schedule than make me comfortable because I haven’t committed to any activities.
It’s such a delicate balance: you want vacation to be relaxing (see: Griswold, Clark W.) but not so unstructured that you waste time puttering about wondering what to do. Add kids to the mix and your formulas have to be totally re-calculated.
So, I’m opening my entire schedule up to you! The social media team at Modgy saw how much I loved their travel vases and offered me three sets of their travel friendly vases and luminaries to give away. Areas that are open are in italics. Items booked are in bold.
Sunday: Arrive Dublin, Train Belfast Afternoon Tea on the Titanic
Monday: Giant’s Causeway (Car Rental)
Tuesday: Belfast
Wednesday: Belfast-Train-Dublin
Thursday,Friday: Dublin
Saturday: Dublin, car rental, County Clare
Sunday-Friday: County Clare: options include daytrips to Kilkenny, Cashel, Moher, Dinner at Bunratty for Kids, 4th of July festival at Brian Boru site
Friday: Country Clare-Dublin
Saturday: Dublin-Salzburg (arrive Noon) Car Rental, Lofer
Sunday-Friday: Lofer, Austria at Schloss Grubhof. Options include Salzburg, Eagle’s Nest, Munich, Etc.
Saturday: Salzburg-Paris arrive 4PM
Sunday: Paris (Bastille Day) Fireworks won’t start till 11PM so we’ll be up really late!
Monday: Paris
Tuesday: Paris-London (arrive 1PM)
Wednesday: Depart London 10AM-home.
To enter the Modgy Giveaway, just follow this link: Rafflecopter giveaway. The first and mandatory method of entry is to post a trip tip. It can be destination, kids, gear, whatever.
Yes, this is also the official First4th Contest Post for The Deal Mommy! Leave a Trip Tip by 6/16 11:59 PM EST for a chance to win the big prize! Prize: 2 Nights at a Hilton property, $100 Amex Gift Card and Martha Stewart Picnic Basket
To preview the super-cool Modgy items, which I gave some love to in this post, check out their site.
It might be a bit far for a day trip, but the Dingle Peninsula is the best drive in Ireland with tons of sites to checkout along the way!
Don’t forget to pack plenty of snacks for the kids!! Bring extra change of clothes for the plane ride! Have fun!
In Austria, consider a drive to the ice caves in Werfen http://www.eisriesenwelt.at/ It’s a bit of a drive (maybe 90 minutes from where you are?) but it’s totally different from anything else on your agenda and I bet your kids would like it. Hohenwerfen “Castle” (fortress) is also in the area and it could be fun for them to compare to the castles in Ireland.
If you go to Eagle’s Nest, consider combining it with a boat ride on the Konigssee. Most include a horn player to demonstrate the echo inbetween the cliff walls, which is pretty cool.
Trip Tip: Remember to pack an umbrella, I always forget that! Enjoy!!