https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 16:47:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798691 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 21:21:40 +0000 yoursilverlining 2798691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@helloperidot: I was coming back to mention Copenhagen too! </p> <p>Can you give any recommendations for Barcelona? We will be there for a few days this summer; esp interested in dining rec’s if you have any. Sorry to thread jack! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798654 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:25:17 +0000 cake2017 2798654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup! We are direct he’s getting married that month. We will be going right before the big day! I hope we will be fine! There’s soooo much to see! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798652 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 16:14:38 +0000 lawbee11 2798652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: I love London but keep in mind that Prince Harry is getting married there in May. We went to Edinburgh this summer and loved it. Scotland is gorgeous. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798643 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 14:48:39 +0000 cake2017 2798643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Baby Boy Mom: We do want to make it there! DH mentioned that today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798620 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:11:08 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2798620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With no kids I would go to paris! So romantic! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798617 Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:34:23 +0000 cake2017 2798617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it may be London.... thank you for all the feedback. </p> <p>Please post if there’s anything else! Thanks again!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798576 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:29:40 +0000 helloperidot 2798576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A few recommendations: Iceland, Barcelona (stay at the Hotel Colon across from the Barcelona Cathedral and get a cathedral view room-- it was amazing), Copenhagen (the Admiral hotel in the Nyhavn district, I'd go back in a heartbeat!).</p> <p>I wasn't a huge fan of London, but we spent three days in nearby Salisbury and I fell in love with England there. The cathedral to see the Magna Carta and of course Stonehenge topped our list, and if we had more time I would've gone to Bath as well. If you end up in Salisbury, stay at the Rose and Crown. It's the cutest B&amp;B right on the river Avon. </p> <p>I want to get back to Europe so bad. Enjoy!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798571 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 20:10:44 +0000 PurplePumps 2798571@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: Sorry, no recommendations for hotels, especially 4/5 star. We love to travel for sites/experiences/food, so hotel does not get much attention from me. We usually aim for 2/3 star - clean, private bath, and central location at roughly 100/night is our guideline. I'm sure Marriott would be lovely! And usually the 4/5 stars are very centrally located so you cant' go wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798555 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 18:17:19 +0000 Bibliolove 2798555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: we were underwhelmed by Dublin too and I LOVE Ireland in general. After seeing Paris and London, we took a flight to Dublin and it felt too small. I want to take DS to London when he is older.</p> <p>I didn't like where we stayed in London, the heart of SoHo during a bank weekend. It was freakishly packed with people partying all night. My husband stayed in Islington (sp?) once and liked it. Can't vouch for it personally myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798550 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 17:56:29 +0000 periwinklebee 2798550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely recommend Iceland. Stunning scenery, awesome hot springs, I also loved the horseback riding (not even a horse kind of person, but Icelandic horses are so sweet and the landscapes are amazing). Plus it's a short direct flight from the east coast. After that my favorite is probably the south of France, but slightly more annoying to get to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798488 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 12:24:58 +0000 cake2017 2798488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: DH really wants to go to London! He actually suggested Dublin and London spending 2 days in Dublin. I think the flight would be 6-7 hours... so that’s reasonable! </p> <p>Spain is on our list! We would to visit ALL of Europe but starting off small right now! </p> <p>What hotels do you suggest in London? Preferably 4/5 star please... I believe there’s a JW Marriott? But i’m open to anything nice and around the must sees!!!!! </p> <p>Thanks!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798480 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 11:19:13 +0000 PurplePumps 2798480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were a little underwhelmed by Ireland and Dublin, but it seems to be just us that wasnt crazy about it. Everyone else seems to love it!<br /> We LOVE London. It's one of our favorite cities, and we've been itching to go back. You could easily do London and Paris in 7-8 days flying into one and out of the other and taking the train in between.<br /> I thought Barcelona was very nice and easy to get around. The Gaudi architecture is very interesting and I just loved sitting outdoors at the cafes and just people watching. If you start out in Madrid, you could also check out Toledo, Avila, or Salamanca, all very cute old towns.<br /> Switzerland is super beautiful too, especially the Bernese Oberland area. We stayed in Wegnen, and it was just the cutest little town.<br /> If you're looking for more "must see sites", I think London/Paris or Italy... Greece too, but that's a little long flight.<br /> If you're more into natural beauties, Iceland, Switzerland,... and it may be stretching flight time, but Croatia is gorgeous.<br /> Old history, pretty much any European town, but Croatia and surrounding, Italy, Greece. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798466 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 09:05:48 +0000 cake2017 2798466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There so much out there! I really appreciate the suggestions and great feedback! </p> <p>I’m going to spend sometime looking up spain and flight times! </p> <p>@looch: I didn’t think Of Switzerland! I need to see how far that is from home! Also, if DH has a desire to visit! We could always add it if we did a week or so.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798458 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 07:57:46 +0000 looch 2798458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd suggest Switzerland. You can get the perfect blend of city and country, and depending upon where you go, you get the French feel or the German feel. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798431 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:42:50 +0000 skipra 2798431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: i went to Barcelona and a nearby beach town in June several years ago. Barcelona was beautiful and so much fun! All the Gaudi architecture. It was not beach weather though so I doubt May would be either but probably great for just a city trip or beach further south. I feel like we really did not need a full week in Barcelona so would tack somewhere else too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798430 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:42:36 +0000 Beehive 2798430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: Wow, that's interesting! I guess we just had a different experience from your friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798420 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:20:07 +0000 lamariniere 2798420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: there are plenty of great little hotels in all those places though, especially if you don’t have to worry about booking with LOs! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798415 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:13:50 +0000 cake2017 2798415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: I’m going to look into Spain. However, The Westbury Hotel looks perfect too! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798414 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:10:21 +0000 cake2017 2798414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Gotcha!! Thank you!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798412 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:05:23 +0000 lamariniere 2798412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: we did Airbnb’s with all of them. We did both trips with our LOs, who were pretty young at the time, so we wanted separate bedrooms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798411 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 21:03:01 +0000 cake2017 2798411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: Thank you! I will need to see how long the flights are from here! What hotels are best to stay at in those areas??!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798408 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:48:06 +0000 Beehive 2798408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cake2017: That's exciting! So many places to discover. Dublin and London are both incredible cities, depending on the feel you're looking for - Dublin is smaller and felt more cozy, and London of course has a major city vibe. We stayed in the Westbury hotel in Dublin (about 4 years ago), which was very nice and a good central location. </p> <p>Spain is a great choice too - we did a 10 day trip to Madrid and Seville (taking the train to Seville), which was so much fun. For Spain, I would choose Madrid or Barcelona as a jumping off point, and see another city as well (Seville, Granada, there are many possibilities). I agree with @Lamariniere: that Portugal would also be great - Lisbon and Porto are so nice (and the food is amazing), and you could easily do both cities in a week.</p> <p>Lots of history and food to explore in all these places! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798407 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:38:32 +0000 yoursilverlining 2798407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@beehive: we skipped Rome the last time we were there but I have had 3 friends this year (who have all been to Rome before and travel often) independently complain that both crowds and armed security were much worse than they’ve seen in past 5 years and all 3 said they were basically done with Rome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798405 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:32:53 +0000 lamariniere 2798405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Barcelona is great. Excellent weather, amazing food, tons to see and do. </p> <p>Portugal was also nice. We arrived in Porto, stayed a few days, then drove to Lisbon with a few stops on the way. You could do that in a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798400 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:23:46 +0000 cake2017 2798400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone been to Spain? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798399 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:21:48 +0000 cake2017 2798399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beehive: We have not been to Europe. I was thinking Dublin and London. They might be a “quick” flight from the East Coast. DH loves history. I love food. We don’t drink. Sightseeing and just taking things in will satisfy us! Do you have any suggestions? Thanks!!!!</p> <p>Has anyone been to Dublin? If so where is it best to stay... preferably a 4 or 5 star Hotel please. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798395 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:10:25 +0000 Beehive 2798395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: We were in Rome in June (the first time we have been with our kids, but maybe the 5th time overall), and it was wonderful - I didn't notice any increased police presence from the usual number of carabinieri that have always been in the city - did I miss something?</p> <p>@cake2017: May is a great time to go to Europe, and there are so many fantastic choices that fit your sightseeing + food criteria and are a 6-9 hour flight from the East coast. Is there anything in particular you'd like to see? Have you been anywhere in Europe before? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798394 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 20:02:49 +0000 cake2017 2798394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn’t think of Iceland. I will look into that! We don’t have plans to do Rome right now for those reasons. </p> <p>DH really wants to do Italy. I prefer a quick fight and back just in case we need to get home. LO is staying with my mom at our home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798387 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:10:32 +0000 PurplePumps 2798387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I second Iceland. It's a super easy flight from the west coast and hands down one of the beautiful places we've been to. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/where-to-go-for-vacation#post-2798381 Fri, 19 Jan 2018 18:20:38 +0000 Charm54 2798381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Iceland !!! It was the most amazing place I've been to</p> <p>We are going to the Azores this summer and I am equally excited about that </p>