Take Your Kids to Europe, 6th: How to Travel Safely (and Sanely) in Europe with Your Children [Paperback]

Cynthia Harriman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2003 | Series: Take Your Kids to Europe

Can an extended family vacation to Europe be a unique and rewarding experience? Absolutely, says Cynthia Harriman, who has gathered wisdom gained from months of travel abroad with her family into this comprehensive and essential guide. Complete with anecdotes and witty cartoons, this book includes tips about where to stay, where to eat, language skills, and finding affordable fun for the entire family. Take Your Kids to Europe makes it possible to do so safely and, perhaps more importantly, sanely.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Finally there is a get-down-and-dirty manual for traveling with kids in Europe! [This book] is fun to read and filled with practical tips for traveling families . . . [with] limited budgets." --Rick Steves, Europe Through the Back Door;

"Before finalizing the plans for that oh-so-expensive European trip, pick up a copy of [this book]. Even an expert like me found lots of advice from a mom who has been there." --Eileen Ogintz, The Boston Globe

From the Back Cover

Can an eight-year-old have fun in Paris? Can you entertain a teenager in Madrid? Will an extended family vacation to Europe be a unique and rewarding experience? Absolutely, says Cynthia Harriman, who has gathered the wisdom gained from months of travel abroad with her family into this comprehensive and essential guide. Complete with anecdotes and witty cartoons, this book includes invaluable tips about: accommodations and restaurants; customs and cultural differences; hostels, camping, and home exchange; language skills; recommended sites and activities; finding affordable fun for the entire family.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Globe Pequot; 6th edition (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076272790X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762727902
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,455,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Go to Europe with the help you need!, January 30, 2005

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M. Stout "schellestout" (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Take Your Kids to Europe, 6th: How to Travel Safely (and Sanely) in Europe with Your Children (Paperback)

Harriman does a great job spelling Europe out... how it really is. I especially like the
"Totally Biased" reports on areas at the end of the book. I was also grateful for some
money saving tips. Harriman says that the book is not for those who have the money to
come back and try it all again next summer and that certainly is not us! This is the "Once
in a life time" help we needed. We have 5 kids, and 7 in Europe seemed like an impossible
dream, but we did it!

Why only 4 stars? It is a good book that admitted that it needed to be paired with other
travel books. I wish there was a good travel book with kids (and kids at heart) in mind.
We do use and like Rick Steves books.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book on planning any trip with your family, February 2, 2005

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Lori (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take Your Kids to Europe, 6th: How to Travel Safely (and Sanely) in Europe with Your Children (Paperback)

I read this book when I was starting to plan a trip for our family and I am really glad that I was lucky enough to start with this one. There are some specifics for different countries (England, France, etc) which are extremely helpful for finding appropriate activities for families, but the most helpful section is the more general information on planning a trip. How to pack for different types of travel, how to negotiate an itinerary and what are reasonable expectations. This book gave me the courage to plan a fantastic trip for our family myself and we had a great time.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Leave this book at the store, August 12, 2005

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Dana L. (Washington D.C.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Take Your Kids to Europe, 6th: How to Travel Safely (and Sanely) in Europe with Your Children (Paperback)

I knew I was in trouble with this book when the author said she could not be bothered with European train schedules and therefore provided NO information about train travel with kids. Instead, there are pages about buying a car to avoid rental prices! Our trip was train-based and we highly recommend the trains. We left this book and all its irrelevant information at home, and recommend you do too.