Three weeks in July and August 2026 with my brother, my first time in Asia. This is peak summer heat and Chinese school holiday season, so many locals travel inside their own country, although China is not yet a heavily touristic destination for foreigners. Generally, you do not have to be afraid of visiting China, also as a woman: it is one of the safest countries in the world, and on average safer than Europe.
Three weeks in May 2025 as a family of four: my parents, my brother and me. In hindsight the timing was the best decision we made. May is before the American summer holidays, so the national parks were nearly empty, and seeing Colorado, New Mexico and West Texas without crowds is something I can recommend to everybody.
Two full weeks in August, with two friends and a camping car. We drove up through Denmark and Sweden, did the Norwegian mountains and fjords, and came back down the south coast. The most important thing to say first: you have to like camping life. Two weeks in a camper with two other people is great if that鈥檚 your thing and fairly miserable if it isn鈥檛.