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Quick Takes 🏔️ Do a hike. Even short trails (like up to Église Saint-Bernard de Menthon) deliver unreal views. 🚲 Book e-bikes early. If your hotel offers free ones, reserve ASAP, they go fast. 🛶 Plan a full water day. Boat, kayak, or sail, Annecy is best from the lake. 🍴 Michelin scene is strong. […]

Quick Notes 💡 Book dinner reservations early, top restaurants are usually full weeks ahead. 🧭 Do a Free Walking Tour — it’s one of the best ways to see the city and learn local history. You can book the Copenhagen Free Walking Tour here. 🎓 Danish graduation season (June) is wild and fun, look out

Quick Takes 🔥 When: The Saturday closest to June 23 (Midsummer / Summer Solstice). 📍 Where: Ålesund, Norway — best viewed at Slinningsbålet Point (Hessa). 🚗 Getting there: Drive if you can — street parking near the point was easier than expected; buses back were packed. 🕘 Timing: Arrive by 8:00 PM. Lighting is ~9:00

Quick Takes for Norway 🧥 Layers are essential — The weather changes by the minute. It can be sunny, windy, and freezing all in the same hour, especially near the fjords or Trollstigen. 🚗 Driving is stunning but stressful — The views are jaw-dropping, but the roads are narrow, winding, and filled with surprise tunnels.

Quick Takes for Scotland 🥃 Whisky overload is real. Unless you’re a die-hard whisky lover like my dad, one distillery is plenty. 🏰 Pace your castles. They’re stunning, moats, turrets, secret staircases, but after your third or fourth, they start to blend together. Pick a few iconic ones (Edinburgh Castle and Urquhart Castle are worth