Our Favorite Holidays

With the theme of this edition in mind, it was the perfect time for the committee members of the Intermania to look back at their favorite holidays. They each share them in this article. Text & Images: Members of the Intermania Committee

Evie My favorite vacation spot is the Amalfi coast in the south of Italy, as there is so much to visit. My two favorite cities on the coast are Naples and Sorrento. In Naples, my favorite sight was the Galleria Umberto I, an indoor shopping center with mosaic floors and a very beautiful glass roof. Furthermore, Sorrento has many small Limoncello shops and a nice port. Also, a boat trip around the island Capri is definitely worth the money, only to see the very clear and bright blue water and the Blue Grotto. For the more adventurous types, you can also climb up the volcano Vesuvius and see the ruins of the city of Pompei, offering a unique view into daily Roman life in the first century.

Lars After years of going camping in France and Italy, household De Hamer decided to celebrate the high school graduation of Bobby (my older sister) and go on an extensive trip to Turkey. The holiday consisted of multiple five stars hotels and other (less but still quite) luxury resorts. While being pampered in our wonderful hotels in the morning and at night, we went on a variety of cultural excursions during the day. Whether these cultural excursions were to the beautiful beaches to relax or make a great hike in the wonderful pigeon valley in Göreme, we always managed to enjoy ourselves. It was a wonderful experience and I recommend it to everyone, if they have the resources, to visit Turkey and travel through the whole country. Besides that, I loved my last two summer holidays which were biking through the Netherlands with the boys and visit everyone’s parental home. Cheap, healthy and fun!

Theme Meike From the day I was born until I was 18 years old, I always went camping in an RV. It is still my dream to have an RV for myself someday, but until then, my favorite summer holiday is to go camping in the mountains. I really enjoy every aspect about it, from being outside to sleeping in a tent while it’s raining. I mostly enjoy active holidays, where I can go hiking and cycling during the day and sing while my boyfriend plays guitar in the evening #hippie. In the winter, I like to go skiing during the holidays. I really hope that we can all enjoy our holidays this summer, just the way we want to!

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Lotte I love camping as I have always done this with my family, I love the outdoors and community feeling you have on the camping. We have always gone to France, which is a country I love. One of my favorite areas is Loire, where you can see a lot of awesome castles and wine. I also love the south of France, with its beautiful beaches and lovely weather which is a lot more uncertain in Loire as it is located more to the north of France. I would like to explore the east of France some more as we only have been there once.

Cécile I am used to spending the holidays in the Netherlands, which is completely fine by me. My family owns a ship of 30 meters and ever since I was little we were spending a few weeks of the summer holiday on this ship. It does not move very fast, so the furthest we could go in these weeks was to Zeeland or Terschelling. People seem to forget that also in the Netherlands the temperature can rise over 30 °C and is thus a perfectly fine country for a sun vacation. No need for far, expensive, and polluting trips. When I am on the water, I love the opportunity for aquatics like swimming or wind surfing. So, when the weather is nice and I am able to be on the water, I have the perfect vacation. I would also like to add that I really enjoy the Dutch festivals, especially the Zwarte Cross.

Michelle Maybe it sounds silly, but I have a travel bucket list. My goal is to visit all the European capitals before I die. This year I would have reached a new milestone, visiting my tenth capital Dublin, yet Corona had other plans in mind. However, now I have plenty of time to read through my travel diary and dream about the nine cities I already visited. Even though all capitals have their own charm, I see Budapest as my favorite European capital. Its architecture is amazing, as it is intertwined with nature, and visiting one of the many bathhouses gives you the real holiday spirit. On top of all this, the fact that everything is very cheap makes you want to stay there forever. If you get the chance, you must visit Budapest. I guarantee that it will exceed all your expectations.

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Isabel With parents that love traveling to all sorts of countries and places, I feel grateful that I have been able to join them on many amazing travels so far. One of my favorite holidays is our trip to Australia, where we have visited Sydney and Adelaide, and did a road trip in an RV along the east coast. I was blown away by the beautiful coastline, the landscape, the wildlife and the people, who were always so kind and helpful. The latter we noticed while traveling in the RV as well, where suddenly an accident happened further down the road. Due to the small road, there was no way of passing the place of accident, and a long queue of stationary traffic had formed in front of us. You would think that people would get irritated because of the delay, but instead, they got out of their car and started playing badminton or chatting to other people. They created such a relaxed atmosphere, never have I enjoyed a traffic jam like this one. Furthermore, most days were finished with a nice meal prepared at one of the outdoor kitchens that could be found at any camping. Cheers!