Awesome thread.
I have a chunk of about 3 weeks off next July, and I'm trying to get started on planning a family trip with our boys (will be 15 and 12). I'm really tempted by the Germany/Alps stuff above (been there and loved it), but I think I'm going to save that for when they're a little older and can appreciate the finer points of Bavarian/Czech brewing. The other idea I'm throwing around is the British Isles. This would be our first overseas trip as a family, and neither my wife nor I have been there.
I'm sure I'll pester the board in detail when I get to serious planning, but at this point I'm just trying to get a general framework. I have a Griswoldian tendency to overdo/overplan, but at the same time, I'd like to get the most out of the trip since it's an investment getting over there, and we don't have a lot of summers left with them under our roof.
Here are the nebulous ideas I have floating around in my head, without a lot of specific research (beyond what I've read on Shaggy/Surly) yet:
Ireland:
-- Probably fly into Dublin and spend a couple days to adjust, but planning to spend more time out of the city.
-- A few days in Galway (sounds like our speed)
-- Doolin/Cliffs of Insanity Moher
-- Ring of Kerry/Gap of Dunloe area
Scotland:
--Edinburgh
-- Glasgow
-- Isle of Skye (hiking and Talisker)
-- Islay vs. Inverness/Highlands/Spey?
London:
-- 3 or so days to hit some high points, eat good food, let my wife see royal shit, fly back
Is this too ambitious to try to cover in one trip?