A running map of everywhere we’ve been, and every article touching each stop. Updated as we go.

Spain

Our first destination, a full month spent deliberately staying put in San Pedro to decompress before moving faster.

• Eight Weeks In: What We’ve Learned About the Places We’ve Stayed

Albania

Ten days in the south, and where we bought the car that’s carried us ever since.

• The Stranger Who Helped Us Buy a Car in Albania
• Eight Weeks In: What We’ve Learned About the Places We’ve Stayed

Montenegro

• Eight Weeks In: What We’ve Learned About the Places We’ve Stayed

Croatia

A week with grandparents, then a couple of quieter days near Dubrovnik.

• Eight Weeks In: What We’ve Learned About the Places We’ve Stayed
• Where We’d Actually Stay: Family Hotels on Our Radar in Austria and Switzerland (written from here)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar, then a mountain resort near Sarajevo. Our most budget-friendly stop by far.

• Bosnia: Don’t Judge a Book by Its Cover

Serbia, Hungary and Slovakia

A fast-paced week covering three countries.

• Three Countries, One Week: Serbia, Budapest and Slovakia

Poland

Zakopane’s mountains, then six nights in Krakow. Our favourite city break of the trip so far.

• Poland: Mountains, History, and Our Favourite City Break Yet

Austria

5 days across two bases, a last-minute cabin near St. Pölten, then four nights in Mittersill, deliberately choosing somewhere livable over another resort stay.

• Austria: Finding a Base That Finally Felt Like Living, Not Just Staying
• Where We’d Actually Stay: Family Hotels on Our Radar in Austria and Switzerland (written from Croatia, ahead of this leg)

Italy

A last-minute swap for Switzerland, one night in Florence, then two in Rome, wine windows, the Colosseum, and a lot of motorway tolls.

• The Detour We Didn’t Plan: Florence and Rome

France (French Riviera)

A short, three-day stop between Monaco and Nice, timed around a birthday, before flying out of Marseille.

• A Birthday on the Road: Celebrating Away From Everything Familiar

Switzerland

Still ahead, a collaboration in progress for a later date in the year.

Cross-country resources

• What It Actually Costs: Family Travel Across Twelve European Countries
• Crossing Borders With Kids: What We’ve Actually Found
• Our Top Travel Tips From Three Months on the Road

This page will keep growing as the route continues. What else is possible when the map isn’t fixed in advance?