despite having a one-year old, my wife and i are planning a short vacation (7 nights) this august to europe. we have been to spain, italy and croatia (spain was our favorite). we are mainly interested in scenery and a good local vibe. of the following countries we are considering, any suggestions?br
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french alps or nicebr
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scotland
Scotland and Ireland really are the most beautiful places my friend - and the local people are mostly so nice!br
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Some of the most breathtaking scenery in Scotland and Ireland anywhere in the world i would say!
I second what David has said. I live in Glasgow and can honestly say you won’t find banter like ours anywhere else in the world. The scenery further north is spectacular and there’s so many great little towns with cosy pubs and restaurants. So if you can handle the rain i’m sure you’d have a great time here.
Aye if its scenery ur wanting the highlands are beautiful, walking up Ben Nevis the scenery is just awesome ! 
Wee tour round the ring of kerry and then head up to the giants causeway… Then a pint with in the crown bar! Classic irish tour
If you like isolation / scenery / walking - Donegal in N.Ireland is a good shoutbr
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with plenty of old pubs too
thanks for the suggestions! though i have to assume you all are biased because you live in Ireland!
They do seem a bit biased here :D/PPIt dependsnbsp;on what you’re looking for in a holiday… I would suggest different things:/PPLooking for an all outdoor vacation: wide open spaces, big forests, giant lakes and fjords: take a Scandinavian Road trip through Norway and Sweden.nbsp; Both are great countries and there are (in my opinion) much more possible things to visit then in Iceland.nbsp; The only thing that could tip the balance in favor of Iceland are it’s geothermal springs./PPLooking for sight seeing, relaxing, good food: Provence and Medditeranean in France.nbsp; If you want I can give you a few nice spots to visit there.nbsp; Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Castellet, some old roman ruins in between, vineyards, olives,… as we say in Belgium: “living like god in France”.nbsp; And if you like a good bikeride: Mont Ventoux is a nice one to do on a bike ;)/PPLooking for an active,nbsp;physically challenging vacation: the alps! (obviously 
).nbsp; Mountainbiking, trekking, rafting, paragliding, rock climbing, alpine climbing,… I’m always game for the last two :D/PPIf you want art and history citytrippin’ : Try combining Paris (Louvre, Montmartre) and Prague.nbsp; Of course I’m obliged to mention Belgium in this categorie (Bruges, Gent, Mechelen, Antwerp).nbsp; /PPWell, I suppose this won’t make it any easier to chose
First, I want to say that I think it is hilarious that you are asking for travel tips on a music production tutorial site :DDbr
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Other than that, I would definitely say that Norway is a very beautiful place to visit, just very expensive! And for 7 days, its a long trip if you are flying out of the US.br
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just thot id add in skiing in the french alps ;)br
heading there myself on saturday for a wee break and can’t recommend that highly enough
[quote]bryan spence (20/02/2013)[hr]just thot id add in skiing in the french alps ;)BRheading there myself on saturday for a wee break and can’t recommend that highly enough[/quote]/PPSkiing rules 
Just been to Austria myself.nbsp; Where are you heading in France?nbsp; I would recommend the Trois Vallées (Val Tho, Meribel, Courchevel) or Portes du Soleil.nbsp; although Alpe d’Huez has a big plus too (powderrrrrr!)/PPI didn’t mention it since he was talking about august ;)nbsp; You would have to be satisfied with 500m runs on glaciers like in Saas Fee, Switzerland.nbsp; I’d rather go climbing that time of year.