Uncrowded and not hot!
 

Mom and two teens who hate the heat would like to travel to Europe this summer but need to escape the heat. Need to have public transportation. Any suggestions for August?

Lappland? (I'm not sure how good it is on public transportation, though...)

Head out to Scandinavia; Stockholm or Bergen. Expensive cities, but both gorgeous.

moldavia?

The Dolomites? Mont Blanc?

Canvey Island?

Come on, children, play fair. Somewhere northern rather than southern, obviously, but you can't always predict whether or not there'll be a heatwave of sorts. You're more likely to get temperate weather nearer the sea than in the centre of the continent. What sort of heat can you tolerate?

And what sort of things are you looking for?

Scotland?

The UK of course.

If you get really unlucky (though the locals will lap it up) it might reach 26-27C on a good day. But it's just as likely to be grey and miserable the whole time.

And no shortage of public transport.

What is "heat" exactly?

This advert from our leading chainstore offering suntan stuff will tell you all you need to know about British attitudes to (and expectations of) summer sun (you'll need Flash):

http://tinyurl.com/rzzv7

:D

Northern Germany.

For cities with great public transportation, there are Berlin and Hamburg. Both are connected by ICE train and are reachable within 90 minutes.
Hamburg tends to be slightly cooler during summers as its climate is more maritime whereas Berlin has a continental climate.

Outdoor options in both cities are plentiful, both cities are lively, but each of them with a special character of its own. The seaside can be reached easily within an hour by train from Hamburg. From Berlin it might be slightly longer, but there are the nice lakes around Potsdam. And in between Berlin and Hamburg there is the Mueritz and adjacent other lakes that feature a very calm and relaxing environment. And they are much cheaper than the Scandinavian stalwarts of Copenhagen and Stockholm that obviously jump to mind and that have deservedly been recommended here before.

Ireland
UK
Scandinavia

The words "UK" and "No shortage of public transport" in the same post? Oh, the irony of it!

Scandinavia - great weather, REALLY long days, tons to do for people with almost any interest and good public transit. I never understand why more people don;t go here. (A lot of people say it;s expensive - but certainly no more so than London or Rome - IMHO prices are similar to NYC.) Plus almost everyone speaks English.

Other good options: Ireland, Scotland

Iceland is beautiful and never hotin the summer.

Sylt, Northern Germany.

Hi CA,

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Scotland and Sweden.

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