A weekend in Rome. Sounds pretty perfect, right? But what about a weekend in Rome with girlfriends? Woop woop! All my travel posts are about travelling with kids. Because I have two kids and I love to travel with them. Also leaving them home alone isn’t really an option… So I jumped at the chance […]
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Skiing With Kids? Top Tips on Ski Trips as a Family
The first time I ever skied was three years ago. So my first ski holiday was skiing with kids – we were all beginners. We were also a bit of a ragtag group as my husband opted to snowboard – less because he wanted to look cool (ha!) and more because the many knee ops […]
Castles in Germany – Schloss Neuschwanstein, a Fairytale Castle
There are so many amazing castles in Germany. But Schloss Neuschwanstein is the one I really wanted to visit. A Fairytale Castle A fairytale castle. That really is the best description for Schloss Neuschwanstein. Perched dramatically amidst the spectacular Bavarian mountains it is famous as the inspiration for Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty castle. It also featured […]
Corsica with Kids – Top 5 Travel Tips
Why have I never been to Corsica before? I mean, it was always ‘on my list’ but never quite at the top. And now it’s up there with my favourites.. It took (yet another) last minute holiday booking experience (read: this was the only holiday we found that ticked all our boxes…the main ones being […]
Florence with Kids – Top Travel Tips
Florence. Capital of Tuscany, cradle of the Renaissance, ‘City of Art’. It’s romantic, it’s beautiful and it’s brimming with culture. But Florence with kids? Absolutely! Florence with Kids Florence is an easy city to walk around and there are tons of places to eat which is great when you have children who are constantly hungry! Like […]
Slovenia with Kids – Top Travel Tips
Slovenia was another last-minute holiday for us and it couldn’t have worked out better if I had planned it! The kids had two weeks off over Easter (seriously it feels like they are always on holiday…) and we wanted to make the most of it. But we just didn’t get our act together and suddenly school had […]
Lake Como with Kids – Top 5 Travel Tips
We drove up to Lake Como from Florence, arriving mid-afternoon. By that evening, my husband had decided he wanted to live there. Now we have been to many beautiful places, but none have elicited quite so strong a reaction – not sure though whether the greyer he goes, the more he’s wondering, ‘What would Clooney do?’ And although […]
Tuscany with Kids – Top 5 Travel Tips
Ah Tuscany…a dream of a place. Stunning countryside, picture-perfect villages and fabulous food. And I can’t think of many better places for a family holiday than Tuscany with kids. Children are made very welcome in Italy, and there is so much to see and do. For us it was the perfect mix of relaxing (as far […]
Holland with Kids – Top 5 Travel Tips
One of the upsides of living away from home is being able to explore new places. I’ve always loved to travel, and I thought that here would be a good place to share our travel tips on the places we’ve been. But a note of caution: I am not an organised traveller. When it comes […]