It was a dream come true: buying a sailboat and setting off on a long sailing adventure during the summer. Yet within a week we were very close to giving up. The dream was turning into a nightmare. Nothing was going our way: things didn’t work or broke, the weather was not on our side- […]
Travel Games, Tried and Tested, to Always Carry in your Bag
Long haul trips whether overland, on the water or in a plane mean keeping the kids entertained. In issue 2 of Inspireroo, we try out some of the newest travel games for kids in our tried and tested section. Discover which travel games will keep the kids entertained in a car, on the plane, in […]
50 Great UK Family Travel Instagram Accounts to Follow
We get a lot of inspiration for our travels from Instagram. Instagram has the ability to instantly transport you to a destination, convey a feeling of a place near or far. The visual draws you in, the captions keep you engaged. There is a lot of debate around how reality versus the Instagram- idyll stack […]
Trento, Italy… 3, 2, 1…go
Trento in Trentino…3 days, 2 kids, 1 authentic Italian city Trento is a perfect family destination. Set in a valley en route from the stunning northern shores of Lake Garda to World Heritage site of the Dolomites, the Alps and Austria; Trento has held a strategic position for centuries on a frontier of invaders, now, […]
Via Ferrata with kids in Arco, Italy
The Dolomites and North italy are famous for their high “hiking” routes involving Via Ferrata, Iron roads. The Via Ferrrata are steel ropes fastened to the rock surface to allow hikers and climbers to clip their climbing harnesses in, complimented with steel ladders and pegs to help climb places where there are no natural foot […]
Oakley Super Coil, the best flip flops ever?
As a traveller, out and about a lot, finding myself needing different footwear for different activities, I’m always on the lookout for versatile, comfortable footwear. A couple of years ago, sitting on the shelves at TK Max I spotted a pair of flip flops. The brand sounded familiar, Oakley, not for shoes, but something else. […]
7 Reasons to Visit Hamburg with Kids
In the spring I attended a conference in Hamburg and had the opportunity to do some sightseeing too, just me, without the kids. A rarity! Coming to Hamburg, I had few preconceptions and had little knowledge of this city. All I knew is that Hamburg is a German city that’s also one of the biggest […]