Wouldn’t it be lovely to wake up in a different city every morning? Allowing you the question- To explore or not to explore? Choose a day of activity discovering new cities, a cuisine, a new culture or stay on-board for a day of relaxation. This is the essence of cruising. Gone are the days, when…
Zip It, Great Travel-sized Games Tried and Tested
Technology can great babysitter, whether at home or on the road or in the air. Us parents can’t rely on it all the time though, can we? In our quest for highly portable, non-electronic games we’ve stumbled on Zip It from the creator of Bananagrams, the scrabble without a board, word game. It was the…
How to Ace those Airport Queues with the Kids
Getting through the airport formalities with kids is the hardest, most draining part of travel from my expereince. If you get the jitters from the check-in queues, break in a cold sweat from the thought of getting all the kids and hand luggage through security check then here are some tried and tested ways to…
A Family Roadtrip on Scotland’s Iconic North Coast 500 Route
The North Coast 500 route is in the far north of Scotland, starting from Inverness, taking in amazing scenery. It is a touristic route to rival any touristic route in the world! Drive it, walk it, cycle it…however you fancy… just travel the North Coast 500! Inspired by the Proclaimers song: I will walk 500 miles,…
8 Tips to Guarantee Less Stress at the Airport with Kids
Travelling with 3 kids, regularly, on my own. I, all too often, get told: You’ve got your hands full! When you hear that about 20 times within 2 hours you start to believe it … But then if you do believe it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and you’re lost! You’ve got your hands full there!…
3 Amazing Family Days Out on the Gower Peninsula, Wales
Wales has great natural beauty. Having heard so much about how beautiful the Gower peninsula is, the week came the time to explore it for ourselves. Our short week in this beautiful part of Wales did not disappoint. Exploring it with my brood was great fun, perfect for bonding with little modern life distractions. …
How to Get Kids to Climb the Acropolis of Lindos
Lindos is an old town, over 3000 years old in fact. It is one of the highlights of the beautiful Greek island of Rhodes. Rhodes in the past years has become a frontier of Europe, with numerous refugee and migrant boats arriving, camps being set up to process and house people fleeing from conflict and…
The Highlight of Touring the Causeway Coast with Kids
At a time when giants walked the Earth, Finn, the giant, lived in Northern Ireland, and the Giant’s Causeway was his home. For a child the story of Finn, the giant, and the natural, magical playground the basalt formations of this special place create something akin to stepping inside a story itself. The Causeway Coastal route We’d…
Weekend Break in Amsterdam with Kids
Amsterdam is not a city that springs to mind for a family weekend break, right? Well, like most larger cities, that strive to improve their facilities for families living there, Amsterdam has lots to offer for all ages. We love Amsterdam, it’s always been one of our favourite cities with hubby. This city was…
7 Top Tips for Visiting Amsterdam with Kids
Amsterdam is a colourful and fun city with almost as many bikes as the people living there, ten times as many tourists sleeping in the city each year as residents. It offers the perfect city break with kids: Easy to reach- by boat, plane, train or car-, lots to do whatever the weather. It has…