Kirsty Bartholomew When planning trips abroad I love to prepare my kids by reading up as much as we can about the places we’re likely to visit. These children’s books about Italy are some that we have personally owned and loved and others that are well reviewed and I wish my kids were young enough to enjoy … Read more
London is a great city for teenagers with lots to do and bucket loads of history. These 12 cool things to do in London for teens will keep everyone happy without being too young, too boring, and still being loads of fun. I’ve loved taking my teens to London over the last few years and … Read more
London can be an expensive city, even more so when visiting with kids. Finding the best budget family accommodation in London requires a bit of research, but it can definitely be done! Read on and find out some great budget hotel recommendations, where to search for apartments and other options. Budget family accommodation in … Read more
Genoa, or Genova as the Italians say, is a large city on the Ligurian coast and it’s a very popular place to visit since it’s well served by budget airlines and also it’s a cruise stop for those wishing to explore Northern Italy. It was the nearest big city for us when we stayed along … Read more
We decided that visiting Lucca would be the first stop on our Tuscany road trip (the second stop being Pisa as we wrote about here). There are so many to choose from – which one of the cities of Tuscany should we visit? Our reasons for choosing Lucca over more popular destinations such as Florence … Read more
Getting kids excited to go on a trip isn’t difficult is it? But getting them to understand a little about where you’re going can also help build excitement in a different way. When I home educated my kids we’d always search out books about the places we’d be visiting. It was an easy win for … Read more
A trip to Scotland is always a good idea but is it a good place for a family vacation? If you’re wondering about the kinds of things to do in Scotland for kids then read on – spoiler alert, I love it as a family destination! I grew up in Scotland so I know first … Read more
If you’re travelling in Italy with your family you’ve maybe wondered – is Pisa worth it? Can it be a fun day out? We were staying in Italy for a month in our apartment near Genoa and we really wanted to visit Tuscany, so headed there on a day trip one day. We chose two places to … Read more
Can you really do Monaco on a budget? It seems like those words don’t go together doesn’t it? Monaco, the place where the wealthy hang out, surely it can’t be a cheap place to visit? Inside my brain was saying – Good luck sticking to a budget there! But we were determined to visit, and … Read more
We made it to the Italian Riviera after our mammoth road trip journey from the UK to Italy. Phew! That was a journey and a half! Maps are so deceiving when you plan out your journeys huh? Anyway, we arrived in the town of Cogoleto and settled in to our lovely Italian apartment. We … Read more