Visiting the beaches of Normandy, with its wealth of D-Day and world war 2 sites, was on our bucket list of things to do while in France and it’s one of those places that are well worth the visit. They can be accessed easily from either the UK or other parts of France (and … Read more
The town of Colditz lies in East Germany and as such it’s not really on the tourist trail and definitely counts as an off the beaten track destination. There is something quite interesting about the castle here though so if you’re planning on visiting Colditz Castle, which dominates the view over the town, then read … Read more
Venice in winter is an absolute delight. Watching the gondoliers appear through the mist along the canals on a morning is a beautiful sight. Venice is stunning at any time of year, but in winter I think it excels! A friend gave me a book quite a few years ago and in it was the … Read more
Spending Christmas in other countries is always interesting and Paris was top of my lists of places to enjoy the holiday season. When we decided to spend Christmas in Paris I knew that one of the things I wanted to do would be to attend a service at at the historic Notre Dame Cathedral. It … Read more
Spending Christmas in Manhattan is such an exciting thing to do. It seems to have been captured in so many movies and I’ll be honest, if I was to spend the holiday season anywhere in the world away from home it would be in NYC. Funnily enough, spending the holidays in New York was our … Read more
An Amsterdam mini cruise is a really popular way to see the European city from the UK and have a break from the norm without sacrificing too much holiday time from work. Amsterdam is a wonderful city to spend some time in but are mini cruises a good way to explore? And what happens on … Read more
New York City is an amazing place to visit and even more so with kids. It’s such an iconic place, somewhere that we’ve all seen at some point on the tv or in movies and to be there in real life is something else! There are many things to do in New York with kids … Read more
One of the best things that we did when visiting Germany was to see Düsseldorf Christmas market. It’s not included in the top German Christmas markets if you read any of the ‘top’ lists around but as we’d never experienced any before in Germany, we had nothing to compare it to and as such had a … Read more
Coming from the UK we were very excited to be doing our first road trip in the USA and it was a huge one – a Texas to California road trip! If you’re thinking of doing a similar drive and you’re looking for an itinerary that also encompasses Route 66 then I’ve got you – … Read more
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
