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
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
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
Las Vegas with teens? We’d heard mixed reports about Las Vegas and the suitability of the destination for kids. Some people said they loved it, others said it was completely inappropriate for kids and teens and we should stay away. Las Vegas is such an iconic place though isn’t it? We really wanted to see … Read more
Route 66 and budget might not be two words that seem like they belong together, but actually I think that they should. We had a great time driving Route 66 on a budget and wanted to share some of our tips for doing so. So how much does Route 66 cost? It can, of course, … Read more
As I may have mentioned a few times, this was our first trip to the USA and coming from the UK where we don’t have too many skyscraper skylines, we were pretty excited to see it while in Dallas which is a pretty big city. Every time I saw pictures and videos of the city … Read more
As soon as we knew we were landing in Dallas we knew we had to learn more about President Kennedy and his assassination which happened in downtown Dallas. We were excited to learn that there was a JFK Museum in Dallas called the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza which had loads of information about the … Read more
We absolutely adored our first time in Istanbul and would love to return. If you’re wondering what is worth visiting in Istanbul for kids then read on for what our tips are. We didn’t manage to go everywhere of course! Things to do in Istanbul for kids Istanbul and Turkey are great for kids, the people … Read more
When we decided that we’d travel around Europe in a campervan for our big trip, we felt it would be quite a budget way of doing it. Of course, travel budgets are bandied about quite a lot and I’ve said before that we intend this trip to be at the very budget end of the … Read more