Do you recognise the U Drop Inn? The one all lit up in neon? You’ll find it in Shamrock TX and if you have kids you might recognise it as what Ramone’s workshop was based on in the film Cars! Now, I’ve wanted to visit Route 66, specifically with our kids, since we watched … Read more
I’ll say this straight away – we loved Texas! We loved everything about it from the people to the food and even the sweltering weather. One of the reasons why we chose Dallas as our first port of call on our US trip was because of a business conference I was attending. I knew pretty … Read more
We had a great time in Dallas, our very first taste of the USA. One of our favourite things we experienced was the drive in movies – something we don’t have back in the UK! Discovering Dallas One of the selling points I gave James and the kids when I was proposing a trip to … Read more
Travelling with teens can be a little tricky. You can scour the blogs and online guides for things to do with kids and they might not be what a teen might be interested in. Either too childish or not pitched at the right level. Ours love history and learning but also appreciate a bit of … 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
Visiting the Highland Games in Scotland is a bucket list item for many heading to the country on vacation. They are a culture filled day out where you can see traditional Scottish sports in action as well as bag pipe playing, highland dancing and food eating! We visited our first Highland Games only a few … Read more
We had a couple of days where we could explore a bit in the Highlands of Scotland, before our house sit actually began so we took the opportunity to explore a bit further afield than our base since we don’t like to go too far away when in charge of pets (even if the owners … Read more
The Isle of Rum lies on the West coast of Scotland and is the largest of the Small Isles, a group of islands that you can reach from Mallaig. Rum has a small community living on it and growing tourism especially considering that not too long ago it was known as the Forbidden Isle and … Read more