Articles By

Alyson Long

Things To Do in Bangkok

A “things to do in Bangkok” post could easily turn into a book. This is a city with so many ...
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Old Capital Bike Inn Bangkok Review

Sometimes we all like to stay somewhere a bit special. In Bangkok you can take your pick of the cheap ...
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What is Enough Socialisation? – World & Homeschooling Socialisation

I received an e-mail from a reader recently. He and his wife were thinking of taking their child on a ...
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Hungary Travel Blog (Places & Experiences)

Our Hungary Travel Blog page is based on road tripping our way though the country 4 times. All our experiences ...
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Family Accommodation Budapest. Review

We had such a great experience with this family apartment and hostel in Budapest that it gets its own post. ...
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Best Family Hotels in Bangkok. Reviews and Recommendations

It’s hard to know where to stay in Bangkok and finding family accommodation in Thailand’s vibrant capital is harder still. ...
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Driving Across Europe. Never Again!

We’ve done our share of driving across Europe in the last 18 months. We’ve done it 3 times now, from ...
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Best Family Hotels Cardiff : Reviews

If you’ve visiting Wales’s capital with your family we have a selection of reviews for best family hotels in Cardiff, ...
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Wales Roadtrip, Pembrokeshire to Cardigan Bay

After sitting tight in Tenby for 9 days for the Ironman Wales event, we hopped in the car and headed ...
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Living in Richmond London

Richmond London, in England, is a pretty Thames-side town with stately architecture, passing rowers, great shops and dining, along with ...
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Wales Ironman- He Nailed It!

I’m sure you know that September 17th was the big day, Wales Ironman 2016 and Chef absolutely nailed it! Thinking ...
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Castell Coch, Wales

Driving west of Cardiff you can’t miss a stunning fairy tale castle emerging quietly from the otherwise uninterrupted forest green ...
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Tenby! Registering for Ironman Wales

As the candy houses of Tenby’s harbour glow in the evening light and sheltered boats bob gently just as they ...
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Living in Chiang Mai

Living in Chiang Mai Thailand has been on our radar for years, it’s a city that Chef and I like ...
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Child Safety Wrist Straps, Harnesses, Wristbands and Tattoos

Readers and consult clients are forever asking me how to make sure kids are safe on the road. I don’t ...
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Australia Travel Blog

Our Australia travel blog will help you plan your trip to Australia, we’ll tell you about the best places to ...
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USA Travel Blog

All of our USA content in one USA travel blog page, jump to the USA destination you need. We’ve visited ...
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Guatemala Travel Blog

We spent almost 2 months travelling in Guatemala to create our Guatemala travel blog, a guide, experiences and tips to ...
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Romania Travel Blog (Updated 2024)

Romania was the country that captured our hearts. It came as a total magical surprise, inspiring us to spend 3 ...
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Cambodia Travel Blog and Guide

This page is a Cambodia blog and guide full of personal experiences and travel information to help you plan your ...
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UK Travel Blog

It may surprise you to know that we are actually a UK family travel blog. I am British, I was ...
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Nepal Travel Blog

Our Nepal travel blog will help you in visiting Nepal to trek, to climb, to see the cultural sites and ...
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Wales Travel Blog

Wales is my home country and I love it, despite living abroad now. This Wales travel blog page is to ...
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Sri Lanka Beaches. Which to Choose?

We’ve posted extensively about travel in Sri Lanka, where to go, how to go, what to do, but we need ...
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Best Travel Coffee Maker 2024

If you’re a coffee lover, you’ll want to pack the best travel coffee maker for your style of travel. I’ve ...
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Make Money From Amazon Affiliates, Amazon Affiliates Program Blog & Tips

 I told you I was going to tell you how we made the leap to Living Differently, and Amazon is part ...
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Malaysia Travel Blog & Guide

This Malaysia travel guide will help you plan your trip to Malaysia and let you know what to expect. We ...
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Travelling with Less Clothes and Dumpster Diving

Hi guys, greetings from London where we’re sweltering in the final throws of summer. We made the mistake of taking ...
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Meeting Prince Harry in Kathmandu

I’ve threatened to share this story for months, I finally got around to it. Let’s go back to Kathmandu, it ...
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AirBnB for Families. Finally Winning!

I’m famous for saying that AirBnb is useless for families and we never use it. If you’re not on Facebook ...
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Best Travel Organisers

Travel organisers are lifesavers. I don’t carry much gear for a professional full-time traveler, but I saw these travel organisers on ...
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Does Travel Change You, Finding Yourself

I get ideas for posts in all kinds of ways, sometimes I want to tell a story about some cool ...
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Living Differently, Uncertainties, Stories, and Bookings

My husband (Chef) was on the phone to his sister. She asked where we were, what we were up to, ...
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Living Differently. Owning Less, Living More

4 amazing years of seeing the world, somewhere between 35 and 50+ countries each, an amazing education for the kids ...
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Living Differently

This post, and entire “Living Differently” series, was written when I finally woke up to what we’d achieved, and realised ...
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Greenwich Market Food, Street Food, Food Stalls

Hi! Just a quick blog post about the amazing food on offer at Greenwich Market on the east side of ...
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3 Years of Travel. Thoughts

Shhhh! They’re all asleep. Wiped out like a small pride of lions after a big day on the savannah.  All ...
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Who Reads Blogs?

Who reads blogs? Why do people read blogs and what is the point of blogging? A look at the blogging ...
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Educational Places to Visit in Greece – Mythology and History Tour

Further down the page you’ll find a list of places to visit in Greece, all with an educational, mythology or ...
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Family House Sitting. Yes or No?

I’m going to say what I really feel (surprised, right?) and that is, long-term family house sitting as part of ...
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How to Get to K’gari, Australia

World Heritage-listed K’gari (formerly Fraser Island), the world’s largest sand island, sits roughly halfway up Australia’s east coast in Queensland, ...
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Fear and Panic on the Everest Base Camp Trek. Scary Bridges!

I’ve posted already about how much we loved the experience of trekking in Nepal’s Everest region, so don’t take what I’m ...
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