Articles By

Alyson Long

Hijabs and Sri Lanka

This morning at sunrise I sat down to my computer to start my work for the day. It’s what I ...
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Things to do in Cuba for all age groups

Cuba is changing. The decades-old American embargo is being relaxed this year, and a 2010 government decree is allowing private ...
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Jaffna Sri Lanka, Why You Need to Visit!

Our last month in Sri Lanka was all about getting to Jaffna, this almost newly open destination was top of ...
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Why Travel With Kids

Why do we do this crazy thing, why travel with kids? More importantly, why we think you should travel with ...
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Vegan Travel is Hard!

My first attempt at being vegan while travelling failed miserably in the face of London and a surprising lack of ...
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Best Travel Neck Pillow That Could Work!

I state very clearly on my Travel Gear page ( our main packing directory), that we do not carry travel neck ...
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6 Places to Ski Around the World, You Might Not Know About

When we think of skiing we normally consider Europe, the United States or Canada. Australians often head to Japan or ...
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Kathmandu to Lukla

You can get from Kathmandu to Lukla on flights (helicopter or small plane), bus, jeep, you can walk, or use ...
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Everest Region Trekking, a Dream Come True.

If you follow our Facebook page and Instagram feed you’ll know that we’ve been trekking around the Everest region, with kids ...
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The Paradise Resort & Spa, Dambulla Review

The Paradise Resort and Spa Dambulla Sri Lanka (formerly Green Paradise, now Occidental Paradise, also near Sigiriya), was my personal ...
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Kandy to Anuradhapura

Why go to Sri Lanka’ s second ancient city, Anuradhapura? It’s a long way north and getting to Anuradhapura (for ...
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Eden Hotel Sri Lanka. Beruwela Beach, Sri Lanka

If you’re looking for a luxurious, relaxed, ocean-side stay during your time in Sri Lanka, the Eden Resort and Spa (Agoda ...
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Templeberg Villa Galle

Our third villa stay of this Sri Lanka trip, at the Templeberg Villa Galle, brought us a totally different experience, ...
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Ambalangoda Beach Villa, The Max Wadiya

The Max Wadiya villa on Ambalangoda Beach is something totally different, for us and probably for you. We normally talk about ...
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To the Bride Who Got Soaked in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka.

We were sitting on the headland in Unawatuna, just chilling at sunset, watching the waves come crashing in, when a ...
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Balapitya Beach – Sri Lanka Without the Crowds

Balapitya Beach is a peaceful stretch of shoreline punctuated with feature boulders forming sheltered rock pools on Sri Lanka’s west ...
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Sri Lanka Bandaranaike Airport, Colombo. Arrival at Night

Sri Lanka’s main international airport is not in Colombo, it’s about 35 Km outside Colombo Fort Station (bus and train) ...
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Planning A Big Trip

This post is about the planning stage of travel. How we do it and how you could do it. How ...
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Best Asian Beaches to Explore With The Family

Asia is full of brilliant, sun-drenched beaches that all the family can enjoy. If you’re committed travel-lovers looking for a ...
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Park City With Kids and for Families

Park City, Utah, USA is stuffed with family-friendly things to do, making it a great stop on your road trip ...
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1 Year 16 Countries and Blogging Progress

It may look like we’ve spent most of 2015 not travelling, sitting here in our little house in Romania, but ...
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Strewing The World. Strewing, Homeschooling and Worldschooling

Strewing. What is strewing? Strewing is a common word in homeschooling or unschooling, what does strewing look like in worldschooling? ...
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When Kids Don’t Want to Travel

“You’ll have to drag me back to India kicking and screaming.” Great. That’s what my elder son, light of my life, ...
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Prague With Kids

A special Prague with kids tour was high on our wish list as first time visitors to the Czech Republic, and, ...
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Duncan Ridgley-Somewhere Different Book

I’m going to introduce you to our neighbours and share a book, Somewhere Different, with you. I want to let you ...
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London to Romania by Car

Yes, you can drive from the UK to Romania by car. It’s very easy to just drive onto a ferry ...
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Where to Eat in London on Vacation

Where to eat in London for those of us who love good food and want to keep an eye on ...
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Romanian Village Life

Our lifestyle isn’t conventional. We travel and have done for over 2 years now, we do unusual things like falling ...
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Winning The Lifestyle Lottery

Many people talk of travel when they win the lottery. That would be what it would take for them to ...
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Best Scuba Diving Books

A collection of recommended best scuba diving books, by divers, for divers. We bring together our favourite books from 20 years ...
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Location Independent Family, Solopreneur, Digital Nomads, Freedom!

Things gradually changed here at World Travel Family, our blogs started to follow a new course and we’re starting to ...
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Best Books About India

With your India trip still months off, what better way to indulge your love for a country and learn a ...
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Travel Budget? We Don’t Set One

It’s true. We are great at budget travel – without a budget. People ask about our travel budget, what it ...
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Family Biking Tips, Trips and Holidays

By travelling, we see the world and to learn about it while enjoying family time and making memories. You all ...
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India Travel Blog

In this India Travel Blog page, we’ll try to prepare you for India and give you some tips to make ...
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Thailand Travel Guide For Beginners!

This Thailand travel blog and guide has all of our best Thailand travel information, tips, stories and experiences to help ...
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Cheap and Budget Family Accommodation in London

In this post we share the some of the cheaper family accommodation in London that we’ve used over the years. ...
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2 Years of Travel, Where Have We Been and What Now?

It’s been two years of travel now. Two years of us, the boys and our backpacks. Two years of adventure, ...
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A Village in Rural Romania

What do you imagine Romania is like? I’ll stake cash that you wouldn’t imagine the rural paradise we’ve found ourselves in. ...
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Bucharest Romania Travel Blog & Guide

Romania isn’t a common travel destination and it’s one that we ended up visiting by happy chance before living there ...
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When Natural Disasters Affect Your Travel Plans. Recovering From India

One day we were enjoying India in beautiful Kovalam, planning our next-day flight to Kathmandu and subsequent overland return to ...
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Luxury Family Apartment in Central London

This family apartment in Kensington,London, was so lovely that we just wanted to drop the packs and stay forever. It ...
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