Amphawa Floating Market is one of Thailand's best floating markets and is an easy distance from Bangkok for a day trip, weekend or overnight stay. It's in a lovely part of Thailand, Samut Songkhram and this area is worth your time. Amphawa Floating Markets are open on the weekends, Friday to Sunday and they are afternoon / evening markets. They officially open between 2pm and … [Read more...]
Cardiff, Wales at Christmas. Winter Wonderland!
A look at Cardiff at Christmas, Cardiff's Winter Wonderland 2019, things to do in Cardiff at Christmas, where to stay, what to eat, winter weather and what to wear in Cardiff and Welsh Christmas traditions. I'm a Cardiff girl, and a traveller, we don't live in Cardiff these days but we love going home to Cardiff Wales at Christmas time.Enjoying Cardiff at … [Read more...]
Nepal with Kids-Altitude, Attitude and Ailments.
If I told you Nepal with kids was easy, I'd be lying. Nepal has been the most challenging place we've ever taken the children, and that includes India, but it's been worth it 1 million times over. They got sick less in India and didn't have to climb any mountains. So here for you, in case you're as crazy as us, is our run down on why Nepal with kids is the best of ideas, and … [Read more...]
Romanian Christmas Traditions
I miss it so much, our village in the far north of Romania. We spent 3 wonderful Christmases there surrounded by winter and Christmas festivities and traditions. We were tourists or expats, barely able to speak the language and with no grasp at all of Romanian Christmas traditions, but we were there to take photos and to show you what life in Romania was like in the depth of … [Read more...]
Museum of Welsh Life St Fagans. Time Travel!
Just outside Cardiff, the little town of St Fagans is pretty and ancient enough to be a museum in its own right. A gorgeous old church and a collection of thatched cottages nestle in the unspoiled green valley. A little further along the road, a lane really, is the Museum of Welsh Life St Fagans AKA Wales National History Museum. I'd never visited until recently and … [Read more...]
Places to Visit in South Wales
There are plenty of interesting and beautiful places to visit in South Wales, I know most of them well, I grew up there. South Wales is an area with much to offer, beaches, history, culture, nightlife and breathtaking scenery being just some of them.I love the area and it's one of many I call home as a global travel blogger. Here are some highly recommended places to … [Read more...]
Bangkok to Chiang Mai. Train, Bus, Fly ?
A favourite part of any trip to Thailand, the Bangkok to Chiang Mai journey, is to be enjoyed not endured. Chiang Mai itself is a fantastic destination, cheap, relaxed and very different to Bangkok. We highly recommend a trip to this part of northern Thailand and exploring further into the mountains if possible. There are multiple ways of getting to Chiang Mai from Bangkok, … [Read more...]
London’s National Gallery of Art For Kids
You will probably only see a collection of art this incredible, free, in London. If you know of any other art gallery like this please else let me know, we'd love to go. We took the kids along to London's National Gallery of Art to see if this art museum would be fun for them, would they enjoy it? It's a good place to go for a wet day in London or as an essential part of your … [Read more...]
Ultimate Worldschooling Ideas, Tips, Destinations and Resources
You're here because you think travel is a great thing for your kids and you've heard of worldschooling and would like to try it. Right? I want to help because world schooling ( global homeschooling, travel schooling, road schooling, nomadic homeschooling) has been my full-time job since 2012, we love learning as we travel and we want more people to try it. My boys are almost … [Read more...]
Travel Gifts For Women
Women who love to travel appreciate it so much when a friend or relative acknowledges how much travel feeds their souls and puts effort into buying a gift that will enhance that passion for seeing and exploring the world. Thanks for finding this page, it shows you care for that travelling woman in your life, I am one too. I've found some travel gifts for women at different … [Read more...]