Travel

Travel posts on this travel blog. Where to travel, how to travel, why to travel with a leaning towards with kids or family travel.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Who are World Travel Family?

World Travel Family is the name of a website or blog belonging to the Long family, that’s us. I’m Alyson ...
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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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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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Do Kids Enjoy Travel? Reasons They Do

I’ve been asked more than once if my kids enjoy travel. Some readers are concerned that children could be sad ...
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Loving Anjuna and Getting from Goa to Kerala

A week in North Goa, now it’s time to move south for our flight out of Kerala to Nepal. I ...
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Cruise Ship Shore Excursion in Cochin Kerala.

If you read my post yesterday about our day in wonderful Mumbai, you’ll know that we enjoyed our first ever ...
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Brisbane Travel Blog

As Australia’s 3rd biggest city and an increasingly popular tourist destination for domestic travellers alongside those from Asia, Europe, the ...
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Do We Travel Because We’re Unhappy?

A new year is just around the corner, all sparkly and shiny and waiting for you and me to enjoy. ...
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What Will My Boys Remember?

You may think we’ve not been to many places in 2014, after all, we’ve been exploring London in minute detail ...
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Harry Potter Experiences Around The World

What are the best Harry Potter Experiences around the world? Harry Potter experiences can be found in theme parks in ...
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How to Save Money on Flights with Skyscanner-But Should You?

Of all the tools we used for finding bargains in the travel world, Skyscanner was number 1, until the day ...
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Kayaking in Vang Vieng and Caving Tubing

A reader has asked for information on the kayaking and caving trip we took in Vang Vieng Laos, so, happy ...
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We’re Not a Budget Travel Blog

Yesterday, a potential hotel sponsor asked me “Can your readers afford us?” That’s a perfectly reasonable question, we’ve written post after ...
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The Importance of Memories.

We are what’s called a digital nomad family. This means that our ability to generate a location independent income while ...
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15 Top World Landmarks You Shouldn’t Miss

I’ve just checked out Trip Advisor’s Top 25 Landmarks in the World, as voted for by readers. I’ve only been ...
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Tips For Avoiding Mosquitos. Travel & Mosquitos

Many travellers encounter mosquitoes or mosquitos (both spellings are correct) as they travel in warm and tropical climates. We have ...
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How Does House Sitting Work?

House sitting is a mode of travel in which a volunteer moves into a house to take care of pets, ...
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What to Look For in a Hotel for Your Family Holiday

What to Look for in a Hotel for Your Family Holiday Choosing a hotel for your family holiday is a ...
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Skiing With The Family – Tips

Family holidays are one of the greatest pleasures in life, but as with all good things, they can be quite ...
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One Day in London

Today was declared computer free day, we’ve all been wired up to the internet far too much lately. I’ve been ...
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Inside Cabin or Outside Cabin on a Cruise Ship?

Should you choose an inside cabin or an outside cabin on a cruise ship? I should say stateroom, they call ...
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Family Travel Blog, Travel With Kids (Tips)

We are a family travel blog, travel with kids is easy and good for families and parents alike, often. Here ...
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How to Have Freedom and Change Your Life. Finding Freedom in Life

We’ve been “Living the Dream” for 2 years now. We’ve been travelling full-time, seeing the world and spending most of ...
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What is Forest School? Worldschooling in London

We attended Forest School in London for 2 or 3 terms during our second year of full-time travel. We incorporated ...
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What Did it Cost to Travel the World for a Year?

Now in year 5 of full time travel, I can’t believe we travelled so cheaply in year one. We had ...
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The Crappy Bits From 1 Year of Travel – Travel Lowlights

We’ve had our share of ups and downs over the last 12 months of non-stop travel. We’ve had a fantastic ...
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Travel Highlights From One Year of Travel

Travel highlights from the first 1 year of a multi-year trip. Yes, it’s true, we’re just coming up to one ...
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Our Cruise on Norwegian Epic.

Hello from our Atlantic Crossing cruise on Norwegian Epic! Epic is a beautiful ship and we’re off to a good ...
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Travel is a Waste of Money: Discuss

A percentage of the global population think that travel is a waste of money. It had honestly never crossed my ...
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