It's been two years of travel now. Two years of us, the boys and our backpacks. Two years of adventure, fun, amazing times and disasters. Two years taking us from Australia to Asia, to Europe, to the Americas and back. If you haven't been following along from the start, here's our journey, the short version. How It Came About? Chef and I have always loved to … [Read more...]
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 being away from friends and family or that they miss pets, bikes and toys. Others feel kids need stability and routine and may find long travel days and uncertainty hard to cope with. I can tell you for sure that my kids do enjoy travel, we have conversations that go … [Read more...]
Tate Modern Kids. Art for Kids Tour of the Tate Modern London.
Having an enjoyable and worthwhile visit to a modern art museum with kids is probably one of the harder tricks to pull off. I've only got my kids to go by. I don't know yours, sorry, but mine have zero interest in looking at paintings and art work unless something seriously kid-friendly and incredible is going on. We took the along to London's Tate Modern Museum and tried a … [Read more...]
Free Things to Do in London With Kids
Readers have been asking me for London itineraries for kids, some sort of plan to make best use of limited time in my home city. I can't really do that, the amount of time you'll want to spend at each attraction will vary enormously and the ages of your children may limit the amount of pavement pounding you can do. What I can do is give you a few suggestions, lets start with … [Read more...]
Kids Cooking Class in Italy. Making Pasta.
I'm never going to be able to eat dried pasta again after our time in Italy. Fresh, home-made pasta, produced with love from the finest ingredients is a totally wonderful eating experience. The pasta is softer, slightly spongy, and soaks up the flavours of the sauce. It's delicious and very more-ish. A kids cooking class in Italy gave my boys a chance to make pasta, from … [Read more...]
Travel With Kids Blog-Not Again!
Travel with kids blog posts are thick on the ground and often carbon copies of each other. Every family travel blogger has his or her own take on how travel with kids should be done. They've all got experience and they all offer advice that works for their family on how to make it smoother or more affordable. But we've not all exactly the same, some bloggers do things that we … [Read more...]
London Science Museum with Kids- (It’s Awesome!)
We've been to several science museums and attractions all over the world. Maybe I’m biased, but in my opinion London’s Science Museum is the best. Some, like Canberra’s Questacon, Malaysia’s Petrosains or Cardiff’s Techniquest have more of a focus on hands-on areas for children but London Science Museum is, for us, a winner. Want to know why? It's a free museum. These days … [Read more...]
Is Cruising Safe For Kids?
Is cruising safe for kids? The tragic February death of a child in a cruise ship's pool has probably added more anxiety to the shoulders of the potential cruise parent. I can only share my experiences and what I saw on our one, rather lovely, cruise read more about it here , but maybe I can help worried parents in forming their own opinions on their child's safety. Before We … [Read more...]
Problems of Travelling With Kids
Problems of travelling with kids, oh yes, there are a few. Some consider them major problems, others, tiny inconveniences massively outweighed by the benefits. We are firmly in the second group or we wouldn't be doing this crazy non-stop travel thing. A reader asked me to write this post a long time ago, thanks Kellie, sorry for the delay, I've been busy travelling with … [Read more...]
How I Became a Road Trip With Kids Ninja!
Yesterday I pulled out all of my road trip with kids ninja skills for a 10 hour journey from Mississippi to Florida. For at least 9 of those hours we were sitting in a car. That's me, my husband and two boys, aged 9 and 7. We've been road tripping with the kids, all over the USA for around a month now, heading from frozen Niagara Falls to the Florida Keys. My road trip skills … [Read more...]