Visit Europe with kids
Are you trying to minimise our impact on Planet Earth, reduce our usage of plastic, packaging, energy and water? We are. It’s not always easy – but one of the simplest things we can all do is to reuse things that other people have bought new and then discarded. This saves...
The Colbricon Express – New Gondola Lift at San Martino di Castrozza- Introduction During our winter holiday in San Martino, we had loads of fun skiing and snowboarding. One of the girls favourite piste was Ces, which has a new cable car. Named the Colbricon Express...
Winter Holidays in San Martino We spent December in Iceland, which was wonderful, but for our desert-born twins, it has to be said that it lacked snow. They needed more cold, clear air to satisfy their expectations on emerging from the Middle East into European winter. What better than...
Best Jackets for Iceland Are you planning your big trip to Iceland and wondering what clothes to take? We have just returned from Iceland, the jackets we wore every day were all from the Regatta 3 in 1 range and they were perfect for the Icelandic climate. We enjoyed exploring Iceland...
Perlan is it worth the visit? We visited Iceland in December and Perlan was one top attraction we have seen in Reykjavik’s. It’s a new museum with lots to see and learn. Like everything here it comes at a steep price, however we decided to visit it. Here you can read about our...
Interesting Facts about Iceland – Pin it We spent the whole winter in Iceland, and we love it, despite the fact that Reykjavik in the winter has only 4 hours of light. Besides sightseeing Iceland’s landscapes and museums, we spent lots of time in the local geothermal outdoor...
Iceland in Winter We chose to go to Iceland in December for our winter holiday for various reasons. The girls were dreaming of a white Christmas. Nick wanted to see the Northern Lights and I always wanted to see Iceland and the diamond beach. Another reason to go in Winter was to...
Geothermal Swimming Pools in Iceland What is your first mental picture when you hear “Iceland”? In my case, it’s the Blue Lagoon – the famous hot spring mineral swimming pool in a bed of lava rocks. We haven’t been there yet, and I don’t know if we...
Farm in London London for me is a city with countless (free!) museums, street art performance and office people in white shirts, well-fitted suits and freshly polished shoes. I never thought that in all of this I could find a farm in London. Mudchute Park and Farm. Mudchute Park We found...
I don’t usually sleep in a bobble hat, but usually, I don’t sleep in a van either; especially in October. Camping in October in the UK seemed crazy. But we wanted to show the girls a bit of England, and I couldn’t resist the invitation from Quirky Campers to try one of...
