Tag: with kids

How to introduce your kids to backpacking.

How to introduce your kids to Backpacking

Since we started travelling, I have taken our three kids backpacking on three occasions, SOLO, and I plan to do more in the near future. So where have we been? Our first time was a two week trip to southern…
kids to glastonbury

How to take kids to Glastonbury and have fun!

Kids have a bad reputation for ruining things but that really doesn't have to be the case.  Glastonbury is a magical place for kids and adults alike. We have great memories of taking our kids to Glastonbury and other festivals,…
OMis

7 Things To Do In Omis Croatia

What is there to do in Omis, Croatia just south of Split? If you’re visiting Omis, here’s what you can do (with or without kids!). Explore the old town of Omis Omis, which is pronounced Omish, is roughly 25km from…
butterflies

Releasing butterflies in Monteverde

We spent a month in Costa Rica, exploring the east of Sarapiqui, the north-west of Guanacaste and finally the south west of Quepos. On our drive from Guanacaste down to Quepos we decided to spend a few nights in Monteverde.…
travelling alone

What travelling alone with kids taught me

For the last two years the world has been our oyster but what many people don’t realise is that I’ve done it mostly alone and with our three kids. You see, just over two years ago Richard got a new…

Frogs Heaven; It really was a paradise!

In a pretty remote part of northern Costa Rica (Horquetas) where most people visit only to go white water rafting, it might appear hard to find activities to do (click to read activities with kids in Sarapiqui) – especially in the…
Battambang

Battambang with kids? Here’s what to do

Just a short distance from Siem Reap, Battambang looks and feels like a country town, and it’s often overlooked by many travellers, however it is Cambodia’s second largest city and there’s plenty to do.  The city sits on the Sangkae River…
CSI

Get your geek on with CSI Las Vegas

From the moment CSI Las Vegas graced our screens, we were addicted! This was WAY back in the early 2000s though when digital TV was just getting started. However; we could rarely watch an entire season with the episodes in…
Veliko Tarnovo

The Second Bulgarian Empire, Veliko Tarnovo

Veliko Tarnovo is a small town that has a rich and brutal history. Once upon a time it was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire but now this city is a popular destination for travellers as they make their…
Edenland

Edenland: Want to go zip lining in Romania?

When you think of Romania, the first image that your brain conjures up is definitely not zip lining. Right!? So imagine our surprise when we found out that Romania has an adventurous zip lining park on the outskirts of Bucharest.…