Travel
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The #DayOutForAll Campaign – Alnwick Gardens*
Being a single mother (wow I say that a lot) means I spend a lot of time with my parents and immediate family. I moved back home so I could have help while Little Miss was a baby, and I’m staying for the time being so members of my family can have her in their life. I lost both my grandfathers in short sucession and it really was a wake up call, I wanted LM to know all our family before it was too late. Of course this means we have a lot of family days out. Days out should be for all members of the family, including those with…
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5 NYC Tourist Hot Spots Worth a Visit*
You might remember that a couple of weeks ago I shared My 5 Must Dos in New York City? And I thought today I would expand on that since I’m still really missing the Big Apple. Not all the places I listed were particularly tourist for people having that “one off” trip. So today I’m elaborating on that sharing my 5 favourite tourist hot spots of the many that are on Manhattan and the immediate surrounding area. Despite having had three trips I still haven’t visited them all, but in my opinion these 5 are worth a visit. The great thing about visiting NYC is that there are passes available…
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Girls On Tour! Great Advice For Mothers Traveling With Young Daughters*
So you have decided to have some quality time with you daughter. Maybe you are taking her to visit a theme park, or you are both going to stay with friends. Maybe you are going to the beach to build a sandcastle? Or to a museum to learn all about her favourite subject? But whichever location that you end up in, you will want things to run smoothly and have the most enjoyable time possible. So read on to find out just how to do this. Minimise stress Going away on holiday, or for a weekend break is meant to be fun for both you and your little one. That…
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Days Out in England – Quentin Blake: Inside Stories at Laing Art Gallery
Despite being ill on Tuesday, Little Miss and I had a day away to Newcastle, just the two of us. We’d been offered complimentary tickets to the Quentin Blake: Inside Stories at the Laing Art Gallery, and being a huge Blake fan, I just had to go. So we hopped on an early train (train tickets having been bought using my Nectar points) and headed down to the city for a few hours. After a morning of shopping and a terrible lunch, I was feeling all but defeated but thankfully the exhibit was lovely and well worth the trip for. I know what you’re thinking, an art gallery with a…
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My 5 Must Dos in New York City
I’ve been lucky enough to visit New York City three times in the last eight years and now that LM is older I’m definitely getting the ache to go back. It’s one of my favourite places in the world, somewhere I feel completely at home. There really is no city like it, there are so many different worlds all on island, it’s crazy. The last time I visited was now almost three years ago (believe me it feels longer) which is probably why I’m starting to miss the place like crazy and since it’s been a while since I did a blog post about somewhere other than the UK or…
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Things I’m Looking Forward to Doing in Disneyland Paris, April 2017
It’s finally nearly time for our second Disneyland Paris trip of the year, and this time we’re going to celebrate the 25th Anniversary in all it’s glory! I did a post like this for our January trip. This time it’s not a surprise, LM knows we’re going and she’s excited. We haven’t bothered to avoid all the spoilers and instead we’ve really enjoyed looking at photos and watching videos of all the new happenings in the parks! We’re going for three nights again and this time we’re staying off site for the first time as we have our annual passes. As we’re going to be so busy the hotel didn’t…
