Travel
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Unusual Things To Do In London*
If you’ve never visited London, you’re missing out. Perhaps you did visit, but you spent time doing standard ‘touristy’ things that pretty much everybody does. You need to branch out! The great thing about London is that it literally has something for everybody. There are so many diverse cultures to be found here, and you can feel like you’re in a completely different place depending on what part you’re in. If you want to come up with some unique things to do in London, then check out these ideas: Go To Brick Lane Market Everybody has heard of Camden market, because that’s pretty much where everybody goes. That doesn’t mean…
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Travel Content // A Whole New World*
There is a beautiful song in Aladdin which starts with the words “I could show you the world, shining, shimmering splendor” and this song does touch the hearts of so many. Taking the opportunity to show your children the world is one of the greatest gifts you can give them when they are a child. You need to ensure you are choosing age appropriate trips; younger children will prefer seeing America via Disney Parks whereas older teenagers might enjoy a week in Italy looking at galleries. Unfortunately, there aren’t many of us who have a flying carpet, which means traveling becomes a pretty expensive business. Especially once your children have…
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Tips for Making Train Travel With Small Children Easier*
It’s not secret that I do a lot of travelling by train with Little Miss. In fact, before she was 5 months old I’d already taken her from Lincoln to my home town, and from Lincoln down to Cornwall which was about a 10 hour journey. It’s no wonder at the age of 5 she’s such a seasoned traveller! I don’t drive so anything long distance is undertaken by train and over the years I have learned ways to make it easier which I want to share today. No one should be put off by the daunting task of train travel with a child, in fact, most children relish at…
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Have the Best Time in The Bahamas*
When you think about beautiful beaches, endless streams of sunshine and relaxed living, the Bahamas is probably the first place that comes to mind. Made up of no less than 7000 separate islands and in excess of 2,000 tiny cays, in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the Bahamas is a dream holiday destination for many. However, so few people really make the most of their time there, choosing to spend the bulk of their vacation on the beach. Although the beaches are indeed beautiful and spending time there is like visiting heaven for a while; there is so much more to do when you’re vacationing in the Bahamas.…
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Doing Disneyland Paris on a Budget Part 1 – Transport, Accommodation & Tickets
Almost two years ago I did a post about doing Walt Disney World and Orlando on a budget. Although I have been lucky enough to do Florida 4 times in less than two years, I won’t be back this year no matter how much I budget. Instead we’re settling on multiple trips to Disneyland Paris and a few trips to London, all this roughly comes to the price of our very first trip to Florida back in April 2015. In the past two years prices have increased due to the unstable economy and just general inflation making it harder for me to afford it as a single parent without giving…
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Days Out in England – Bones Exhibition at The Great North Museum
Yesterday we continued our trend of having a day away during the school holidays. During Christmas we ventured up to Edinburgh to enjoy the Christmas Market, so this time we headed south and went to Newcastle. Since our #littlediscoveries adventure last year we discovered some great new places including The Great North Museum that Little Miss really enjoyed and when I heard they had a new exhibition on I decided we should go during half term. I asked my mum if she wanted to come with my nephew as he’s really into bones and even wanted to be an archaeologist at one point! So we booked trains and exchanged some…