Travel
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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…
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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…

















