If you’ve visited London over the last few years, you may have noticed clutches of chunky hire bikes sitting at docking stations and being ridden around the city. These public bikes (annoyingly known as ‘Boris bikes’, after the mayor who was in post at the time that they were launched) are currently sponsored by Santander, […]
Why Belfast is great for a family trip with teenagers
I’m taking part in a European City Carnival with a group of fellow bloggers. Each of us is highlighting a different European city which we’ve enjoyed visiting with our families. We’re each creating a post about our chosen city, and linking up with each other’s posts. I’m writing about Belfast, which I visited last summer […]
17 places to find the world of Harry Potter in London
London is a wonderful destination to visit if you’re a Harry Potter fan. There are places across the city which are either mentioned in J.K. Rowling’s celebrated book series or used as locations for the subsequent films, or both. Here are 17 of the best places to go if you’d like to explore the world of […]
Travel tips and ideas for a weekend in Copenhagen
For my birthday last year my husband gave me my favourite kind of present: travel. Specifically, he gave me a trip to Copenhagen, a trip for just the two of us. It took us (him) a while to actually get around to booking the flights and hotel, but eventually, on an April morning 11 months […]
Six great vegan places to eat in Berlin
One of the best things about my trip to Berlin with my 18 year-old daughter was the food that we ate there. (You can read about what we did on our trip in my post Itinerary for a three-night Berlin sightseeing trip with a teenager.) I don’t eat meat and my daughter’s vegan (meaning that […]
5 great things to do in Heidelberg with kids
This is a guest post by Jane Welton, about a summer family trip to Heidelberg, Germany. Jane is a freelance writer and translator who lives in Surrey with her husband and 12 year-old daughter. Jane has spent a lot of time in other European countries and is bringing her daughter up speaking French and German as […]
Things to do in London with kids: March
March in London is as busy as ever – and, as always, it’s a great place for a day out with kids. Each month I publish a roundup of some of the best things on offer in the capital for families. Here’s my selection for this month. The Art of the Brick: DC Super Heroes […]
Oskar Schindler’s Factory, Kraków
As I listen to Anna, my guide, telling me about what life was like here during WWII, I look down. What I see makes my stomach clench in disgust. I’m standing on a floor which is tiled with swastikas. I want to get away from this room, but I stay and listen, and look, taking everything […]
A weekend in Kraków, Poland
I’m just back from my first ever trip to Poland – I spent the weekend exploring the beautiful city of Kraków, the country’s former royal capital. The night before… As my flight was leaving at a very early hour on Friday morning, I booked a hotel and parking package through Holiday Extras (my trip sponsors). […]
Our trip to Porto, Portugal’s second city
We spent a couple of of nights in the fascinating city of Porto on our summer trip to Portugal. I was travelling with my husband and our two children, 18 and 13 at the time. If you’d like to know about the rest of our Portugal trip, you can read my posts about Lisbon and […]
