For Easter this year we headed to Dubai with the kids. We stayed at some amazing properties, did some wonderful things and created lifelong memories together. It's an amazing destination for couples and families alike so here's my top tips and family hotels we loved... enjoy! Disclaimer: although all the pictures are of us all … Continue reading Dubai with kids
Visiting Lapland has always been a dream of mine. Many years ago, when I worked in outbound incentive travel (in South Africa) I sent an incentive group to Lapland Finland. I unfortunately missed travelling with the group so once we were in the UK and I discovered Lapland UK I was determined to go! I … Continue reading Lapland UK
Emigrating during the covid19 worldwide pandemic is not for the fainthearted. This is also not my first post about emigrating to the UK; you can read the other post here. But this post is being written in our final weeks in South Africa before we embark on our move to the UK. where the uk … Continue reading Emigrating during covid19
Emigrating from South Africa to the UK is not a new topic in our household, we actually started discussing it when Tristan was much younger. You can read that post here. It has come up frequently since mid-2019 due to various long term problems in South Africa. In December 2019 / January 2020 we took … Continue reading Emigrating from South Africa to the UK
Packing for an international flight, with 2 kids, takes some pre-planning. Tristan's Trunki was quick & easy to pack. A change of clothes, his dummy, du-du, ipad and a few toys (as we have a long layover on route to UK) and he's ready to go! Grayson on the other hand is another matter completely! … Continue reading Packing for an international flight
Looking for some well priced, family friendly accommodation? Then this post is just for you! We spent our first night away as a family of 4 at the wonderful Schoone Oordt in Swellendam. I have stayed at the property many times before we had kids so never thought about what a wonderful family getaway property … Continue reading Family friendly accommodation just 2 hours from Cape Town
Things to do with kids is a hot topic for every parent! Whether during term time or holidays, keeping kids busy & entertained is a constant job. Tristan is not particularly good at playing on his own at home and currently I've been turning on the TV a little too quickly & often as I'm … Continue reading Things to do with kids in Cape Town
We're off to Bangkok. Well hubby and I are; Tristan is staying at home with my parents. Let me back up here and start from the beginning. Last week I was reading a blog of someone who was in Bangkok and I read a bit to Shaun and next thing he says lets go for … Continue reading We’re off to Bangkok!
Should I stay or should I go? Many years ago, in 2002, I moved to the UK where I lived and worked for 3 years before coming home. I went over on an ancestral visa. Yes, if I'd stayed I could have gotten my British passport by I was young and had had enough of … Continue reading Should I stay or should I go?
Our first family holiday. Shaun, Tristan and I set off on 14th October on a 2,5 week family holiday around the Eastern Cape. We had no idea what the trip was going to throw at us in relation to traveling with a toddler but we were all very excited! We had a lot of car … Continue reading Our first family holiday