Before my recent visit to China, it wasn't really on my radar. Sure I was interested in China - our three boys are learning Mandarin at school, we all love dumplings and I read Wild Swans and went through a Chinese women in fiction phase in the '90s - but I wasn't sure how I'd go actually travelling through China. Especially with kids. An opportunity to visit on a school tour got me … [Read more...]
Bali with Kids
Back in 2014, Mr SnS and I took our three boys, then aged 7, 5 and 2 - they were pretty little back then - to Bali for the first time. We had an awesome holiday - you can read about it in detail here - but, as is typical of this stage of life, our holiday reflected the pace of this exhausting and hands on stage. Our days were slower, punctuated by early starts, a day sleep, plenty of rest … [Read more...]
Family Holiday Tips, Destinations and Ideas – Part 2
Welcome to the second post in this series on Family Holidays - Ideas, Destinations and Tips (you can catch up with the first here) in which I've asked some of my favourite ladies on the interwebs for their hot tips and traps on all things Family Travel. Why this series I hear you ask? Well, for some us of us, family holidays can be a bit of a mixed bag. When they "work", they're awesome but … [Read more...]
Family Holiday Tips, Destinations & Ideas – Part 1
There's never a time when I'm not planning my next holiday. Whether's it's a weekend away with friends at a caravan park or a family holiday somewhere tropical, I'm always looking ahead to the next thing. I know holidays can be a good idea in theory but hard work in reality - especially when the kids are babies and toddlers - but I still persist. I like to have something to look forward … [Read more...]
Thailand with Kids
After our action packed trip to the U.S. last year, we decided that this year we wanted to mix things up a bit and have some serious downtime. Last year was a massive year for all of us, across all fronts, and we were pretty exhausted by the end of it. We do love a resort holiday, having loved our stays in Fiji and Bali in previous years, but, we decided we'd like to try somewhere different. … [Read more...]
What to Do Before You Go on Holiday
There's nothing like a holiday is there? A chance to relax, reconnect and recuperate. Ah, it's the best. But if you needed a holiday when you booked it, you'll certainly need one after you've sorted everything before you go. And I'm not just talking about packing (I've listed all my packing posts below if you're interested). I'm talking about all those things that are part of our … [Read more...]
