Stupinigi with Kids: Tickets, Bus from Turin & Our Visit
On the first day of our 2018/19 winter trip to Turin, my sister said there was a place she wanted to show me. From her photos, I was sure she meant Venaria Reale, which we’d…
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Annecy with Kids in Winter: Canals, Lake & Christmas Market
We saw Annecy with kids on a cold, bright December evening in 2018. Damian was 5 and Marc was 2, and we were staying with friends who live in Cruseilles, a village about 20 minutes…
Le Hameau du Père Noël: Santa’s Village Near Annecy
Thirty minutes from Annecy, thirty minutes from Geneva, there is a hamlet in the woods where Father Christmas lives. Le Hameau du Père Noël at Saint-Blaise, up at the Col du Mont-Sion in Haute-Savoie, is…
Geneva, Annecy & Haute-Savoie with Kids: 5 Days in December
In early December 2018 we flew from Barcelona to Geneva for five days with friends who live in Cruseilles, a village in the Haute-Savoie between Geneva and Annecy. Damian was 5 and Marc was 2.…
Tenerife in Winter with Kids: Where to Stay, Weather & What to Do
Every winter, when Europe goes grey, the same island fills up first. For fourteen years I worked on the hotel side of the travel business, and Tenerife in winter was one of the most in-demand…
Fez With Kids: 10 Things We Did in the Medina (With a 4- and 1-Year-Old)
Our Fez guided tours were hosted by Viajes Marrakech. Opinions, and the stroller struggles, are our own. In June 2017 we took our two boys to Fez: Damian was 4 and Marc was 1, still…
Things to do with kids in South part of Sardinia.
Discover Sardinia with kids is a priceless opportunity. To share with them a different country and culture it is lovely. Sardinia is a huge island, and you will never get bored when visiting the area…
Things to Do in Lanzarote with Kids: 10 Family Favourites & Prices
We spent four days in Lanzarote in November 2017, from the 5th to the 8th, with Damian, who was 4½, and Marc, who was 1½. We stayed in an apartment in Arrecife, without a car:…
Gozo with Kids: 7 Best Things to Do, Beaches & Where to Stay
The first thing our boys did in Gozo was cross the sea. Neither had been on a ferry before. Damian was five and Marc was two, and for twenty-five minutes they ran between the windows…
Menorca with Kids: Best Beaches, Where to Stay & What to Do
We went to Menorca for five days at the end of September with a five-year-old and a two-year-old, and by the third day I had stopped planning. That is the thing about this island: it…
The 7 Lighthouses of Menorca: How to Visit Each One
Menorca is 53 km from end to end and it has seven lighthouses. We reached six of them in five days, mostly by accident — you set off for a beach, see a white tower…
Best Sunsets in Menorca: 5 Spots and What Time to Go
By the third evening of our trip Damian was asking about the sunset before dinner. He was five. That is the thing about watching the sun go down on an island — it costs nothing,…
Menorca Beaches with kids.
Menorca has been a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve from 1993. This means that it´s beaches are truly protected. Menorca beaches have crystal clear turquoise waters, a total paradise for any traveller. Menorca is 216 kilometres…
5 Days in Menorca with Kids: Our Day-by-Day Itinerary
We had five days and four nights in Menorca at the end of September with a five-year-old and a two-year-old. We saw at least three beaches a day, drove the length of the island twice,…
Calella de Palafrugell: Beaches, Walks and Where to Stay
We had lived in Barcelona for years before we finally drove up to Calella de Palafrugell, and we gave it one Sunday. That was the mistake. By the time we were driving home I was…
Discovering Catalunya En Miniatura with kids. Perfect getaway with kids.
There is a park thirteen kilometres from Barcelona where the Sagrada Família comes up to your waist, Montserrat fits in a field, and a child can walk from Girona to Tarragona in about four minutes.…
Kayaking With Kids in Barcelona: What We Got Right and Wrong
We’ve taken our two boys out in kayaks on flat water, on the sea and on a reservoir, over several years, working towards one thing: a full day in a kayak. This is what we…
Festa Mayor with kids– Gràcia Street Festival. Barcelona with kids.
For one week every August, the residents of Gràcia turn their own streets into cathedrals, jungles, underwater worlds and outer space — built by hand, out of recycled plastic, cardboard and bottle tops, over months…
European Balloon Festival, Igualada: Go for the Night Glow
To this specific edition we were invited by Barcelona És Molt Més and Anoia Turisme for an instagrammer event that was organized in Igualada. We were happy enough to participate at this event and see…
Ferrari Land: €1 as an Add-On, €19 Alone — Is It Worth It?
Ferrari Land is the only Ferrari theme park in Europe, it sits inside the PortAventura resort at Salou, and the most useful thing anyone can tell you about it is a pricing quirk. Adding it…