Whenever we do a city break with the kids we try and do a family friendly tour of the city. They make such a difference particularly when you’re only in the city for a short period of time. So when we spent a day in Paris over the Summer the first thing I did was …
I know that’s an inflammatory headline but I’ve actually calmed down a lot about the experience since I first drafted this post and I still feel like this! We travel a lot as regular readers of this blog will know, and this year alone have used the subway in New York, the London Underground, Berlin …
Over February half term we spent 48 hours in Berlin with kids. We packed in quite a lot in those 48 hours, and one of the reasons for that was the brilliant tour we did with Tours by Locals. I’ve written a full review of our tour with Tours by Locals in Berlin but with …
I can’t believe we weren’t going to take the kids to Miniatur Wunderland. I’d seen the adverts, had even been given complimentary tickets to try it out, but when I read about it – it’s basically a large model railway I assumed it wouldn’t be something we would like. How wrong I was – we …
Whenever we do a city break with the kids we try and do a family friendly tour of the city. They make such a difference particularly when you’re only in the city for a short period of time. So when we spent 48 hours in Berlin the first thing I did was look for a …
So we have recently just returned from spending 48 hours in Hamburg with Kids as part of a 4 night trip to Germany over February Half Term. Why Hamburg with Kids? I decided on Hamburg mainly because I’d found some cheap flights from Manchester to Hamburg (£30 each one way including priority booking with …
Elbphilharmonie ( pronounced as Elb-phil-har-mo-nie) is a world class concert hall comprising of three concert halls, a Westin hotel, 15 floors of 45 apartments, an 80-metre escalator – the longest in Europe and a plaza flaunting 360° panoramic views of the city. The Elbphilharmonie dominates the skyline in Hamburg and pretty much wherever you are …
Where to stay in Hamburg – A family stay at The Holiday Inn Hamburg Germany I think it’s often tricky to decide where to stay when you head to a city for the weekend. We did Porto with kids in an Airbnb and stayed in a family friendly apartment in Lisbon, but what I loved …
When we read about the Chocoversum Chocolate Museum in Hamburg I knew we had to go. We are dedicated chocolate lovers and this seemed like a great excuse to eat more chocolate in the disguise of learning all about how it was made. What a perfect thing to do in Hamburg with Kids. So what …
I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for Paris and know where my favourite places are, but as we are heading to Paris next year with the kids for the first time, I put a callout for some fellow bloggers to tell me all about their favourite Things to do in Paris with …
We are off to Paris next year and whilst it’s now been a few years since I had toddlers, as I’ve been checking out what we are going to do when we are there, I have been reminded of all the things you can do in Paris with Toddlers. NB: Post has been created in …
Ahead of our trip to Villa Pia in Umbria we spent 36 hours in Bologna with Kids. Read on to see what we got up to and what are our top tips for things to do in Bologna with Kids. Why Bologna for Kids? Our decision to visit Villa Pia at October half term was …
Edinburgh – a compact, hilly capital city that’s perfect for family fun! With 3 days to spare over the school Easter holidays we decided that a city break with our 8 and 5 year old would be a great way to spend some time as a family. Recent research from The Telegraph shows that the …
You may have seen the Mini Travellers’ A-Z of Chester Zoo. Well, this A-Z is for Edinburgh Zoo. Just a few miles from the centre of Edinburgh this is a much smaller zoo, confined by the geography of the hill it sits on. Whilst it does not have many of the ‘big’ animals, there are …