Archive | March 6, 2013

Propeller Island: Not a hotel, an art exhibition

Propeller Island City Lodge Berlin

Propeller Island City Lodge in Berlin isn’t your normal hotel. It doesn’t always have staff, or indeed guests, it doesn’t promote itself and you can’t book online. But it does have coffins, and cages and upside down rooms. You see it’s not really a hotel at all; it’s a work of art, a living installation, a temporary exhibition space. And you can [...]

Art and Culture, Berlin Stories, Featured, Germany, Places to Stay March 6, 2013
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Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style

Toboganning in a survival bag

Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style Unable to get away during Easter, and tired of the kids niggling each [...]

Activities April 8, 2013

Adventure Ideas 7: Go Further for Less

Money and Piggy Bank

Adventure Ideas 7: Go Further for Less Budget Travel Tips: Make your Holiday Money go Further It’s nearly that time [...]

Ideas December 10, 2012

Adventure Ideas 4: Go deep, high, eco or mad

Diving lesson kids

Adventure Ideas 4: Go deep, high, eco or mad Do you remember when ‘family friendly’ meant a kids’ club and [...]

Ideas October 30, 2012

Why not pop in somewhere different?

Pop up Bike Shop Manchester

It’s so easy to go to the same old places, do you know what I mean? When desperate for a [...]

Biking October 1, 2012

Can comic heros save us from death by detergent?

How do you save an iconic lake from death by detergent? It’s a job for superheroes and needs community involvement, [...]

Conservation September 24, 2012

Living with lava – family life under a volcano

Eyafjallajokull Visitor Centre

Family life in the shadow of Eyjafjallajökull How do you feel about volcanoes? Would you give your right arm to [...]

Adventure Islands September 13, 2012

I believe in the creature from the deep

Ice Monster

Sorting out what Icelandic people really believe in is a time consuming business. But, having spent a week in Reykjavik [...]

Adventure Islands August 22, 2012

Lake District Via Ferrata at Honister

Via Ferrata at Honister, Lake District Want to test your family’s head for heights on a low risk, high thrill [...]

Climbing June 18, 2012

Adventure! on the timetable at Adventure Schools

 Adventure! on the timetable at Adventure Schools If you live in the UK’s Capital of Adventure, why would you want [...]

Education May 25, 2012

Does a happiness revolution sound like this?

Is this the sound of a happiness revolution? After making music with carrots, I figure I should be able to [...]

Adventure Islands May 1, 2012

8 things that make Iceland sooo creative

What makes Icelanders so creative? It’s perhaps an understatement to say that Icelanders are a quirky nation. But what makes [...]

Culture April 29, 2012

Culture & happiness at Reykjavik Festival of Children & Culture

When we set out to visit the Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival we knew relatively little about Iceland, Icelandic culture or [...]

Art and Culture April 23, 2012

An unexpected cultural education: Vaisakhi Southall

An unexpected cultural education: Vaisakhi Southall Driving back from our Twin Theme Park Adventure we stopped at some traffic lights [...]

Art and Culture March 30, 2012

Magic behind the Magic: Harry Potter Studio Tour

Magic behind magic: Harry Potter Studio Tour Never before has a children’s story managed to combine real life and magic [...]

Attractions March 27, 2012

Feeling the Lego force at Star Wars Miniland

If you’re a Star Wars fan or live with one, either human or droid, you’ve probably already come across Star [...]

Attractions March 26, 2012

A Blue Sky Go Green Go Lake District Travel Plan!

10 Ideas for cleaner, greener Lake District travel As a family of cyclists the idea of holidaying without a car [...]

Conservation March 19, 2012

You can go to the moon… making dreams happen

The moon, dreams and making them happen The moon is the muse for a group of six artists exhibiting at [...]

Art and Culture January 9, 2012

Geocache City: Touring Krakow by Geocache

Market Square Krakow

Geocache City – Touring Krakow by Geocache We are in front of a shrine to Mary, in the centre of [...]

Cities September 2, 2011