Raindrops on trailers and toddlers in mittens It’s a long time since I pulled a toddler in a trailer up a hill, but the sensation hasn’t changed. It’s just as painful a business as ever, both mentally and physically. The only difference is it’s not my kid in the trailer today; it’s my 3 year [...]
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Och Aye the Pool. A taste of summer at Gourock Pool
Och Aye the Pool. A taste of summer at Gourock I’m up to my neck in hot water. Hot salty water. Floating effortlessly under a summer sky. It’s a perfect Sunday morning and I am floating free; free as the gulls above as they drift upon the sea breeze. Welcome, dear reader, to the Lido [...]
Gear Guide: Choosing bikes for cycling with kids
Gear Guide: Choosing bikes for cycling with kids We’ve been cycling with kids since they could first hold their heads up and pretty much been through every possible configuration of trailer, bike seat, tag along, balance bike, solo bike and tandem you can imagine as we’ve figured out how to bike with one, two and [...]
No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas
No More Party Bags: 7 Outdoor Kids Party Ideas Are your children’s parties more chore than cheer? Are they costing you a fortune? Peer pressure from other parents and a desire to please our little birthday girls and boys means we can’t quite go back to how it used to be…with a few sausage rolls, [...]
Bike, bus, boot or banger: 4 great ways to see Berlin
Bike, bus, boot or banger: 4 great ways to see Berlin For me, one of the joys of a city break is ditching the car. And in Europe, where parking charges can be astronomical, and traffic terrifying, I wouldn’t dream of taking my own vehicle. While doing without a car can feel like you’ve lost an arm [...]
Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival 2013
Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival 2013 What’s your view on culture for kids? A waste of time? A developmental priority? A welcome distraction from online gaming? In Iceland, it’s highly valued. So much so that they’ve hooked one of their annual city festivals onto it. As the third Reykjavik Children’s Cultural Festival kicks off again this [...]
Algarve beach life – not just for beach bums
Algarve beach life – not just for beach bums I recently spent a week at the beach. Without a sunbed, a novel, sunglasses or a towel. There were no crowds and few other tourists. And no, I didn’t go to Bermuda or The Maldives. I was only a stone’s throw from the main tourist strips of The [...]
Antarctica Empire of the Penguin SeaWorld Preview
Antarctica Empire of the Penguin SeaWorld Preview Antartica is about to get much more accessible. The biggest ever extension to Florida’s SeaWorld is due to open May 2013 and will introduce visitors to The Empire of the Penguin. While in Orlando recently SeaWorld gave us ten minutes behind the scenes with one of the stars of the [...]
Talking point: Body parts and parenting dilemmas
Talking Point: Body parts and parenting dilemmas I think one of the kids has been studying body parts at school. I know this not because she’s brought any home nor because she’s been asking me embarrassing questions at bath time. No, I know this because of a drawing I found left on my desk. It’s [...]
Talking point: Will you please turn out the light?
Talking point: Will someone please turn out the light I am sitting at my desk, in the dark, wearing a headtorch, typing this post with the lights out. Why? Because the lightbulb in the office has blown. It’s been three months now and I still haven’t got around to changing it. Isn’t that a bit [...]
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