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 [...]
Adventures for Men: One to One Father Son Adventures
Adventures for Men: One to One Father Son Adventures A new business venture is setting out to transform the relationships of fathers and sons. Using the Scottish outdoors as a playground, Adventures for Men will give lads and dads the encouragement and space to get to know each other better and build the foundations for [...]
Out Under the Stars: Our Sleepover Season
Out Under the Stars: Our Sleepover Season The Family Adventure Project is having a sleepover. In fact, we’re having loads of them. In different locations. With our kids. Because everyone knows that kids love sleepovers. But they also love their bedrooms. And we don’t want our kids to stay in their bedrooms. So, with the [...]
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 [...]
Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style
Lake District Tobogganing in Bivvi Bag Style Unable to get away during Easter, and tired of the kids niggling each other at home, we take off into the hills around Haweswater in the Eastern Lake District. We plan nothing more than a short hike to a tarn. But then we stumble across some snow, build [...]
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 [...]
Adventure Ideas 11: Winter Switzerland Adventures
This post brought to you by MySwitzerland (with video provided by GoViral). All opinions 100% our own. Are you up for a last minute winter adventure? Before you throw your Ugg Boots at me, no I don’t mean the rubbish winter at home where even the sun is lacking in vitamin D, and you long [...]
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