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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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 [...]
Talking Point 11: How many tourists?
Talking Point 11: How many tourists? Have you ever wondered how many tourists are there in the world? No? Well, imagine a million people suspended in the air all around the planet right now. That’s roughly how many people are flying at any given time according to the BBC programme Super Sized Earth, a series [...]
So, here it is Merry Christmas….
So here it is Merry Christmas… Christmas and New Year. 17 days without school. Surely the perfect moment to skip off to the sunshine or a ski slope. And with all those recession busting special offers, accessible at the click of a mouse, it’s never been easier to get away. Unless you are us…. somehow [...]
Adventure Ideas 7: Go Further for Less
Adventure Ideas 7: Go Further for Less Budget Travel Tips: Make your Holiday Money go Further It’s nearly that time of year again; when the turkey becomes turkey curry and the sunshine ads are on the telly trying to sell you paradise. But as the UK teeters on the brink of a triple dip recession not so [...]
Gearing up: Buying a Tent for Family Camping
Gearing up: Buying a Tent for Family Camping In this occasional series of posts, “Gearing Up”, we share tips, lessons and practical advice on different aspects of planning, organising or carrying out different indie style family adventures. Camping has been a big part of our travel style. It’s simple, fun, outdoors and helps keeps costs down. But [...]
Travel without tears: a lesson in accessible travel
Travel without tears What is accessible tourism? Why does it matter? And who benefits from investment into it? I end my season of posts on barrier free travel in Germany‘s Rhineland with a large piece of Black Forest gateaux and a flick through some of the region’s barrier free achievements… Accessible chocolate cake We are [...]
Road Lessons: Tips for long journeys with children
Tips for Travelling with Children Whether it’s a day’s ride in a car, a long distance bus journey or a long haul flight, travelling long distances with children is a different prospect from going it alone. Let’s face it you’re probably not going to be relaxing with a novel or a glass of champagne while [...]
Back Up for any expedition: Thule style
Back up for your expedition -Thule style As kids grow and adventures get more ambitious sooner or later you’ll start to wonder how you fit it all in. Not into your budget; challenging as that is. And not into your diary, although we know how absurd that can be. No, how do you fit all [...]
What am I now? A female solo travel blogger?
What am I now? A female solo travel blogger? This week I am going to Germany. ON MY OWN. As I rarely leave the country without three constantly squabbling accessories, and a husband to shuffle the passports and sort out the car hire, it’ll be a shock to the system. But on the plus side [...]
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