Finland first captured our hearts when we visited Santa Claus Holiday Village back in the winter of 2016. Since then we’ve longed to return to this beautiful wintry wonderland to see more of Finnish Lapland’s natural beauty. In winter the lakes freeze and pine trees bend and sag under the load of heavy snow. Just as we fell in love with Italy a few years ago, we are now falling for Finland. So, why did we choose A Cosy Cottage…
Living on the island of Ireland we are very fortunate to live in a rural area with zero light pollution. On a clear night the stars shine brightly and many of…
Located just 200 km to the South East of Rovaniemi and the Arctic Circle, Ruka is a thriving little village in Finnish Lapland. Close to the Russian border, the landscape is…
For as long as I can care to remember I have wanted to see the spectacular Northern Lights in Finland. The colourful dancing lights of the Aurora Borealis, also known as…
Italy is arguably one of our favourite go-to countries when we holiday in Europe. With friendly locals, excellent cuisine, stunning coastlines and fantastic weather; what’s not to love about this wonderful…
BEAUTIFUL TUSCANY For as many years as I care too mention, I have always wanted to experience a wine tasting tour and to understand wine culture. How wine is processed, the…
As 2018 ends and a New Year begins, we thought we’d take a little look back at our first year of Family Travel Blogging. We hope you’ve enjoyed this journey and…
A FIREWORK SPECTACULAR Venice is famed as one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and who are we to disagree. Built on an archipelago (a cluster) of small islands,…
ONE HOLIDAY, TWO PARKS, LOTS OF FUN July 2018, and for the first time since 1995, temperatures have soared to 27°C across the tiny island of Ireland. As a direct result…
Well….we have only gone and won £100k on a scratchcard (not true)! That’s right…ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND smackaroonies! Mummy went out yesterday morning to drop Lily-Belle at school and popped into the…
Around The World In 18 Years went live in 2017 but our family travel blog didn’t officially launch until 2018. Although we didn’t do much in the way of travel in 2017, we did…
