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 stunning in winter with beautiful snow-capped forests and frozen lakes covered with deep powdery snow. Ruka is famed for having snow for more than 200 days of the year, which is why the Ruka Village attracts so many winter tourists. In March, snow clouds give way to clear blue…
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…
PUTTING, PILLAGING AND PIRATES Swash-buckling escapades, water cannon blasts and a search for hidden treasure…not your typical start to a Summer Day! I (Daddy) never got into golf, although I did…
POSTOJNA CAVE There are 7 Natural Wonders of the World, but arguably, in our opinion, there are indeed many, many more. Undeniably the world is a place full of wondrous gems…
