PAST TRAVELS 2019

I like to call myself a Travel Writer, but Mummy always refers to us as Bloggers.  Is there really a difference, travel writing is travel writing, right?  Whatever title we acquire, one thing we agree on is that we love travelling as a family.  UK and Ireland staycations, European vacations and throw in a trip or two further afield, and we’re happy campers, yes…we like camping too!  Although, it did rain an awful lot on the tiny island of Ireland in 2019, so the tent only came out once…in our own garden!

Toward the end of a travel year we try to organise the following year’s holidays and, where possible; have them booked, ‘the early bird catches the worm’ and all that.  Sometimes our plans have to be placed on hold.  We had so much planned for 2019 but sadly, many of the plans did not come to fruition.  Our eldest daughter, Lily-Belle, who is in her final P7 year of primary school; is fast turning into a little lady.  Not wanting Lily-Belle to miss out on the last Primary year with her school friends, as well as knowing that not all are going to the same secondary school; we made a conscious decision to prioritise her ‘within 4 walls’ education in 2019.  And, once Lily-Belle goes into high school, for FUTURE TRAVELS, there will be no more taking her out during school term to go on a holiday.

All is not lost.  In 2019 we did manage to squeeze in a couple of great family holidays to Italy, one of our favourite European destinations, and Finland, again, another firm holiday destination favourite.  Our 2020 travels will be a little different as I will be celebrating a ‘milestone birthday‘ and want to visit Asia, a place I have always wanted to visit (and many more on the bucket list).  So the plan is a couple of one week holidays in Europe, throw in a long weekend city break or two on home soil, then have a ‘biggie’ in Asia for my milestone birthday.

For now, we have detailed the places we visited in 2019.  Click on the link, leave a comment and don’t forget to subscribe as we travel | adventure | dream – that way, you’ll never miss another post from our FUTURE TRAVELS.

Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado…our 2019 travels in a (very small) nutshell!

MARCH

Returned to Finnish Lapland for a two-town winter wonderland trip to Ruka and Rovaniemi
   |  Read Post:  Finnish Lapland: Ruka and Rovaniemi

Endured sub zero temperatures as we wet Ice Fishing on a frozen lake in Ruka
   |  Read Post:  Finnish Lapland: Ice Fishing in Ruka

Admired the clear night sky on a magical Starlit Sleigh Ride in Ruka
   |  Read Post:  Finnish Lapland: Starlit Sleigh Ride in Ruka

Watched in awe as the magical Aurora Borealis danced above our heads outside Rovaniemi
   |  Read Post:  Finnish Lapland: Northern Lights

Stayed in a beautiful and isolated Cosy Cottage beside a frozen river in Rovaniemi
   |  Read Post:  A Cosy Cottage by the River – Review

Stayed at the brand new Holiday Suites at Santa Claus Holiday Village in Rovaniemi
   |  Read Post:  Holiday Suites at Santa Claus Holiday Village – Review

APRIL

Tried our hand at River-boat Cruising along the River Thames
   |  Read Post:  River Thames Cruise with Le Boat

Set sail and enjoyed beautiful scenery on Ireland’s longest river, the River Shannon
   |  Read Post:  River Shannon Cruise with Emerald Star

JUNE

Returned to ‘bella Italia’ to explore and enjoy Summer Activities offered in the UNESCO Dolomites
   |  Read Post:  Summer Activities in the Italian Dolomites

Stayed at the family friendly Aparthotel Majestic at the foot of the Dolomites mountain range
   |  Read Post:  Aparthotel Majestic in Predazzo, Italy – Review

A very quiet travel year for The Callaghan Posse but sometimes, family health and education must come first.  And in 2020, although our motto is ‘Not All Classrooms have 4 Walls’, for Lily-Belle and her secondary school, sad to say but her classrooms WILL have 4 walls.  Our 2020 travels will hopefully take us to a few European favourites as well as the world’s largest populous continent of Asia as I celebrate a milestone birthday…the big 50!

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