Part three and the final leg of our UK Road Trip takes us from Scotland to Ireland. From Edinburgh through Cumbria’s Lake District where Beatrix Potter once dreamt up Peter Rabbit, through Yorkshire to delve …
Escape To Belfast
I have an important bus to catch. I’m on my way to Belfast to explore the city, follow the story of Titanic, watch our first major boxing event and most importantly, spend the weekend with …
Bucket List Road Trip USA
How can we describe the excitement two weeks before we start the biggest road trip of our lives? It’s paralyzing as we deal with sleepless nights and days that seem to drag on and on.
UK Road Trip Part 2: London to Edinburgh
Part 2 of our UK road trip takes us from the English to the Scottish capitals during the warmer months of June and July. Here we share our personal experience of our road trip from …
UK Road Trip 2018 Roundup
This UK Road Trip roundup post is packed with facts, figures, and feelings as we flashback to our first six months of full-time family travel. We share what this trip has meant to us and …
UK Road Trip Part 1: South England
See a beautiful part of England through our eyes in UK Road Trip Part One. Explore in and around the city of Bath, our old hometown Hungerford, Royal Windsor, and the most famous of all, The …
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe – Gilded Balloon Press Launch
Have I told you that we love comedy? We’re big fans of stand-up comedy. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the mother festival of all arts festivals in the world and comedy is her favorite child. At the Gilded Balloon Press launch, we get a glimpse of their line-up for this year’s Fringe. But what is The Fringe? Read on.
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A Day To Explore Maritime Greenwich In London
On the top of the hill in Greenwich Park sits the Royal Observatory and the Meridian Line. At the foot of the hill is the National Maritime Museum, The Queen’s House and Greenwich Park Playpark. …
An Afternoon Walk Around London
Late one summer afternoon we go for a walk around central London to show the kids some of its famous sights. Explore London on foot.
A Day At The Natural History Museum In London
The Natural History Museum is one of our favorite places. Brendan and I’ve been there a few times pre-kids and we took them when they were little too. Now that the children are older, we couldn’t …
Explore England: Lacock Abbey – The Birth Place of British Photography
It’s Royal Wedding Day and it’s bright and sunny in the UK. We’re on the move and there’s excitement in the air as we further explore England. This leg of Road Trip UK follows the …
Explore England: Wantage, Newbury, Bedford, St Ives
Part 2 of our travels in March as we start to explore England and visit Wantage, Newbury, Bedford and St Ives.
June Is Gone & Road Trip USA Is A Go
It’s July already! What happened to June and where has it gone?
10 Things To Do In Bath With Kids
During our two-week stay, we found more than 10 things to do in Bath with kids, but we share some of our favourites. We fell in love with Bath. Here’s why.
Full Time Travel UK: Grocery Shopping, Cooking & Dining
This is how we shop, cook and dine while travelling from place to place almost weekly. Full disclosure of all things food, our grocery spending and shopping for a family of five, based on our …
Explore England: Two Weeks In Bath
The City of Bath in Somerset, England, is one of the most beautiful cities we’ve seen as we travel England. There’s much to discover with such a rich long history and its awe-inspiring architecture.
This or That Challenge
Just because it has to be done.
Explore England: Windsor
Windsor, home of the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, and the magical place where Prince Harry and Meghan got married this past weekend. We were there and we left just in time to miss …
Three Months On The Road!
How’s your week been so far? I can’t believe we’ve been on the road for three months.
The Long Walk In Windsor
On a sunny morning, the children and I set off to do The Long Walk at Windsor Castle. I do not plan to go all the way, but as soon as the kids spot a …
Why Do You Write?
Why do you write? Or why do you blog? The obvious reason why we write is to share the story of our travel adventure. But it’s grown into much more than that.
Family Economy Air Etihad Review
An Air Etihad review of our economy class, long-haul flight from Johannesburg in South Africa to London Heathrow in England via Abu Dhabi flying with children aged 9, 7 and under 2.
How Not To Do Legoland
On the last day of the Easter school holidays, we spontaneously decide to visit Legoland in Windsor. Here is how NOT to do Legoland with five mistakes we think you can avoid. We include costs …
Things To Do In Woking With Children
Woking, the place of the mad, the bad and the dead: the introductory phrase as you enter the Woking Story museum send chills down my spine. We’re happy to report that modern-day Woking is not …
A Night Out In Windsor
Your friend says they’ll babysit and you can have a date night in Windsor. What do you do? Here’s what we did on our one night out in Windsor.
Explore England: Hungerford
Here’s tracing our steps through March as we explore England and visit Hungerford, Newbury, Bedford and St Ives. Four places in three different counties.
Get Them Closer To Nature
With places like Legolands, Disney Worlds and Zoos to entertain our children, a clump of trees on a hill can seem pretty boring. Unless we make the effort to make it interesting to get them …
Travel Costs and Logistics South Africa to The UK
This is the post I searched for and couldn’t find when we were planning to travel from South Africa to the United Kingdom. Here’s information about the actual costs and logistics of our travel from …
Pay It Forward
Meet Olive, the friendly lady from Windsor who kindly put Kate and some of our shopping on her four-wheel walker and walked us all the way home. We pay it forward. Olive turns 83 in September …
Travel Diary April 2018 – Windsor, England
Has it been two months since we left home? Since we packed up our life, put it into a couple of suitcases and backpacks and decided to become modern-day nomads. Full-time travellers wondering from place to place. It sounds so aimless. So lost. A feeling of panic threatens to rear its ugly head seconds before we look at each other for assurance and confirmation that we made the right choice.
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Stop Human Trafficking
If we put safety first and create awareness we can all do our part to stop human trafficking.
How To Stay Safe When Travelling With Children
What is my biggest fear? Hands down it’s losing one of our children or being separated from them through some kind of disaster. Read on to find out how to stay safe when travelling with …
Homeschool Diary: March 2018
I meant to write every week about our homeschool woe’s, highs and lows but it’s been almost three months since that first post! Honestly, I did not know where to begin to describe the life-changing commitment …
Flying With a Lap Toddler
Why we regret booking a long-haul 24hr 2 stop trip, flying with a lap toddler and not buying her own seat. Rant alert! Sensitive readers should skip this one but if you’re considering it please …
Our British Bucket List
This is our ultimate Great British Bucket List. From Viking strongholds in York, Cream Teas in the Cotswolds, royal occupied castles, the origin of fairytales, enchanted forests and so much more.
Our Favorite Things To Do In The Garden Route
The Garden Route is the Eden of South Africa with lush scenery, many birding hotspots. wildlife and outings for everyone’s taste. My favourite thing about the Garden Route is that each town is different from …
Saying Goodbye Is The Hardest Part Of All
We hate good-byes. Who doesn’t, right? They are awful and difficult to do.
One Day In Wilderness
One day in Wilderness. That’s all it took. For our 10th anniversary, we book a room at the Wilderness Hotel and treat ourselves to a 2-hour Couples Re-unite pamper session at the hotel Spa. Man! …
Lino Printing Work Shop
Leah wanted to do something new with her favourite local artist, Marelise, from Ubuso Studios. So we did!
Travel Plans 2019
Travel plans for 2019 depend largely on whether we lose our minds on the road this year or if we take to it with flair and turn into long-term nomads. I’m hoping for the latter, …
Quick And Easy Recipes
We need inspiration for quick and healthy recipes while we are away from home.
Montecasino Bird Gardens
BY: Nick (9) for Family Travel Explore
South Africa is a great country for birding because it has many national parks, game reserves and different habitats.
Homeschooling: Week 1
Homeschool officially started on Monday 15th of January 2018 in the Williams household.
Travel Plans: Europe 2018 – 6 Weeks To Lift Off
The flights are booked. The countdown starts. Time flies when you have a million things to do!
Travel Plans: Road Trip North America
Plans for this trip have already changed a thousand times!
Our Travel History
Every story starts somewhere and ours start on the 6th of June 2005 in an English village called Aylesbury at The Old Moat House pub now known as The Dog House Inn.
Arts, Crafts and Museums
We visit interesting and unusual places often not on anyone’s bucket list. Here we’ll share anything to do with the arts, crafts and museums we come across and update the post as we go.
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Staying Healthy
We’ll need to focus on our family health while on the go. Staying healthy is important especially when travelling.
Travel Gear & Gadgets
Holiday with three children is not for the faint of heart. Travelling around the world with the kiddies is a whole different ballgame and requires a specialist set of gear and gadgets to make it …
Family History
I’ve always been fascinated with our family history. My grandfather, Oupa Nick, was the best storyteller I know.