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 road from Bath in the county of Somerset to London, where the FA football final was played that day, via Castle Combe and the historical town of Lacock.
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Part 2 of our travels in March as we start to explore England and visit Wantage, Newbury, Bedford and St Ives.
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It’s July already! What happened to June and where has it gone?
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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.
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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 first 3 months of full time travel. This is the type of practical information we look for before we travel to a new country and rarely find in one place.
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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.
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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 the wedding mania that engulfed royal Windsor. Phew!
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How’s your week been so far?
I can’t believe we’ve been on the road for three months. Continue reading “Three Months On The Road!”
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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 glimpse of the statue on the hill in the far distance there’s no turning back.
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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.
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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 and information on visiting the resort with children and under 3’s. Continue reading “How Not To Do Legoland”
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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 that scary anymore and that we had a good time there. Read on for more information including lots of photos, costs and our version of things to do in Woking with children.
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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. Continue reading “A Night Out In Windsor”
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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.
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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 closer to nature. Continue reading “Get Them Closer To Nature”
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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 South Africa to the United Kingdom covering our experience of travel documentation requirements, credit card applications, cars, banks, accommodation and phones. All in one place!
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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 and she says that she will live to be 100 so that she can ring the neck of whoever she pleases and I hope she does. Continue reading “Pay It Forward”
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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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If we put safety first and create awareness we can all do our part to stop human trafficking.
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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 children.
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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 that home education is. This is our homeschool diary.
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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 read on.
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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.
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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 the next. Continue reading “Our Favorite Things To Do In The Garden Route”
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We hate good-byes. Who doesn’t, right? They are awful and difficult to do.
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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! We needed that. Continue reading “One Day In Wilderness”
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Leah wanted to do something new with her favourite local artist, Marelise, from Ubuso Studios. So we did!
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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, in which case 2019 will be our first time in the East!
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We need inspiration for quick and healthy recipes while we are away from home.
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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.
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Homeschool officially started on Monday 15th of January 2018 in the Williams household.
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The flights are booked. The countdown starts. Time flies when you have a million things to do!
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Plans for this trip have already changed a thousand times!
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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.
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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.
We’ll need to focus on our family health while on the go. Staying healthy is important especially when travelling.
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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 work.
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I’ve always been fascinated with our family history. My grandfather, Oupa Nick, was the best storyteller I know.
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Our birding journey officially starts January 2018. Fitting, since 2018 is The Year Of The Bird.
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Our children love animals, but Nick, our oldest, has a special love for birds.
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MONTH 1: I found starting a blog with WordPress.org easier than expected, but I gravely underestimated the workload.
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Should you decide to visit sunny South Africa, make sure you include George in your plans.
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This is our first blog post! Ever. Post numero uno.
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