“Countries have politics, they fight, there’s war, but the people can be friends. That is why we open our home to foreign visitors to show… Read More »The Best One-Stop Tokyo Culture Experience – The Taka Way!
Where to start! With so many excursions, resorts, malls and attractions, Dubai is one big glamorous playground for families. You have fabulous beaches, scenic waterways… Read More »5 Things To Do In Dubai With Kids
Join us on an afternoon Bedouin desert safari with a BBQ dinner and traditional entertainment in Dubai. To The Red Dunes & Campsite The whole… Read More »Bedouin Desert Safari in Dubai – A Review
After The Frame was suggested by one of our beloved #traveltribe on Twitter, I searched for it online and read favourable reviews about it as… Read More »The Frame – Things To Do In Dubai
It’s quiet on the white sandy beach except for the soft lapping sound of gentle waves and the laughter of our children playing in the… Read More »The Beach at JBR – Things To Do In Dubai
Thoughts of a holiday in Dubai with kids may have you worried, but we are here to tell you that we went for a week… Read More »Going To Dubai With Kids – Where What When & How
A highlight on this leg of our U.S. RV road trip through the state of Kentucky, was The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, an attraction of… Read More »To The Ark Encounter, Kentucky – RV Road Trip USA
Our family RV road trip continues from Nebraska to Indiana. We find the biggest permanent shamrock in the world, visit one of the best zoos… Read More »Diary Days 19 to 23: Nebraska to Indiana – Family RV Road Trip USA
What is the problem with plastic? Is it really that bad? What can I do about it? We answer your questions in the mother of… Read More »How To Reduce Single-Use Plastic In Your Daily Life
Omaha Zoo must be one of the most impressive zoos we’ve ever had the honour to visit. Technically, there may be more remarkable zoos, but… Read More »Omaha Zoo, Nebraska – USA
Are you planning a family RV road trip in the USA and have questions about doing it in an RV? We try to answer some… Read More »Family RV Road Trip USA Q&A, Cost & Itinerary
This blog is not only a travel memoir, but it also is a family travel blog. I will not be true to myself or you… Read More »Confessions Of A Nomad Mom Weaning A Toddler
Twentyfour days into our family RV road trip around the U.S. and finally, we’re ready to explore the Windy City. Here’s how we spent one… Read More »One Day In Chicago With Kids
Hi there! It’s been a while, I know, but oh boy have we been busy. Things are always changing hard and fast for our family, but… Read More »Newsletter April 2019
The next landmark of our RV road trip was the last stop in Wyoming before we crossed the border into South Dakota through gorgeous Spearfish… Read More »RV Road Trip USA – Diary Day 16: To Mount Rushmore
This part of our RV Road Trip around the U.S. takes us from Yellowstone to Cody, the rodeo capital of the world; and Thermopolis, home… Read More »RV Road Trip USA – Diary Days 14-15: Cody & Thermopolis, Wyoming
From Mount Rushmore to Badlands National Park; a place I was desperately curious about myself and couldn’t wait to see. Here’s a photo-fueled account of… Read More »RV Road Trip USA -Days 17-18: The Badlands
Do you dream of visiting Yellowstone National Park one day or are you already planning your visit? Read this first for helpful tips and links… Read More »14 Tips For Your Visit To Yellowstone National Park
I didn’t write in my diary when we were in Yellowstone. There are times, especially during an epic road trip like this, when you can’t… Read More »RV Road Trip USA – Diary Days 10-13: Yellowstone
We covered more than a thousand miles in four days from when we left Yosemite National Park in California, crossed the Sierra Nevada mountains and… Read More »RV Road Trip USA – Diary Day 9: Arriving At Yellowstone
Exactly one year in with our blog and this happens! Thank you Ann Marie Ruby for the Versatile Blogger Award nomination! To be nominated for… Read More »The Versatile Blogger Award & 7 Facts About Myself
Days five to eight of our USA RV road trip starts in Yosemite when we leave for South Lake Tahoe. Then, via the Great Basin… Read More »Diary RV Road Trip USA Days 5-8: Tahoe to Tetons
We’ve completed one epic three-month family RV road trip around America in our rented C-Class RV (28ft) and I can’t believe it’s over. Here is… Read More »90 DAY USA FAMILY RV ROAD TRIP – WE DID IT!
Yes, it’s hard work. We’ve all heard it. But do you really know what that means? What it implies? After a recent minor tiff, we… Read More »How We Work Through An Argument To Get Back To I-Love-You-More-Than-Anything In Our Marriage
Road Trip USA is finally underway and everyone’s super excited. Today we pick up our motorhome rental from Elmonte RV in Dublin, San Francisco. Dealing… Read More »Diary Road Trip USA Day 2: Picking Up The Rental Motorhome
It started with, I kid you not, a 3 am alarm. Urgh! Any other day, it would be too early to get up, but not… Read More »Diary USA Road Trip Day 1: Getting There – From Ireland to America
Yosemite National Park is the first big destination of our USA road trip and we were about to take our beast of a motorhome on… Read More »Diary USA Road Trip Day 3-4: Yosemite National Park
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 into my ancestry and finally to the mythical Ireland we love, to be with family.
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 Brendan. Just the two of us. No kids. I can almost smell it.
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