Making educational family travel dreams
Joulukka in Finland is without a shadow of a doubt, one of the best trips we have ever had as a family. We travelled to Rovaniemi in Finland to visit the ‘Official Hometown of Santa Claus’ to celebrate Christmas with our 5-year-old in fabulous, storybook winter setting. We wanted to visit here whilst the Santa […]
Whilst travelling in Rovaniemi, Finland to visit the ‘Official Hometown of Santa Claus’ to celebrate Christmas with our 5-year-old in a fabulous, storybook winter setting we wanted to enjoy a ride in a Reindeer sleigh. Collected at our Chalet and were headed to the Reindeer Farm. We were introduced to Sami folk who were our […]
I had experienced dog sledding in Alaska many years earlier, however this time was even more exciting. I was bursting with anticipation to experience this as a family. We had pre-booked a tour from Rovanemi. The tour company collected us and drove us 20 minutes out of town to the Husky farm. Friendly barks of the […]
We were collected from our hotel in Rovaniemi by car, driven to Langonlampi lake where we were to have a traditional Lappish spa experience. It was an intimate setting, only the 3 of us and the Lappish couple running the experience. We had the remote and picturesque location to ourselves. I clearly did not do […]
We travelled to Helsinki with our 5-year-old Kidsetter in tow. We were headed further north to see Santa and his elves in Rovaniemi, however we had to journey through Helsinki. Not one to miss an opportunity, we thought we’d explore this beautiful city at Christmas time. We checked into our splendid hotel – Hotel Lilla […]
We travelled to Colmar with our 5-year-old Kidsetter. Colmar is a medieval town situated in France near the Germany border. Hiring a 2-bedroom apartment in the town’s centre ensured we would be close to all the Christmas festivities. Colmar is renowned for being the ‘Magic of Lights’ at Christmas. The cobbled streets, lined with colourful […]
We travelled to Zurich, Switzerland with our 5-year-old Kidsetter during Christmas time. A truly magical spectacle. Basing ourselves in Zurich’s Old Town this was a great location to access all the cities festivities. It can all be discovered on foot. Asking our Kidsetter what he wanted to do in Zurich – he decided we would […]
We travelled to Strasbourg by train with our 5-year-old Kidsetter in tow. Strasbourg is the capital city of the Grand Est region, formerly Alsace, in northeastern France. It’s also the formal seat of the European Parliament and sits near the German border, with culture and architecture blending German and French influences. Its Gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame […]
New York is fabulous for kids ! We spent 5 days in this bustling city in the lead up to Christmas with our 5 year old. We packed in so much and still didn’t (only scratched the surface of what NY has to offer) see it all. My husband and I adore NY so […]
San Francisco is a wonderful place to travel with kids. We travelled with our 5-year-old Kidsetter at Christmas time. What a treat ! We are always on the look out to find unique experiences and visiting Fairmont San Francisco at Christmas time was no exception. Fairmont’s elves worked overtime to create a dazzling two […]