Making educational family travel dreams
What could be more spectacular than celebrating New Year’s Eve in Paris? It had been some years since we had taken our Kidsetter to Paris and knew it would be a special place to appreciate NYE as a family.We rented a grand apartment located near the Eiffel Tower with an amazing view of this glorious […]
We visited Disneyland Paris with our 5-year-old Kidsetter in tow. Staying at the Disney’s Newport Bay Club Hotel on site for a couple of nights made the daily logistics a little easier. Only a little though; upon entering the hotel we had to have our bags x-rayed before entering the building. Makes sense given France’s […]
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 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 […]
We travelled to Champagne with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. Staying in a magnificent chateau called ‘Chateau de Mairy’ simply took our breath away. A 17th century jewel set in 10 hectares of gardens and woodland. Located in a remote village of Mairy sur Marne, provided great access to explore the Champagne region. This was going to […]
We travelled to UNESCO world heritage site Mont Saint Michel in France with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. It was a dream come true ! A Gothic-style Benedictine abbey founded in 966, dedicated to the archangel St Michael, perched on a rocky islet amid vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany. Having left our […]
We travelled to Brittany with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. Brittany is the farthest west of the 18 regions of France. A peninsula region bathed by the English Channel to the north and the Bay of Biscay to the south. We checked into a picturesque chateau called ‘Le Domaine de Bodeau’, situated in a small town named ‘Nivillac’. The estate, which […]
We travelled to Normandy with our 13-month-old Kidsetter in tow. Normandy, a region of northern France has a varied coastline including white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads, including Omaha Beach and the site of the famous D-Day landing. Staying at a 16th century style castle ‘Chateau Francois D’o’ in Courseuilles made the perfect location to visit […]
We travelled to Loire Valley with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. Staying in a Bed & Breakfast called ‘La Closerie Saint Martin’, a converted 14th century outbuilding of a former Château. Located in a medieval town of Chinon, surrounded by vineyards, right in the heart of Loire Valley, provided great access to explore the region. A gorgeous […]
We travelled to Paris with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. We are always very excited coming to Paris as it is one of our most favourite European cities. As this was our first time with our Kidsetter it was extra special. We hired a 1-bedroom apartment at Saint Martin in Paris, which makes the practicality of washing […]