Making educational family travel dreams
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 […]
We travelled to Milan with our 13-month-old Kidsetter. It was fun to be in one the world’s iconic fashion capitals. Housing some of the most famous Italian brands such as Valentino, Gucci, Versace, Prada, Armani and Dolce & Gabbana. First stop was taking a stroll through Italy’s oldest active shopping mall ‘The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele […]
We travelled to Tuscany with our 13-month-old Kidsetter to meet up with some friends. We hired a large villa as a group in a quaint village called Sarteano. This was a great way to reduce accommodation costs whilst providing an authentic Tuscan residence. Sarteano is a commune in the Province of Siena located about […]
We travelled to Florence with our 13-month-old Kidsetter in tow. We had rented a small apartment in the heart of Florence. Our Kidsetter has never been one to fall asleep in a pram, train, bus, car etc. This can make it tricky when travelling and accommodating nap time. Hiring an apartment in the centre of […]
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 […]