Making educational family travel dreams
We travelled on P&O’s ‘Pacific Explorer’ Christmas cruise ship with our 11 year-old Kidsetter on route to Kangaroo Island, South Australia. After boarding the ship, locating our cabin, attending the safety induction, it was time to kick back and relax ! We joined the party on Deck 12 – ‘P&O’s Anchors Aweigh Sailaway Party’. A […]
We travelled to Germany with our 5-year-old Kidsetter. We checked in to one the grandest hotels I’ve ever had the pleasure of staying at – Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof. Such an elegant hotel, in the heart of the historical city centre and close to the central station (13-minute walk). A mix between the beautiful past and […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]