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Our trip to Eurocamp at Wirfttal, Germany

Our trip to Eurocamp at Wirfttal, Germany

Posted on August 23, 2025 by jenny

We’ve just returned from a road trip around France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg. Our trip included a few days with Eurocamp in Wirfttal, Germany. The site is very pretty as the park is in the Eifel National Park in the North Rhine-Westphalia region. We went swimming, played mini golf, explored the local area – as…

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Family cruise fashion: Outfits for everyone (without overpacking)

Posted on June 1, 2024March 7, 2026 by jenny

A cruise vacation is a fun way to travel and relax with the family without having to worry about the planning of what to do, see or eat on the ship as the cruise company takes care of it all. That said, what you wear on the ship requires careful thinking as the mix of activities…

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Looking forward to our first Eurocamp holiday at Duinrell Holland

Our first Eurocamp holiday at Duinrell Holland

Posted on July 18, 2018August 26, 2022 by jenny

I have some exciting news to share. We’ve been busy planning an awesome Summer holidays – can you believe the school year is nearly over? This year has just flown by and we are all ready for a break from the school routine. And this year we are going abroad for a week to Duinrell!…

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Smyths Toys Superstores Party on May 26th

Smyths Toys Superstores Party on May 26th

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by jenny

I love a Bank Holiday weekend and it’s not long until the next one. The weather was amazing for the first May Bank Holiday weekend so I wonder what the chances are of it being so lovely and sunny again? Fingers crossed the weather should be good and it always feels like we can properly…

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reasons to visit Castle Acre Priory

Reasons to visit Castle Acre Priory with kids

Posted on April 17, 2018 by jenny

On our way home from our week in Norfolk we stopped off at the breath-taking village of Castle Acre. The other day I told you about our visit to the ruins of Castle Acre Castle which was the perfect place for my children to run off some energy. We also explored Castle Acre Bailey Gate,…

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seal watching in Norfolk

Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things

Posted on April 16, 2018 by jenny

Happy Monday everyone. Hope you had a great weekend. My children are back at school after a lovely 2 week break. I love starting off each week by writing my Monday mindfulness – 5 happy things blog post. It’s a great chance to reflect on the things that made me happy in the previous week, as…

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Disney on Ice World of Enchantment

Disney on Ice and planning for Easter

Posted on March 29, 2018October 14, 2020 by jenny

Argh, the children break up today! I still have blog posts to write, the house to clean, the food shopping to do and the spare room to get ready for my mum. We have all our birthday cards up and the house is full of balloons from my son’s birthday party at the weekend. Don’t…

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10 Things to do with Kids in Tuscany

Posted on March 23, 2018November 27, 2022 by jenny

Photo by Cristina Gottardi on Unsplash Tuscany is an excellent choice for family holidays. There are a vast number of attractions here that make for a fun and relaxing break for the whole family. The villa rentals in Tuscany during holiday seasons are truly filled with families on holiday here. After all, there are mountains of things to…

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Somerset Lavender

Somerset Lavender {kids in lavender fields]

Posted on August 13, 2017June 20, 2022 by jenny

So today we finally made it to a lavender field. I’ve really wanted to go to the one at Hitchin but so far we haven’t made it. We’re visiting my mum for a few days so decided to visit Somerset Lavender. Lately my Instagram feed has been full of happy children standing in lavender. I…

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