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Stop Worrying About Your Teenagers. I Dare You.
ast week I had the most terrible day. After being on our world backpacking trip for ten months, my daughter had a meltdown and told me she couldn't wait to go home and never wanted to set foot on an aeroplane ever again. Not ideal when your future...
How To Live A Life Of Travel With Kids Who Want To Go Home.
e have been travelling the world as a family for exactly ten months. Within that time we have visited endless countries and slept in beds, sheds, and in vehicles that I wasn't sure we would come out of alive. I'm not going to go into the ins and...
Mirissa Beach Sri Lanka. 10 Things You Should Know.
If you are heading to Sri Lanka, then you will undoubtedly be looking for a beautiful beach in which to unwind and relax your weary bones. Welcome Mirissa beach!
Travel With Kids Blog. How to Stay Sane Before Wine O’Clock.
There are three reasons I will share this information with you. One: because I am kind. Two: because I have spent the best part of a year travelling the world with two teenagers so I know what I’m talking about when it comes to travelling with kids thank you very much, and three: well; three because I think you need to know and I want you to read my blog.
Best Train Journey in Sri Lanka? The Epic Kandy to Ella Trip.
Travelling by train in Sri Lanka is the best. They aren’t as crowded as Indian trains for example and they don’t have the strict rules that you might find in other Asian countries such as Japan.
25 of the BEST Travel gifts For Kids All For Under $20
25 of the best travel gifts for kids, each costing you no more than $20. Perfect for any girl, boy, tweens and teens age 11 upwards
The Bog Post Diaries. Getting Sloshed at the Rockfest.
Iwent to a festival last night. The local village Rockfest. I got to stay up late past ten o’clock. Yes, I know you’ll be shocked, me being the classy, organic chick that I am and all but hey. What can I say? Sometimes Mummy’s just have to get down with the sounds and chill.
The Queen of Travel Blogging. Meeting My Hero.
I have been blogging for almost ten months and in that time have surrounded myself with other travel bloggers. I Istarted blogging because I longed to reach out and talk to people. Grown-ups. Adults – other than the sheep shearer.
Japan. Why I’m In Love With Your Toilets.
The Japanese bathrooms have a secret weapon. The toilet. A warm bum, a clean bum and seats that are designed for women with BIG bums. Like me.
HELLO THERE!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years travelling around the world together, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
By 2004, we had become a family! We continued to travel the world and look for adventures with our little children. By 2009 our itchy feet wanted to wander further!
In 2009, we emigrated to NZ But we still longed to travel. In 2017 we set off to backpack the world with our teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years together travelling around the world, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
We returned home to Bath, England and by 2004 we had a beautiful family. We still continued to travel the world with our little children but we had bigger plans. We wanted to emigrate!
In 2009, we took our family and emigrated to the other side of the world, New Zealand. In 2017, our next big adventure is about to happen. We are setting off to travel the world as a family with teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
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Snobby Britain. The Real Reason We Emigrated
We emigrated from Bath in the Uk almost ten years ago. I’ll admit, I sometimes struggle when people ask me why we did it. Then, upon returning to our old home city in the Uk, I remembered.
Couchsurfing Review. What it is And What it Isn’t.
Before my husband and I set off to travel the world with our two kids aged 16 and 13, I had never heard about Couchsurfing. I certainly didn’t think it would be something that a family could be part of. However, six months, four countries and 27 Couchsurfing hosts later, I am now more than qualified to give you an honest Couchsurfing review.
An India Travel Blog. Taking a Sleeper Bus. NOT For The Fainthearted.
here are many things I discovered while travelling in India, things that no guidebook or India travel blog could ever have told me about. One of those things being the hell that is the overnight sleeper bus. I'm sorry India. I loved your country...
Backpacking in India. 20 Things You Will NEVER Say.
I loved backpacking in India. I sit and think about all of the challenges we faced traveling around India as a family for six weeks and I smile a satisfied smile. If you can go backpacking in India you can do anything in the whole wide world. India is one of those...
Cost to Travel the World. 4 Months In.
his week marks four months since our family of four left New Zealand to travel around the world. The question that always arises when we tell people about our trip is, "How much does it cost to travel the world?". Why Not Pin This For Later? ...
Emigrate to New Zealand. 10 Things To Know About Living The Dream.
n August this year, we will have been living the dream in New Zealand for 10 years. I can't quite believe it. It seems just yesterday that we made the decision to emigrate to New Zealand from the UK. Our grounds for leaving were many, but here is...