For nearly every holiday I’ve been on since 2009 I’ve tried to do a cartoon ‘map’ that records all the funny silly sayings and most important things that happened on the trip.
In 2019 as a family we stopped flying because of its insanely high carbon footprint, and also because of how bad it is in terms of immediate noise and air pollution. It has meant our holiday destinations have become less exotic, but it really doesn’t matter when you are with friends or family! If you need tips for flight free holidays check out: flightfree.co.uk .
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Autumn colours
For the Autumn half term week we took the ferry from Rotterdam to Hull and drove from there to stay with my parents in the Lake District. My sister was there too with her kids, so the cousins all got to hang out which was nice, and despite the mostly terrible weather we managed to Read more
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Summer 2023
In August we went on a road trip from Brussels to Basel in Switzerland, Galtür in Austria, Lake Constance in Germany and finally Metz in France then home to Brussels. The longest part of our trip was the 7 nights we spent at Ballunspitze Kinderhotel in Galtür, which was amazing, I felt genuinely relaxed after Read more
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London.. again!
Last week I had 28 hours in London.. by myself!!! It was amazing, I was able to catch up with friends who I haven’t seen in years which made me so happy! This is a picture of me and Nina and her daughter by the Thames after a delicious brunch at Caravan near London Bridge. Read more
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Easter ’23
This Easter we went to see my parents in the Lake District and managed to coincide our visit to also see my sister and her family and one of my brothers and his family too, so the girls had lots of cousin time! The hot water broke down at my parents house while we were Read more
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Paris in the Spring
For the first time in FOREVER (6 years?) I had two nights away from my children and I met a couple of friends in Paris. It was a super easy journey on the Thalys from Brussels to Paris, and we had a really nice time despite the ongoing strikes in France. It’s amazing how much Read more
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Boulogne-sur-mer
For the February half-term holiday we went to Boulogne-sur-mer in France (about a two and half hour drive from Brussels, and only 20 minutes from the Eurotunnel in Calais). The aquarium Nausicaa near the centre of Boulogne is well worth visiting with kids. It bills itself as the biggest aquarium in Europe, and the main Read more
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