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Road Trippin’ in North Wales — the highlights

Last week we finally made it back to beautiful Wales, it’s been 2 whole years since our last visit which was 2 years too long. Personally I think a road trip is the best way to explore wales, so I’ve written this blog to give you a few ideas of places we stopped during MayContinue reading “Road Trippin’ in North Wales — the highlights”

Story time: The sanctuary of Truth — The Time I Thought Someone Was Kidnapping my Baby

“Let’s give your mum a break,” she said, as the lady, who worked at the Sanctuary of Truth, picked up my seven month old baby and proceeded to walk off with her in a different direction… The Sanctuary of Truth is an incredibly gorgeous place to visit in Pattaya, Thailand. It has so much historyContinue reading “Story time: The sanctuary of Truth — The Time I Thought Someone Was Kidnapping my Baby”

Car seat safety abroad

If you’re anything like me, when taking your child abroad, one of the immediate concerns were— what about a car seat?! How will we get around?? So here’s a few things I’ve discovered in my research. Car seats are a huge talking point for professionals and parents alike, with everyone having done their own researchContinue reading “Car seat safety abroad”

Travelling — when you really can’t afford to

I don’t like spending money, so doing things as cheaply as possible is one thing on this earth that makes my soul sing. I have a dream of seeing the world with my daughter, and being a solo parent on a minimum wage student income can make that just a tiny bit tricky. Typically IContinue reading “Travelling — when you really can’t afford to”

London in 6 hours … speed visiting cities

London is one of the busiest cities in the U.K. with vast amount of history and amazing things to see. Those who know me, know that I’m not a huge fan of being in busy places, I’m well and truly a county mouse. Since we only had 6 hours in the city: here’s some placesContinue reading “London in 6 hours … speed visiting cities”

Ethical Elephant Experiences in Thailand

Believe me, if I could have got him in my trunk, I would have … awful pun, I know, I’m sorry. Elephant rides are a huge point of tourism in Thailand, but ethically, not something i would ever take part in. According to sources, Thailand has around 3800 working elephants. I am ashamed to admitContinue reading “Ethical Elephant Experiences in Thailand”

Butlins:Pre covid vs post

As some of you may have seen via IG (@flightofthebumble.d) , last week Dewdrop and I went back to Sunny Butlins Skegness. So how did it differ to our pre covid trip in June 2021? So the first thing was the amount of character photo opportunities! You were able to have photographs with all theContinue reading “Butlins:Pre covid vs post”

Our favourite things to do in North Wales

In preparation for Saint Davids Day tomorrow I thought I’d write a list of our favourite places in North Wales! Of course there’s so so many more— but here’s part 1 1. Great Orme 📍 LL30 2XF Fun fact: world’s largest prehistoric copper mine! What is there to do: Tram ride, museum, walks, underground adventureContinue reading “Our favourite things to do in North Wales”

Explorers Hotel: France

The Disney experience — without the Disney price tag Explorers Hotel is located in Marne La Vallee, France. It has a humble “three star” rating, but truly it felt like a five star experience, with its own pool, nature walks, mini games room, and a equip soft play centre. It’s safe to say we bothContinue reading “Explorers Hotel: France”

Fight … or FLIGHT

Fight or FLIGHT? As most toddler parents know, toddlers often have their own ideas and ways of doing things, which don’t always match up to our own. In the eyes of a toddler, plane travel might be exciting and new, and of course, at times, very over stimulating— but it can also be one ofContinue reading “Fight … or FLIGHT”