Visiting the Basque Country with kids. Spain will often come out top of the list when planning a European holiday with kids but deciding where to base yourself can be more of a challenge. The Basque Country in Northern Spain is still relatively undiscovered, and practicality deserted when compared to more popular Spanish family holiday
by Karen Quinn, May 06 2019 I’ll admit it, I’m not a Game of Thrones fanatic, I’m still on series five and slowly working my way through (no spoilers please) but when I was researching unusual things to do in Bilbao, I just knew we had to visit the islet of San Juan de Gaztelugatxe.
Spain is a top choice for a family holiday, it’s close enough to the UK to make the flight with kids bearable, it’s further South meaning the weather is generally warmer and popularity with holiday makers mean that there are plenty of things to do with the kids. The larger cities can however get very
by Karen Quinn, Apr 10 2019 Guggenheim Bilbao Of the many fun things we did during our recent visit to Bilbao, my number one thing to do in this fantastic Spanish city is a visit to the Guggenheim. Opened in 1997 the building itself is a fantastic work of art. The Guggenheim came about as the
by Karen Quinn, Mar 30 2019 Last summer we embarked on a fantastic Interrailing adventure across Europe, hoping to tick off as many countries as we could before Brexit made it difficult (we’re still not sure if it will but better to be safe than sorry!). The trip was exciting and hugely educational for our 7
by Karen Quinn, Mar 12 2019 I’ll be honest, Gdansk surprised me. There have always been other European cities higher on my bucket list that seemed to tick off the sights, for water – Amsterdam, for historic relevance – Prague, for proximity to beaches – Barcelona but Gdansk has all this and more! I’m so
Things to do with kids in Amsterdam Think Amsterdam is all stag dos and rowdy tourists? Think again, Amsterdam is a great city to explore with kids. Still not convinced? Read on….. 1.Vondelpark Home to a beautiful rose garden, many cafes and restaurants and even an open air theatre which often holds free concerts over
When thinking of family holidays in Netherlands I’m sure Amsterdam is top of most people’s list but there’s so much more to do in this beautiful country and if you’re travelling with the family then there are loads of things to do in Utrecht with kids. During our recent Interrailing adventure, we weren’t actually
by Karen Quinn, Oct 23 2018 When deciding where to go in Italy with kids I implore you to consider Bologna for at least part of your visit. For some reason it’s so much quieter than many of the more obvious Italian cities but it still has plenty of the culture, fun and beauty that
I’m ashamed to call myself a family travel blogger but yes, I’ll admit it, I always thought the leaning tower of Pisa was the tallest and leaniest tower in Italy. Now I know I’m wrong, on both counts! The actual award should go to the two towers – GARISENDA AND ASINELLI in the beautiful city of