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Mini-Europe, or the incredible shrinking machine

“I think this is my new favourite place!” – Ellie When we are planning our trips, there are a few ways we like to research what to do. Friends’ recommendations are definitely at the top of my list: it’s great

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Posted on August 24, 2018
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ATOMIUM | Five Go Exploring
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Atomium, or travelling back to the 1950s

“I loved seeing the 1950s vision of their future.” – Guy When we decided to visit Brussels, the Atomium was top of my list of attractions. A giant metal atom, it has become as much a symbol of Brussels as

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Posted on August 20, 2018
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CERN, or explaining particle acceleration to our kids

“The bubble mixer, I really liked the bubble mixer!” – Lucas Taking our young children to CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) was, admittedly, a gamble. Guy and I have been wanting to visit for years, closet physics geeks

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Posted on August 17, 2018
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Annecy, or why it’s not the Venice of France

“It isn’t even anything like Venice. Venice doesn’t have roads.” – Lucas Sometimes when you are travelling with children, you find yourself in the middle of a day wishing you could turn back time and warn yourself not to attempt

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Posted on August 12, 2018
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Geneva, August 2018

“The water taxi was a relief from the busy streets, heat, and people.” – Guy We decided to venture to Geneva one sunny and very hot Saturday in August. It was my birthday and we had made plans to visit

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Posted on August 6, 2018
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Preparing for a European Road Trip

Two years ago, we took a family road trip, our last term-time holiday before our eldest son started school. We travelled through France, Switzerland, and Germany for two weeks, with a four-year-old and two one-year-olds in the backseat. It was

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Posted on July 29, 2018
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Reasons to love Quarry Bank in summer

We are lucky enough to have some truly beautiful National Trust properties on our doorstep. Our eldest son was thrilled when I added him to my membership and during the recent heatwave, we have been taking advantage of it. One

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Posted on July 27, 2018
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Lytham St Anne’s, June 2018

ā€œI’m going to call this bit the seaside.ā€ Jake I lived in the North West for over ten years before I found out that we are under an hour from some superbly picturesque beaches. I grew up right on the

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Posted on June 15, 2018
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Stonehenge, June 2018

Lucas said: “I liked the three stones in a row holding up two.” It was Lucas who first suggested going to Stonehenge, I think. The kids had watched an episode of Go Jetters set at Stonehenge and became quite fixated

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Posted on June 12, 2018
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Ouseburn Farm, May 2018

“My favourite thing was the escaping lamb.” – Lucas When we visit family in the North East, we have a few firm favourite activities. One of these is visiting Ouseburn Farm. It’s a charity-run urban farm in the Ouseburn Valley

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Posted on June 10, 2018
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