Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Europe”
As our kids get older, we are planning trips around their interests and getting them more involved in the travel planning process. Our 10 year old daughter had spent the last two years reading her way through everything that the children/young adult’s author, Rick Riordan had written. She devoured his stories based on the fictional character Percy Jackson and her …
I had heard a lot of mixed reviews about Athens before our trip and so I didn’t really know what to expect. Some had loved it and others had commented that it was dirty, unsafe and only worthy of a couple of days. What did we think? We thought it was a fantastic city and really enjoyed our three days …
Amsterdam might not be a natural pick for a European trip with kids, but it should be. None of us had ever been to the Netherlands and the reason we ended up there is because our flight to India laid over there. While Amsterdam is best known for its red light district and drug culture, we loved walking the streets …
Amsterdam is a city of canals and why not experience those canals by staying on a houseboat? This is a fantastic choice of accommodation in Amsterdam and is surprisingly reasonably priced. We found accommodation in Amsterdam quite expensive, but renting a whole houseboat in Amsterdam was very similarly priced to family hotels in Amsterdam. Why Stay in an Amsterdam Houseboat? …
A family wedding brought us to England and the Midlands, but we knew we needed to use the opportunity to take the kids to London. For us budget travelers, London was a scary idea and while the costs were much more than we would usually spend in a developing country, we were able to stick to a reasonable budget. London …
Is there anything more English than tea sandwiches and fancy tea pots? One of our favourite things we did in London as a family was afternoon tea at St. Ermin’s Hotel. It was a great break from sightseeing and was surprisingly family-friendly. There are lots of wonderful hotels offering afternoon tea in London and after doing my research, I knew …
