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Portmeirion Village: The Italianate Resort Not To Miss in Portmeirion Wales

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1 Portmeirion Village: The Italianate Resort Not To Miss in Portmeirion Wales
2 The 5 Best Places to Stay in Charlottesville (+ another 5 Great Places To Stay Near Charlottesville, VA)
3 City Tavern Philadelphia: Great Food With a Side of Colonial American History
4 A Roadtrip to the Seven Sisters Cliffs From London (+ 7 Things To Do In Eastbourne)
5 The Hotel Eclat Beijing: A Chic Luxury Hotel With an Artsy Vibe
6 Where To Stay in Beijing If You Are Seeking Design-Led Hotel Luxury (Including Family-Friendly Options)
7 25 Things You Should Know BEFORE Visiting China For The First Time (Especially with Kids)
8 The Top 10 Things to Do (Including Free Things To Do) in Malaga with Kids
9 Where To Stay in Osaka Japan: A Room With A View at the Marriott Miyako Hotel For Modern Luxury
10 Don’t Miss Visiting The Thermae Spa Bath in the UK (And Take Your Older Kids Too!)
11 Why You Should Make Time To Take A Tokyo To Nikko Day Trip
12 Why We Loved Our Hakone Onsen Day Trip to Kowakien Yunessun (And You Will Too!)
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Portmeirion Village: The Italianate Resort Not To Miss in Portmeirion Wales

Stepping into Portmeirion in Wales was like crossing the border into a fantasyland. Impossibly pretty and somewhat unreal. I knew I was still in Britain (cloudy skies, chill in the air) but the colors and architecture of Portmeiron village were the pastel-candy hues I...

The 5 Best Places to Stay in Charlottesville (+ another 5 Great Places To Stay Near Charlottesville, VA)

Our kids’ sleep away camp does a week where you can have a family sleepover option with them. Being eating alive by mosquitoes in cabins with communal bathrooms and no WiFi? That’s not our kind of family bonding. We’ll be nearby in Charlottesville Virginia! Although...

City Tavern Philadelphia: Great Food With a Side of Colonial American History

Among the old city Philadelphia restaurants, City Tavern Philadelphia stands out not only for being the oldest tavern in Philly but for Chef Walter Staib’s recipes which pay homage to colonial-era cooking. Established in 1773, when Philadelphia was the pre-eminent...

A Roadtrip to the Seven Sisters Cliffs From London (+ 7 Things To Do In Eastbourne)

What is it about the English countryside? Why is the beauty so much more than visual? Why does it touch one so? - Dodie Smith, I Capture The Castle This quote from one of my favourite books (and movies) expresses the more-ness that is the English countryside. Sure...

The Hotel Eclat Beijing: A Chic Luxury Hotel With an Artsy Vibe

Eccentric luxury sounds like a contradiction in terms and generally not something you want in a hotel. The Hotel Eclat Beijing is the exception though. It’s the brainchild of a Hong Kong tycoon who wants to bring contemporary art out of collector’s confines and put it...

Where To Stay in Beijing If You Are Seeking Design-Led Hotel Luxury (Including Family-Friendly Options)

Beijing is an enormous sprawling city and deciding where to stay in Beijing can be a daunting task. Since the former Palace Hotel (now Peninsula Beijing) opened in 1989, numerous 5 star hotels have opened in the city. There are outposts of Western brands, Chinese own...

25 Things You Should Know BEFORE Visiting China For The First Time (Especially with Kids)

We thought travelling to China with kids for two weeks would be a great family experience because it was one country that none of us had ever visited. In fact, we loved our China family tours so much last year, we were supposed to do it again this year. Our plans went...

The Top 10 Things to Do (Including Free Things To Do) in Malaga with Kids

If you just fly into the airport at Malaga and go onto its more ritzy neighbours like Marbella and Puerto Banus, you are missing the delightful city of Malaga itself. The Costa del Sol with kids is fabulous - you really can’t go wrong with the sun and sand formula for...

Where To Stay in Osaka Japan: A Room With A View at the Marriott Miyako Hotel For Modern Luxury

When I was in Japan on tour in 2010, I felt like I was 30 years into the future. I love technology and they are so advanced with their phones, computers, everything. - Soulja Boy When we were searching for where to stay in Osaka Japan, we were not short on options. We...

Don’t Miss Visiting The Thermae Spa Bath in the UK (And Take Your Older Kids Too!)

Can you imagine swimming in rain water that fell 10,000 years ago? The mind boggles. Yet, that is precisely what you are doing when you visit the Thermae Spa Bath in the UK. I am a big fan of spas and my children have visited thermal spas in Iceland, Japan and...

Why You Should Make Time To Take A Tokyo To Nikko Day Trip

Tokyo is an exhausting city which is why it’s always good to leave it for short breaks. In addition to our day trip to Hakone, we went to Nikko, a UNESCO World Heritage town set in the mountains north of Japan which is home to one of Japan’s most famous shrines....

Why We Loved Our Hakone Onsen Day Trip to Kowakien Yunessun (And You Will Too!)

During our two week trip to Japan, I was thwarted from visiting a Japanese onsen (hot springs) spa town favored by people in Kyoto by a child with an ill-timed ear infection. In Tokyo, however, I knew that the nearby Hakone hot springs were famous, too. Our last full...

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Welcome! My family and I love to travel, to learn more about different countries and to experience new cultures. We also like our nice hotels, good food and other comforts. Join us on our adventures!