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Unusual Three Month Sabbatical Ideas for a Family Escape From Reality

Shobha — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 11:43:05 +0000

Have you ever considered a work sabbatical? We have toyed with the idea for years. In fact, both my husband and I were eligible for 3 month sabbaticals at our previous jobs and we both changed jobs before we became eligible. Policies for sabbatical leave differ from country to country. I was surprised to learn...

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Our Favourite Spooky Places and Creepy Locations To Visit With Kids

Shobha — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 18:55:41 +0000

Visiting spooky places around the world with kids is a tricky proposition. It really does depend on your kid’s age and maturity, obviously. Despite being world travellers, my 11 year old kids are quite young at heart. They have an active imagination and can talk themselves into a panic attack. It’s a fine line between just...

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Read Before You Visit: The 20 Best War Books For Kids To Understand World War II Sites

Shobha — Sun, 15 Oct 2017 23:48:52 +0000

World War II doesn’t seem so far away in Europe. You are surrounded by memorials and former war sites wherever you go. So many towns you pass through have a war memorial to the young men from the area who died in one of the world wars. World War II seems an integral part of...

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Five Family-Friendly Luxury Hotels With Disabled Facilities in Europe

Shobha — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:47:18 +0000

I had a friend ask me why there was so little information on family-friendly hotels with disabled facilities. She’s got a wheelchair-bound middle child and two other children. Finding a special needs hotel for the whole family that is both disabled friendly for a child but also meets the luxury standards of the rest of...

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Seven Cities With Child Friendly Cycle Routes for Family Cycling

Shobha — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 10:25:08 +0000

I’m sure you have seen the rental bikes that have cropped up all over the world’s major cities that let you rent a bike for a short term spin around the city. The main downside with these bike hires is that you are not entirely sure if the numbers you need will be at the...

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A Survival Guide for A Stress Free Christmas While Visiting Family

Shobha — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 23:39:31 +0000

You may have dreams of stockings hung by the chimney with care and beaming Hallmark-card moments of family time, but the reality may be different. Travelling with kids is never easy. Add in the hoopla over gifts, visiting relatives and too much sweets, your trip just got a lot harder. There have been very few...

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Debunking the Origin Myths Behind Seven Favourite Foods

ny_lon@living1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 09:31:51 +0000

Our recent trip to Sicily had me rethinking the origins of some of my favourite foods. It all started when I went traipsing through Sicily in search of Sicilian pizza (as I know it) only to come up empty. I realised that travelling abroad has shattered more than a few food myths that I knew...

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Is It Possible to Take Only Carry-On Bags for a Week Away With Kids?

ny_lon@living1 — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 23:13:30 +0000

We had been planning on spending the full 3 weeks of my children’s Easter break in England hanging around London and tramping around the countryside. Dorset and the Jurassic Coast has so many things to do for kids that we could easily fill up our time. I was sitting on the beach at Lyme Regis,...

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Why I Prefer A Hotel Stay versus Airbnb Accommodation

ny_lon@living1 — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 11:24:58 +0000

Everyone seems to be having a love affair with Airbnb. This sharing economy company is a rapidly growing Big Deal in the travel industry. I seem to be swimming against the tide. Given a choice between a hotel stay and an Airbnb home, I will pick a hotel every time. Why do I prefer a hotel...

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Lost in Translation Between British and American English

Shobha — Mon, 02 Mar 2015 07:00:29 +0000

“England and America are two countries separated by a common language.” – George Bernard Shaw I majored in English literature at university and have had a life-long obsession with English grammar thanks to the nuns at my primary school who were very particular about English construction. My smarty-pants self had quite the shock moving to...

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