As I write this on the 12:13pm Eurostar to London I can’t help but feel sad to be leaving so soon. We’ve been in Paris for 22 hours and couldn’t have imagined how much we would love it here. The last time I visited the city of love I was 5 years old and my […]
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Wickham Festival 2017 (A Quagmire…)
Another day another festival, this time we stayed local and headed for the day to Wickham Festival in Hampshire. This time it wasn’t raining… but… it had rained the day before which made for a pretty horrendous scene. Once we reached the road into the festival site we sat in barely-moving traffic for 2 and […]
How to Survive a Festival in the Rain with Kids – Essential Packing List
Having just returned from a weekend festival in torrential rain I thought I’d put together a little list of essential items that helped us not only survive but also to stay relatively dry. Lots of plastic bags for wet clothes. Newspaper to stuff inside wet shoes to help them dry quicker. These buckets with a […]
New York City with your Visually Impaired Child
Earlier this year myself, Auntie Penny and Leo spent two wonderful weeks in New York City. Before we went I did loads of research and wrote a list of all the things that sounded like somewhere we needed to visit – more specifically the activities and places that Leo would enjoy considering his visual impairment. […]
Top Tips: The Airport and Flying with your Special Needs Child
Braving that first holiday or international trip can fill a parent with all sorts of apprehension and anxiety, especially if your little one has special needs. I can’t promise to have all the answers to making your travel seamless and stress free, I have had my fair share of airport meltdowns, late calls over the […]
One Mum, One Son, Travelling the World.
Hello and welcome onboard the 0800 hours child-friendly flight to everywhere! People might think that travelling the world alone with a small child is daunting and trust me, it can be, but if your wanderlust can no longer be held back… you’ve come to the right place. Added to the mix in my case is the […]