Category: Travel
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Sky Lantern Festival – Taiwan
I would love to witness this amazing festival in Taiwan one day. The Sky Lantern festival – Pingxi, Taiwan has a long history. Up high in the mountains, people used to release the sky lanterns hundreds of years ago to let their families know they were safe. These days, during Chinese New Year, millions of people head…
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Waterfall Restaurant at Villa Escudero – Philippines
This insane waterfall restaurant at Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort has me dreaming: another place we would love to take the girls! Visitors can enjoy lunch served on bamboo dining tables while the crystalline running water flows under their feet and then they can lounge and play in the waterfall. In fact, this whole…
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Johannesburg – The Wilds: A Park Now Safe To Explore
I am so happy to welcome our wonderful, dynamic, and multi-talented new Correspondent from Johannesburg, South Africa: Shannon Walbran-Niebuhr. Shannon has her own blog, is a crafter with her own Etsy shop and is also a tour guide in Joburg and is of course, Mama to little Tommy, (who is in a couple of…
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Bellissima Kids on Pinterest!
I love Pinterest. I mean, I really. love. Pinterest! In fact, I feel like I’ve been on a mini-vacation after trolling that beautiful site. In case you want to see what I’ve been up to over there, you can check out my lovely Pinterest boards right here and maybe even follow me to keep track…
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The Spellbound Forest – English Fairytale Event, UK
I am so enchanted by the promise of this unique event that is coming up in the Delamere Forest in Cheshire, UK on May 19th and 20th. I would so love to attend with the girls. The Spellbound Forest event will twist paths through the forest telling English Fairy Tales such as Tattercoats, The Earl…
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Socotra Island – Photos by Jonah Kessel
Dragon Blood Trees What am I loving today?! These surreal and stunning photos of Socotra Island by Jonah Kessel. Nestled between the pirate-infested waters of Somalia and the civil unrest of Yemen lies the island of Socotra. This island broke off from the horn of Africa so long ago, that things developed so differently here that often times,…
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Victoria & Albert, Museum of Childhood – London
The Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green is part museum, part indoor playground, as far as our daughter is concerned. Last year’s Judith Kerr retrospective included a replica of the kitchen in “The Tiger who Came to Tea”, which she found magnetic. Exhibitions aside, there are multiple play stations dotted across the floors –…
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Oman – A Family Night in the Desert
This is a guest post from Vanessa Boz from her wonderful and popular blog: BozAround. I’d like to tell you a bit about our recent trip to Oman, officially called the Sultanate of Oman. While we went there primarily to seek some sun and rest in the middle of the long English winter (read: we…
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Tears To Cheers Children’s Salon – Mumbai
My niece Vanshika getting mani/pedi and hair done before hitting the play area. Located in South Mumbai amidst the shopping district of Breach Candy, Tears to Cheers is a salon/spa for kids of all ages. The brightly coloured green and pink walls with the hanging fish mobiles and hair accessory wall invites you in…