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How to spoil yourself silly on a beach vacation
November 06, 2015
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When we leave home, we’re either traveling, or we’re on holiday. Sometimes the two meet, but most often, our trips are firmly on one side or the other. For the Christmas/New Years beach vacations, we usually end up somewhere with a pretty nice pool. …
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Old, almost free tech bringing traveling families together
October 15, 2015
For all the amazing smartphones, fancy technology and talking personal assistant apps, there is still a lot of convincing reasons for a globe-trotting family to have that most mundane of technology items, a pair of walkie talkies. …
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Losing our wheels in Munich
October 09, 2015
On our first day sightseeing in Munich, one of the worst nightmares for a family traveling with a baby happened: Our stroller broke. Yep, our trusty UPPAbaby G-Lite completely failed on us:
Broken Stroller, Broken Dreams
It happened while we were going down the steps to a church in th
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A disgusting car seat awaits you in Munich!
September 30, 2015
When traveling with kids, we’ve always been torn about whether to bring car seats with us, or whether to rent. We usually Disgusting Car Seatgo for longer trips (min. 3 weeks), although car seat rentals (at least in Europe) are often capped at around 60 to 70 Euros. …
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Alphaberry by B-Toys – An electronic singing toy we love to travel with!
September 28, 2015
When deciding what toys to bring with us for a big trip, the bar gets set pretty high for anything that is the slightest bit heavy, take batteries, and makes noise. …
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Fabulous indoor – and outdoor – playground in Siauliai, Lithuania
June 02, 2015
With kids aged 3 and 5, it was very important for us to find a playground for the kids to burn off energy in – especially on driving heavy days. From Augustow, Poland to Riga, Latvia was a long haul – so we were very happy when after hours of googling, we found enough info
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The Hill of Crosses in Lithuania
May 26, 2015
Hill of Crosses in Lithuania is one of the most fascinating pilgrimage sites we’ve ever seen. It is 12km outside Siauliai, and on this small hill lies 100,000 crosses. It is the most memorable symbol of Lithuanian catholicism, and every attempt to remove it has been met by sha
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Wieliczka Salt Mine – Krakow – avoid with young kids or on hot days!
May 10, 2015
UPDATE: A counterpoint – someone who had a great time at the salt mine with kids – / . Maybe we just got unlucky and got dissuaded by the huge summer crowds and crazy heat.…
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Rynek Underground Museum in Krakow, a great place to cool off with the kids
May 02, 2015
Right underneath the old central square is the Rynek Główny Rynek Underground museum. Although originally designed to showcase some of the ruins of Old Krakow found underneath the main square, it became much more than that.…
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