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Denmark in spring with kids: Ribe, Vejers Strand and Varde Sommerland
March and early April in Denmark with kids, this time in an apartment rather than a holiday house. Three places that made spring: the free Riplay play...
LEGO House in Billund with kids: what it costs and how long you need
A day at LEGO House in Billund, Denmark with children of just 4 and 7 plus their grandparents: 175 euros entry in low season, 250 euros for lunch at M...
Denmark in winter with kids: four weeks in January, and why not again
Four weeks of January in Denmark with kids: grey and misty rather than snowy, coastal cafés shut and museums on winter hours. What did work: LEGO Hous...
When the ground shifted
There was no big moment, no clear warning. Just a quiet shift, and suddenly the ground beneath us didn’t feel as solid anymore. We made choices qu...
Christmas in London with kids: a week in December, by train and bus
A week of Christmas in London with kids, by train there and by bus around town (top deck, slower, much calmer than the tube). The Harry Potter Studio...
Center Parcs Allgäu with kids in November: a ten-hour drive, the longest wild water river
Center Parcs Allgäu with kids in November: a ten-hour drive, and still our second visit. The wild water river in the Aqua Mundo is the longest of any...
The in-between
We didn’t stop traveling. We stopped committing to a plan before understanding what actually worked for us. This was the season in between.
Letting go of the plan
We didn’t stop traveling, we stopped pushing ourselves to follow a plan that no longer fit. This is the story of learning to pause, adjust, and choos...
Tuscany with kids by car: Volterra, Certaldo Alto, Pisa and Florence
Tuscany with kids by car, from an apartment in San Quirico in Collina (great view, no garden, next time we want one). Certaldo Alto (little cable car)...