Family & Fun

Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Sunderland Airshow

The International Sunderland Airshow is one of the North East’s largest annual events with an estimated 1 million visitors over the weekend. I have always wanted to take my children but such large crowds and the traffic queues have always put me of...

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Culture & History, Family & Fun, Holland, Partners, Utrecht

Miffy – 60 years of the little white rabbit

On 21 June 2015, one of the world’s most famous children’s characters, Miffy, the little white rabbit, will celebrate her 60th birthday. Miffy or ‘Nijntje’ as she is known in her native Holland is the creation of the Dutch illustrator, graphi...

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Activity & Adventure, Family & Fun, Food & Drink, France, Partners

Where to mark off on your map in Northern France

You may have seen my recent post on preparing for a road trip – so now that you have your packing list sorted, here are some places to add to your route plan! Now that I am back from northern France I wanted to give you my top destination highlight...

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Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Celebrating 20 Years of Newcastle-Amsterdam

On 18th May 2015, DFDS Seaways celebrated 20 years of their Newcastle-Amsterdam route. Our family joined in with the celebrations aboard KING SEAWAYS and set sail along the North East coast during a special day sailing to commemorate the event. The w...

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Family & Fun, Onboard, Partners

Family Time Onboard PRINCESS SEAWAYS

Our mini cruise to Amsterdam zoo is the first time that we have taken our three children abroad without bringing grandparents along to help us out and it’s fair to say we were a little apprehensive about how we would cope. It turns out we did not n...

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