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A family gap year, embracing the simple and the slow

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Portugal  8 Comments

August 27, 2016August 31, 2016

A return to pretty Portugal

Of the many good reasons to take a family gap year — foremost of which was time with our kids

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France  3 Comments

August 8, 2016August 8, 2016

A week with friends in Saint Remy de Provence

Our final days in Italy were spent winding our way up the picturesque Italian Riviera bound for France. Little hints

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Italy  7 Comments

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016

Pretty Pienza and Florence in 24 Hours

Next up on our Italian road trip was Tuscany! We hopped back in the van and traversed the Apennines once

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Italy  8 Comments

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016

A roadtrip to Le Marche, Italy

Driving across Italy you are struck by just how green and fertile this country is. Trees, plants and vines seem

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Crafting, Cooking & Learning, Tips  27 Comments

July 23, 2016June 19, 2017

Our Top Ten Audiobooks for Kids

We are frequently asked to recommend our favourite audiobooks for kids. With so many great options out there it can

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Italy  46 Comments

July 18, 2016July 21, 2017

Positano, Italy: our recommendations

We made our first visit to Positano in May 2004 and have been coming back every year since. This impossibly

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Italy  11 Comments

July 2, 2016July 2, 2016

Annual photos on the Pupetto bar

The first time we came to Positano, Michael and I found ourselves on an almost empty Fornillo Beach. It was

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Italy  34 Comments

June 29, 2016July 2, 2016

Our first week in Positano (and a trip down memory lane!)

It’s hard to believe that just over 10 years ago, Positano could still be called a ‘hidden gem’. We made

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UK  6 Comments

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016

Chasing the surf in England: A week with friends in St. Ives, Cornwall

We all had mixed emotions as we headed back to the UK. We knew it wasn’t the end of our

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Crafting, Cooking & Learning  10 Comments

May 31, 2016June 1, 2016

Our love of audiobooks and a new partnership with Audible

We’ve always loved audiobooks. Even before embarking on this adventure we were regular listeners. And not just on road trips.

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