18 PACKING HACKS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Packing for a trip can be stressful, but these helpful, simple and cheap hacks should help you become better at packing! Since becoming a mother in November, we spent five months of my maternity leave travelling with our son George. This is a compilation of the best tips I’ve learnt along the way. Enjoy! If you have a travel hack that you use that I haven’t mentioned please feel free to write it in the comments section below and share with our readers. ROLL YOUR CLOTHES Roll your clothes instead of folding them. It saves you space and reduces creases. Which is great because I’m terrible at ironing! It also…
11 TIPS FOR FLYING WITH A BABY | NEWBORN – 6 MONTHS OLD
We first flew with George when he was 12 weeks old and we didn’t hold back! We boarded a 12 hour flight to Singapore and then spent the next three weeks touring Vietnam, before ‘enjoying’ a 14.5 hour flight home. Before we became parents we enjoyed travelling and exploring new places but it wasn’t what ‘defined’ us. Plus as a teacher, we were limited to school holidays and day to day living costs. Whilst on maternity leave and after being pleasantly surprised at how easy (yes I said it) travelling with a new baby is, we decided to use the rest of my time off work as an excuse to…
101ST AIRBORNE MUSEUM | BASTOGNE, BELGIUM
Located in the heart of Bastogne, The 101st Airborne Museum is a fitting tribute to the American outfit, whose courage and sacrifice helped the Allies win WW2. The museum itself features a rich collection of objects from the Second World War, from personal outfit guns to uniforms. Spread across three floors, from the outset it looks very modest, a testament to a humble generation. Many of the items are in excellent condition and members of staff are on hand to answer any questions. The HBO award winning series, ‘Band of Brothers’ helped bring the plight of the 101st Airborne to a new audience. And today, this museum is visited by…
WORLD OF COCA-COLA WITH A BABY
The world of Coca-Cola is the perfect blend of cutting edge technology, history, interaction and of course an amazing coca-cola tasting room, which features every flavour of drink owned by the company from around the world. Piece together clues to the 132-year-old secret formula for everyone’s favourite drink. Get closer than ever before to the vault containing the secret recipe, view more than 1,200 never-before-displayed artefacts and get a behind-the-scenes look at the bottling process. Fun for all the family and affordable, it is an attack on your senses. We visited in April with our then, 5 month old son, George and everyone really enjoyed it. There were plenty of babies…
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING | NYC, USA
There’s no better place to start exploring NYC than the Empire State Building, and take in the legendary views of the Big Apple. Just like the City it lives in, the building also doesn’t sleep and is open from 8am to 2am, 365 days of the year regardless of the weather. A true New Yorker! Visitors can expect to learn about the history of the ambitious project, see pictures and digitally re-mastered video footage along with the impressive 360 degree view. The building supports delivery of broadcasting signals directly to television and radio receivers reaching over 7.4 million television households. In 2012, they installed a state of the art LED…
REDBULL HANGAR 7 | SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
One of Austria’s most famous exports, the Redbull Brand has achieved global success and is involved in some of the biggest sports events on the planet. Hangar 7 is home to just some, of their many engineering success’ across the sporting world. From F1 cars, helicopters, motorbikes, and their starter project, ‘The Flying Bulls.’ And that isn’t even all of it! Throw in a couple of restaurants, a second hangar, a DJ booth in the ceiling and a private runway and you’ve arrived at Redbull Hangar 7! We visited in June 2019, as part of our European Road trip with our seven month old son, George. Friendly staff, with plenty…
THE EAGLE’S NEST | BERCHTESGADEN, GERMANY
As the Allies rushed through Western Europe following the German defeat on D-Day, one of the grand prizes to be taken was the infamous Eagle’s Nest. This estate, which sat 6,000 feet high in the Alps, had actually been given to Hitler as a 50th birthday present. It is now a family friendly restaurant and bar, with minimal reference to its previous owner. We visited the famous landmark during our European Road trip with a then, 6 month old baby George. Accessible through long windy roads, with the stunning Alps as a back drop. It is situated atop the Obersalzberg mountains in one of the most beautiful parts of Bavaria, overlooking…
NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE | SCHWANGAU, GERMANY
Few places on Earth look more like storybook illustrations than Neuschwanstein Castle. With its towers, turrets, frescoes, and throne hall, it looks like it was plucked straight from your favourite fairy tale. And it is. Walt Disney visited the castle with his wife, and was so inspired it became the castle in Cinderella, along with the castle that features in the title credits of every Disney movie. But the story behind this over-the-top palace nestled in the Bavarian Alps is less idyllic. King Ludwig II of Bavaria commissioned the cliffside castle in 1868 after losing his rule during the Austro-Prussian War. He quickly retreated into a private fantasy world, surrounding himself with opulent…
LEGOHOUSE WITH A BABY | TRAVEL GUIDE
Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to be inside a real Lego house? Then look no further than Lego House in Billund, Denmark. A safe haven for Lego lovers of all ages and nationalities to indulge their creative mind. Located less than a 10 minute drive from Billund airport, Lego House celebrates all things Lego, whilst encouraging visitors to become masters of the colourful brick. With friendly staff, excellent baby changing facilities, restaurants on hand – once you enter, you don’t have to leave! And don’t worry about your children touching and running around, Lego House is designed for them to do just that. In fact, the…
THINGS TO DO IN HO CHI MINH CITY | TRAVEL WITH A BABY
Commonly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is a bundle of chaos, tradition and modernism thrown together with no instructions. Ruled by motorbikes, you will be charmed by the friendliness of locals and satisfied with the variety and price of the street food. The City is changing rapidly and malls, design shops and international restaurant chains are lapping up prime time real estate. A family orientated country, whose welcoming smiles make you feel at home. With over 10 million motorbikes on the road, you really need to have your wits about you when exploring this noisy, hot and energetic City. It is unbelievably chaotic to an outsider. Bikes parked…
