Visiting the Blue Lagoon in Keflavik, Iceland

Visiting the Blue Lagoon in Keflavik, Iceland

As a busy mum, who works a lot {understatement}, last year I made the decision to buy my kids a trip with myself, to wherever they wished to go. My son Jacob expressed his wishes to visit Iceland, and this year? I made that happen. …

European Travels: Visiting the world’s oldest zoo in Vienna, Austria

European Travels: Visiting the world’s oldest zoo in Vienna, Austria

Schönbrunn zoo is the world’s oldest zoo, established in 1752 and is impressively, still in operation today. Schönbrunn Zoo is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to being part of the Schönbrunn Palace Gardens and receives around 2 million visitors every year. After visiting ourselves, …

Our Visit to the National History Museum in Vienna, Austria

Our Visit to the National History Museum in Vienna, Austria

If you are a regular reader, or follower on my Instagram, then you will know my daughter and I love a museum. We recently visited the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Holland when staying with Eurocamp in Duinrell Holiday Park. And it was spectacular. We have …

AD | Staying overnight at Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle

AD | Staying overnight at Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle

When you’re thinking of places to have an overnight stay or a few days staycation with the family. You think of B&B’s, Hotels and Air BnB’s, right? However, have you ever considered staying at a residential centre? Now, I’ll be the first to admit that …

Our overnight stay at The Marine hotel in Ballycastle

Our overnight stay at The Marine hotel in Ballycastle

Our summer has been pretty full-on. We’ve not got out as much as we usually would {which my bank balance is happy for!} but it’s been difficult to juggle the blogging, work-work and then, of course, going on our usual summer adventures. So, when we …

Family Caravan holidays at Haven, Burnham-on-sea

Family Caravan holidays at Haven, Burnham-on-sea

I can’t imagine a caravan is everyone’s cup of tea when it comes to your family holiday. But I have always loved them. Ever since I was little and my Granda owned his own, in Castlerock – so staying in a caravan has always held …

Haven Activity Passes | Review

Haven Activity Passes | Review

During our recent stay at the Haven Holiday village in Burnham-on-sea, we collaborated with Haven to review some of their prepaid activity passes. We have been on a few Haven holidays, but the Haven activity passes were never really an option for us before because …

Lunch at The Causeway Hotel | Review

Lunch at The Causeway Hotel | Review

As the saying goes “I was born, bred & buttered” here in Northern Ireland and what a beautiful country she is. Sure, she comes with her history and her not-so-secret tragedies – but she is a true beauty nevertheless. The coastlines on the North Coast, …