We're off!!!
August 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
And we're off. 😁We're going all over Europe again on our journey. Travelling up through the Baltics and down to Croatia. Then back home via Switzerland and Paris. Wish us luck 🤞
Kings cross water fountains
August 3, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Stopped to eat at our favourite Lebanese then onto King's Cross so the children can play in the water fountains and on to the park. Getting the train to Brussels later.🥰 Great start to the holiday
Brussels
August 4, 2024 in Belgium ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We've finally managed to get some proper Belgian Waffles. They were delicious.😋 Had a good look around and enjoyed seeing some different places. Now onto Luxembourg.
Luxembourg ❤️
August 5, 2024 in Luxembourg ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We've spent 2 days in Luxembourg and absolutely love it. We walked all round the old town and through the park. Under the bridge, Harrison needed some encouragement for that it was very high. Had theRead more
Travel Day.
August 6, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Well we're on our 4th train of the day. Been to Dusseldorf and Wuppertale. Now on our way to Stuttgart. Seen some really cool things like the flying train in Wuppertale. Had some terrible chineseRead more
Night Train-Stuttgart to Zagreb
August 8, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We love a night train. I thought the children wouldn't be too bothered I was wrong 😊The excitement was through the roof the discussion of who was going to sleep where was chaotic. We all slept wellRead more
Croatia
August 9, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Croatia is beautiful. Zagreb is so lovely the people are great and the food has been delicious 😋 shame that everywhere we've been has had scaffolding up🤦♀️Had a great night tonightRead more
I’m concerned about your grasp of basic European geography - ‘Croatia via the Baltic’s’ - I’m only coming on ‘ere to be inspired by the Baltics and so far this hasn’t delivered 😂 PS Croatia looks nice [Ted Westlake]
Ed Sheeran concert in Zagreb
August 11, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
So on our first night in Zagreb Adelaide saw a poster for an Ed Sheeran concert. 😁She and Harrison love him after their Nonna got them into him and so we managed to get some tickets snd along withRead more
Croatia - Split
August 12, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
We've had a great time in Split. Been staying in a gorgeous apartment with a pool and access to the beach ⛱️ 😎 😍. We've just been relaxing, chilling out before another night train toRead more
Split to Zargreb onto Slovenia
August 15, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
We spent the morning by the pool, which was lush. Spent the rest of the day in a mall where the children went into the free soft play which was apparently a highlight🤣 The sleeper train from SplitRead more
Slovenia Caves
August 15, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
We've come to Postojna where we've been to the caves. They were absolutely stunning. Nice and cool down there. The children thought it was magical and have decided it's where the tooth fairy livesRead more
Poland - Warsaw
August 16, 2024 in Poland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We had an epic travel day yesterday. Literally went from Slovenia to Poland. Started a new game of Skip Bo. Very intense and hilarious. Played for hours. Another sleeper train but only had seats 💺Read more
Lithuania
August 17, 2024 in Lithuania ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We've made it to Lithuania 🇱🇹 🙌 it's really beautiful. Some interesting things to eat here as well such as Beaver 🦫 😋 We had dumplings on the train a Polish speciality which were reallyRead more
Lithuania Old Town
August 19, 2024 in Lithuania ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We loved Lithuania so much we decided to stay another day. Such a fantastic place. I thoroughly encourage you to visit. The people were so wonderful and the buildings were beautiful 😍
Latvia
August 20, 2024 in Latvia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Latvia today. It's much more like a big city than where we've been recently. The children enjoyed the massive candy floss they had in the park. We went on a boat ride through the canals which wasRead more
Estonia
August 21, 2024 in Estonia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
What a place. It feels like we're in a Hallmark Christmas movie with all the houses and buildings 🎄Apparently the film crew for the TV series "The Department" directed by George Clooney is stayingRead more
Estonia Old Town
August 21, 2024 in Estonia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Been to Old Town Estonia. We found the KGB headquarters and then the old town wall which we explored. Not great for me and how much I hate spiral stair cases 😒. Fantastic views though. Now we'reRead more
Ferry to Helsinki
August 22, 2024 in Finland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We came by ferry from Estonia to Helsinki. We had the best time on the ferry. They had so much to do. A band which Oliver and I danced to and a karaoke bar, children's play area and lots of boats toRead more
Helsinki
August 23, 2024 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Well Helsinki was nice. Not much to do there though. We went to the food market and ate Reindeer 😋. We visited the Cathedral and the Helsinki museum which the children really loved. They put on aRead more
Cruise ship from Helsinki to Stockholm
August 23, 2024 in Sweden ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
We managed to get tickets 🎟 for the eurovision karaoke cruise ship to Stockholm. OMG what a night we've had. They love Karaoke and were belting out eurovision numbers we've never heard of. ThenRead more
Stockholm
August 23, 2024 in Sweden ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
We only had 6 hours in Stockholm today, so we went to the Vasa Museum. Which was a ship from the 17th century which sank on its maiden voyage. So brilliant to see. Really interactive for the childrenRead more
Malmo to Berlin
August 24, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
An early start today as we've had a travel day. We've got from Malmo in Sweden to Germany by the fast catermeran. Then we had to get a bus to Binz which has turned out to be a seaside resort. So we'veRead more
Berlin
August 25, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Adelaide has been reading a book by Dam Smith called The Wall Between Us, about the Berlin Wall while we've been on holiday. She's absolutely loved it so we thought why not stop off at Berlin on ourRead more
We're Home!!
August 26, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
There has been frustration, arguments, nearly missing trains and tears, but mostly there has been fun and games and laughter and playing. We have had another amazing adventure again where we cameRead more
TravelerHave a great time love to all xxx
TravelerHave lots of fun. Enjoy. Xx
TravelerFirst class is the ONLY way to travel!!!
Have a fantastic time you lucky things 😀 [Nina Hampshire]