Pompeii, Vesuvius and Napoli
The national park of the volcano Vesuvius, and the remains of two Roman towns it destroyed are located on the coast of the Bay of Naples in Campania, between Napoli and Sorrento. We based ourselves in Napoli (Naples) and spent…
A Whistlestop Tour of Florence
Good news, in Florence we have (finally) achieved the goal of visiting a city which the kids ‘quite liked’. Possibly due to the beauty, breath taking architecture, wonders of art and pocket sized charm of the city. However, in all…
Barcelona- Kids Edit
Ah, the age old dilema of what to do with kids on a city break, especially kids with a low tolerence for schlepping around art galleries and admiring architectural delights. (Rafe- I don’t like cities, I wouldn’t call this a…
Llo and Behold- a few days in the French Pyrenees
We didn’t really mean to visit the Pyreenes. Jim is a big fan of an overnight sleeper train and wanted to tick visiting the International train station of Latour-de-Carol-Enveitg on the French Spanish border off his train spotting list. One…
Paris with outdoorsy kids
In Paris, we chose to stay in La Defense. There were a few reasons for this: It’s away from the usual tourist haunts, fun and vibrant of a warm summers evening, and it’s cheap(ish) – Paris is an expensive place,…
Adventuring Together
