Helen Earley



Author Bio:

Helen is an award-winning freelance travel writer, based in beautiful Halifax, Nova Scotia. Stay in touch at helenearley.com

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In Ireland, Visit This Unbelievable Amusement Park Devoted to the Potato Chip

Posted on: July 13, 2018

In the days before you could get everything anywhere, Tayto crisps were a home comfort that Irish people living abroad would crave. In the 1990’s pub-owners in London would bring back cases to serve in London’s Irish pubs, and if you asked a young Irish person living New York which
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Going Wild for the Airstream Safari: A Cool Camper with a Fascinating History

Posted on: June 8, 2018

Last summer, we were staying in the surf town of Newquay, Cornwall, visiting family, when our dear friends, a family of four, announced that they were coming down to the South West to visit us. Being the height of summer, there were very few hotels or Air BnB’s available, but
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Is Your Family Ready for a British Canal Boat Holiday?

Posted on: May 18, 2018

Hidden behind the congested modern rail and motorway system, British canals offer a tranquil, yet thrilling tourist experience on the “inland waterways” – an alternate view of England that international tourists rarely see.  To travel through the British countryside by canal boat is to putter slowly, stopping whenever you please to
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Exploring Britain with the YHA: A Family Road Trip Through England and Wales

Posted on: April 6, 2018

It is early evening as we drive toward YHA Wilderhope, an imposing Elizabethan manor house in the middle of the Shropshire countryside, close to the historic towns of Ironbridge, and Bridgnorth. The clouds are from a Constable painting, and each rolling hill is a different colour: some rich green, others the
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Taking the Night Train in England – An Atmospheric Family Adventure

Posted on: January 26, 2018

Despite many threats to cancel or restrict services over the years, two sleeper trains remain in Britain. Recent refurbishments to both suggest that these marvellous rail journeys are here to stay. The best-known overnight train service in Britain is the Caledonian Sleeper, an overnight service between Euston station and Scotland. Despite
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Stay in Palm Springs…Play Everywhere! 5 Places to Explore from California’s Coolest Desert City

Posted on: January 12, 2018

Families who really want to explore Southern California are taking a new approach to the road trip. Rather than go on an epic journey from A to B, they are renting vacation homes in Palm Springs and taking short day excursions or overnight trips to nearby California destinations. Palm Springs
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Poshtels, Flytographers and Wadi Rum: 8 Family Travel Trends for 2018

Posted on: January 1, 2018

As the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization brings the year of sustainable tourism to a close, adventurous Canadian families are looking forward to a new year of exciting new trends and emerging destinations. Here’s a list of 8 family travel trends for 2018: 1. Poshtels Poshtels are youth hostels without the
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Post-Irma, The Island of Anguilla is Back in Business for the Holiday Season

Posted on: December 21, 2017

Tucked away in the northern Caribbean, Anguilla is a slim length of coral and limestone with 33 beaches, considered by many travellers to be the most beautiful island in the world. Formerly a playground for the rich and famous, the British overseas territory has, in recent years, opened its doors
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Visit a Rainforest this Winter at the Eden Project in Cornwall, England

Posted on: December 8, 2017

Surrounded by other sweaty travellers, my 4-year old son and I ascend into the lush tropical rainforest. We walk past a banana tree, a bed of pineapples, a rubber tree. Small, tropical birds swoop overhead. At a small cabana with a palm-leafed roof, a friendly local is selling sweet baobab smoothies
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Little Venice to Camden on the Regent’s Canal: A Peaceful Day Out in a London We Never Knew Existed

Posted on: November 10, 2017

The water laps up against the hull of our canal boat, which is puttering along at its maximum permitted speed of 4 miles per hour. Noses pressed against flat glass windows, my family watches the world go by: gentle weeping willows, stone bridges, grand brick mansions with iron gates, cyclists,
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