Europe
DK Eyewitness Travel Family Travel Guides: The Perfect Guide Book for Families Who Love to Travel
The thing I miss most about my backpacking days is this: waking up in a youth hostel, taking a dog-eared travel guide out of my backpack, and heading to a local café to read plan the rest of my day, or to map out my travels to the next destination.
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The Tale of Miss Potter: Beatrix Potter at 150!
Whether you’re a fan of the anthropomorphic little creatures in Beatrix Potter’s tales or you want to learn more about the nature conservation efforts of the woman ahead of her time, check out some of these neat ways to say “Happy 150, Beatrix Potter!” Visit Hill Top Farm: Potter ran a successful farm,
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Take Your Family to The Greatest Show on Earth: A Royal International Tattoo – in Edinburgh, Scotland or Halifax, Nova Scotia
If you have never been to a Royal International Tattoo, make plans to see one of the largest, longest-running and exciting shows in history. You can visit the original Tattoo on the grounds of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland, or enjoy a breathtaking indoor show in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The word
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Go Directly to Jail… on Your Vacation! 5 Cool Jailhouse Hotels
Here are 5 of the coolest jailhouse stays. These fun former prisons-turned-hotels are definitely more glamour and less slammer! My self-proclaimed hilarious dad would dole out allowance to my brother and I every week with the same line: “Here you go, you little criminals.” We weren’t particularly villainous as far
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Adventures in Rural Ireland – Exploring the Emerald Isle
“Slow down Daddy!” yelled my three-year old from the backseat of our rented Volkswagen. Although he swears he was driving under the speed limit, I am pretty sure my husband achieved airborne status as we flew over the potholes, screeched around the extremely narrow corners and dodged the hundreds sunbathing
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Cool Waves and a Hot Cup of Tea: Learning to Surf on Fistral Beach in Newquay, Southwest England
Fistral is rainy today, but the air is warm and the surf is beautiful as it pulls out the tide, leaving a vast stretch of brown, glossy beach. The water churns regular rolling whitecaps, just perfect for the new surfer. Since it’s early in the morning, there are only about two other
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Oh My Great Britain! What Will Your #OMGB Moment Be?
Oh. My. Great. Britain. And how great it is! Where else can you: Fly on a Hogwart’s broomstick Explore the Cotswold countryside in a classic car Watch skateboarders on the banks of the River Thames, or Dance to traditional Scottish music Near the famed Loch Ness? This summer, the British tourist board
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Travelling With a Toddler… You Can Do It!
A couple of years ago at the gorgeous White Point Beach Lodge in Nova Scotia, we decided to place our 14-month old in the cottage’s ceramic bathtub (empty, of course) while we took our suitcases in from the car. Although he was capable of toddling, his legs weren’t quite long enough to
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Hot Springs Eternal – Check out these Hot Spots for a Hot Soak around the World!
There’s nothing quite like the feeling of submersing your tired body in warm thermal springs. If the ambient temperature is icy, I find the joy of the springs all the more decadent. My bathtub is having trouble cutting it on these dark winter nights, even if I turn the furnace
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Bonny Scotland, Here We Come! A Canadian Clan Plans a First-Time Visit
My husband and I have always dreamed of visiting Scotland. His family came to Canada a long time ago, but with a name like MacKay, a love of single malts (his, not mine) and a mild obsession with Outlander (mine, not his), it makes perfect sense to want to visit the old homeland.
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