road trip

Top 10 Things to Do in Ireland with Kids

“What are the top 10 things to do in Ireland with kids?”  Recently we were talking with friends about their impending family trip to Ireland, and they asked us for some tips on places to go. Like us, they were hiring a car and driving around the island of Ireland. But unlike us, some travelers […]

Halls Gap The Grampians An Australian Piece of Paradise

Halls Gap The Grampians An Australian Piece of Paradise We’ve traveled all over the world and visited many amazing countries, but right here in Australia, we discovered Halls Gap The Grampians – an Australian piece of paradise. We all experience that ‘one instance’ when we take a sigh and say “I wish I knew.” We […]

4 Tips For Family Road Trips

Taking a Road Trip with Toddlers. Road trips are fun, but for many parents, the thought of traveling for hours with toddlers in the back seat is a nightmare. However, as long as you are adequately prepared, there is no reason why a road trip with young children isn’t doable. In fact, if you plan […]

A Road Trip Is A Perfect Way To Travel

How long For exactly one year we took a very, very long road trip. A road trip that leads us along the ‘Road Less Travelled’ – which is by far my favorite way to travel as we meandered along many back roads, through lovely villages. With Explorason by my side as the perfect traveling companion, […]

Crazy three week road trip around Eastern Europe – Pt 2

Continued from Part one – you can read that here first if you missed it We find ourselves back traveling through Serbia again, and we head northeast. This is one of the prettiest border crossings so far – over the river.  Then onto Romania to a gorgeous town called Orsova for two nights. We book […]

Taking a bath in Bath

Taking a bath in Bath Our road trip continues, and we journey on towards Bath. As we draw closer we turn off the Motorway, and onto a road leading in. We decide to stop at a bakery for a toilet break, and as we do we spy the hotel we have booked for the night […]

Edinburgh Scotland for a day

Edinburgh Scotland for a day Today is our official first day on the road. We have bought a car (I will blog on that separately) and drove from Newcastle to Edinburgh along the coast.  We had a few stops along the way, but due to the heavy rain, we didn’t get to see as much […]

The start of our Ireland road trip going to Inch

The start of our Ireland road trip going to Inch Wow – we have scored an amazing deal on car hire in Ireland – way, way better than the USA. Way cheaper than any train or bus, and we are free to go where we want. Stop for photographs. Shop and explore all the little […]

Road trip around Florida Legoland Day 8

Road trip around Florida Legoland Day 8 Today is a BIG Day. We had contacted Legoland, but somehow our emails to the promotional link on the web were never received. I tried calling 5 times, but it was always someone’s day off, or they were out or had some other reason.  Soon the 2 weeks […]

Road trip around Florida Tampa Lake Wales Day 6

Road trip around Florida: Tampa & Lake Wales – Day 6 I think we are getting used to eating at MacDonald’s for breakfast. Pancakes, hash browns, and coffee have become a trip ritual. We take this time to use the free WiFi before leaving at 10 a.m. As we drive over the bridge toward Tampa we […]

Road trip around Florida Sanibel and Captiva Day 5

Captiva is a tourist haven. There is a small shopping center at the end of this Island for your shopping needs. You can also find a small restaurant in that same place. Prices are however a bit high over here. It seems to have been designed for the high-class member of the society. You might […]

Road trip around Florida Everglades – Day 4

Road trip around Florida Everglades – Day 4 We leave behind the beautiful Florida Keys and head back toward Miami. Two people told us to take the fast freeway to our next destination, and avoid the ‘boring’ Everglades. We met a lovely inspiring couple when we visited Macdonalds for a bite. They insisted that we […]