Dreams come true in Paris It has been raining all morning and tomorrow we leave Paris. We still have a dream to achieve for Explorason. He loves his art. He loves to draw, and although he has previously done some painting here at Montmartre, he wants to come back and draw. He had a vision […]
Picnic in Paris under the Eiffel Tower I had a dream. Way back in Australia three years ago. That one day we would have a picnic under the Eiffel Tower. So last week in Holland I bought the red check cloth. In Cheddar, UK we bought the chutney. The other day it was the blush […]
Nine-year-old navigates Metro in Paris (Day two in Paris with a nine-year-old) World Schooling Lessons This morning we woke to a surprise. There was Explorason with the map of Paris laid out on the floor, and he was planning our day. He had a pen and paper and was studying lines and their numbers and […]
The secret to successful packing We are excited !! Our Eagle Creek packing cubes have arrived. If you have not used Packing Cubes in the past, well let me tell you, they are an organized traveler’s secret. Eagle Creek Packing Cubes We’ve been traveling the world for two years now, and life is pretty amazing. […]
Day one in Paris with a nine-year-old and friend Exploramum, Explorason, and Explorason are excited! Today we are off to explore Paris! (I love this beautiful photo of my friend too). I’ve been put in charge of getting us to the center of town on the Metropolitan – I love the challenge, so here we […]
Luxembourg and Germany for a day trip We have been staying in Belgium with friends and trying to see as much of this beautiful area as possible. So this day we decided on a road trip to Luxembourg, with a quick side trip to Germany – well across the border a short way anyway. It […]
Driving to Paris from Belgium via Laon We say goodbye to our lovely friends in Belgium (you can read about it here), and hop in our little car we called “Vegemite” and we are heading to Paris. We have booked an apartment on Airbnb. I’m driving. It is remarkably easy, but then I have driven […]
Staying in Belgium with friends Travel is amazing !!!!! You get to see amazing things; you experience amazing food; you immerse yourself in diverse cultures; you explore amazing places, and of course, you meet amazing people. Over a year ago, as part of our world trip, we met one amazing man — a lovely guy […]
Another day trip to The Netherlands We are headed back to the Netherlands. This is just Explorafriend and I as we have had a kind offer by the people we are staying with to look after Explorason so he can play with his grandkids and go to the movies, so we decided to go back to Holland. We […]
Brussels Belgium is a beautiful city On Sunday we were loaded into our friend’s car, and he became our tour guide and showed us around Brussels. First, we went to see the Atomium – this huge scientific atom symbol made in 1958 as part of the World Expo. We were so glad, as it started to […]
London Eye and River Cruise, England Attraction Name: London Eye Location: Riverside Bldg, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7PB, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 871 781 3000 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialLondonEye Website: http://www.londoneye.com Date visited: June 2014 Child-friendly: Yes Review: Last weekend when we were in London we decided to finish off our time with a twilight cruise, and a sunset slow […]
Gent Belgium is Gorgeous Gent, also known as Ghent, was on our way to our friends. See my blog http://exploramum.com/2014/06/quick-trip-netherlands.html so when we arrived we did not expect the GPS to take us into the center of town. You might think this sounds OK, but as soon as we see we are the only car amidst buses […]
