travel

Tastes Sights and Aromas of Barcelona

As a world traveling Mum and son duo, we love to see and experience as much as we can of local life and culture. Even when we are in a city, we try to not just be tourists, but to be travelers. To meet and experience life the way the locals do. Not to just […]

Lloret de Mar – when pictures say 1000 words

We recently had to weeks in Lloret de Mar, Catalunya, Spain Instead of writing about it, I’m going to show it to you in picture form. Because “pictures say 1000 words”. Please note – some of these photos are taken by ten-year-old Explorason – he dreams of becoming a professional photographer and has a passion […]

We ate Sea Urchins at El Trull de Lloret

Tucked away on the edge of Lloret de Mar in Costa Brava, Spain is El Trull Restaurant where we were invited to visit during our stay.  We found about this from our visit to Oficina de Turisme or Tourist Office, and so on our last night staying at Rigat Park Hotel and Spa we made a reservation. We arrived […]

Living Like a Local in The Netherlands

Alkmaar!  “The Dutch Cheese City” is in the province called ‘Noord Holland’. It is also where we have decided to base ourselves for our last few days in the Schengen Zone of Europe. And why? because not only is it close to Amsterdam, but it is also one of the most beautiful areas of Holland. […]

GNOMADS Gnomo Park and Arbre Aventura

We are Gnomads. We are Nomadic. We travel the world. We ate in a Gnome Restaurant. We played in a Gnome Park. YES. We are Gnomads !!!! During the early days of our stay at Lloret de Mar, we walked down to the Oficina de Turisme or Tourist Office in Lloret de Mar to enquire about kid-friendly […]

Living the Luxury Lifestyle in Lloret de Mar

We have just finished the most amazing month in Costa Brava, a region near the top right section of Spain in an area called Catalunya. We have been here for a travel writers conference called TBEX and decided to come and stay for a little time earlier than the Congress, and stay a little longer […]

Egypt through the eyes of an Australian Boy

Here is a blog that was written by Explorason about his time in Egypt and the amazing tour we did with Egypt Uncovered. We hope you enjoy reading about it, as much as we enjoyed our time there. Here is the link … click on it below https://www.egypt-uncovered.com/blog/2015/05/14/egypt-through-the-eyes-of-an-australian-boy/   Here is a small extract “The first […]

Affordable Family Resort in Costa Brava Spain

The sun rose over the hills on my left-hand side, just as I woke up and wandered to the front of our apartment.  I was out on our balcony.  YES – we had arrived in Spain! It might be a bit of a surprise to a few of you following our world journey, as last […]

The Flying Kids talk about Exploramum and Explorason

The Flying Kids talk about Exploramum and Explorason It is not often that an interview about us springs up that I have not been privy to, but today I read this. And it inspired me to keep traveling. To keep on going. And to live the life we dreamed possible in 2012. As we come […]

A safe place to stay in Cairo Egypt

Stay safe in Cairo Egypt “What is your name?”    “Where are you from?”    “How old are you?” Little voices speak probing questions from smiling faces, as Explorason jumps into the swimming pool. No matter the color, race, or religion, kids are forthright and love to make friends. They know no fear. They are […]

Kids love Egypt

We have been staying for nearly a week at Le Meridien Pyramids Hotel and Spa in Giza, Egypt with one of the best views in the world – right opposite our room! Yes …… The great and many Pyramids of Giza! We have arrived here after a jam-packed few days at the Sheraton Miramar Resort in El Gouna, […]

A Piece of Paradise at the Red Sea

We all know Moses lead his people through the Red Sea out of Egypt when Pharaoh was chasing them. He was on the move, and he walked from the desert land to face the crystal blue waters with no-where to go. But the waters parted, and it is written, he walked across this great expanse […]