Antwerp has lots of cool activites to offer to families, including a city zoo, a large playground in the City park and lots of chocolate. The most recent attraction is dedicated to the most famous Belgian export, aside from beer and comics: dark chocolate. Join us for a quick visit of the chocolate museum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOnaLOnYTfA
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Easter Egg Hunting in the Botanic Garden in Meise, Belgium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je0h8DWtZv8 Our first YouTube video is live! Please hit Subscribe and the bell button as we have a few more coming and would love to bring you along in our adventures. Thanks for your support! In this video we you to a Botanic Garden in search for clues and chocolate eggs. At the end we …
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Top 5 museums to visit with children in Brussels
During this last year we we had plenty of time to explore Belgium's indoor and outdoor attractions. We decided to revisit some of our favorite museums and share our impressions with other desperate parents looking for a reason to leave the house while the phone is uncooperatively showing a rainy weather forecast, which almost never …
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7 trips to do with kids in and around Dinant, Belgium
With the international travel being restricted due to Covid, we attempted to put our wanderlust at ease by scouting great kid-friendly holiday places in Belgium. One such place is Dinant and the area towards the French border. It is part of the Ardennes, the closest thing that Belgium has to a mountain range. We have …
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Center Parks Les Ardennes: what to pack and what to expect for a long week-end
The Ardennes is a region in the South of Belgium of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges formed by the geological features of the mountain range with the same name. The mountain researches about 700 m in altitude at its maximum. Even if not as impressive as the nearby Alps, this is still a …
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Getaway to Normandy – best children friendly restaurants in Honfleur and how we failed to find the gardens of Etretat
Normady is a region that hides many lovely gems, often ignored by tourists that head up to Brittany and its lovely beaches. One of your first destinations here should be Mont-Saint-Michel, the world famous fortress surrounded by water (more about our visit here). The is also the region's star city, Deauville, a chic seaside destination …
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A daytrip to Córdoba, Spain – top 5 things to do or visit with the kids
We visited Córdoba during a sunny day in May. We started from Seville by high speed AVE train and arrived in 45 min to Córdoba station. A 15 min walk from the Station takes you in the heart of the city. It is all very compact and easy to access, perfect for a day trip. …
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A long week-end in Saint-Petersburg – a sightseeing itinerary for families and a few delicious Russian restaurants
We took this trip in June 2019 but, with all the travelling during Summer and the birth of our daughter in September, I kept postponing writing about it. Although not one of the easiest destinations, mainly due to the visa restrictions, I was pleasantly surprised how accessible and even reasonably priced it is once you …
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Travel Argentina and Brazil – our 3 week itinerary and value accommodation
We spend New Year in 2015/2016 at Iguassu Falls, one of the most impressive waterfalls in the World. This was part of a 3 week itinerary in Latin America taking us from charming Buenos Aires to busy Sao Paolo. If you are looking for a Latin American highlights tour, this fast-paced itinerary definitely ticks many …
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A 3-week family road trip in Scandinavia – itinerary covering Denmark, Sweden and Norway
We did this road trip between early to end July 2019. That is high season in Scandinavia as most children return to School in August. I really dread travelling in high season but we did not have a choice this time. We wanted to take one longer holiday with our son before welcoming his sister …
Travel Tales and Teddy Bears 