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We are an Australian family travelling with young kids and trying to keep things fun, easy and educational. Join us on our journey and learn about new destinations, travel tips and how to make long term travel affordable.

Return to Beautiful Bruges

Return to Beautiful Bruges

In 2004 Scott and I spent 5 days driving around Belgium and Holland. It was one of my favourite little mini-break that we ever took. The first place we visited was Bruges. Both of us absolutely adored this little town and I can highly recommend going if you are in the area. It is old, quaint, small and easy to walk around. There are waffles, chocolate and beer everywhere. There is even a little bar that we went to...

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What to see in Brussels

What to see in Brussels

Where is Brussels? After nearly 6 weeks in France we decided we were ready for a new country …. something drastically different perhaps? So we drove about 4 hours north east across the boarder and we landed in Belgium. For those you who haven’t been, Belgium is pretty similar to France, although citizens of both countries might choose to deny it! However, we had some friends in Brussels so we thought we might go and visit for a few days....

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The Island of Lokrum

The Island of Lokrum

One of my favourite days on our Europe trip this summer was this one! I had read about Lokrum and heard that it was a must see when you travel to Dubrovnik, Croatia. Well it certainly didn’t disappoint. We headed down to the port and bought tickets out to the island of Lokrum. It takes about half an hour to get from Dubrovnik to Lokrum and costs around 10 euros per person (return) The ferry is smooth and comfortable...

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Monet’s Garden in Giverny

Monet’s Garden in Giverny

I have always been a bit of a Monet fan. I love the colours, I love the texture and I love the subject matter. I also love the way you can look at one of his paintings from a distance and it looks perfect and yet up close it is a mess of beautiful colours. As we had a bit of time in Vernon we waited until a day where the weather was perfect before we headed out to...

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