"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

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.

Dijon; Caves, Vineyards and Having Fun

Dijon; Caves, Vineyards and Having Fun

The vineyards near Dijon had been recommend, so we decided to stop for two days. Scott found us a lovely little hotel on Expedia. We didn’t arrive until after dark and were very surprised to find that it had a delightful restuarant downstairs. We had one of the most wonderful meals. The food was excellent, the wine was delicious and the kids played happily on their devices while Scott and I enjoyed a lovely night out. I am not...

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Annecy: Heaven on Earth

Annecy: Heaven on Earth

I’ll admit I hadn’t heard of Annecy until about 3 days before we went. A friend told me to go and after that I kept seeing it pop up everywhere. So off we went. Boy was it worth it! Annecy is in the very east of France on the Swiss boarder, near Geneva. The drive in and out is stunning and it is possibly the prettiest little town I have been to in France. Everywhere you go you are...

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Glacial Ice Caves and delicious food in the Alps

Glacial Ice Caves and delicious food in the Alps

While we were up at Les Deux Alps we visited the Ice Caves. They had been recommend by a few people so we thought it was worth a visit. You need to take a the two Jandry Express chairlifts to get up there, but it is well worth the trip. The entrance is in the side of a snow field and if you weren’t careful you could totally miss it. Apparently the caves are carved inside a glacier that has been...

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Housesitting in Vernon

Housesitting in Vernon

We spent 2 weeks in a lovely little housesit in Vernon, just outside Paris. After a bit of deliberation we decided to head north again from the centre of France as this opportunity came up. We found it on Nomador, spoke with the lovely owners and everything was set. The night we arrived the friendly owners of the house had prepared a delicious meal for us. It was the first time we had be able to meet housesit owners and...

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