As an academic I'm fortunate to get to travel occassionally for work. I've always been reluctant to go to a conference without also tagging on a short stay in the city. So in September, with my daughter aged 9 months I went back to work (believe me, I was more than ready!). I was fortunate to… Continue reading Work trip to Copenhagen – toddler in tow
Category: Holiday review
Villa Pian Di Cascina – family friendly Umbria
For our second family holiday and our first summer break we booked with Tots to Travel (https://totstotravel.co.uk). This company is now a firm favourite of ours because it does family holidays so well - taking all the stress and worry out of the planning and organisation. We fancied Italy (who doesn't love pizza, pasta and… Continue reading Villa Pian Di Cascina – family friendly Umbria
A house boat in Amsterdam
About 3 weeks after having my daughter I began to talk about holidays. The novelty of nighttime feeds had worn off and I recall feeling somewhat trapped in our 2 bedroom rented apartment in the centre of Birmingham. My husband was working long hours and there were stretches of time when I'd see nobody other… Continue reading A house boat in Amsterdam