A zoo is always a great idea with children. They all love animals and it’s a very educational place for them. We, as parents, especially like zoos with enclosures that simulate the natural habitat of the animals. For that reason, we have been visiting Pairi Daiza the last couple of years. They’ve got great enclosures, …
Traveling families: Eric Stoen
Eric Stoen, or Travelbabbo on Instagram, is one of my all time favourite travelbloggers to follow. He is almost always on the road, often taking his kids with him. He invented #takeyourkidseverywhere and travels to the most beautiful places on our planet. He’s a busy man, so I was very honoured that he wanted to …
Traveling families: travel mamma
I came accross Laurence on Instagram and asked her to share her traveltips with us for our traveling series. She is a single mum with 3 kids, showing you that you can always travel with your children! I was really glad she wanted to join in, because I believe she can be an inspiration for …
Cape Town (and its surroundings) in three days and a 1000 impressions.
After more than 24 hours of traveling between airports (Brussels-Madrid-Johannesburg-Cape Town), we finally arrived at CPT (Cape Town International Airport) around 5PM. Being August, thus South-African winter, the sun was already setting when we set off with our rental car towards our hostel in Cape Town’s Green Point. There were a number of hindrances that …
Traveling families: life in our van
A family on a European motorhome adventure… What’s not to like about that?! Check out this families’ traveltips… Names: LifeinourVan (Thorley Family) Blog: www.lifeinourvan.com Full-time travelers or part-time travellers: Full Time Travellers – with over 25 countries completed on our journey to complete the full 42 European countries by the end of our 2 year …
Traveling families: suitcases and strollers
Beyond the theme parks and child-centric resorts, suitcases&strollers has ideas about family holidays that are culturally and intellectually stimulating for adults who love to travel – that can still be done with children. Founder Aimee Chan shares her traveltips with you! Names: Aimee Blog: Suitcases and strollers Full-time travelers or part-time travelers: Part time Do you always take …
Traveling families: mummytravels
We have been a bit slow in the traveling families series. In between getting back from South Africa and planning a short camping trip this weekend, we are giving you another update. Cathy from MummyTravels is sharing her traveltips with you tonight. Her colourfull Instagram account is filled with pictures of her lovely girl exploring …
Antarctica (7): Recovering in Chile.
In November 2006, I left Cape Town in South Africa and went on board of the Research Vessel Polarstern. This was the moment I departed on an incredible journey to the Antarctic, which brought me face to face with emperor penguins and took me to open waters that had been ice-covered for thousands of years until 2002. …
Antarctica (6): unknown territories…
Global climate change is a man-made hazard that affects us all. Nowhere is its impact so far-reaching as it is at both the South and North Pole. There are many negative effects, but large-scale melting of ice sheets and a subsequent rise in sea water level are the most conspicuous. In Antarctica, especially the Antarctic Peninsula …
Traveling families: Anabel Newell
Tonight we share the traveltips of a special instagrammer to me. Anabel is a very sweet mother, who started responding to my pictures when we were traveling through Slovenia last summer. Since then we sometimes comment on eachothers profile, making her a little less of a stranger… 😉 I love her profile and admire her …