North-East weekends away with your dog
The Northumberland coastline offers visitors some of the most breathtaking and idyllic scenery in the United Kingdom, while a few miles in land those who frequent here will be to tell you of the hustle and bustle of the city. Often a forgotten corner of the country, the North East of England has lots to offer and it isn’t only promoted at humans either. Have you ever considered that every time you leave your dog at home, they think...
Hiking in Norway – Much Better Adventures
Despite the freezing temperature and the stomach churning heights, peeking over the mountain as the sun broke through the clouds, views of the fjords in every direction, I had never felt more alive. Reaching the summit of Breiskrednosi was one of the proudest moments of my life so far. I’d spent a couple of days with a group of total strangers, in a country I’d never visited, in a place I’d never been. God I was...
Food Tour of the Jordaan With a Local – Amsterdam Walking Tour!
We’ve found, on our new kid-free city breaks series, that a perfect way to instantly get to know a new city is to take a walking tour with a knowledgeable local guide. Which is why when we visited Amsterdam recently, we jumped at the chance of an Amsterdam walking tour; thanking Eating Europe, and signing up instantly for their Jordaan Food Tour. We were in Amsterdam on a kid-free city break, trying out the new direct...
Are Last Minute Breaks Good For You?
Are Last Minute Breaks Good? Damned right! Sadly, spontaneity is one of the first things we lose when we become parents. Deciding on a whim to go out for dinner/see a film/go away for that Last Minute Break is much trickier when it’s followed up with ‘have you got the nappies/wipes/change of clothes/spare dummy/changing mat… or, frankly, the energy’.According to the Oxford English Dictionary, a spontaneous...
Free; the April LittleStuff magazine is out now
The April edition of LittleStuff magazine is out now – and this month we’re ALL about the stressy teens and their revision-y angst. First, this month’s competition; you’ve the chance to win £750 of Easy Camp family camping gear for a whole summer of adventures! There’s also an entire set of Letts GCSE Revision books (which handily comes with 6mths Spotify Premium membership so they...
Direct London-Amsterdam Train, in under 4hrs, for £35? We Tried It.
When we saw that Eurostar had introduced a direct London-Amsterdam train, we just had to give it a go. It’s no secret that we’re big fans of train travel – with a husband who simply won’t fly, train travel is how Europe opened up to us for some fabulous kid-free short breaks (there are benefits to the small people growing into capable teenagers who can be left alone for a few days without burning the house (or...