Endless Summer 2024

The Algarve is a beautiful coastline.  We had only one activity planned and I'm glad we did.  We all needed some relaxation at the...

Lisbon was never a place I was excited to go to.  Nothing in its dark history was enticing me to go, but in order to break up the long...

As our Porto experience comes to an end, there are some amazing things here that don’t cost the earth, and have enriched our experience. ...

Our final full day in Paris was the Louvre.  To try and keep it as interesting as possible for the kids, Serena had managed to create a...

And so we get to the last couple of days in Paris, needing a bit of downtime given how absolutely full it’s been up to this point, before...

Porto is a vibe. Both kids instantly relaxed and commented on how much they liked the feeling of this place. From the green spaces (where...

All the online research and reviews on budget airlines - I had gotten everyone up very early and stressed the whole way through the...

Before I get to the palace, I want to take a moment to talk about the cool little township of Versailles.  It's what you imagine when you...

$1400 NZD I had very high expectations for this day.  I had assumed that the thrill rides were going to be epic, that we would hit the...

While getting around all the tourist sites felt quite full on in Singapore, it was just the warm up for Paris.  We are averaging almost a...

It's been hot and humid.  Temperature says 32 degrees and 80% humidity but feels like 38. When the Singaporeans aren't on the streets  -...

So we thought we were well organised and well planned and had this great idea that we would stay at an airport hotel the night before our...

We're upping sticks from our rural paradise in South Head and heading for the sights and sounds of Asia and Europe for the northern...