Author: Francesca
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How Real Spanish Immersion Can Improve Your Language Skills
If you have ever thought about encouraging your children to learn another language, chances are you have turned to that little green owl with the grin. Duo. It seems all fun and games at first and that is because it literally is. You collect your green ticks, your streaks, your little dopamine hits of progress.…
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Why Duolingo Didn’t Teach My Kids Spanish (And What Actually Did)
If you have ever thought about encouraging your child/ren to learn another language such as Spanish it is likely you have turned to that little green owl with the grin – you know the one. Duo. It seems all fun and games when you start and that’s because it literally is. You see all the…
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Lonavala, India and the Shiva Festival
Lonavala wasn’t on our original itinerary, as we had originally planned to drive to Goa which changed when we had vehicle issues, which you can read about here: How to Travel Around India: Taxis, Car Hire & What We Learned the Hard Way Instead, we ended up here and it became one of those travel…
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Why I Don’t Believe You Need to Travel Full-Time to Live a Travel-Focused Life
There’s a lot of pressure online to believe that if you’re not travelling full-time, you’re somehow doing it wrong. That unless you’ve sold everything, packed up your life, and are constantly on the move, you don’t really count as someone who lives a travel lifestyle. I don’t buy into that at all. For us, travel…
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A Lovely Way to Document Your Travels (Especially With Kids): The Adventure Book
One of the things I’ve realised after years of travelling as a family is this:memories fade faster than we think. We take thousands of photos, save them on our phones, maybe post a few on social media… and then they slowly disappear into the black hole of camera rolls and forgotten folders. That’s why I…
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Stop Using Travel to Escape Your Life And Build One You Don’t Need to Escape From
Most people don’t fall in love with travel because they’re adventurous. They fall in love with travel because they’re tired. Tired of routine.Tired of pressure.Tired of rushing.Tired of a life that feels like it’s mostly about getting through the week. So they book a holiday. And for a little while, it works. The Holiday That…
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How Driving From The UK to Spain Changed The Way We Travel With Kids
Most families fly somewhere, stay in one hotel, go home. Funnily enough, PRIOR to having kids that is exactly what we did. I have spent many years talking to countless home educating and worldschooling families and interestingly the parents were travellers before and decided to not let having a family alter their lifestyle. Turns out,…
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How to Travel Around India: Taxis, Car Hire & What We Learned the Hard Way
Travelling around India is an adventure in itself and not always in the romantic, Instagram kind of way. When we visited India as a family, we travelled mostly by taxi and also attempted to drive from Mumbai to Goa by hiring a car… which, honestly, was an experience I wouldn’t rush to repeat. If you’re…
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How Much Does It Cost to Travel Thailand in 2026? Real Prices & Budget Breakdown
As a family that loves to travel Thailand, of course I’m in all the obvious Facebook groups people head to for advice and inspiration. And something I keep seeing pop up again and again is people complaining about how much prices have risen. And yes, let’s be honest, they have risen everywhere. Flights cost more.…
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Lop Buri, Thailand: How to Visit, What to See & Is It Still the Monkey City?
Lop Buri is one of those places in Thailand that used to be famous for one very specific reason: monkeys. Lots of them. Everywhere. When we visited, it was still very much “monkey town” chaotic, noisy, and completely unforgettable. These days, Lop Buri is a lot quieter, but honestly? Even without the monkeys, it is…