When we leave home, we’re either traveling, or we’re on holiday.  Sometimes the two meet, but most often, our trips are firmly on one side or the other.  For the Christmas/New Years beach vacations, we usually end up somewhere with a pretty nice pool.  …

For all the amazing smartphones, fancy technology and talking personal assistant apps, there is still a lot of convincing reasons for a globe-trotting family to have that most mundane of technology items, a pair of walkie talkies.  …

VivoSmart Activity Tracker / Smartwatch VivoSmart Activity Tracker / Smartwatch 1 year Update: Still using the Vivosmart every day!  Although, I’m on my third unit.  They’re not very reliable, I’ve had two break on me (although the first one might have been due to sa

Olives for Sale at the Market in IraklionWe recently moved into a new home.  The house is pretty new and most of the work we’ve been doing is cosmetic.  The backyard, however, was another story.  …

Have a travel lover in your life?  Wondering what to get them for Christmas given that plane tickets are a little out of the budget?  We have 10 great gift ideas that will turn you into every travel enthusiast’s favorite elf.…

Spring Lake, Santa RosaLast week, I went walking with a friend around Spring Lake, truly a beautiful park and a place I have to write about, soon!  My friend had brought another friend along with her and so we introduced ourselves, and chatted about our kids, as mothers around the wor

Exploring the rose garden in Rotorua with our light weight UppaBaby G-Lite umbrella stroller. Does travel with baby sound stressful?  It doesn’t have to be!  We’ve been traveling as a couple for a long time, so we knew we didn’t want to stop our travel plans just because we’d had kids

Travel is a huge part of our life.  Before we had children, we had traveled to over 50 countries together.  So, when we became parents, we knew we definitely wanted to continue to travel with kids as well. …

Keeping busy on the flight with the Travel Aquadoodle - a great toddler travel toy!We’ve been sticking close to home since the birth of our second child in December.  That doesn’t mean we’ve actually been at home.  Naturally, we’ve been eating out at restaurants, wine tastin

When you travel with kids, it’s wonderful to have brand new toys for your child to discover during the trip.  New toys are exciting and give your child something to look forward to.  But having to purchase new travel toys for each trip can add up.  Are there toys