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    family time,  Halloween,  Netherlands

    Going to the Little Monsters Ball Hardrock Cafe

    October 12, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Each year we try to do something special for Halloween, last year we attended the Little Monsters Ball Hardrock Cafe in Amsterdam. Halloween is on the rise in The Netherlands. Our son is still too young for haunted houses and fright nights, but luckily there are events suited for kids. Little Monsters Ball Hardrock Cafe The Hard Rock Café organizes a breakfast buffet on Sunday before or on Halloween. Every family had its own table and could get plates full of delicious food. You did have to wait in line before getting to the buffet. The staff was all dressed up for Halloween. The café was also decorated in Halloween…

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    Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris

    Fun times at Disneyland Paris: with and without kids

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  • Happy Halloween! on a glass plate , where Cosette is standing behind, in between jaws teeth.
    family time,  Halloween,  Netherlands

    Fun at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Halloween

    October 9, 2020 / 40 Comments

    Halloween isn’t a holiday that’s originally celebrated in The Netherlands. But more and more events with an Halloween theme are popping up in The Netherlands. We love going to one of these events each year and a few years ago we celebrated Halloween at Ripley’s Believe It or Not in Amsterdam. We had a blast. Ripley’s Believe It or Not Halloween The whole Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum was decorated with cobwebs and other creepy things. This added extra to the Halloween sphere for us. Without the Halloween decorations the museum is already bizarre, but this made it extra special. We came dressed up for Halloween, all 3 of…

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    To show how the swimming pool looks, this the part with two slides and part of the swimming pool.

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    September 24, 2020
  • To show how the swimming pool looks, this the part with two slides and part of the swimming pool.
    Camping,  Europe,  family time,  roadtrip

    Best Family Friendly Campgrounds in Europe

    September 24, 2020 / 20 Comments

    When on a road trip through Europe, camping is the ultimate way, especially for families. Kids make friends on campgrounds and there’s usually plenty to do for them. But which campgrounds are best suited for this? I’ve asked my fellow travel bloggers which are the best family friendly campgrounds in Europe. We selected 20 from large campsites to intimate ones. Family Friendly Campgrounds: The Netherlands Camping de Pampel Contributed by Cosette from KarsTravels. Camping de Pampel is a fun campsite in The Netherlands in Hoenderloo on the Veluwe. Our son’s days here were filled with swimming in the pool, jumping on the airtrampoline or bouncy castle. On the campground is…

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    4 days in Switzerland: camping, mountains and cheese

    April 24, 2020
    To show the magnificient sunset we had. n the right half of a white campervan. Standing on fake grass. The fake grass is surrounded by real grass. Behind the grass is bushes and a creek. Behind the creek is a field. ON the horizon the sun is setting and the sky is colored yellow, red and blue. Van life.

    Dreaming about (part-time) van life

    February 7, 2020
    A dark picture with in the middle a setting sun. The sky around the sun is different shades of red. Below the earth is black, with a bit of blue sea. One of the campsites in Croatia

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  • Beach houses
    family time,  Kids,  Netherlands,  Texel

    A family vacation close to home during the pandemic: Texel

    June 22, 2020 / 24 Comments

    When the intelligent lockdown was declared all our vacation and getaway weekend planning was put on hold. When they say stay home and only go out for necessary stuff, I’m not making plans for outings let alone a vacation. After a few months restrictions were slightly loosened, so we booked a long weekend getaway for Acension weekend, a vacation close to home. One of our first 2020 travels. We opted for Texel, an island in the northwest of The Netherlands. The reasons for choosing Texel are that it has beautiful nature, we’ve been here before, social distancing seemed achievable, biking is great on Texel and there are plenty of beaches.…

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    October 9, 2020
    To show us playing a board game

    What to do during lockdown

    March 26, 2020
    To show how the swimming pool looks, this the part with two slides and part of the swimming pool.

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  • Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris
    Amusement parks,  Disneyland,  family time,  France,  Kids

    Fun times at Disneyland Paris: with and without kids

    June 7, 2020 / 16 Comments

    We’ve been to Disneyland Paris three times: once before Yuri was born, in 1999. Back then it was still called EuroDisney. Twice with Yuri in 2014 and 2019. In 1999 we went in the Summer and spent one day at EuroDisney. In 2014 it was a winter visit with an almost 4 year old boy, a road trip with a toddler, and last time was 20 years after our first visit to Disneyland Paris, again in the Summer. Both visits were 3 days, 2 nights. We’ve enjoyed ourselves every single time. In this blog I will highlight things to do in Disneyland Paris and how our experience was. At the…

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    March 7, 2022
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    City,  family time,  Kids

    What to do during lockdown

    March 26, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Like a lot of families around the world right now, we’re in a lockdown. In The Netherlands there’s a soft lockdown. We still can go outside for groceries, a short walk, a motorbike ride, to help someone who can’t go outside or to work if you have an essential job. Group formation is forbidden, more than 2 people together is forbidden except when you form a household. Luckily we can still go outside in moderation. Sadly I have a cold and Yuri the flu, so we have to stay inside. Here’s what to do during the lockdown. What we’re doing during the lockdown Although things we can do and where…

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    Weissensee in Austria, with a perfect reflection of the houses and mountains in the lake. Some snow on the mountain.

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