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  • Coast of Northern Spain, in the right corner the beach with people on it, on the right in the middle a mountainous area, on the left the ocean and above the almost cloudless sky
    Kids,  Road Trips,  roadtrip

    15 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with Tweens

    February 17, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Each age category of kids has different rules and tips on how to travel with them, tweens are no exception.  So I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers for their best tips for road trips with tweens. We’ve already given you tips on a road trip with a baby and on a road trip with a toddler, but road trips with tweens is totally different we discovered the last couple of years with our son. Here are 15 road trip tips with tweens. Road Trip with Tweens We’ll look at road trip ideas for tweens, from how to keep tweens entertained to what to bring on a road trip for tweens. First…

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    View from the bridge

    Grandfather Mountain: climbing rocks and a swinging bridge

    June 3, 2020
    To show a picture from one our 2019 travels. In the back the Eiffle tower. Trees in front of it. Then the river Seine. Cosette and Yuri standing on a bridge with a lot of locks attached to it.

    2019 travels in review

    February 19, 2020
    Who's first? Paul and Yuri seen from the back. Running upstairs on the Rocky steps. Paul is faster than Yuri.

    23 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Kid Ideas

    June 7, 2021
  • Who's first? Paul and Yuri seen from the back. Running upstairs on the Rocky steps. Paul is faster than Yuri.
    Kids,  roadtrip,  Travel

    23 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Kid Ideas

    June 7, 2021 / 40 Comments

    After giving tips on how to road trip with a toddler and a road trip with a baby, now we have tips for a road trip with a child. I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers for their road trip with a kid ideas. Road Trip Kid Ideas Whether on a USA road trip with child or crossing Europe, you need road trip kid activities to keep them entertained. So here are our 23 tips for a road trip with a kid. Flexibility 1. Picnic lunches Contributed by Cosette from KarsTravels. When on our road trip from New York to Orlando we had a lot of picnic lunches. This gave us more…

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    To show a picture from a thing on our tour through Jordan. The shadows of 2 camels with people on them. Red sand and some grass.

    Tour through Jordan

    February 18, 2020
    To show another view from the Krimmler wasserfalle with a rainbow. Week in Austria

    A week in Austria: roadtrip itinerary

    April 16, 2020
    Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris

    Fun times at Disneyland Paris: with and without kids

    June 7, 2020
  • Lake Tekapo by Faraway Worlds, Road trip with a toddler, a toddler running between stones and a lake behind him with mountains in the back
    Kids,  roadtrip,  Travel

    19 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Toddler

    May 30, 2021 / 10 Comments

    Last week we gave tips for a road trip with a baby. But after that first your kid enters the toddler phase, which is totally different, how to survive a road trip with a toddler? So I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers for their tips for a road trip with a toddler. Road Trip with a Toddler We’ve come up with road trip activities for toddler, road trip toddler toys that are the best and the schedule for a road trip with toddler. Schedule 1. Stick to their schedule Contributed by Adriane from Put on Your Party Pants. Toddlers are tough.  They are the sweetest people alive one minute, and inconsolable…

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

    2020 travels in review

    January 14, 2021
    On the left a large screen with the game Pac Man on it. In front on the right Yuri and Paul playing the game with a console.

    8 Things to do in Utrecht with kids

    February 5, 2020
    Gulfoss. Finding peace

    Finding peace as a family

    May 24, 2020
  • Driving during a road trip with a rental car by Beste voor Kids, car on the side of the road with beautiful mountain vista to the left
    Kids,  roadtrip,  Travel

    16 Tips for Surviving a Road Trip with a Baby

    May 23, 2021 / 41 Comments

    Going on your first road trip with a baby can be a little bit scary. Will your baby respond well to it or will you have a crying or fussy baby the whole time? It was indeed a bit scary for us when we went on our first long trip with our baby at 4 months old. All went well, although completely different then when it was just the two of us. To give you the best advice and peace of mind before embarking on a road trip with baby. I’ve asked fellow travel bloggers (well-seasoned travelers with a baby or babies) what their best tips are for road trips.…

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    To show a funny picture from Christmas in Jordan. A camel head with a Santa hat on it.

    Christmas in Jordan

    February 21, 2020
    To show something popular from The Netherlands near the campsites. The windmills from Kinderdijk in a row. The river flowing in front of them. Campsites in The Netherlands.

    4 fun campsites in The Netherlands with kids

    February 13, 2020
    Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris

    Fun times at Disneyland Paris: with and without kids

    June 7, 2020
  • Dhow Cruise, a boat let up with colorful lights in the dark
    Dubai,  Kids

    Things to do with Kids in Dubai

    January 23, 2021 / 12 Comments

    When you think of Dubai, the first thing that comes to mind is its glamorous skyscrapers, massive malls and extraordinary man-made islands. After all, most of us know Dubai as a haven for outstanding leisure, shopping and entertainment choices. But beneath its enormous steely high-rise structures lies an astonishing child-friendly destination which offers a roster of exciting options for kids of all age groups. So if you’re looking for amazing things to do with kids in Dubai, this list covers it all. You can make your own guide or plan 4 Days in Dubai. But, Is It Now Safe To Visit Dubai With Kids? With the prestigious Safe Travel stamp…

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  • Weissensee in Austria, with a perfect reflection of the houses and mountains in the lake. Some snow on the mountain.
    Austria,  City,  Couples,  Germany,  Kids,  Netherlands,  roadtrip

    2020 travels in review

    January 14, 2021 / 4 Comments

    As for us all, 2020 was completely different than we expected. We had only one trip abroad to Austria. Other than that we stayed in The Netherlands. Luckily we made some beautiful trips in The Netherlands during the Summer. So here are our 2020 travels from month to month. January Just like in 2019 we started the New Year at friends in Almere. We played board games and watched the fireworks. Our first outing was Uden on Ice with my nieces during Christmas break. Later in the month I went shopping with a friend in Uden, while Paul and Yuri had the day for themselves. The last day of the…

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    To show another view from the Krimmler wasserfalle with a rainbow. Week in Austria

    A week in Austria: roadtrip itinerary

    April 16, 2020
    The town of Gotzens, Austria, with a grass filed in front and behind snowcapped mountains and clear blue sky. A view visible on the winter walks in Götzens.

    4 Winter walks in Götzens

    February 4, 2020
  • The Lange Jan Tower, as seen through another street in front of it.
    Kids,  museums,  Netherlands,  Zeeland

    25 Fun Things to do in Zeeland

    September 20, 2020 / 40 Comments

    Zeeland is one of the provinces in The Netherlands, which is perfect for a vacation. It consists of islands and peninsulas. There’s so much to see and do here, that we keep coming back. Whether for a weekend getaway or a vacation or on road trips. Here’s our list of 25 things to do in Zeeland that we have compiled from all our visits over the years. 25 Things to do in Zeeland: Food 1. Eat Kibbeling or a Lekkerbekje. It’s braided fried cod, which is in big pieces (kibbeling) of still in fish form (lekkerbekje). You can eat both dishes all over The Netherlands, but so close to the…

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    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

    Campsites in Croatia with kids

    February 6, 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
    To show a picture of our 2018 travels. An overview of Cesky Krumlov, a river flowing through in the middle. The roofs and streets covered in snow.

    2018 travels in review

    February 14, 2020
  • 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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    Happy Halloween! on a glass plate , where Cosette is standing behind, in between jaws teeth.

    Fun at Ripley’s Believe It or Not Halloween

    October 9, 2020
    To show how the swimming pool looks, this the part with two slides and part of the swimming pool.

    Best Family Friendly Campgrounds in Europe

    September 24, 2020
    Sleeping Beauty castle at Disneyland Paris

    Fun times at Disneyland Paris: with and without kids

    June 7, 2020
  • 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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    Disney World Orlando Florida: Basic Guide for First-time Visitors

    February 1, 2021
    Us in front of Disneyland, Paul on the left, Yuri on the right, me in the middle. All with a facemask on. Behind us part of the entrance to Disneyland

    Disney during Covid: Our Experience at Disneyland Paris

    March 7, 2022
  • View from the bridge
    Blue Ridge Parkway,  Kids,  Mountains,  USA

    Grandfather Mountain: climbing rocks and a swinging bridge

    June 3, 2020 / 11 Comments

    Back in 2015 we drove the Blue Ridge Parkway, which was simply beautiful. During our drive we stopped at several attractions just off the parkway. Grandfather Mountain was one of them, and was well worth our time. Yuri loved climbing the rocks and we enjoyed the grand views on the Blue Ridge Mountains. Where is Grandfather Mountain? Grandfather Mountain is located close to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. It’s in the vicinity of the town of Linville. The detour is about 3.3 mile or 5.3 kilometers, which is approximately an 18 minute drive from the parkway. Some facts about Grandfather Mountain The elevation of Grandfather is 5946 feet,…

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    The natural arch

    Natural Bridge State Park: butterflies and hiking

    June 26, 2020
    Sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The sun goes down with a red and blue sky above the mountains.

    Blue Ridge Parkway: fireflies and endless mountains

    August 19, 2020
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