Friday vibes - interiors

Would love a window like this ( image ) Its Friday and it's been a long week, the wifi has been playing up and a backlog created but in my heart and soul it's all about the summer relaxed vibes even if life is hectic. I am dreaming of floor to ceiling windows, natural light flooding in, slow breakfasts and fresh flowers, handwoven rugs and small adventures - what are you dreaming of this Friday? How beautiful is this boho interior ( image ) I need a hammock in my life ( image ) ...

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Stress Free Family travel with #BlueyByKLM + Giveaway

Travelling can be stressful at the best of times and when you have children in tow things can quickly go downhill if you are not prepared but there are a few simple things you can do to ease the stress and help make sure your holiday is full of laughter rather than tears. As you may remember last year we were lucky enough to travel with KLM from our local airport Cardiff International to Schiphol as part of their #KLMFlyLocal campaign which encourages families to travel from smaller local hubs such as Bristol, Norwich, Leeds (to name a few) - thus cutting out the added stress of carting small children through larger airports such as London and Manchester as well as cutting down your travel time. I know for us personally we found the whole experience incredibly positive and something we would highly recommend as it meant no rushing as we were at the airport in less than half an hour and the whole process from checking in to boarding the plane was easy and stress-free. ......

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Packing for a Festival - Guest Post

We will be heading off to the Just So Festival later this month and cannot wait as summer to us really is not summer without going to a festival or two. Mr A is now an old hand at camping and festivals but it will be baby A's first one and at 6 months means we will be packing a few extras this year which will be interesting. So when the lovely Fiona, a travel writer for Hipmunk got in touch to do a guest post all about festival packing I thought it would be great to share. We really enjoyed Beyond the Border festival last year Chronic over-packers and space savers often run into trouble when packing for a music festival. Unpredictable weather, the need for basic creature comforts and the overwhelming desire to show off your carefully curated festival wardrobe may tempt you to pack everything under the sun. Pay attention to the following tips to pare down your packing to a carry-on size bag without leaving your signature Pharaoh headdress at home. It’s Not Much,......

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3 free things to do in London with Kids

John and Baby G at the IWM Before heading off to Amsterdam last month with Stena Lines (blog post coming soon) we first spent three days in London, one of our favourite UK cities as it's just packed with family friendly places to explore and I thought we would share three of our favourite free places that combine both indoor and outdoor fun and learning right in the heart of the city. Mr A in the meadow at The Natural History Museum 1. Wildlife Garden Natural History Museum Everyone knows about the Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum but our other favourite spot there is the small but perfectly formed wildlife garden with a thriving bee colony in the bee tree, wildflower meadow, damselflies flying overhead and provides a tranquil oasis within zone one as well as opportunities to learn more about this countries beautiful wildlife. Imperial War Museum First of all I want to say, after growing up in South Africa I am very much against war or viol......

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