Brussels Train Hostel: A Family Friendly Option

As you likely know by now my kids are train obsessed! When we heard there was a Train Hostel in Brussels we knew we had to check it out. Brussels is a two-hour drive for us, so a quick overnight was easy to arrange. We easily found street parking outside the hotel. At reception they were […]

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A Day in Rovaniemi, Finland

One of the main reasons we wanted to book our own trip to Rovaniemi, as opposed to using a pre-packaged deal, was to have the freedom to explore the town of Rovaniemi. The pre-packaged tours tend to have everyone from their tour in one hotel or resort area and then move everyone to activities as […]

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Kid Friendly Hotel In Tallinn

The Original Sokos Hotel Viru goes above and beyond for little ones making it an ideal place to stay on a family visit to Tallinn. We booked a family room at The Original Sokos Hotel Viru. This meant we had two single beds, made into a queen bed and a set of bunk beds. There […]

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Sleeping at Kasteel Terworm

At the beginning of 2016 while Jeff and I were making our “travel wish lists” we asked our three-year-old to list a few things he would like to do over the next year. The top of his list was to sleep in a real castle. As luck would have it the boys and I were […]

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Fort Bourtange in the Offseason

Fort Bourtange was another “saw it on Pinterest” bucket list find for the Netherlands. This star fort on the German border was built to control the only road from the city of Groningen into Germany, but it’s now one of the most charming places we have visited. I’ve read a few blogs about the fort overflowing […]

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