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Travellling Creatively with Kids, or Why Manchester Rocks

Posted by Rhonda Carrier on Thursday, February 2, 2012, In : travel with children

The following post is based largely on a blog I wrote for Takethefamily.com in autumn 2011.

I’ve written before about the joys of ‘holidaying’ close to home, and about the pleasure of short breaks with kids. This year I’ve been out and about all over the north of England with my boys, on day-trips, overnighters or mini-breaks. With the help of our money-saving Family & Friends Railcard, the opportunities for cultural excursions within easy reach of home are almost unlimited. York, Leed...
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What Kind of a Traveller am I?

Posted by Rhonda Mary on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, In : travel with children

This feature from the blog 501 Places, about how different sorts of travellers approach new places, made me laugh and cringe at the same time.

I’m ashamed to say that I’m a Military General, with everything planned out in the finest detail. On our latest trip to Amsterdam, I printed out a map and marked each hotel, restaurant and sight that we were to visit, then I worked out how we were going to get to each one. With two young boys and a toddler in tow, I wasn’t leaving anything to chan...