by Sarah Read | Jul 8, 2019 | ., Costa Rica, Destinations, Explore, Travel Guides, Travel reviews
We took a three week self booked trip to Costa Rica with our two children in April 2018. So far this goes down as one of our best holidays ever even though there were some serious downs; luckily they were far outweighed by our amazing experiences in this...
by Sarah Read | Apr 1, 2019 | Explore, Gap year planning, Travel Planning
Did you know that you can create your own map in Google Maps? With your own points of interest and notes saved and referenced with a key. I am so happy someone told me about this as it’s made planning our 11 month trip around the world with the kids much easier! Every...
by Sarah Read | Nov 24, 2018 | ., Family Gap Year, Gap year planning
So our first question after deciding to take a year out of work and school was ‘Where do we even start?!’ How do you go about planning a family gap year? Trying to break it down into bitesize pieces we jotted down some of our initial questions so we can answer them...
by Sarah Read | Nov 9, 2018 | Explore, Family Gap Year
So we’ve made possibly one of the most exciting decisions of our life – we’re going to go and travel the world for a year as a family next year! Chris and I met early (at 17!) and have both always wanted to see the world. It didn’t really happen around uni for...
by Sarah Read | Oct 29, 2018 | Destinations, Explore, Travel Guides, Travel tips/advice
Rome – when we imagined it we pictured paying high prices to queue around crowded monuments so we’ve put it off for many years. Is it possible to avoid the crowds in Rome? And does it need to be expensive? I’m writing this whilst heading home from...
