Planning a trip to Komodo National Park with kids is one of those ideas that feels equal parts exciting and slightly terrifying. Komodo dragons, remote islands, overnight boats, early starts — it’s not exactly a plug-and-play family holiday. When we were planning our family gap year, we gave the boys the chance to add one…
There are some stays that don’t just show you a destination — they let you really experience it. For our family, that’s exactly what Chilamate Eco Retreat did. Hidden away off-the-beaten track in SarapiquÃ, this place feels like the Costa Rica you dream about: wild, green, and full of heart. As a family traveling through…
As the whole issue of what on earth to pack for a long period of family travel with two small(ish) children was one that I spent a LONG time deliberating I thought it might be helpful to share the details of what we DID end of taking with us in the end. Over the course…
I’ve mentioned in previous posts how expensive all the tours are on the Riviera Maya, but this was one that I REALLY wanted to do. I felt like the chance to snorkel with so much marine life in the beautiful Caribbean Sea was too good to pass up while we were here. Snorkelling in Cozumel…