For all of us, but especially our David Attenborough-inspired, wildlife-mad boys, seeing turtles nesting was one of those dream bucketlist activities. Whenever I’d dreamt about a trip to Costa Rica, seeing turtles nesting was always one of the things that was at the forefront of my daydreams. Even better was the opportunity to see nesting […]
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We’d seen this – randomly – on an TV show with Bradley Walsh (!) and it looked magical. While we were in Costa Rica we decided we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see it for ourselves! And it turned out to be one of the best things we’ve ever done. What is bioluminescence? Apart from
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We opted to spend the last two weeks of our time in Costa Rica on the Southern Caribbean Coast, taking some time to chill have a pretty hectic first three weeks! It’s the perfect spot in Costa Rica for kicking and relaxing, even with kids! We’d learnt over the first few weeks of the trip
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La Fortuna is firmly on the list for many travellers itineraries for Costa Rica, and rightly so. It’s the base for SO many adrenaline activities, and the views of the Arenal Volcano, that looms up right next to the town, are spectacular. We based ourselves here for five days during our Costa Rica travels and
La Fortuna, Costa Rica – a guide for a fun-filled family stay (2024) Read More »
I thought I’d add a short guide to driving to our Costa Rica collection of blog posts, with a bit of info on car hire in the country, since it was one of the things we struggled to decide on before we arrived. During the (extended) planning phase for Costa Rica I was adamant that
Driving in Costa Rica – how difficult is it really? A Guide (2024) Read More »
One of the things I found extraordinarily difficult when planning our year away was trying to figure out exactly what it might cost us. How much did we need to budget for a family gap year? Knowing how much you need to save/earn/budget for is a pretty big deal breaker when it comes to considering
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One of the things the boys liked best about attending school in Bali was ALL the holidays – in just the six weeks they spent in school they had so many days off for festivals! This worked really well for us as it meant that as well as having some time to ourselves we also
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Top of our list in terms of animals we all wanted to see on our travels was the lovable sloth. We knew that there was a good chance of spotting a sloth or two on our trip to Costa Rica but we weren’t sure when and where this might happen! Read on for more info
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Langkawi had been recommended to us by so many people before we left the UK; we definitely wanted to include some beach time on our Malaysia itinerary and this seemed like the perfect spot! Langkawi is also a great choice for a budget family stay. It was one of the most affordable weeks of our
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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
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