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A Fun Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine

June 4, 2021January 25, 2018 by Cath Jordan

If your little boy is anything like BattleKid, he is a huge Thomas the Tank Engine fan. Every afternoon after nursery before we left the UK, BattleKid would make a beeline for our cwtch room and ask for Thomas and his friends to be put on the TV. It was on so often I even … Read more

Hunting a Gruffalo at the Mountain View Ranch

June 4, 2021January 18, 2018 by Cath Jordan

When I worked in Cardiff I used to travel down the A470 from Tredegar and would take Caerphilly Mountain road towards Pentwyn. I passed a sign for the Mountain View Ranch every day since the sign went up and always wondered what it was. One weekend, while wondering what to do with BattleKid, I looked it up. And discovered the Caerphilly Mountain Ranch was somewhere to take kids, so off we went. One of our main reasons for visiting – hunting a Gruffalo at the Mountain View Ranch.

Disneyland Paris Diaries

January 26, 2021December 20, 2017 by Cath Jordan

In this post you’ll find our Disneyland Paris Diaries for our first family visit to Euro Disney‘. While I have written out a 3-day Disneyland Paris itinerary, this gives full details of our time at Disney Paris. It’ll give you a clear idea of what you can expect if you decide to visit Mickey and friends with your kids.

USA Road Trip Diaries

June 4, 2021December 14, 2017 by Cath Jordan

This post is an amalgamation of our daily trip reports from our two-week USA road trip from Portland, Oregon to Yellowstone National Park. It was an epic trip that we nearly did not do, initially thinking we should wait until our son was older. How glad were we that we didn’t wait! Here’s our diaries journaling our trip from Portugal to London, on to America and back again, and everything in between. Our USA road trip diaries.

How Travelling Has Changed for Us Since Having Our Son

June 4, 2021December 8, 2017 by Cath Jordan

Travelling has changed for us since having our son. Before he came along, my hubby and I were keen travellers, although we were rather lazy with our adventures. I think we took it for granted that the world was there, and we could go wherever, whenever. We went on at least two package holidays a year, and had many city breaks in between. But, until our second honeymoon, we never ventured further than Europe.