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Summer Holidays – Peppa Pig World

19th July 2021 2

Following our day trip to New Forest, we continued our summer holidays staycation with a visit to Peppa Pig World (part of Paultons Park).  We planned our trip this time and had pre-booked tickets, which during summer holidays is a […]

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Summer Holidays – New Forest

17th July 2021 4

After a day settling in at Southampton, we continued our summer holidays to New Forest for a day trip. Again, this was an one-the-day decision. A quick Google in the morning to locate a local pub and the best place […]

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Summer Holidays – Southampton

15th July 2021 4

Cara’s school usually clocks off two weeks earlier than state schools. This means we get to enjoy some off-peak fun and beat the rush. This year, due to Covid again, our Mallorca plans fell through and we were left scrambling […]

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Easter Holiday Ideas – Lockdown edition

28th March 2021 1

Well, as soon as they go back to school from lockdown, they’re off again for the Easter Break. It’s a well-deserved holiday for not only the kids, but also the teachers. The only difference is, compared to the previous Easter […]

Cara Chinatown
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Chinese New Year Activities

10th February 202117th August 2025 0

One of the happiest times of the year, it’s Chinese New Year 2021! We say farewell to the Rat, and welcome in the Ox. With lockdown in place, celebrations are more subdued this year without visits to Chinatown. However, it’s […]

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Things to do: InterContinental Hotel O2

24th October 202026th April 2021 0

With half-term underway and limited destinations to visit due to Covid, we decided to have another little staycation. During the summer holidays, we also stayed in London, visiting the Science Museum and Holland Park Adventure Playground. This time, we decided to […]

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Things to do: Science Museum

27th August 202026th April 2021 2

With our holiday plans to Spain scuppered by Covid, we opted to have a staycation. As it was all a bit last minute, we opted to stay in London. Plans were to find a location that had activities for kids, […]

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Things to do: Summer Holidays 2020

11th July 2020 3

July already? Sheesh. With all the lockdown, home-schooling, work and life in general, blogging has unfortunately taken a backseat. With not being able to go out and explore as much, the number of blogs has trickled through at best. However, […]

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Things to do (International Edition): Chania, Crete

27th July 20197th June 2020 0

Another summer, another all-inclusive resort. Before having Cara, we barely visited one, now it’s three in three years. This time, it was a lovely week at the Euphoria Resort, in Chania, Crete.   Date Visited: 16th – 23rd July 2019  […]

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Ideas for Summer Holidays 2019

25th May 2019 4

We are still a couple of months away, but it’s never too early to start planning what to do over the long Summer term break. Excluding the overseas vacation, I have tried to come up with some ideas for the […]

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