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Exploring Bahia Principe Fantasia Tenerife: A Family Holiday Guide
In September 2025, we did our first trip to Tenerife. I had never really been drawn to all-inclusive resort holidays, but so many of our friends with young children spoke highly of them that we decided it was finally time… Continue reading
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Finally Learning to Drive in the UK: One Year Later
It has now been almost a year since my husband and I started driving in the UK. After years of happily living without a car, we finally began driving lessons last July and bought our first car in early August.… Continue reading
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Barcelona with a Two-Year-Old: A Week Without Much of a Plan
In April 2024, we spent a week in Barcelona with our two-year-old daughter. I had visited the city once before, nearly 18 years earlier, but it was my husband’s first time. The main purpose of the trip was to visit… Continue reading
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Peppa Pig World from London: Our 4-Day Southampton Family Trip
In late May 2025, we spent four days in Southampton. With a Peppa Pig-loving toddler at home, the main reason for the trip was, of course, Peppa Pig World, which is part of Paultons Park. Many families visit as a… Continue reading
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Top Kids Theatre Shows in the UK: Our Family Experience
One of the things I have come to appreciate most about raising a child in the UK is how accessible live theatre is for younger children. Children’s plays and musicals are not treated as occasional special events but as a… Continue reading
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Prague with Toddler: Places We Enjoyed
This trip took place in summer 2024. Details may have changed since then, but I thought it would still be worth sharing some of the places we enjoyed as a family. In July 2024, we spent a week in Prague… Continue reading
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Family Road Trip to the Cotswolds: A 5-Day Itinerary
Last half term, we spent five days exploring the Cotswolds as a family. At first, we had been considering a trip to Paris. Then I looked up Eurostar tickets and realised that return fares for the three of us would… Continue reading
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Key Insights from Our Primary School Tour Experience
Last month, primary school allocation results were released. Like many parents, we had been waiting for that moment for months. Our child is currently in a school nursery, and we applied for the same school. While we were happy with… Continue reading
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Transitioning from Private Day Nursery to School Nursery: Key Differences
We moved our daughter from a franchised private day nursery to a state school nursery after she had spent around two years at the private one. There were quite a few differences we noticed almost immediately after the move, and… Continue reading
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Where I Met My Parent Friends in London as a New Mum
One of the biggest changes after becoming a parent was realising how important other parent friends suddenly became. Parenting can feel isolating at times, especially in the early years. Having people who understand the realities of daily life—sleep deprivation, tantrums,… Continue reading
Multilingual Family in London 