We enjoy the healthy air around the Wadden Sea If you’ve ever read any of my blogs about our North Sea holidays, you’ll probably already know how much we love spending time on Germany’s North Sea coast. We often combine these trips with visiting friends and family close to Düsseldorf. We never tire of […]
It’s not long until we can pack our suitcases and head off to a German Christmas market – HOORAY! Even if you’ve already been to a Christmas market, I thought it would be a nice idea to offer some top tips for your next visit. Watch out for pickpockets Take the right bag It’s important […]
Make sure you pack the right clothes… Are you lucky enough to be going to a German Christmas market in November or December? If so, make sure you pack the right clothes as some areas can get pretty cold. When it’s around zero degrees or lower, it’s not much fun if you’re walking around […]
Summertime is festival time. In Germany, there are hundreds of music festivals and interesting events going on – especially between May and September. There’s something to suit every taste from rock & pop, electro, hip-hop, heavy metal to classical and jazz. An added bonus is that many of the festivals take place in beautiful locations […]
With the school holidays just around the corner, you might have started to think about what do with the kids over the summer. The same thoughts are going through every parent’s head in Germany with only a couple of weeks to go until schools break up for the summer. For many parents, this means looking […]
Places need to be attractive enough for tourists to want to visit, but at the same time… Germany is a well-known, popular holiday destination that has so much choice when it comes to places to visit. The downside of this popularity is that towns and cities can become so overcrowded that it can affect the […]
Our fantastic cycling trip from Lindau to Rorschach Family fun around Lake Constance If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll already know that we, as a family, love outdoor activities as much as we love our food! That means we love walking, cycling and anything outdoorsy – particularly now our son […]
Cycling is fun Cycling was part of my childhood I grew up in the Lower Rhine region of North Rhine-Westphalia, close to Dusseldorf. The area is quite flat, compared to other regions in Germany, making it perfect for cycling. As a child, I would think nothing of cycling the five-mile round trip to school every […]
I hope you enjoyed reading my recent blog about Europa-Park Rust, the Playmobil FunPark and the Ravensburger Spieleland entertainment park. We certainly spent many happy hours at all of them as a family. I’ll update that blog soon with even more information and tips. Today, I’d like to introduce you to another fun park located […]
Holidays with children mean you need to think and organise ahead. If you’re travelling with babies and toddlers, you not only need to think about all the equipment you will need to take, you’ll also need to think about the type of holiday your children might enjoy. In this blog, I’d like to introduce you […]
