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We are so glad you are here!

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If you’re looking for kid-centric travel suggestions and help, you’re in the right place. If you want the uncensored version of what kids like and dislike, you’re among friends. If you want picture-perfect travel every time, where we airbrush out the dirt and grime, you might not want to stick around.

 

Do you like stories where the 2-year-old throws a previously believed to be shatterproof Duralex glass across the table at a local pizzeria outside Florence, covering your dining mate’s pizza with shards of glass? Hello, friend!

 

Or what about a story where a mom is walking through a quintessential market in Provence when she steps wrong on an uneven cobblestone, twists her ankle, and crashes her face into a metal and marble cheese table? We’ve got those.

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We do not like to rush through places just to get the photo and move on. We don’t wear matching outfits so the photos look great. Our photos look great, but it's because we are happy. Usually. Sometimes. 

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We slow down and sleep in if everyone is wiped out. We don't death march through cities. We do not have to see every single important site. We occasionally torture our kids with "steaming hot piles of rocks (direct quote from 8 year old recently in Greece)" but they secretly like it. 

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We also don’t leave our kids with a babysitter so we can go out and have a nice dinner while in romantic locales. We torture everyone and take them with us.

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We are a real family, with real issues. One of those issues is we like to travel. And now, we would like to help you do it, or just have you come along for the possibly chaotic ride.

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As soon as you're ready, click on the Menu and Explore the World. There is also all sorts of good information in the blog section. 

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About

We are Ellie and Henry

We love to travel and we hope we can help you, too!

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Our Travel Philosophy

We are dedicated to providing valuable insights for families planning European adventures. With a focus on kid-friendly experiences, we aim to deliver engaging content that sparks the wanderlust in children and parents alike.

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We do not pretend to know everything about traveling with kids—not even close. I still seek out help and suggestions from others. I look at reviews online. When I do look for kid-related assistance, I like to know the type of traveler I’m reading, so here is a bit about us. We have traveled internationally with both of our kids since they were about 7 months old, and we have taken them to 10 countries. My husband and I have traveled to 38 countries together, with 30 in Europe. Before kids, we left our jobs on the East Coast and spent 5 months traveling in Europe, with the first two months living in Florence.

 

Our philosophy has always been one of immersive travel, not vacationing. Do not get me wrong – we love a relaxing beach or mountain vacation (and we try to do both), but when we visit Europe, we prefer traveling. *Look for a future blog post about travel vs vacation. This resulted in a significant number of short-term apartment rentals when our kids were little. More on accommodations later, but now that our kids are older, we find we do equal numbers of apartments and hotels. We are not cruise people, but we have absolutely no problem with them and hope that if you are, you can find some family-friendly, but off the beaten path things to enjoy here.

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Immersion travel means we try to get into the rhythm of a place, going to the same bakery or café numerous times. We love when the owners of a restaurant in the Sardinian countryside recognize our 6 year old and call out his name, even though they do not speak a work of English. Our kids get to know the local cats and meet new friends at dinner. They play soccer in the square in Fiesole late in the evening with the local kids. This is immersion. 

 

I hope to fill in lots of blanks, but if you have requests for certain topics or locations, let me know! For now, we have traveled with kids to: Italy (numerous times, including Sardinia, Rome, Florence, Cinque Terre, and more on the way!), Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece (Thrace, Peloponnese, Athens, Crete, Rhodes), England, France (mostly in the south), Austria, Germany (mostly Bavaria), and Spain (Barcelona and Costa Brava).

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