TRAVEL PLANNING & TIPS

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How Not to Gain Weight on a Cruise

The one thing that everyone raves about when they talk about their favourite cruise holiday is how great the food was. Then the next topic that often comes up is, how much weight they gained on their cruise! Read on for my tips on how not to gain weight on a cruise by eating well and staying active. We’ve just…

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Travelling? What To Pack In Your Emergency First Aid Kit

If you’re planning the trip of a lifetime, you probably have a lot to think about. From booking flights and accommodation, to sorting out your visas, and packing your backpack. But there is one thing you may have forgotten about – an emergency first aid kit. Seasoned travellers are spontaneous by nature, but having a fully-stocked first aid kit on-hand…

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How to Afford your Dream Family Holiday - 5 Tips for planning and booking a vacation - mypoppet.com.au

How to Afford your Dream Family Holiday

Every time an ad for Disneyland comes on the telly, Emma turns to me and says, “let’s go mum!”, if only it was that easy. One day we’ll get to LA, but it’s not on the cards just yet. As a family we love to travel and explore the world. I was so lucky that as a child, my parents…

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How To Involve Your Kids In Travel Planning

Half the fun of holidays is the planning stage – choosing where to go and planning what to do. This is the stage when anything is still possible, and you can spend hours dreaming of what you want your holiday to look like. Guest post by Natalie from Mamma Loves Travel Involving your children in the process of planning a…

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Top Tips for Travelling the London Tube

One of my favourite things about London is it’s iconic underground train network known as The Tube. Even though regular commuters may complain about over crowding during peak times or occasional cancellations, it’s really one of the most efficient public transport systems in the world moving over 1.2 billion (with a b) passengers a year. Although London’s buses are my…

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Can you afford to travel with kids?

Can you afford to travel with Kids?

I’ve been lucky enough to travel to over 38 countries in my lifetime, a lot of it when I was a kid. You may think I was the child of a diplomat or came from a wealthy family, both untrue. I wanted to clarify these points because I think many people/families believe traveling overseas is beyond their budget when the…

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