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Walking Holiday


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10 Travel Goals for 2019

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January 19, 2019

Our family motto is “Collect Moments, Not Things” and we love to travel, whether it is to somewhere 30 minutes up the road, or a few hours on a plane.

If money was no object, I would have no qualms about home schooling the kids and heading off to see…

Paris


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Our Year of Travel in 2018

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January 2, 2019

Last year I wrote a post all about our travel plans for 2018 and although we succeeded in travelling to the places we had already booked, plus a couple more, we didn’t manage to achieve any of the places on our wish list.

This time last year we had planned…

Bolton Abbey


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My Top Posts of 2018

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December 31, 2018

I love looking back at my old posts, mainly as a reminder of the adventures we got up to throughout the year.

I was also very excited to find out today that I made the top 20 travel bloggers chart in the UK for 2018 on Trips100, so thank you…


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Visiting the Palace of Versailles with kids

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November 20, 2018

During our visit to La Croix du Vieux Pont with Al Fresco holidays in half term, we made the most of our week with visits to the City of Paris, Disneyland and Parc Asterix.
After three days of theme parks, we decided to finish the week with a little more culture by visiting…

Arc De Triomphe


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A half term visit to Paris

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November 14, 2018

Back in September I decided to make myself a travel bucketlist of 50 places to visit as I creep towards the grand old age of 50.
One of those locations was Paris and during our Al Fresco holiday to La Croix du Vieux Pont in half term, I finally got to…

Asterix Gaul


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Halloween Fun at Parc Asterix

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November 6, 2018

Over October half term we stayed just outside Paris with Al Fresco Holidays at La Croix du Vieux Pont.
When visiting Paris, there is one theme park that is always top of the list of must-visits – Disneyland Paris, but let me introduce you to another option – Parc Asterix.
If you…

Kayaking


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Staying at La Croix du Vieux Pont with Al Fresco Holidays

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October 30, 2018

Over October half term we headed to France with Al Fresco Holidays to their fabulous park La Croix du Vieux Pont, which is the perfect base for day trips to Paris and Disneyland.
We opted for their package holiday option, which included ferry travel with Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to Caen.
I…


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Aurora Borealis or northern light above kirkjufell mountain in iceland


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Why a visit to Iceland is top of my bucket list

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July 18, 2018

Visiting Iceland has been top of my bucket list of destinations for a few years now, but events have conspired against us each time we have tried to book a visit, but we are hoping that next year is the year we get there.
Why visit Iceland?
As a student I…

La Cinéscénie


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La Cinéscénie at Puy Du Fou – Review

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June 28, 2018

Puy du Fou is like no attraction I have even witnessed and, if I am honest, I am still struggling to put into words how awesome it is.
The shows are literally ‘out of this world’ and will have you questioning yourself about how they pull off some of their…

KARA GUPPY
Bournemouth

Are we nearly there yet? is a new online blog run by me, Kara Guppy, and is named as such thanks to my daughter Eliza who always asks that very question when we are less than 5 minutes up the road heading off on our adventures. You may know me from my other family blog chelseamamma.co.uk