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Last weekend I travelled to Nantes, France with Britmums on a press trip to a little known theme park called Puy Du Fou in Les Epesses.
Puy du Fou is France’s best kept secret despite being their second largest theme park, attracting over 2.26m visitors a year.
Calling Puy du Fou (pronounced “pwee de foo”) a…
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When Britmums invited me on a press trip to a little known theme park called Puy Du Fou in Les Epesses, France I was intrigued.
Labelled as a theme park and rated as the best in the world, I am still struggling to find the perfect words to describe it, other…
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Wherever and whenever you set out on your adventures, it is always good to be a little prepared, and that includes knowing a little of the language of the place you are visiting.
Even just some basic vocabulary can make all the difference and with so many language learning services…
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When booking our holiday to Portugal, I spent quite some time researching airlines to find the best deals on flights to Lisbon.
Prices varied depending on the times and dates of flights and I wanted to make the most of our short break, so booked an early 6am flight so…
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On the first day of our visit to Lisbon we explored the area around Martinhal Chiado hotel, on foot as it was close to where we were staying.
The great thing about our hotel is that it is less than a five-minute walk to the main transport network, which offers the opportunity…
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During our visit to Portugal in half term, we spent two days staying centrally at the Martinhal Chiado hotel, which is set in one of the trendiest areas of Lisbon.
The hotel is the perfect base to not only stay with the kids, but is also within a stones throw of…
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This winter has been the one where the kids have truly fallen in love with snow.
Before now, they had a really romantic idea of snow; building snowmen, throwing snowballs and hurtling down the hills aboard sledges and boards, but the reality was that it was too cold and we…
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In my last post I talk about visiting the beautiful town of Sintra and Castelo Dos Mouros with the kids.
Once we had climbed down from the castle, we caught the 434 tourist bus to take us up to Pena Palace, the most popular tourist attraction in Sintra. It is…
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No visit to Lisbon should be done without the stunning town of Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for the colourful Pena Palace, Castle of the Moors, Palacio Quinta da Regaleira and Monserrate Palace.
Although public transport is available, during our stay at Martinhal Cacais, the helpful team at the…
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Whilst researching our break in Portugal I made a list of all the things we wanted to see and do.
One of those things was to visit Sintra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, known for the colourful Pena Palace, Castle of the Moors, Palacio Quinta da Regaleira and Monserrate Palace and…
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
