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The Hallo'welly'ween disco

Hallo’welly’ween 2024 at Wellington Country Park

October 28, 2019
emilyann.elliott
Berkshire, family travel

Hallo’welly’ween at Wellington Country Park is one of our favourite Halloween things to do in Berkshire. From silly spooky shows and recycled craft sessions to…

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A Center Parcs lodge

Ten ways to save money at Center Parcs

June 10, 2019
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, England, family travel, UK, weekend breaks

As soon as we booked our Center Parcs stay in Sherwood Forest, one of the first things I started to think about was how we…

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Lake Geneva

Exploring Switzerland: Bex, Montreux, Sion and Villars

March 19, 2019
emilyann.elliott
Europe, Switzerland

I can’t believe this was my first time exploring Switzerland and I just scratched the surface by visiting Bex, Montreux, Sion and Villars. The towns…

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Travelling with a baby at Valère castle, Sion, Switzerland

Travelling with a baby: Part 2

March 3, 2019
emilyann.elliott
baby, Baby travel, Switzerland

I wrote a post about the truth about travelling with a baby when my little adventurer was just five months old, but ten months on…

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The horsebox at Brooks Country House Hotel

Staying in a horsebox at Brooks Country House Hotel

November 4, 2018
emilyann.elliott
England, family travel, Quirky stays, UK, UK travel, weekend breaks

As any regular readers of The Grown Up Gap Year probably know by now, I love a quirky place to stay. So when I saw…

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Flying business class with a baby

Flying business class with a baby

August 25, 2018
emilyann.elliott
baby, Europe, family travel

When Mr A suggested using his airmiles to upgrade our British Airways flight to Bulgaria to business class I was a little wary. After all…

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Five things to think about when booking your baby's first trip

Five things to think about when booking your baby’s first trip

April 2, 2018
emilyann.elliott
baby, Europe, family travel

The tickets are booked for baby’s first trip! So the passport application is in and the flights for our baby’s first trip have been booked….

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How to buy cheap tickets for Teatro alla Scala in Milan

How to buy cheap tickets for Teatro alla Scala in Milan

March 25, 2018
emilyann.elliott
babymoon, Europe, Italy

Like so many of our interactions in Italy, we were left completely baffled by the process of trying to buy cheap tickets for Teatro alla…

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Travelling when pregnant

8 tips for planning a trip while pregnant

September 27, 2017
emilyann.elliott
Couple travel, Europe

After taking our dreamy babymoon in Italy, I discovered there is a lot more to think about when you’re planning a trip while pregnant. In…

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Our Italian babymoon 

Our Italian babymoon 

September 22, 2017
emilyann.elliott
babymoon, Couple travel, Europe, Italy

Our Italian babymoon was the very last trip Mr A and I took alone together before our first little adventurer’s arrival. It was quite a…

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