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What to do in San Gil Seville - Alameda de Hercules park

The best hacks to keep kids cool in a hot country

June 23, 2023
emilyann.elliott
Europe, family travel, Spain, Toddler travel

If you’re planning a family summer holiday no doubt one of the main questions you’ll have is how to keep kids cool in a hot…

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Albania with kids

Albania with kids – Everything you need to know before you go

July 21, 2022
emilyann.elliott
Albania, Baby travel, family travel, Toddler travel

Visiting Albania with kids is a really great holiday and one we’d highly recommend. Albanian people love children and you will be warmly welcomed wherever…

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VW campervan

8 tips for screen-free journeys with toddlers

August 15, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, Campervan, family travel, Toddler travel, travelling with kids in a campervan

Someone recently asked me how we manage to do such long screen-free journeys with toddlers. Since buying a campervan we have increased the number of long journeys…

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Pushing the Ickle Bubba Globe stroller

Ickle Bubba Globe Prime Stroller review

June 13, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, family travel, The Friday Review, Toddler travel

The Ickle Bubba Globe Prime Stroller was given to me to review for another publication. All views here are my own. Something I’ve been asked…

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campervan travels

Taking a baby in a campervan – Everything you need to know

May 9, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, Campervan, family travel, travelling with kids in a campervan

Updated 12/01/23 One of the biggest things we had to think about when we decided to change the way we travel, was whether taking a…

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Our new VW campervan

Why we’re changing the way we travel

April 11, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, Campervan, Campervan travels, family travel, getting started with a campervan, Toddler travel

So after a long old year with no travel whatsoever, I have a little bit of exciting news to share. We bought a campervan! One…

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A new little adventurer joins the Grown Up Gap Year team

A new little adventurer joins the Grown Up Gap Year team

January 3, 2021
emilyann.elliott
Baby travel, family travel, Wales

What a year 2020 was. What. A. Year. In a year of cancellations, where nothing went to plan, our second little adventurer’s birth was no…

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A toddler runs into the distance

Why you shouldn’t travel with a toddler (unless you really want to)

September 30, 2019
emilyann.elliott
family travel, Toddler travel

One of the things that’s been really eye-opening to me since becoming a parent is how easy it is to feel guilty about absolutely anything….

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Babyzen YOYO+ review - The traveller's dream pushchair

Babyzen YOYO+ review – The traveller’s dream pushchair

July 14, 2019
emilyann.elliott
baby, Equipment, family travel, The Friday Review, Uncategorized

One of the first things that happens when you announce to the world that you’re pregnant is that you are instantly bombarded with advice about…

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A yurt at Yurts Tarifa

A quirky stay at Yurts Tarifa

July 2, 2019
emilyann.elliott
family travel, Spain

Although some things have changed since we started travelling as a family, one of the things that has remained the same is our love of…

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