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Ksamil island viewpoint

A beach holiday in Ksamil, Albania

January 6, 2023
emilyann.elliott
Albania, Europe, family travel

Our beach holiday in Ksamil was one of the highlights of our holiday to Albania. In fact, if you’re visiting Albania with kids, the chances…

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Gorica Bridge, Berat

24 hours in Berat, Albania

November 11, 2022
emilyann.elliott
Albania, Europe, family travel

It’s very easy to spend 24 hours in Berat, Albania, one of the country’s most historic cities. Berat is more than 2,400 years old and…

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Visiting Tirana with kids

Top five things to do in Tirana with kids

November 2, 2022
emilyann.elliott
Albania, Europe, family travel

Exploring Tirana with kids is super easy to do. We found it to be really child-friendly. There’s lots of green spaces and quirky places to…

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Driving in Albania

Driving in Albania: Everything you need to know

July 31, 2022
emilyann.elliott
Albania, Europe, family travel, Toddler travel

Driving in Albania was one of the things we were most concerned about before visiting the country. After all, according to the UK’s Foreign Office:…

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Five reasons why a holiday in Albania should be on your travel list in 2020

Five reasons why a holiday in Albania should be on your travel list in 2020

March 8, 2020
emilyann.elliott
family travel, Toddler travel

After much umming and ahhing we have finally decided on a destination for our next European holiday and it may not be the one that…

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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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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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