Author: BB2030

Desperately needing to get Alexander out for a walk and to tire Edward who had a bit too much energy, Julian took the 2 boys for an adventure. Across the road from where we are staying, we noticed what looked like an abandoned hotel, so re-branding it THE GHOST HOTEL suddenly made it very exciting.… Continue reading Exploring an abandoned hotel

29th March was Elisa’s 7th birthday. We can’t believe how old she is! Anyway, this post is about her day and some tips about planning a a birthday while travelling. As usual we argued before travelling about our packing plans and whether we should bring presents with us or not. In the end we didn’t… Continue reading Planning a birthday while travelling…

Alex had a bit of an accident. It is difficult to be alone with 3 kids, and the 8 month old baby is the wildest of them all. Andrea needed to have a shower while Julian was out, so Alex was put on the bathroom floor. When Andrea looks out of the shower, Alex is… Continue reading Our babies got injured!

After our bus adventures, we decided to take a taxi to Tulum this time. The fact that our bag broke just when we had to go to the bus station, made the decision very easy! Jam packed with our bags and pushchair, the boot was closed with cord and we squeezed into the seatbelt-free car. We… Continue reading Feeling hippy chic in Tulum with kids

Visiting Valladolid made us see two very different sides of Mexico. On the one side, there were dozens of small shops selling regalos (children's presents) that were filled from floor to ceiling with Chinese manufactured cheap plastic toys, there were mobile phone shops with walls of plastic phone accessories and very cheap high street clothes… Continue reading Mexico country of contrasts #1: Keep & Fix vs Throw Away culture

The whole of Yucatan is full of Cenotes, i.e sinkholes or caves filled with groundwater. The Cenote Zaci is located inte the middle of the town. However, it is not very suitable for babies (even though they have lifevests to lend you etc). It is rough paths leading to the cave, you have to climb… Continue reading Excursions in and around Valladolid

Nice to arrive to a hotel with breakfast included! Everyone in the family gets what they want, and we don’t need to clean up the mess the children create! (but leave a huge tip instead!) We stayed at Hotel Maria de la Luz, which was low to medium standard but perfectly situated just by the… Continue reading Visiting Valladolid with children

So we decided to go on a trip, the first decision was where to go! Andrea after uni had backpacked around South East Asia and Julian around Central and South America. When the 1st two kids were babies (general tip is travelling when the baby is around 7 months works really well: some form of… Continue reading Planning a big trip

Isla Mujeres means the women’s island because it was an island sacred to the Mayan godess of childbirth, the Spanish named it after all the images of women they found there. It is extremely beautiful and holds the world's 5th most beautiful beach, Playa Norte. The reason we chose to go to Isla Mujeres instead… Continue reading Week 1 – Isla Mujeres

At 4 oclock in the morning the taxi came and picked us up. The kids were amazing despite the early hours. It was a new experience to shovel the snow away in sandals, to be able to get the bags through our garden to the taxi! Adios snow! We flew via Paris, to avoid to… Continue reading The epic journey (meatballs included)…