Planning a Europe road trip with your family? Here’s an itinerary we have put together based on an adventure we did pre-kids with some family-friendly add ons
With the summer holidays just around the corner we are accumulating quite a pile of new travel gadgets, accessories and products. We’ve found some real gems that have already come in handy during our recent family cruise and adventures in Europe. *This post contains affiliate links* Here are a few of our favourites: Peppa Pig…
Exeter is one of those cities I’ve driven passed many times but never really had the opportunity to stop in. So when Mr Tin Box and I arranged a one night stay in Exeter before we flew to Jersey for a weekend break without the kids I didn’t really know what to expect. If I…
I think June has to have been my favourite month of 2016 so far. From 1st June when we boarded a flight to Barcelona right up to the last week when I attended the Britmums #BML16 conference, it has been a blast! Here’s a taster of what the Tin Box family got up to in…
Handy things to know about riding the vintage steam trains of South Devon Railway between Totnes and Buckfastleigh in South West England
As anyone who has flown with children will tell you; planning ahead is essential. You need to make sure you bring the right toys, changes of clothes (for them and you), healthy snacks, the odd treat for bribery purposes, and then maybe even a buggy, child carrier and car seat. It’s a wonder families even…
After writing about all the things we got up to on our eight day family cruise on the new Carnival Vista I received quite a few questions about how family-friendly it was as a holiday. In a nutshell, I would say ‘very’. Here’s a bit more information about what guests with young and older children can expect on this…
Having just returned from our big family holiday of the year we are going to be spending a lot of the summer hanging out near home in Devon. But when you live in one of England’s major tourist destinations that isn’t much of a hardship as there’s always something great going on. One such event…
I can’t remember the last time I got teary at the end of a holiday. But as we disembarked Carnival Vista that’s what happened. It surprised me a little. But after 48 hours to reflect on our eight day Mediterranean cruise on Carnival’s flag ship it dawned on me that this was a totally natural reaction….
When I started the Tin Box Traveller Diaries back in January I didn’t quite realise how busy this year was going to be. Each month seems to have been packed full of things going on at home and away, and each month I wonder if the next 30-odd days will go any slower. Five months in I…