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A weekend adventure in Amsterdam…

A weekend adventure in Amsterdam…

November 3, 2014
2025 travels: 1. A trip to Florida with my Mum. 2025 travels: 

1. A trip to Florida with my Mum. šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø 

2. A press trip to Lanzarote that I got to take the family on. šŸ‡®šŸ‡Ø 

3. A gorgeous stay in Wales with a hot tub and Mountain views for a backdrop, a hike up Snowdon and a trip to a waterfall. šŸ“ó §ó ¢ó ·ó ¬ó ³ó æ 

4. A weekend trip to Portugal with a friend. šŸ‡µšŸ‡¹

5 & 6 Summer camping in Charmouth, Dorset & glamping in a cosy pod for 4 near Lyme Regis also in Dorset in chilly but crisp October. This part of the UK is perfect for hunting for fossils & sea glass! šŸ‡¬šŸ‡§ 

Travel for me looks a little different these days! It’s definitely slower paced and not so full on as life was as cabin crew. I do miss a month filled with New York, Mauritius, Peru and the Caribbean but looking back on 2025 I’m so grateful for the trips I did and the travel perks I still get from working for an airline… I’ve got 9 years left of standby flights and already planning this years adventures!!

Matt and I have had to adjust a lot to living life with a chronic medical condition in the family. It means travel takes a bit more planning and we can’t just escape as a couple like we used to, even a night away near home without the kids has to be risk assessed. But life is what you make it and we refuse to stop taking our kids on adventures… there’s so much to be said for spending time outdoors on a mini glamping break near home. It’s made me realise you don’t always have to go half way around the world for adventure… here’s to 2026 and more family adventures near and far! 

#wanderlust #2025travel #2026goals
A beautiful Friday evening on the beach hunting fo A beautiful Friday evening on the beach hunting for fossilised shark teeth with lovely friends! Great finds @varsitydad4! 🦈 🐚

#highcliffe #highcliffebeach #fossilhunting #sharktoothhunting #friday
Christmas 2025…. 1: I LOVE collecting tree decs f Christmas 2025….

1: I LOVE collecting tree decs from around the world, my two faves are shell Santa from Barbados and Christmassy Eiffel Tower which I bought in Paris last year… it cost me €10 which I though was steep but bought it anyway & I have no regrets.šŸ˜†

2 & 3: Christmas in Bournemouth, so pretty! 

4: Just dinner out with the kids. 🤣

5, 6 & 7: Christmas Eve beach walk and treasures found. 

8, 9 & 10: Visiting Santa @stewartsgardencentres LOVE our annual trip to see Father Christmas. There’s always a magical walkway before reaching Santa’s Grotto and this year it was even more magical with a visit to Santa’s secret toy store after meeting with the big man!

11: Christmas in Milford on Sea never disappoints.

12: Winchester Cathedral Emergency Services carol service.

13. The kids loved the synthetic ice rink @shallowmeadnurseries they got to skate all by themselves! 

14 & 15 Christmas Eve… the first one in our new housešŸ’–

16, 17 & 18 Christmas Day

19 & 20 Boxing Day

#christmas #christmas2025
All aboard the Halloween Ghost Train! Ad | Invite All aboard the Halloween Ghost Train! 
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Yesterday we were invited to ride on the spooky Swanage Railway Ghost Train. 

We boarded at Norden and took an hour round trip to Swanage and back. The views of Corfe Castle gave an exciting and eerie backdrop which the kids loved, whilst we listened to spooky stories told by a friendly witch. They also loved the little Halloween themed freebies…

It’s on for the rest of half-term, so grab your Halloween costumes and go have some spooky fun! 

#swanagerailway #swanagesteamrailway #ghosttrain #swanagesteamtrain #bmthbloggers #halloween #halloweenindorset #visitdorset #dorset #halfterm #familyfunday #swanage
Pumpkin Time! šŸŽƒšŸ‘» @sunnyfieldsfarm šŸŽƒThis is my fa Pumpkin Time! šŸŽƒšŸ‘» @sunnyfieldsfarm 

šŸŽƒThis is my favourite place to visit in October… 10,000 pumpkins creating an incredible tribute to Ozzy Osborne. A spooky Glow Trail and the largest pumpkin ever grown! 

So many pumpkins, so many photo opportunities, great food and a DJ in the evenings. And when it gets dark the autumnal vibes get even better! 

#pumpkintime #halloween #october #sunnyfieldsfarm #southampton #pumpkinpicking #ozzyosbourne
Feeling all the autumnal vibes this weekend as we Feeling all the autumnal vibes this weekend as we embraced the change of season with a visit to the Cat and Fiddle Farm. I love summer but there’s something about the change of season!

Pumpkin ice cream sundaes, pumpkin spiced hot chocolate, a stroll in the pumpkin fields and an absolutely brilliant Halloween themed show from @gladragproductions … I think I loved it more than the kids! 

#halloween #pumpkintime #catandfiddlefarm #spookyseason #pumpkinpatch #dorset #visitdorset #visitdorsetofficial #pumpkinpatchfun #pumpkin
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